Ninja Tune

Ninja Tune on vinyl: downtempo, future jazz and breakbeats

In short: Ninja Tune was founded in London in 1990 by Coldcut, the DJ duo Matt Black and Jonathan More. The label stood for music between hip hop, jazz and electronica – relaxed, playful, full of samples. The range runs from Bonobo to Black Country, New Road. The Vinyl Room currently has 35 Ninja Tune records.

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First pressings

Downtempo & future jazz

House, breakbeat & experimental

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→ The Cinematic Orchestra · Bonobo · Downtempo · Electronic on vinyl

What makes Ninja Tune special?

In our stock no artist stands for Ninja Tune as strongly as The Cinematic Orchestra: “Motion”, the “Remixes 98–2000”, the new score for the silent film “Man With A Movie Camera”, “Ma Fleur” and “To Believe” – plus “All That You Give” with soul singer Fontella Bass, known for “Rescue Me”.

Bonobo is here with “Nightlite” and “Fragments”, Mr. Scruff with “Trouser Jazz”, the Polish sample crafters Skalpel and Up, Bustle And Out with Cuban musician Richard Egües. From recent years come Róisín Murphy’s “Hit Parade”, The Bug, Leon Vynehall and Black Country, New Road.

FAQ

Who founded Ninja Tune? The London DJ duo Coldcut – Matt Black and Jonathan More – in 1990.

What is future jazz? Electronic music with jazz elements: sampled or live horns, piano and double bass over breakbeats.

What is “Man With A Movie Camera”? New music by The Cinematic Orchestra for Dziga Vertov’s 1929 Soviet silent film.

What do you have on Ninja Tune? Downtempo, future jazz, house and breakbeats – 35 records in all.