Ninja Tune Podcast
by Ninja Tune
The official Ninja Tune Podcast featuring exclusive interviews and music from the artists of Ninja Tune & guests from beyond. Expect the likes of Bicep, Actress, Jayda G, Marie Davidson, Amon Tobin, Bonobo, The Bug, Sampa The Great, Music Declares Emergency, The Cinematic Orchestra, Coldcut, Ed O’Brien (Radiohead), Kae Tempest, Kelis, Machinedrum, Mr Scruff, Romare, Roots Manuva, Thundercat, Young Fathers and many more...
Episodes
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Ninja Tune Podcast - DJ Seinfeld
This month on the Ninja Tune Podcast, our producer Azariah Mai sat down with DJ Seinfeld to discuss his beginnings in music, his recording process, and the 2021 release of his most recent album ‘Mirrors’ released via Ninja Tune. They delve into the unusual topic of UFO’s, as Seinfeld expresses a...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Julianna Barwick
Guest host James Heather sits down to chat with Julianna Barwick on a cold winters day in January. Julianna is a composer, vocalist and producer who makes deep, reflective compositions out of the human voice. Her fourth and latest album, “Healing Is A Miracle”, released in 2020, is a distinctive...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - PVA
On this months episode, host Azariah Mai sits down with London Based band PVA for an interview they recorded in Autumn 2022, to chat about PVA's newly released album ‘BLUSH’.’ We’ll hear about the comical moments from their performance on Jools Holland, the formation of the band and some of the...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Tycho
On this episode of The Ninja Tune podcast, our producer Azariah Mai sits down with grammy nominated producer, composer, and graphic designer Scott Hansen, known professionally as Tycho. Highly respected for his musical output and graphic design work, Tycho has produced and released a hugely...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Colin Stetson
Halloween is upon us, and with Halloween comes a creepy plethora of freaky cult films, scary soundtracks, and a fascination with the horrific and the macabre that overtakes culture by a storm. For this episode, host Azariah Mai sits down with saxophonist, multireedist, and composer Colin Stetson...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Barry Can't Swim
Hello and welcome back to the Ninja Tune podcast with your host Azariah Mai. On this episode Azariah will be sitting down with Edinburgh born, London Based producer Barry Can't Swim to chat about his upcoming EP 'More Content' dropping this June 24th. He'll give us a run down of his musical…
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Matt Black (Coldcut) & James Heather (Ambient Music Special)
Interview with Matt Black, co-founder of Ninja Tune and one half of Coldcut. We explore his relationship with ambient music via some song selections that have signposted his life and also play music from and speak about the @0 ambient compilation he put together in aid of the charities Calm, Mind...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Mind w/ ELKKA, Percolate, Yaya Bey & Peach
On this episode of the Ninja Tune Podcast, we teamed up with Mind to organise a panel discussing mental health in the electronic music industry. The panel was hosted by Emma Mamo, Head of Workplace Wellbeing at the mental health charity, Mind. Mind have been working in partnership with Ninja…
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Black Country, New Road & Slint
In this episode of the Ninja Tune Podcast, Luke Mark and Isaac Wood from the band Black Country New Road chat with Britt Walford, the drummer and founder of the influential band Slint. BC,NR and Slint are often compared to each other, so for the podcast we asked both groups to compile a list of...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Benny Wenda
In this episode of the Ninja Tune Podcast, Matt Black, Ninja Tune founder and 1/2 of Coldcut talks with Benny Wenda, the West Papuan independence leader. Coldcut — who are friends of the Wenda family and long term supporters of the Free West Papua campaign—invited Benny Wenda to contribute to the...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Bicep
On this episode of the Ninja Tune Podcast, we listen back to Rough Trade Shop’s Zoom Q&A with Matt and Andy from BICEP, who were joined by special guest host Joe Muggs for an intimate conversation, with an opportunity for audience questions. This live-streamed Q&A event celebrates the release of...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Machinedrum
On this edition of the Ninja Tune Podcast, journalist Lauren Martin chats with Travis Stewart, also known as Machinedrum. “A View Of U”, Stewart’s new album on Ninja Tune is his most collaborative to date, featuring a cast of collaborators including Sub Focus, Chrome Sparks, Father, Freddie…
