Ninja Cuts: Flexistentialism [Original recording reissued]

Various Artists (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 21, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 1994
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Ninja Tune
• ASIN: B000065PNE
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #408,972 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Cosmic Jam

2. Venus

3. A Mother (For Your Mind)

4. Revolutionary Woman of the Windmill, Parte Segunda

5. Atomic Moog 2000

6. Shakatakadoodub

7. Get Your Head Down

8. Junkies Bad Trip

9. Extreme Possibilities [Wagon Christ Mix]

10. Do You Believe in Love?

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Spiral Dub (Dub)

2. Scratchy Noise

3. La Morena en el Viento Andaluz

4. What's in the Basket

5. B Monkey

6. Sunvibes

7. Turn Me Loose

8. Fungle Junk

9. Scratch Yer Hed [Squarepusher Mix]

10. Consciousness

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funky!, April 9, 2005

By 

M. Chen "boneheadmx" (Berkeley, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ninja Cuts: Flexistentialism (Audio CD)

WOW! This album is FUNKY! Ninja Tune is a pioneer for various trip-hop artists, and this compilation is a great introduction to the wide range of sounds produced by this company. Some of these tracks are quite slow and jazzy, while some of them exhibit some excellent DnB specimens. Yet others just give you that great, slow, rolling, fat funk! All of them show off out-of-this-world production values. Expect to hear all sorts of sounds, samples, scratches.

Some tracks I recommend are:

"Shakatakadoodub" has a relentless beat that drives the energy forward. Not as funky as the other tracks, but certainly worth a listen.

"Junkies Bad Trip" is funky. Period. Guitar, brass, bass, drums. What more do you need, really?

"London Mind State" is mellow, and chill. Smooth.

"Spoonful Of Slow" is another deeply chill track. Has this slow, dragging beat. The chords are just so sexy.

"Spiral" is a more abrasive breakbeat track. Very energetic.

"Scratchy Noise" is so funky, with a beat so strong, and a bassline so groovy, the track will make you smile because it just sounds so damn good!

"Turn Me Loose" is a moderately-paced breakbeat track, yet the sound is just so chill and mellow.

"Scratch Yer Hed" ventures into some abrasive and loud DnB territory. The rhythm is complex, and it's sort of hard to follow, but in the middle, it does break into a nice, slow funky stretch.

If you like Ninja Tune, you will no doubt love this album. If you like trip-hop or even hip-hop, you will appreciate the album's repect for the funkiest sounds. If you like breakbeat in general, you'll find it all here. Don't like hip-hop? Well, there's stuff in here for those of you who like jazz. Get this album! It gives you two awesome disks of funky stuff for the price of one!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Timeless Compilation, August 20, 2007

By 

Greekfreak (Pusan Korea (South)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ninja Cuts: Flexistentialism (Audio CD)

What's amazing about this collection of early Ninja Tune cuts is how well it holds up even today. Fact is, it was ahead of its time 10 years ago, and I still get asked who the artists are.

At the time, the "Blow Your Headphones", "Hed Phone Sex", etc. LPs weren't getting quite the PR they wanted, and this was a perfect way for 9 Lazy 9, Herbalizer, Funki Porcini, and the lot of them to reach a wider audience.

The Beastie Boys have recently released "The Mix-Up", which is basically Ninja Tune-lite. It's not offensive, but for the real stuff, you should check this out. Significantly more bang for the buck, in any event.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars CD not fit to sale, March 28, 2011

By 

Jon W. - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Ninja Cuts: Flexistentialism (Audio CD)

The music on the Ninja Cuts:Flexistentalism is great except for the fact that 5 songs CD1 skip badly.I haven't bothered to listen to CD2.The jewel case is cracked badly.The condition of the CD was supposed to be very good.I would like to return it but I haven't been able to log on to the Independent Records website displayed on Amazon.Com. Jon W.