Ninja Tuna
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{{Infobox album
| name = Ninja Tuna
| type = studio
| artist = Mr. Scruff
| cover = MrScruff NinjaTuna.JPG
| alt =
| released = 6 October 2008
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Electronica, trip hop
| length = 66:53
| label = Ninja Tune
| producer = Mr. Scruff
| prev_title = Mrs Cruff
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = Bonus Bait
| next_year = 2009
| misc = {{Singles
| single1 = Test the Sound
| single1date = July 1, 2002
| single2 = Kalimba
| single2date = June 30, 2005
| single3 = Whiplash
| single3date = 2006
| single4 = This Way
| single4date = 2009
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = The A.V. Club
| rev1score = B−{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/mr-scruff-ninja-tuna-1798205494|title=Mr. Scruff: Ninja Tuna|website=The A.V. Club|last=Matos|first=Michaelangelo|date=20 January 2009|access-date=31 January 2021}}
| rev2 = Gigwise
| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gigwise.com/reviews/albums/46687/Mr-Scruff---Ninja-Tuna-Ninja-Tune-Released-061008/|title=Mr Scruff – 'Ninja Tuna' (Ninja Tune) Released 06/10/08|work=Gigwise|last=Thompson|first=Alistair|date=9 October 2008|access-date=31 January 2021}}
}}
Ninja Tuna is the fourth studio album by British record producer Andrew "Mr. Scruff" Carthy, released on 6 October 2008 through Carthy's personal Ninja Tune imprint Ninja Tuna.
The track "Kalimba" (a pop rock song with synthesizers that also contains influences from jazz, electronic and dance pop) was selected by Microsoft as the sample music for Windows 7 to demonstrate the new Windows Media Player.{{cn|date=May 2023}}
A compilation of outtakes from the album, entitled Bonus Bait, was released the following year.
In 2009, it was awarded a silver certification (indicating sales of at least 30,000 copies throughout Europe) from the Independent Music Companies Association.{{cite web | url = http://www.impalamusic.org/arc_static/docum/04-press/2009/PR%20-%2020090121%20IMPALA%20Awards.htm | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180809215913/http://www.impalamusic.org/arc_static/docum/04-press/2009/PR%20-%2020090121%20IMPALA%20Awards.htm | archive-date = 9 August 2018 | access-date = 22 January 2021 | title = Independent artists win over forty new IMPALA Awards, with European Multi-Platinum for Carla Bruni, Platinum for Katie Melua and Diamond for Die Toten Hosen | website = IMPALA Music | date = 21 January 2009}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Mr. Scruff.
| title1 = Test the Sound
| length1 = 1:40
| title2 = Music Takes Me Up
| note2 = featuring Alice Russell
| length2 = 5:27
| title3 = Donkey Ride
| note3 = featuring Quantic
| length3 = 5:12
| title4 = Hairy Bumpercress
| length4 = 6:30
| title5 = Whiplash
| length5 = 5:59
| title6 = Nice Up the Function
| note6 = featuring Roots Manuva
| length6 = 3:54
| title7 = Bang the Floor
| note7 = featuring Danny Breaks
| length7 = 3:41
| title8 = Get on Down
| length8 = 5:53
| title9 = Hold On
| note9 = featuring Andreya Triana
| length9 = 5:03
| title10 = Give Up to Get
| length10 = 6:44
| title11 = Kalimba
| length11 = 5:50
| title12 = This Way
| note12 = featuring Pete Simpson
| length12 = 5:31
| title13 = Stockport Carnival
| length13 = 5:29
| total_length = 66:53
}}
Personnel
- Mr. Scruff (Andrew Carthy) – all instruments, production
- Alice Russell – vocals (2)
- Quantic (Will Holland) – vocals (3)
- Roots Manuva (Rodney Hylton Smith) – vocals (6)
- Danny Breaks (Daniel Whidett) – vocals (7)
- Andreya Triana – vocals (9)
- Pete Simpson – vocals (12)
References
External links
- [http://www.mrscruff.com Mr. Scruff's official website]
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