S.o.t.D. - Glue – Bicep

Glue – Bicep

Always consistently good stuff from Ninja Tune.

S.o.t.D. - Feeling Strong (Leaving Home) (The Well Hung Parliament Adventure) – Coldcut

Feeling Strong (Leaving Home) (The Well Hung Parliament Adventure) – Coldcut

S.o.t.D. - Memories – Neotropic

Memories – Neotropic

Off of the Xen Cuts compilation. The vocals are by Shorti.

S.o.t.D. - Shorty’s Judgement – The Herbaliser

Shorty’s Judgement – The Herbaliser

This entire album (Blow Your Headphones) is spectacular, but this is one of the stand out tracks.

S.o.t.D. - Friday Fish Fry (Maribou State & Pedestrian Remix) – Kelis

Friday Fish Fry (Maribou State & Pedestrian Remix) – Kelis

S.o.t.D. - Searchers – Amon Tobin

Searchers – Amon Tobin

One of those over used words, but I think Amon’s music approaches genius level.

S.o.t.D. - Talk 2 Me – Machine Drum

Talk 2 Me – Machine Drum

Neither machiney or drummy, just a beautifully soothing piece of ambience.

S.o.t.D. - Spy – Journeyman

Spy – Journeyman

A Ninja Tune artist I’ve never heard.

S.o.t.D. - Black Sands – Bonobo

Black Sands – Bonobo

I really think Bonobo approaches genius level. I could listen to this on repeat for hours. Stunningly beautiful. Melancholy, yet uplifting.

S.o.t.D. - Ode To The Big Sea – Cinematic Orchestra

Ode To The Big Sea – Cinematic Orchestra

The original album version of this is spectacular, but a nearly fifteen minute live version of this knocks it up several notches.

S.o.t.D. - To Build A Home – Cinematic Orchestra

To Build A Home – Cinematic Orchestra

Yesterdays pick of Bonobo made me want to have something else from the terrific Ninja Tune label.

S.o.t.D. - Change Down – Bonobo

Change Down – Bonobo

I think I could pick just about any song by Bonobo and it would be a fine choice.

S.o.t.D. - And Relax! – Cinematic Orchestra

And Relax! – Cinematic Orchestra 

Magnificence.

S.o.t.D. - Emerald Alley – Up, Bustle & Out

Emerald Alley – Up, Bustle & Out 

Takes a bit to get beyond merely being a noodly sitar number, but it gets a good groove going.

S.o.t.D. - Get A Move On – Mr. Scruff

Get A Move On – Mr. Scruff

Surprised I haven’t thrown this fun and funky number up before. Uses samples from “Bird’s Lament (In Memory of Charlie Parker)” by Moondog and “Hyping Woman Blues” by Shifty Henry. I know it was used in a kooky number of commercials, but so what.

S.o.t.D. - Mr. Chombee Has The Flaw – The Herbaliser

Mr. Chombee Has The Flaw – The Herbaliser

That shuffling beat, the scratching, the stand up bass...totally good.

S.o.t.D. – The Sky At Night – DJ Food

The Sky At Night – DJ Food

Ninja Tune occupies the place in my heart that 4AD did back in the 80’s. Top notch tunes, great packaging. There are so many fantastic acts on Ninja Tune: Bonobo, Cinematic Orchestra, Coldcut, Amon Tobin, The Herbaliser, many, many more. This is from their stellar album, Kaleidoscope, one of my particular favourites. Not too often that you find a record that is solid, start to finish. This is one such record for me. (Check out this track I posted before, The Crow.)


Oh and DJ Food isn’t meant to be one persons name. It’s a collective of people and meant as “food for DJ’s”.

S.o.t.D. - Something Wicked - The Herbaliser

Something Wicked - The Herbaliser

S.o.t.D. - Bend Over - Wagon Christ

Bend Over - Wagon Christ

Continuing the theme from yesterday (they’re one and the same).

S.o.t.D. - Get Your Head Down - Luke Vibert

Get Your Head Down - Luke Vibert