Amon Tobin 'Esther's' Video Premier & Ninja Tune XX Giveaway Week XVIII
Amon Tobin is a long standing Ninja Tune artist with an unbelievable creative output over the course of 15+ years, whose imprint on electronic music is everywhere. His work has influenced a range of genres almost as diverse as his own influences, and as a result has become one of Ninja Tune's most influential and consistent artists.
This week's giveaway comes in the form of a premier of one of the most exciting videos on Ninja Tune to date. Up-and-coming Belgian director Charles De Meyer (aka Chuck Eklectric) became obsessed with 'Esther's', which appeared on Amon’s full-length album Foley Room released in 2007, and decided to create a fan video. Think invasion of the robots with a romantic twist. Amon loved it, and helmed the sound design. We were so impressed that we've made it an official video, and it's now here, in an iphone compatible format, to download for free.
As an added extra, we are also offering a 320 mp3 of 'Shut Down', highlighting one of the amazing Monthly Joints available on a special limited-edition picture disc package available at Amontobin.com.
Amon's webstore re-launches today to offer everything from back catalogue to ringtones, special compositions, and other choice goodies.
Amon has provided a brand new track for the Ninja XX compilation, which also features new, exclusive remixes of his tracks by Kronos Quartet and King Cannibal.
And yea it came to pass that Big Dada and The Banana Klan did release 'Duppy Writer' and yea, it was f**king wonderful... Picking up great reviews all over the shop, full of fun, perfect for trying to catch the last of summer with, we think that anyone who has ever liked a bit of Roots Manuva is going to love this. Far be it from us to advocate the use of illegal drugs, but get some smoke in, crank up the system and feel the magic.
iTunes have a special bonus track 'Rebel Art' (not available anywhere else).
Early CD or LP orders from Ninjashop will get a free poster signed by Roots Manuva himself.
Press for Duppy Writer:
"A heady concoction that pulsates with good vibes" - Dazed & Confused
"Irresistible... approachable yet with real substance... Outstanding" - Q
"The sounds here always convince... Roots Manuva's deft, already reggae-leaning rhyming achieves a perfect fit with Wrongtom's bang-on use of rhythm, bass and sound effects." - Mojo
"Revives memories of Brixton during the era of Aswad and riots while never being content to just pastiche the originals. The result is Roots Manuva's most purely pleasurable long-player" - Uncut
"The results are a revelation... a timeless joy" - Time Out
We’ve reached that moment where we can give you more information about our 20th anniversary box set. This is not work-safe, so please proceed with caution.
It will include new music from Amon Tobin, Roots Manuva, The Cinematic Orchestra, Kid Koala, Mr Scruff, The Bug, King Geedorah, Zomby, Jaga Jazzist, Bonobo,Toddla T, Daedelus, Dorian Concept , Eskmo, Floating Points, Jammer, Two Fingers, Wagon Christ, The Heavy, cLOUDDEAD and many others.
And also includes new remixes from Switch, Autechre, Benga, Cut Chemist, Modeselektor, Roots Manuva, Diplo, Gold Panda, Mark Pritchard, Amorphous Androgynous, Rustie, Prefuse 73, 808 State, Tunng, Todd Edwards, Scuba, Joe Goddard, King Jammy, The Orb, Tom Middleton, Micachu, Metronomy, Gaslamp Killer, Kronos Quartet, Dan Le Sac, Mala, El-P (and EL-B) and many more.
14.06.10Toddla TV Jamaica Special - Sky Surfin ft. Wayne Marshall
T Willy gots to JA, links up with Major Lazer, Wayne Marshall, Elephant Man, goes to Lee Scratch Perry's yard and a lot more . . .
10.06.10Ninja Tune XX - The Gigs
Full line up, details and early bird tickets for our biggest ever party in Ewer Street, London is now available and can be found on the Ninja Tune XX Page. A very limited number of early bird tickets are up for grabs here - but we're expecting them to sell out fast so get yours while you can.
Current lists of who is where are below, and we've only just begun…
◦ 26th June @ Metropolis, Montreal (Montreal Jazz Festival) - Kid Koala Presents The Slew, DJ Food, Spank Rock
◦ 28th June @ Club Soda, Montreal (Montreal Jazz Festival) - Karnival V.3 with Poirier, Face-T, Kode 9
◦ 2nd July @ Club Soda, Montreal (Montreal Jazz Festival) - Anti-Pop Consortium
◦ 3rd July @ Metropolis, Montreal (Montreal Jazz Festival) - Bonobo (Live) , Mr Scruff, Andreya Triana
◦ 10th September @ Elysee Montmartre , Paris -Bonobo (DJ set), DJ Vadim + Yarah Bravo, Speech Debelle, DJ Food
◦ 15th September @ Centre Pompidou, Paris -Andreya Triana Trio feat Fink + Bonobo, Grasscut
◦ 17th September @ Centre Pompidou, Paris - The Cinematic Orchestra feat Lou Rhodes, Andreya Triana
◦ 17th September @ Elysee Montmartre, Paris - Mr Scruff, Roots Manuva, Herbaliser DJ's, The Infesticons & Juice Aleem
◦ 24th September @ Astra, Berlin - The Cinematic Orchestra + other Ninjas
◦ 30th September @ AB, Brussels - Coldcut, Amon Tobin, Andreya Triana, Bonobo, Daedelus, Dorian Concept, Kid Koala, King Cannibal, Poirier, Roots Manuva, DJ Food, Eskmo
◦ 1st October @ La Machine Du Moulin Rouge, Paris - Coldcut, Amon Tobin, Kid Koala, Daedelus, King Cannibal, Dorian Concept, The Bug w/ Flowdan, Eskmo, zero dB, Poirier, Jammer, Offshore
◦ 2nd October @ Ewer St Car Park, London - Coldcut, Toddla T w/ Serocee, Amon Tobin, Daedelus, Roots Manuva, Mr Scruff, The Bug w/ Flowdan, Kid Koala, XXXchange, DJ Food & DK, Bonobo (DJ Set), King Cannibal, Dorian Concept, Jammer, Floating Points, The Qemists Soundsystem, Eskmo + many more
◦ 28th October @ Santos, New Yor - kAmon Tobin, Kid Koala, DJ Food, Poirier, Toddla T, Eskmo
◦ 30th October @ Echo/Echoplex, Los Angeles - Amon Tobin, Kid Koala, DJ Food, Poirier, Toddla T, Eskmo + many more
◦ 5th November, Tokyo - Venue + Line Up TBA
◦ 14th November @ The Royal Albert Hall, London - The Cinematic Orchestra + other Ninjas
For full information on all Ninja tune XX activities, including our weekly giveaways, check out NInjatunexx.com
09.06.10The Bug on the cover of The Wire
Front cover and massive interview with The Bug in this month's The Wire.
