XLR8R — Now in its fifth week of celebrations for its 20th year of releasing independent electronic music, Ninja Tune has offered up this free download of DJ mix history. Back in 1991 on New Year's Eve, two young DJ/producers named Alex Paterson and Tho... more info

Pitchfork — In September 1990, Jon More and Matt Black, aka the adventurous DJ duo Coldcut, founded their own label, Ninja Tune. In the years since, Ninja Tune has left its stamp on plenty of different genres of music: pop, techno, IDM, jungle, turntablist post-... more info

XLR8R — Come September 20, one of the UK's premiere forward-thinking, independent electronic labels, Ninja Tune, will celebrate 20 years of releasing music. This is no milestone to let pass by unnoticed, so the two Ninja Tune founders, Coldcut's Jo... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Number Three in our occasional series of record label profiles (following the Thrill Jockey and Merok features) is all about Ninja Tune. For my entire time in the business Ninja Tune (and its various offshoots including hip-hop-centric imprint Big Da... more info

DrownedInSound — Langford and van Buskirk roughly fit into the kitchen sink sampling lineage that includes work by Steinski, Coldcut and the Avalanches. But Javelin’s aesthetic is less of a full-blown clarion call to party and more of a slow-build mid-tempo segue i... more info

Guardian Music — Curiously, the mix CD is still an aural stalwart in today's DJ-driven culture. So how to define a truly great compilation?I had hoped that Seth Troxler might contribute a quote to this blog, about his new Boogybytes mix, and the art of the mix CD gen... more info

Guardian Music — He led the way for British rap artists in the 1980sDerek B, who has died of a heart attack aged 44, was a pioneering rapper, DJ and producer who paved the way for the current slew of successful British rap and dance acts. Although his time at the top... more info

3hive — At 28, Dan Haug, aka Ruckus Roboticus, is the youngest DJ to be inducted into the elite forces of Solid Steel, Coldcut's famed radio programme (as they spell it in the UK) and podcast...if my math is right. One thing I'm sure of, he's the only DJ fro... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Retro Lado B said...Tom Petty - Damn The Torpedoes (1979)Styx - Paradise Theater-(1981)Heart - 2002-07-03 - Clearwater, FL (bootleg-soundboard)http://retrolb.blogspot.comBuns O'Plenty said...Lee Morgan - Cornbread (1965)http://bunsoplenty.blogspot.co... more info

JamBase — Hungary's Sziget Will Return August 12-17 with Musical Acts From Around The World The Prodigy One of the largest music gatherings in Europe - the Sziget Festival (pronounced see'-get) is poised to return to Budapest, Hungary from August 12-17. ... more info