Various Artists: Ninja Tune XX | CD review

(Ninja Tune)This colossal compilation, also available as an even grander box set with a book and extra music on vinyl, celebrates two decades of Ninja Tune, the London-based label started by Coldcut in 1990. The emphasis is on new and future work, with little-knowns such as Eskmo and Offshore stealing thunder from the old brigade, while past glories are freshened up by the likes of Micachu, who electrifies Roots Manuva's "Dub Styles". For anyone who feels Ninja Tune has lost its edge of late, th...

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