Hello All Ninja Massive
Following is an update of the various going-ons of the Ninja Tune office in
North America, although almost everything applies for the UK office also,
so all serious Ninjas please read on...
Okay, we've all survived the holiday season intact and are currently
swimming in a sea of faxes and e-mail (if anybody sent us anything, please
be patient, we will get back to you). Anyway as you'll see below, our
current mission to improve North America's interplanetary funksmanship
continues with all sorts of new releases, tours, and general sillyness for
'97. We just inked a deal with Caroline Distribution (stores take note) to
handle our distribution in the U.S. Hopefully this will make our domestic
releases more widely available and easier to obtain. As for the UK vinyl,
the good folks at Caroline and Pulse Soniq will be busy spreading it
through the underground. Canadian stores should contact Cargo Records for
all Ninja bits.
As many may have noticed, our web page 'Pipe' has moved. Please point your
cursors to this adress to obtain access,
http://www.obsolete.com/pipe/
It's a bit out of date right now but please keep checking as things are
being added quite regularly.
New Releases for '97
Coldcut - Atomic Moog/Boot The System (ZENCDS48/ZEN1248) CD E.P/2x12"
The return of the original Ninjas. 2 new tracks plus remixes by The
Herbaliser, Red Snapper, Luke Vibert, and Bedouin Ascent. CD contains the
'Natural Rhythm' CD-Rom.
Released on January 20th
Various - ColdKrushCuts DJ Mix (ZENCD26) 2xCD
A veritible who's who of the Ninja massive all mixed up by the Coldcut/DJ
Food posse, and DJ Krush. Over 140 minutes of stealth for the price of a
single disc. Special limited edition package will also be available as a UK
only import. Released on Febuary 3rd
Plug - Drum and Bass for Papa (ZENCD27) 2xCD
We're releasing this gem for the world (excluding UK). Surely Luke Vibert
or this record needs no introduction. As an added bonus we are including
most of the Plug 1, 2, and 3 12"s on the second disc. Released on March
3rd.
The Herbaliser - Blow Your Headphones (ZENCD28/ZEN28) CD/2xLP
New release from Jake Wheery, Ollie Teeba, and crew. The Herbaliser have
been currently tearing up nights in Europe as a 7 piece live act. Falling
inbetween funk, jazz, and old-school hip-hop. Get your trainers and
cardboard ready. Released March 24.
Neotropic - 15 Levels E.P (NTONECDS21/NTONE21) CD E.P/12"
Remix single of tunes from Riz Maslens full length of the same name which
we released late last year. Includes an incredibly dark drum and bass mix
by Arcon 2 (Reinforced) plus more. CD includes bonus tracks lifted from
previous Neotropic 12"s. Released on Feb 17th.
Also watch for new 12" releases from The Herbaliser, DJ Vadim, and Funki
Porcini.
'Stealth' tour dates
Feb 4th - Boston (Cambridge actually) Venue : Middle East Cafe
w/ DJ Food, DJ Vadim, and Kid Koala
Feb 5th - New York Venue : Vinyl
w/ Coldcut, DJ Food, DJ Vadim, and Kid Koala
Feb 7th - Montreal Venue : Groove Society
w/ DJ Food, DJ Vadim, Kid Koala, DJ Wig, DJ Gnat
Feb 8th - Toronto Venue : Warehouse
w/ DJ Food, DJ Vadim, Kid Koala, DJ Wig, DJ Gnat
Feb 9th - Ottawa Venue : The Cave
w/ DJ Food, DJ Vadim, Kid Koala, DJ Wig, DJ Gnat
(2nd leg of tour : All dates feature Luke Vibert, DJ Food, DJ Vadim, and
Kid Koala)
Feb 24th - New York Venue : Coney Island High
Feb 26th - San Deigo Venue : TBA
Feb 27th - Los Angeles Venue : TBA
Feb 28th - San Francisco Venue : TBA
March 1st - Seattle Venue : TBA
March 2nd - Seattle Venue : TBA
March 3rd - Vancouver Venue : TBA
As always, please check local listings for confirmation.
Okay, that's about all for now. Watch this space for further updates, and
please remember 'Nothings good unless ya play with it'
No One Loves Ya Like Ninja!