Date: Wed, 31 Aug 1994 18:42:15 +0100 Subject: NTONE and wat it is email: ntone@hexhq.demon.co.uk; tel 071 357 7180 fax. 071357 7197 Ntone/NinjaTune Winchester Wharf Clink Street London SE1 9DG __________________________________________________________________ NTone/Ninja Tune Background Info: NTone/Ninja Tune is the brainchild of original dj hooligans Coldcut. Formed in 1990 the label has evolved into two divisions; NTone is new for the electronic/dub/ambient/Techno music spectrum and NinjaTune is one of the leaders of the so called acid jazz scene. Currently, NTone/Ninja Tunes are only available on import from the UK, but in 1995 will be readily available via label deal with Instinct Records in New York. NTONE ARTISTS - Tone Tales From Tomorrow CURRENT ARTISTS ON NTONE ARE; DROME (German entertaining interlektuals meet v. mad beats.) JOURNEYMAN (sensual sonix crunchy funk and house riddim, a collaboration of Paul Frankland & dj Colin Waterton.) REAL LIFE (Shark flavoured frequencies, electronic ululations from Paul Castle, aka Urzulie.) INCARNATE (intelligent technambiente' from Canada) HEX (masters in`new edge' multi media, spanning the electromagnetic spectrum of techno to ambient with a visual orgasm to boot.) Available now is the ntone sampler tape featuring a mixed set of Hex, Real Life, Nonplace Urban Field, Drome, Journeyman, Coldcut and Incarnate. "Somewhere between 'trance' and 'ambient'...an abstract masterpiece...Buy it now and get wise to the 90s" -ON mag. NINJATUNE ARTISTS -The jazzy tide of tings. CURRENT ARTISTS ON NINJA TUNE ARE; DJ FOOD ( Coldcut alias for funkjazztickle dj friendly jammings, 9LAZY9 (An Italian based dub jazz outfit) UP, BUSTLE & OUT,(15 piece jazz soul dubby kind'o band from Bristol) JUPITER JAMS (A French hop hip jazz based rapper) Available soon is a compilation of Ninja Tune highlighting the best album tracks and single relaeses. COMPLETE NTONE/NINJATUNE DISCOGRAPHY TO DATE SINGLES: Zen 1201: "Da Sound of Zen" EP by Bogus Order. (4 tracks) House grooves inc. an extra-bass remix of Zen Bones. Zen 1202: "Runcome"/ "Hooligan Food" by singer/rapper/writer Roots A blend of reggae, house and funk/concious lyrics. Zen 1203 : "The return of Brother Zen"/"Do your own thing" by Bogus Order. Typically crazy beats, bells, guitars, saxes and hopelessly funky rhythms. Zen 1204: "Jade" by Jade (3 mixes) MFSB and Lonnie Liston Smith meet L'il Louis and Blaze UPTOWN! Very funky house. Zen 1205: "The Jungle Tekno ep" by Euphoreal. The original jungle music featuring 4 trax of future funk. Zen 1206: "The Band Played the Boogie" by NW1 feat. Born 2B (3 mixes) Smoking London jazz rap by NW1, who went on to form US3 and reversioned this as 'Riddim'. Zen 1207: "HardcoreLove" "Run Johnny Run" by Roots. Raggadelic beats intermingled with singing and toasting. Zen 1208: "Global Chaos"/"Digital Love opus1" by KT & Hex Taken from the first ever eco-friendly video game, Top Banana (for Amiga/Atari), "Cerebral cyberdance" at its finest. Includes the first Digital Love sweet chill out track. Zen 1209: "The Ride EP" by Euphoreal A further 4 fat fillets of future funk for the fugged up freak. Zen 1210: "Tell me her name" by Please (Ninja Rox) An eclectic cocktail of psychedelic guitars, bumpin' clavinet, thumpin' drum 'n' bass & sweet harmony vocals. Zen 1211:"It's up to you" by Steinski & Mass Media (3 mixes) "The return of the original sampler ... Built around a pounding drum and bass rhythm, this is a massive diss on George Bush and the Gulf War." -Touch mag Zen 1212:"Autumn Leaves" "Fat Bloke by Coldcut "Stunning"- Mixmag. Utterly elegant"- Melody Maker. "Mad"- Touch. String orchestra conducted by Ed Sheamar. Fat Bloke "is a jazz groove of mega-proportions". DJ magazine Zen CDS12: (limited CD £10) "Autumn Leaves" (3versions) / "Fat Bloke" "Say Kids"(what time is it?) "That Greedy Beat" "Mad Niall Sez" (Matts computers poetry-awesomely stupid) Zen 1213:"Remixed Media" by Producers for Bob (4 trax "It's an epic, and I mean epic, venture they take us on, chucking techno, hip-hop and film soundtracks into the washing machine with effects that run ...A monstrous effort."- NME. Ambient groove reincarnations from Coldcut, Steinski, Negativland. Zen 1214:"Gideon Dub"/ "Glass" "Infowar"Part 1 & 2. Gideon Dub is "semi-ambient, acid, pure techno tones,... Ultimately it's 21st century dub reggae." -Echoes. " 'Infowar' cuts trance mightily on a morse-code motif with tablas to the fore on version 2" -Echoes Zen 1215:"Believe" (2 mixes) "Funkjazztickle"/"Me22" by Apple feat.Marvin Springer & Zen CDS15: "Believe" (3 mixes)/"Funkjazztickle" Sweet gospel garage from Apple featuring vocalist Marvin Springer; "sheer bliss"-Loop, garnering respect from all quarters. Zen 1215R:"Believe" (6 mixes) by Apple feat.Marvin Springer Souljazz & swing mixes Zen 1216:"Clockwork" (3 mixes) by Real Life Includes deep trance Ambient Dub mix.( a Mixmaster Morris favourite.) "Low-riding cerebral trance induction" -Echoes Zen 1217:"Take Nine"/"The Herb" (2 mixes) by 9 Lazy 9 Smoky jazz hip hop from Italy; strictly cool. "Hipper than you'll ever be"-Record Mirror. Zen 1218: "Unireverse"/ "Holding Hands"/"Put in here jungle"/"Mouth Shut" by Nonplace Urban Field "A curvaceous oddball of ambient intent from Germany's Drome duo"-NME Zen 1219:"Party in the Woods" Parts 1, 2, 3 & 4 "Radical ambience & techno. The funkiest record ever to come out of Germany" -Mixmaster Morris Zen 1220:"Sputnik" (3 mixes) by Ulanbator "A frenzied dark techno release resplendent with sampled monks and sitars" -Ind. Catalogue Drive 1 & Drive CD1: "Curfew" (3 & 4 mixes) by Drive Delta-bluesy funkabilly. "Big guitar over bigger beats, this is infectious stuff" - Mixmag Update Zen 1221: "Peace pt 1&2/ Dark Blood/ Well Swung" by DJ Food "3 cuts and a remix from Jazz Brakes Vol.5, the best volume yet" -Mixmag Update Other 12"s BBOP002:"Taxin' Jazz" by The Bluenotes (3 mixes) BBOP 003: "In the Mood"/ "In a Moon Mood"/"Snake Pit Jazz"/ "Gospel Train" by 8 Lazy Bastards (aka 9 Lazy 9!) BBOP 004: "United Nations" (3 mixes) by JFK & Urban High) LIC 1:"Wicked Rule" by Martin Campbell (4 mixes reggae roots classic) Broken 2T: "In the Mix" / "Lo Level Dialog" by SiliconThieves SBP 008: "Rootical Time"/ "Dub Time" by Roots L.E. Soul FUNKR 003: "What's All The Fighting For?"