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Music Declares Emergency
On this edition of the Ninja Tune Podcast, journalist and broadcaster Kate Hutchinson sits down with Ninja Tune MD Peter Quicke, Fay Milton from the band Savages and Chiara Badiali from Julie’s Bicycle. All three are co-founders of Music Declares Emergency, a group of artists, music industry...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Sampa The Great
On this month’s Ninja Tune podcast, Sampa The Great sits down with Natty Kasambala, journalist and author for gal-dem. They discuss everything from the importance of femininity, being proud of where you come from and what’s next for Sampa. The Return, Sampa’s new LP is out now on Ninja Tune. If…
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Ninja Tune Podcast - A Winged Victory For The Sullen & Mary Anne Hobbs
A Winged Victory for the Sullen is the name of ambient, post rock and modern classical duo Dustin O'Halloran and Adam Wiltzie. In this Ninja Tune Podcast, Adam sits down at Rough Trade East with music journalist and broadcasting legend, Mary Anne Hobbs. They discuss everything from winning...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Teebs & PBDY
It’s a Brainfeeder affair! Longtime affiliate and Brainfeeder rep Paul “PBDY” sits down with beat scene veteran Teebs to discuss everything from the importance of collaboration to becoming a father. Teebs has just released Anicca, his fourth album on Brainfeeder and his first in five years. The...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Jon More (Coldcut) & James Heather (Ambient Music Special)
Jon More, co-founder of NInja Tune and one half of Coldcut is interviewed by the composer and pianist James Heather, who is signed to another of Coldcut’s labels, Ahead Of Our Time. James chats to Jon about his musicial history and focuses on his relationship with ambient music. Subjects covered...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - War Child
This Month we have a special edition of the Ninja Tune Podcast, our producer sat down with Jamie and Dan of the charity War Child to discuss their involvement in this year’s Independent Music Cup, a 5-a-side football tournament bringing together 32 teams from across the music industry to raise...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Marie Davidson
Marie Davidson is a self-confessed workaholic. Her fourth album ‘Working Class Woman’, released in October of last year, is perhaps her most self-reflective to date. A veteran of the global club music scene, her most recent album is some of her most introspective, cutting work to date, and she’s...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Louis Cole
What do Quincy Jones, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Flying Lotus have in common? They’re all fans of Louis Cole. He’s had the rare pleasure of performing in Quincy Jones’ living room, been invited on tour with the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, and signed to Fly Lo’s label Brainfeeder, which isn’t bad going...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Jayda G
Jayda G’s debut album “Significant Changes" has a quality to it that’s hard to place in one space and time. At times, it's studio 54 at its peak, whilst at others it's tackling some the biggest issues of the present day. We’re used to club tracks sampling snippets of old documentaries and classic...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - The Cinematic Orchestra
On this edition of the Ninja Tune podcast we chat to Jason Swinscoe and Dominic Smith from The Cinematic Orchestra about how they met whilst working at Ninja Tune in the late 90s and the London music scene at the time. The conversation covers the early years of the band and what it was like in…
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Maribou State
This month on the Ninja Tune Podcast, our producer Jack Smith sat down with Maribou State to discuss their beginnings in music, their recording process, and the September release of their most recent album 'Kingdoms in Colour' via Ninja imprint Counter Records. Maribou State will be heading out…
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Ninja Tune Podcast - The Independent Music Cup & YUAF
On this month's edition of the Ninja Tune podcast, we have a special episode, with Kerry O'Brien of the Young Urban Arts Foundation charity in conversation with our producer Jack Smith. The Young Urban Arts Foundation, and specifically their Skip To The Beat mental health programme, will be the...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - London Contemporary Orchestra
In this month’s edition of the Ninja Tune Podcast, we sat down with London Contemporary Orchestra ahead of their most recent collaboration with Actress at the Barbican. Formed in 2008 by co-artistic directors Robert Ames and Hugh Brunt, the LCO has collaborated with a wide array of musicians,...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Help Refugees
