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Ninja Tuna
Electronic · 2008 · 13 tracks · 1h 7m

Ninja Tuna

Mr. Scruff

A bright, sample-heavy collage of jazz-funk and soul. Warm thumb-piano melodies meet jittery breakbeats for a quintessential Sunday morning mood.

September 22, 2008 · Ninja Tune

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A sun-drenched, whimsical celebration of rhythm that feels both nostalgic and refreshingly unpretentious.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 1h 7m
01
Test the Sound
1:41
02
Music Takes Me Up
5:28
03
Donkey Ride
5:14
04
Hairy Bumpercress
6:31
05
Whiplash
6:01
06
Nice Up the Function
3:56
07
Bang the Floor
3:43
08
Get On Down
5:54
09
Hold On
5:04
10
Give Up to Get
6:45
11
Kalimba
5:51
12
This Way
5:32
13
Stockport Carnival
5:30
Moments Worth Waiting For
The cascading, crystalline kalimba loop on track 11 that feels like a digital waterfall.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Ninja Tuna sound next to the rest of Mr. Scruff's catalogue?

Party Celebration+3.9σ

The writing leans far further into party celebration than the rest of the catalogue.

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