/"Don't Lock Me Out" (3 mixes) by William George ALBUMS ON VINYL/CD Zen 1: "Zen Brakes Vol 1" by Bogus Order The first release on Ninja Tune. "Like if you held a house party and all the right people came"- DJ Sugar Ray, Street Sound US magazine. Cultural vibes. Zen 2: "Jazz Brakes Vol 1" by DJ Food "A collection of jazzy-flavoured funky instrumental dance tracks ... simply calling it a breakbeat album doesn't really do it justice" -Music Technology Zen CD1: "Zen Brakes Vol 1"/"Jazz Brakes Vol 1" The first 2 albums on 1 CD. Yer man. Zen 3/Zen CD2: "Jazz Brakes Vol 2" by DJ Food "Simply essential item for serious hip-hop/jazz dance DJ collectors. BeBop meets funky jazzed up hip-hop...state of the art...9/10"-Dance Music Report Zen 4*/Zen CD3: "Jazz Brakes Vol 3" by DJ Food "Dirty, slapping funk" - Echoes "A must have piece of vinyl, essential. Excellent.10/10"-DJ Zen 5/Zen CD4: "The Soundtrack to Global Chaos" by Hex The video is "like you're TV tripping" -iD. This techno is "A mind-blowing experience" -Basic Groove Zen 6*/Zen CD6: "Jazz Brakes Vol 4" by DJ Food "The best jazz and hip hop break beat albums to be found anywhere" -DJ magazine Zen 7/Zen CD7: "Digital Love" by Hex "Calm listening - slow Gothic chords a la Pete Namlook"-Ind. Catlogue. "The most beautiful record" -Chris Madden/Dream FM Zen 8*/Zen CD8: "Sputnik" by Ulanbator Dutch frenzied dark techno. With an extended "journey through musical hills and moon valleys" -NME Zen 9*/Zen CD9: "Paradise Blown" by 9 Lazy 9 "Just to prove that Mo Wax doesn't have all the best jazzy hip hop acts, Ninja Tune gives us the hour long debut from Rome. Smoke filled late night grooves" -Record Mirror ZEN 10*/CD10: "Jazz Brakes Vol.5" by DJ Food "Volume 5 is the best yet" -Mixmag Update. "it would be easy to lump this collection into the new progressive, blunted head music bracket along with the likes of DJ Shadow and RPM but this album desreves more than just a quick pigeon-holing. Essential for forward thinking dancefloors and home listening alike" -DJ Zen 11*/Zen CD11: "The Final Corporate Colonisation of the Unconscious" by Drome "A psychedelic web that plays games with your head. Ambient Dub is fast becoming the vital genre and Drome do it brilliantly" Zen 12*: "Philosophy" by Coldcut (vinyl only) This double vinyl edition contains all the tracks from the Arista/BMG album (Autumn Leaves, Dreamer, Leaving Home etc.) plus the unreleased full length version of Mixmaster Morris' mix of Autumn Leaves and also Eine Kleine Hed Musik, previously unreleased Coldcut mammoth dope trip hop from the tape vaults by special request to Telepathic Fish DJ Mostly Kev. Zen 13*/CD13: "The Breeze Was Mellow (as the guns cooled in the cellar)" by Up, Bustle & Out A ruff hour (12 tracks) of tuff street soul and jazz fun-kicking hip hop on the Bristol drum & boss tip. Tool 1/Tool CD1: "Breakbeats & Grooves Vol.1" by DJ Toolz "Kicks like a schul" -Mixmag Update Tool 2/Tool CD2: "Breakbeats & Grooves Vol.2 Mo Better Toolz" by DJ Toolz "16 handy ready-made breaks, created by the Blapps Posse's Jazzy Jason" -Touch Tool 3/Tool CD3: "Breakbeats & Grooves Vol.3 - Nuff Good Toolz" by DJ Toolz More raw funky hip hop loops. Tone 1/CD1: "Antistatic" by Hex - entrancing bath of zoundzzz-from the Hex CD-i disk -"Fluffyness with edge"(ON mag) Forthcoming LPs to save your scents for: New LPs from JOURNEYMAN, DROME, REAL LIFE, HEX.... JupiterJam LP, New 9Lazy9 album...smokin....Ninja Cuts Vol.1....(all your fave Ninjas, mate) ............................................................................ ............................................................................ The whole discography listed is available my mail order. Contact us at the address at the top of this document for more information.