Ninja Tuna | ||||
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Released | 6 October 2008 | |||
Genre | Electronica, trip hop | |||
Length | 66:53 | |||
Label | Ninja Tune | |||
Producer | Mr. Scruff | |||
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Singles from Ninja Tuna | ||||
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Source | Rating |
The A.V. Club | B− [1] |
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Ninja Tuna is the fourth studio album by British record producer Andrew "Mr. Scruff" Carthy, released on 6 October 2008 through Carthy's personal Ninja Tune imprint Ninja Tuna.
The track "Kalimba" (a pop rock song with synthesizers that also contains influences from jazz, electronic and dance pop) was selected by Microsoft as the sample music for Windows 7 to demonstrate the new Windows Media Player.[ citation needed ]
A compilation of outtakes from the album, entitled Bonus Bait , was released the following year.
In 2009, it was awarded a silver certification (indicating sales of at least 30,000 copies throughout Europe) from the Independent Music Companies Association. [3]
All tracks are written by Mr. Scruff.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Test the Sound" | 1:40 |
2. | "Music Takes Me Up" (featuring Alice Russell) | 5:27 |
3. | "Donkey Ride" (featuring Quantic) | 5:12 |
4. | "Hairy Bumpercress" | 6:30 |
5. | "Whiplash" | 5:59 |
6. | "Nice Up the Function" (featuring Roots Manuva) | 3:54 |
7. | "Bang the Floor" (featuring Danny Breaks) | 3:41 |
8. | "Get on Down" | 5:53 |
9. | "Hold On" (featuring Andreya Triana) | 5:03 |
10. | "Give Up to Get" | 6:44 |
11. | "Kalimba" | 5:50 |
12. | "This Way" (featuring Pete Simpson) | 5:31 |
13. | "Stockport Carnival" | 5:29 |
Total length: | 66:53 |
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