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.
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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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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The A.V. Club | B−[1] |
| Gigwise |   [2] |
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]
Track listing
editAll 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 | |
Personnel
edit- Mr. Scruff (Andrew Carthy) – all instruments, production
- Alice Russell – vocals (2)
- Quantic (Will Holland) – vocals (3)
- Roots Manuva (Rodney Hylton Smith) – vocals (6)
- Danny Breaks (Daniel Whidett) – vocals (7)
- Andreya Triana – vocals (9)
- Pete Simpson – vocals (12)
References
edit- ^ Matos, Michaelangelo (20 January 2009). "Mr. Scruff: Ninja Tuna". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ Thompson, Alistair (9 October 2008). "Mr Scruff – 'Ninja Tuna' (Ninja Tune) Released 06/10/08". Gigwise. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Independent artists win over forty new IMPALA Awards, with European Multi-Platinum for Carla Bruni, Platinum for Katie Melua and Diamond for Die Toten Hosen". IMPALA Music. 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2021.