This month’s edition of the Ninja Tune Podcast finds our producer Jack Smith in conversation with Annie Gavrilescu of the charity Help Refugees. Ninja Tune staff were recently volunteering in the town of Calais, Northern France, playing a small part in the inspirational work that a number of...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Nabihah Iqbal
This month's edition of the Ninja Tune Podcast finds Nabihah Iqbal in conversation with Kieran Yates, a music and politics journalist and co-author of 2011’s ’Generation Vexed’. Coming off the back of a panel discussion at a recent screening of Omar Majeed’s ‘Taqwacore: The Birth of Punk Islam’,...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Jordan Rakei & Loyle Carner
This edition of the Ninja Tune podcast features two artists closing out one hell of a 2017. Jordan Rakei, who’s soulful LP on Ninja Tune has led to sold out shows and critical acclaim, in conversation with one of the shining lights of UK Hip-Hop, Loyle Carner. We find two friends from opposite…
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Discwoman
Underrepresentation of women in music is nothing new. Female:Pressure released a report in 2013 that revealed that the average female representation at major music festivals was a dismal 8.4 per cent. However, some booking agencies and collectives are spearheading an effort to rebalance line-ups...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Actress
On this edition of the Ninja Tune podcast we hear from Actress, the man behind the incredible album ‘AZD’, released earlier this year on Ninja Tune. Discussing influences ranging from Solange to The Bellville Three, we hear on topics including politics and gender in electronic music, “chaos magic...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - The Bug vs Earth
Like master painters exploring a subject over a lifetime’s work, Kevin Martin and Dylan Carlson – The Bug and Earth, respectively – have each been mining and defining their genres for more than 20 years. On this episode of the Ninja Tune podcast the pair, who today release collaborative album...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Coldcut & Adrian Sherwood (On-U Sound)
In this edition of the Ninja Tune Podcast we invite label founders Coldcut and dub pioneer, On-u Sound boss Adrian Sherwood down for a catch up. They discuss early memories and movements of the scene, the history of their labels, and what first drew them towards music. We get to hear a variety of...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Illum Sphere & Helena Hauff
On this episode of the Ninja Tune podcast we invited Helena Hauff and Illum Sphere along to have a chat with each other and play a few pieces of music. They discuss his new album "Glass" which is out on Ninja Tune and experiences they both had with their early recordings. They also talk about...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Sarathy Korwar & Throwing Shade (Nabihah Iqbal)
In this special edition of the Ninja Tune podcast, Throwing Shade chats to Sarathy Korwar, whose debut album "Day To Day" was released in July this year via Ninja Tune in collaboration with The Steve Reid Foundation. They discuss the recording of the album, touring with Kamasi Washington and…
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Dave Okumu (The Invisible) & Ed O'Brien (Radiohead) - Part 2
In the final part of this special edition, Ed O'Brien of Radiohead chats with his good friend Dave Okumu of The Invisible. With Radiohead recently releasing "A Moon Shaped Pool" album and The Invisible releasing their own album in "Patience" the two met up at Roundhouse studios with regular...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Dave Okumu (The Invisible) & Ed O'Brien (Radiohead) - Part 1
For this edition of the Ninja Tune podcast, and the first of two parts, we have a very special guest in Ed O'Brien of Radiohead interviewing his good friend Dave Okumu of The Invisible. With Radiohead recently releasing "A Moon Shaped Pool" album and The Invisible releasing their own album in...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Max Graef & Glenn Astro
We catch up with Berlin residents Max Graef & Glenn Astro to talk about the release of their debut album The Yard Work Simulator, out now on Ninja Tune. We discuss their early experiences with music, growing up in Essen and Berlin respectively, how it was that they ended up working together and…
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Ash Koosha
For this episode of the Ninja Tune Podcast we sit down with Iranian electronic producer Ask Koosha to discuss his new album I AKA I. We find out more about his time growing up between Tehran and Frankfurt and how that shaped his early experiences with music, he also speaks about his studies at…
