Ninja Tuna (Vinyl Debut Edition)

by Mr. Scruff

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kaosskid As soon as I heard this album I grabbed it on Juno. Still who wants to wait for such golden musical goodness when it is digitally available right here on BC? Not me! Ultra big thank you, this is the inspiration my mind and heart need at this time, and boy it gets my feet going'!! Cheers to dat! Favorite track: Music Takes Me Up (with Alice Russell).

gredloc Amazing album! Well worth a relisten or first listen. Makes we want to reinstall my OS for some reason. weird!! Favorite track: Nice Up The Function (Remix Instrumental).

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SIGNED. The classic album with extra bonus tracks. First time on vinyl! Featuring Roots Manuva, Quantic, Alice Russell, Andreya Triana, Danny Breaks, Pete Simpson, Skuff & Inja. Deluxe greyboard gatefold triple LP pressed on black biovinyl with infinity peelable tuna sticker on the cover. Includes album MP3 download code.

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The classic album with extra bonus tracks. First time on vinyl! Featuring Roots Manuva, Quantic, Alice Russell, Andreya Triana, Danny Breaks, Pete Simpson, Skuff & Inja. Deluxe triple LP pressed on biovinyl with infinity peelable tuna sticker. Includes album MP3 download code.

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Mr. Scruff - 'Ninja Tuna (Vinyl Debut Edition)' 3LP + 'Trouser Jazz (Deluxe 20th Anniversary Edition)' 2LP [ZENBUNDLE143-1]
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1 x - ZEN143, The classic album with extra bonus tracks. First time on vinyl! Featuring Roots Manuva, Quantic, Alice Russell, Andreya Triana, Danny Breaks, Pete Simpson, Skuff & Inja. Deluxe triple LP pressed on biovinyl with infinity peelable tuna sticker. Includes album MP3 download code.

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1 x - ZEN65XX, Deluxe 20th anniversary edition of the classic Mr. Scruff album. 2LP (blue / red vinyl) with iconic artwork by Mr. Scruff & Airside plus infinity peelable trouser sticker on the cover to reveal silver and gold foiled 20th anniversary trousers. Includes MP3 download code.

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1.	Test The Sound (Extended Version) 02:29	buy track
2.	Music Takes Me Up (with Alice Russell) 05:28	buy track
3.	Donkey Ride (with Quantic) 05:14	buy track
4.	Hairy Bumpercress 06:31	buy track
5.	Whiplash 06:01	buy track
6.	Nice Up The Function (with Roots Manuva) 03:55	buy track
7.	Bang The Floor (with Danny Breaks) 03:43	buy track
8.	Get On Down 05:54	buy track
9.	Hold On (with Andreya Triana) 05:03	buy track
10.	Give Up To Get 06:45	buy track
11.	Kalimba 05:51	buy track
12.	Zen 03:54	buy track
13.	This Way (with Pete Simpson) 05:32	buy track
14.	Stockport Carnival 05:29	buy track
15.	Fix That Speaker 04:53	buy track
16.	Bunch of Keys (LP Edit) 07:22	buy track
17.	Rocking Chair 05:58	buy track
18.	Nice Up The Function (Remix Instrumental) 03:53	buy track

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Released on Friday 29th March, the brilliant “Ninja Tuna” is the latest Mr. Scruff album to get a fancy makeover. Originally released as a CD in 2008 it’s now available for the first time on vinyl as a deluxe triple LP with bonus tracks, pressed on biovinyl with an “infinity peelable” tuna sticker on the cover.

“Everything came together really well for this album,” reflects Scruff looking back fondly at the times spent composing and recording “Ninja Tuna”. “Some amazing collaborators (Roots Manuva, Andreya Triana, Alice Russell, Quantic, Danny Breaks, Skuff & Inja, Pete Simpson, Jon Thorne and Kaidi Tatham), old friends in the studio (multi-instrumentalist Andy Kingslow and my long time engineer Phil Kirby), and fat sonics that took the chunky and playful spirit of my early productions forward. We were on a roll and recorded enough material for a full album and a bonus CD. ‘Kalimba’ was a surprise success after being included on the Windows 7 music (thus intruducing many new ears to my music), and ‘Music Takes Me Up’ has been a highlight of my DJ sets since its release. Though many 12” singles were released, the album never came out on vinyl. 15 years later, I am really happy that it is finally getting a hefty triple vinyl release.”

From the breaksome soul-jazz of “Music Takes Me Up” (featuring the golden lungs of Alice Russell), through the cartoonish tail-swishing of “Donkey Ride”, on into the monstrous bass parps of “Whiplash,” past a superb cameo from Roots Manuva (“Nice Up The Function,”) and across the bit where the bass comes back and is Stronger And More Dangerous Than Ever (“Bang The Floor” with Danny Breaks), this is an album which just keeps on growing on you. Every tune has been road-tested at Scruff’s all night club sessions, and it shows on the disco-builder “Get On Down”, the muddy funkster “Hold On” (featuring Andreya Triana), the utterly massive “Give Up To Get” and a latino finale held together by “Kalimba” and the endearingly ramshackle “Stockport Canrival”. As is customary, Scruff is in total command of the dancefloor and gives the bassbins a comprehensive workout from beginning to end.

Bolstering this new 3LP edition are no less than 6 bonus tracks. The record opens with an extended version of ‘Test The Sound’ and also included are the delightfully squelchy and functional instrumental of Scruff’s ‘Nice Up The Function’ remix, the glorious 10+min keyboard workout that is ‘Bunch of Keys’ (featuring Mssrs. Kaidi Tatham and Andy Kingslow on outstanding form), plus ‘Rocking Chair’, ‘Fix That Speaker’ and ‘Zen’ featuring UK rap mainstays Skuff and Inja.

Mr Scruff’s combination of taking his music very seriously while managing not to take himself too seriously has made him unique in British dance music. “Ninja Tuna” moves with all the power and grace of a fifty ton whale deep below the ocean, its cavernous belly packed with happy, partying potato people.

“Ninja Tuna (Vinyl Debut Edition)” Tracklisting:

A1. Test The Sound (Extended Version)
A2. Music Takes Me Up (with Alice Russell)
A3. Donkey Ride (with Quantic)

B1. Hairy Bumpercress
B2. Whiplash
B3. Nice Up The Function (with Roots Manuva)

C1. Bang The Floor (with Danny Breaks)
C2. Get On Down
C3. Hold On (with Andreya Triana)

D1. Give Up To Get
D2. Kalimba
D3. Zen (with Skuff & Inja)

E1. This Way (with Pete Simpson)
E2. Stockport Carnival
E3. Fix That Speaker

F1. Bunch of Keys (LP Edit)
F2. Rocking Chair
F3. Nice Up The Function (Remix Instrumental)

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released March 29, 2024

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Mr. Scruff Manchester, UK

Mr. Scruff has been releasing eclectic music with a large dose of cheek and good humour for over 25 years. His all-night DJ sets cover a massive range of styles, moods and eras. Come and join the fun!

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