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Aside from the mysterious missing track, and out-of-order
songlisting on Disc three of the Ninja Tune
compilation You Don’t Know: Ninja
Cuts, this disc was pleasing from
the start. Lucky for me, I knew what Coldcut’s
“Atomic Moog” sounded like from their
previous 97’ release, Let Us Play, and I could
detect that DJ Kentaro’s
“Enter the Newground” was not the first
track.
Now where Kentaro’s “EtN” is
on this is a mystery to me, but the Coldcut track
“Atomic Moog” remixed by The
Qemists tore it up from the start with
an awesome breakbeat representation of an already
fantastic track.
Other strong points on the decidedly more mellow
affair offered on this disc are the contributions
from heavyweight turntable maestros RJD2
“True Confessions,” and Kid
Koala’s sick “Slew Test 2.”
DJ Kentaro’s “Free” remixed
by Amani XXX Change featuring
MC Spank Rock and “Fear
the Labour” by One Self
are notable as much as they are fun.
The remainder of You Don’t Know
is mostly down-tempo highlighted by Blockhead’s
“Sunday Séance,” the blissful
Jaga track “Swedenborgske
Rom,” and the melodramatic “The Art
of Kissing” by the Los Angeles duo The
Long Lost.
For some trippiness check out track 14 by Fog
and its aptly titled neuron-twister “Melted
Crayons,” and whoever song 10 is by—The
Cinematic Orchestra? (according to the
press release) with “Breathe” remixed
by Susumu Yokota.
Overall though, disc three offers more introspective
work as it does its diversity. Aside from the
confusing track order compared to the artists’
material, it’s well worth the long-winded
listen.
ninjatune.net
-Doug Wittner, August 8, 2008
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