Ninja Tune Turns 20

To mark its 20th anniversary, London-based label Ninja Tune will release a box set featuring over 100 songs on October 5th, as well as limited edition vinyl, posters and a book titled “Ninja Tune: 20 Years of Beats and Pieces.” Select tracks from the box set are streaming at the label’s Soundcloud page, and new mp3s will be given away each week here.

There will also be several anniversary events in Europe, Japan and the U.S. Amon Tobin, Kid Koala, DJ Food, Ghislain Poirier, Toddla T, DJ Kentaro, Eskmo and Ghostbeard play Santo’s in New York City on October 28, while Cut Chemist joins in place of Poirier at the Echo in Los Angeles on October 30.

Many musicians have called Ninja Tune home over the years, including Roots Manuva, Coldcut, Up, Bustle and Out and UI interviewee Daedelus, who tells us about how he stumbled upon his first song, and who later sampled it.