Various – Ninja Cuts: Flexistentialism
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Ninja Tune – ZENCD 22 |
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Ninja Cuts |
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Canada |
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Genre: |
Electronic |
Style: |
Downtempo |
Tracklist
| 1-1 | DJ Food– | Cosmic Jam | 3:12 |
| 1-2 | Funki Porcini– | Venus | 4:34 |
| 1-3 | The Herbaliser– | A Mother (For Your Mind) | 6:48 |
| 1-4 | Up, Bustle & Out– | Revolutionary Woman Of The Windmill Part I / Bandalera Del Molino Parte Primera | 5:40 |
| 1-5 | Coldcut– | Atomic Moog 2000 | 4:57 |
| 1-6 | Kruder & Dorfmeister– | Shakatakadoodub | 7:14 |
| 1-7 | Luke Vibert– | Get Your Head Down | 7:45 |
| 1-8 | London Funk Allstars– | Junkies Bad Trip | 5:09 |
| 1-9 | 2 Player– | Extreme Possibilities (Wagon Christ Mix) | 7:05 |
| 1-10 | The Uschi Classen Band– | Do You Believe In Love? | 6:07 |
| 1-11 | DJ Vadim– | London Mind State | 4:45 |
| 1-12 | 9 Lazy 9– | Journeyman's Electric Lazyman | 5:23 |
| 1-13 | Illuminati Of Hedfuk*– | The Worm Turns | 7:45 |
| 1-14 | 9 Lazy 9– | Spoonful Of Slow | 2:47 |
| 2-1 | DJ Food– | Spiral | 5:55 |
| 2-2 | The Herbaliser– | Stratchy Noise | 7:19 |
| 2-3 | Up, Bustle & Out– | La Morena En El Viento Andaluz | 6:03 |
| 2-4 | London Funk Allstars– | What's In The Basket | 4:28 |
| 2-5 | Funki Porcini– | B Monkey | 7:21 |
| 2-6 | DJ Food– | Sunvibes | 6:02 |
| 2-7 | 9 Lazy 9– | Turn Me Loose | 4:18 |
| 2-8 | DJ Food– | Fungle Junk | 8:15 |
| 2-9 | DJ Food– | Scratch Yer Hed (Squarepusher Mix) | 7:18 |
| 2-10 | DJ Food– | Consciousness | 4:46 |
Credits
- Design – Openmind
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Ninja Cuts: Flexistentialism (3×LP, Compilation, Stereo) | Ninja Tune | zen 22 | UK | 1996 | ||
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Ninja Cuts: Flexistentialism (2×CD, Compilation) | Toy's Factory | TFCK-87901~2 | Japan | 1996 | ||
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Ninja Cuts: Flexistentialism (2×CD, Compilation, Promo) | Toy's Factory | TFCK-87901~2 | Japan | 1996 | ||
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Ninja Cuts: Flexistentialism (The Joy Of Dex) (2×CD, Compilation) | Ninja Tune | zen cd22 | UK | 1996 | ||
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Ninja Cuts: Flexistentialism (2×Cassette, Compilation) | Ninja Tune | ZEN MC 22 | Czech Republic | 1997 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Track 1-11 by DJ Vadim is not "London Mind State", but "Nonlateral Hypothesis", as I have just discovered by listening to ZEN1240 for the first time. Quite a mistake for a label to make! I've loved this track for years without knowing its real title...
Excellent compilation nonetheless, I can't think of any better one in the genre. Impossible to name favorite tracks since they're pretty much all classics! A perfect introduction to mid 90's beats and breaks. -
Edited 20 years agoHoly shit! This album is FUNKY! Ninja Tune is a pioneer for various trip-hop artists, and this compilation is a great introduction to the wide range of sounds produced by this company. Some of these tracks are quite slow and jazzy, while some of them exhibit some excellent DnB specimens. Yet others just give you that great, slow, rolling, fat funk! All of them show off out-of-this-world production values. Expect to hear all sorts of sounds, samples, scratches.
Some tracks I recommend are:
"Shakatakadoodub" has a relentless beat that drives the energy forward. Not as funky as the other tracks, but certainly worth a listen.
"Junkies Bad Trip" is funky. Period. Guitar, brass, bass, drums. What more do you need, really?
"London Mind State" is mellow, and chill. Smooth.
"Spoonful Of Slow" is another deeply chill track. Has this slow, dragging beat. The chords are just so sexy.
"Spiral" is a more abrasive breakbeat track. Very energetic.
"Scratchy Noise" is so funky, with a beat so strong, and a bassline so groovy, the track will make you smile because it just sounds so damn good!
"Turn Me Loose" is a moderately-paced breakbeat track, yet the sound is just so chill and mellow.
"Scratch Yer Hed" ventures into some abrasive and loud DnB territory. The rhythm is complex, and it's sort of hard to follow, but in the middle, it does break into a nice, slow funky stretch.
If you like Ninja Tune, you will no doubt love this album. If you like trip-hop or even hip-hop, you will appreciate the album's repect for the funkiest sounds. If you like breakbeat in general, you'll find it all here. Don't like hip-hop? Well, there's stuff in here for those of you who like jazz. Get this album! It gives you two awesome disks of funky shit for the price of one!
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