Flexistentialism charts the
development of Ninja Tune
artists since
Funkjazztical
tricknology
(the last ninja cuts
compilation). Returning are
old favourites such as DJ
Food, 9 Lazy 9 &
the wonderful Funky
Porcini. There's also some
new names for you to
check out such as the
Uschi Classen Band,
2Player & The
Illuminati Of Hedfuk. The latter
being Matt
Black & Jonathon More of
Coldcut, DJ food & Hex fame,
in yet another guise.
One of the many highlights
is Coldcuts 'atomic moog
2000', an antinuke
amphetamine bassfunk
workout and a long-lost cousin
to the mission impossible
theme tune. Coldcut say of
atomic moog 2000
that they "wanted to make
a vague comment about
the outrageous nuclear
testing programme".
Of late the bods at Ninja
Tune have been getting
back behind those
wheels of steel &
spinning tunes
to make you dance. You
can hear how this has
influenced the compiling
of these tracks. For the
most
part, Flexistentialism is
much more about
dancing. There is a
generous helping of
Ninja style funk but
they're not about to be
bracketed by the limits of any genre. Ninja tune
have always been about
mixing
things & as usual "its all
right here in the mix". The album
starts upbeat &
funky, then over the space of a couple of tracks both weirds you
out and eases you
down. Then just as you thought it was safe to nod out, it does a U-
turn & builds you
right back up to fever
pitch, leaving you
about
to collapse in a sticky
mess on the floor. To close, it
pops a chill pill on the
end of your tongue. So that
whether you're
sitting on the sidelines
soaking up the vibe or
up there dipping your
hips with the best of
'em, there's always
liquid bass &
squelching sex enough
for all.
So step into the realm
of ninja, experience the
joy of dex, & taste some
flexistentialist, scratchmological
waxploitation . Find your
own rhythm & dance your own dance.
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