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as i have mentioned recently, the always impressive ninja tune label are celebrating 20 years of excellence.
as part of the build up to the release of a fan pleasing boxset that by all accounts its going to rather special, the label have set up a special site, ninja tune xx, via which rare mp3s from the catalogue are to be made available for a limited time.
currently there are 2 tracks up for grabs, da sound of zen, and the simple but beautiful bleep happy zen bones made by coldcut under their bogus order alias for the early label releases.
sometimes a slice of beats-n-pieces is all you need to get the blood rushing in the morning.
and and about the boxset. well, for those interested in collecting and buying proper product, here’s the mouth watering rundown :
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on september 20th we release an all out, big-as-big-bollo*ks boxed set with stupendous artwork from none other than ninja designer openmind. the set will consist of three hardcover cases in a hardback box, all beautifully made and with foil-blocked text and loveliness. these cases will in turn contain the following material:
case 1: 6 cds of music (2 cds will be material only available in this box set)
case 2: 6 x 7″ singles in a hardback book (all material only available in this box set). + an inner pocket with a ninja family tree poster by nigel peake + sleeve cover poster + ninja tune xx sticker sheet
case 3: exclusive hardback edition of black dog publishing book ‘ninja tune: 20 years of beats & pieces’ by stevie chick (hardback edition only available in this box set)
it will include new exclusive tracks from: amon tobin, roots manuva, kid koala, mr scruff, the bug, jaga jazzist, bonobo, toddla t, blockhead, daedelus, dorian concept, two fingers, zomby, luke vibert, dj vadim, king cannibal, jammer, shuttle, the heavy, yppah, zero db and more to be announced. plus a few choice overlooked favourites and rarities.
plus new exclusive remixes from: switch, henrik schwarz, autechre, modeselektor, matthew herbert, zomby, toddla t, cut chemist, roots manuva, gold panda, mark pritchard, amorphous androgynous, rustie, actress, tom middleton, micachu, metronomy, gaslamp killer, kronos quartet, tunng, mala, el-p (and el-b) and more to be announced.
the material not exclusive to the box will also be available on download stores and ordinary cds in the shops.
the box set can be pre-ordered for a limited period at an ‘early bird’ price from today from : here
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