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Throwing Shade (Nabihah Iqbal)
On the show this time we speak to Throwing Shade about her new EP on Ninja Tune, ‘House Of Silk’. We talk about her studies in Ethnomusicology, women in the music industry, and her dream collaboration with Drake. Along the way we hear some of the music that has inspired her musical journey...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Coldcut + DK (Ninja Tune 25th Anniversary Mix)
For our final podcast of 2015 we revisit the Coldcut and DK 'Essential Mix’, broadcast earlier this year on BBC Radio1 as part of Ninja Tune’s 25th Anniversary celebrations. Matt Black said of the mix "We wanted to represent as many of the current Ninja Tune roster as possible and also throw a...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - King Midas Sound & Fennesz
This week on the Ninja Tune podcast guest host Joe Muggs speaks with Kevin Martin, Roger Robinson & Kiki Hitomi - otherwise known as King Midas Sound - and recent collaborator Christian Fennesz about their Edition 1 album, released via Ninja Tune in September this year. They speak about the...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Lee Bannon
Lee Bannon joins us this month on the Ninja Tune podcast to talk about the release of his latest album 'Pattern Of Excel'. He discusses his early forays into music, his continuing sonic shapeshifting, and some of the tracks that have influenced him along the way. We hear a diverse range of music...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Jaga Jazzist
Following the release of their latest studio album 'Starfire' Jaga Jazzist's Lars Horntveth speaks to us about the bands 20 year history to date. From their origins in Norway and now currently in his new home in LA, he charts this journey through some of the scenes and sounds that have influenced...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Dorian Concept
For this episode of the Ninja Tune podcast, we talk to keyboard virtuoso Dorian Concept about his 2014 album 'Joined Ends', his journey as a musician, and 5 tracks that have influenced him and helped to shape his musical understanding, with music from John Coltrane, JSBL, Coldcut, Savath Savalas…
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Lapalux
For this episode of the Ninja Tune Podcast we welcome Lapalux to the Ninja Tune HQ to discuss the making of his new album - and second for Flying Lotus’ iconic Brainfeeder label - ‘Lustmore’. We hear about his collaborations with Andreya Triana and Szjerdene, as well as working with iconic video...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Portico
In this latest edition of the Ninja Tune Podcast we speak to Portico about their new album ‘Living Fields’, adapting to life as a trio and their first forays into the world of music. Along the way we hear music from Steve Reich, Jaco Pastorius, Thom Yorke, Arthur Russell, and Brian Eno, as well…
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Ninja Tune Recap Mix
Welcome to a new feature on the Ninja Tune podcast - in between our regular artist showcases & interviews, we'll be releasing these music only podcasts, featuring a roundup of the latest tracks coming out of Ninja Tune, sister label Big Dada and our wider family of imprints. In this first episode...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Artist Tracks of Year
We wrap up the year with a few of our artists telling us about some of the tracks that have caught their attention in 2014. FaltyDL, Illum Sphere, The Bug and Machinedrum select music from Lee Gamble, Kassem Mosse, Micachu and Fracture amongst others.
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Ninja Tune Podcast - FaltyDL
A chat with Drew Lustman AKA FaltyDL ahead of his latest album, and second for NInja Tune, "In The Wild". FaltyDL talks about his times in music whilst also picking out 5 influential tracks plus the nod on the best tunes coming up on the Ninja Tune family of labels...
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Ninja Tune Podcast - Mr. Scruff
Ahead of his all-day extravaganza at the Roundhouse in London supporting his new album "Friendly Bacteria", Andy Carthy a.k.a. Mr. Scruff dropped by Ninja HQ for a chat. Mr. Scruff chooses 5 of his favourite tracks by artists featured on the record, and discusses how each came to be involved. We...
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The official Ninja Tune Podcast featuring exclusive interviews and music from the artists of Ninja Tune & guests from beyond. Expect the likes of Bicep, Actress, Jayda G, Marie Davidson, Amon Tobin, Bonobo, The Bug, Sampa The Great, Music Declares Emergency, The Cinematic Orchestra, Coldcut, Ed O’Brien (Radiohead), Kae Tempest, Kelis, Machinedrum, Mr Scruff, Romare, Roots Manuva, Thundercat, Young Fathers and many more...
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