Label Focus: Ninja Tune
Ninja Tune’s been at the heart of independent British electronic music for 25 years
10 key releases selected by Peter Quicke
Diplo ‘Florida’ (Big Dada)
"Wes sent us demos for this album – under the pseudonym 'Formdip' – on cassette!"
Roots Manuva ‘Witness (One Hope)’ (Big Dada)
"Hearing this for the first time was an exciting moment."
Amon Tobin ‘Isam’
"Such a deep, solipsistic and intense album."
The Bug ‘Poison Dart’
"Kevin Martin's a genius. He made this just for the dancefloor and destroyed it."
The Herbaliser feat MF DOOM ‘It Ain’t Nuttin’
"They made some moody beats back in the day for Ninja."
Bonobo ‘Black Sands’
"This album was the moment Simon Green showed the full extent of his talents."
Coldcut ‘Walk A Mile In My Shoes’ (Tiga mix)
"Flipped by Coldcut & Robert Owens, and again by Tiga."
Wiley ‘Gangsters’ (Big Dada)
"Wiley, the pioneer, with (in our opinion) a track off his very best album."
Machinedrum ‘Gunshotta’
"Travis Stewart's dream of the otherworldy 'Vapor City' becomes a bruising nightmare."
Mr Scruff ‘Sweetsmoke’ (Manitoba mix)
"Radical remixing is a key thread in Ninja Tune's story."
