Posts Tagged ‘Ninja Tune’
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
After a five-year absence, Norway’s Jaga Jazzist releases the symphonic prog rock of One-Armed Bandit, which immediately has become the group’s best album.
Turntablist Rob Swift, formerly of the X-ecutioners, takes a foray into the classical world with The Architect, a dynamic DJ disc; stoner-metal trio High on Fire picks up its pace and crafts an album that isn’t as outstretched.
Malian sensations Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté present another beautiful set of duets that sees a posthumous release after the passing of Farka Touré in 2006.
Icelandic producer Valgeir Sigurðsson establishes a name for himself as a composer with the gentle, mini-orchestral soundtrack to Dreamland, and Greek black-metal quartet Rotting Christ puts out another striking, original album that fuses its dark style to the ethnic sounds of its ancestors. (more…)
Tags: Ali Farka Toure, Bedroom Community, Ben Frost, Bjork, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Breez Evahflowin, Cindy Blackman, Daníel Bjarnason, Eluvium, Frank Zappa, High on Fire, Ipecac, Jack Rose, Jaga Jazzist, Johnny Cash, Jono El Grande, Kill Rock Stars, Mum, Nico Muhly, Ninja Tune, Nonesuch, Quasi, Rob Swift, Rotting Christ, Sam Amidon, Season of Mist, Temporary Residence, Terry Riley, Thrill Jockey, Toumani Diabate, Tzadik, Valgeir Sigurdsson, X-ecutioners
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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
With just his fourth full solo album, hip-hop producer Anthony “Blockhead” Simon documents his keen ear for melody, dynamics, and stylistic convergence.
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis get together for another beautiful, melancholic, and tense film score centered on violin and piano, and the Rempis/Rosaly Duo drops a dose of alternately blistering and subdued free jazz that pays off with synchronizations that follows minutes of tension. (more…)
Tags: 482 Music, Aesop Rock, Blockhead, Cage, Cicadas Music, Dave Rempis, Frank Rosaly, Mike Ladd, Murs, Mute, Nick Cave, Ninja Tune, Slug, The Engines, The Rempis Percussion Quartet, Viscous, Warren Ellis
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Kid Koala and Dynomite D build a band, dubbed The Slew, with the ex-Wolfmother rhythm section to dice psychedelic-blues riffs for a defunct documentary.
Jaga Jazzist foreshadows a great progressive album with a single that evokes sounds of Frank Zappa and Norwegian countryman Jono El Grande.
Diverse producer David Sardy creates a percussive score for Zombieland that oscillates between brooding minimalism, blood-curdling neo-classicalism, and horror-infused rock and roll. (more…)
Tags: Barkmarket, Daptone, David Sardy, Dynomite D, Erik Deutsch, Fin Fang Foom, Frank Zappa, Hammer & String, Jaga Jazzist, John McEntire, Jono El Grande, Kid Koala, Lovitt, Ninja Tune, Puget Sound, Sajjanu, The Slew, Tortoise, Tzadik, Wolfmother
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Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
MURS and Slug release their third installment of Felt, a side project now produced by Aesop Rock that contends with many of their other releases and stands on its own as an A-list attraction.
Portishead’s Geoff Barrow has has own side project — Beak>, an atmospheric, minimalist live-band effort that takes the multi-instrumentalist producer out of his over-dubbing element. (more…)
Tags: !K7, Aesop Rock, Atmosphere, Billy Fuller, Blockhead, Felt, Fuzz Against Junk, Geoff Barrow, Ipecac, Living Legends, Matt Williams, Murs, Ninja Tune, Now-Again, Portishead, Rhymesayers, Slug, Team Brick, Underworld
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Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
Though firmly built around rock orchestrations and other familiar sounds, Cougar manages to spawn a new mutation in the electro-rock canon with its sophomore album.
Quick-rhyming independent rapper Qwel again hooks up with Maker for an album built on banging beats, smooth samples, and assonant rhymes.
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Tags: Cougar, Counter, Galapagos 4, Maker, Ninja Tune, Qwel
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Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
With the third disc in its Radiolarians series, post-jazz/jam trio Medeski, Martin & Wood issues a rarity — an album that is perfect for long-time fans and newbies alike.
The second album from Joe Corrales Jr. as Yppah features an accessible mix of breakbeat, indie rock, trippy samples, reverberated guitars, and mutating synthesizers. (more…)
Tags: Joe Corrales Jr., Medeski Martin & Wood, Ninja Tune, Yppah
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Monday, October 20th, 2008
Lord knows that there are thousands of record labels in the world. So how does one go about separating itself from the rest (other than through awesome music)? That would be with a good name. Thankfully, these labels all have great music as well.
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Tags: Alternative Tentacles, Blast First (Petite), Cryptogramophone, Hydra Head, Ipecac, Lovepump United, Mimicry, Ninja Tune, Planet Mu, Secret Chiefs 3, Smalltown Supersound, Thrill Jockey
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