(Trip-Hop, Future Jazz, Downtempo, Hip-Hop) [LP] [24/192] VA - Xen Cuts (6 LP) - 2000, FLAC (tracks)

01. Steinski's Intro - The Xen to One Ratio (1:07)
02. Big Dada Sound - Showtime (4:47)
03. Dynamic Syncopation (feat. Mass Influence) - 2 Tha Left (3:24)
04. T Love - QMS (5:04)
05. The Herbaliser feat. Latyrx - 8pt Agenda (5:01)
06. Mr. Scruff - Ug (4:37)
07. Neotropic feat. Shorti aka Resonance - Memories (3:17)
08. Amon Tobin - Saboteur (Roots Manuva Version) (4:25)
09. DJ Vadim feat. Sarah Jones - Your Revolution (Version) (4:54)
10. The Irresistible Force - Nepalese Bliss (Jimpster Mix) (5:20)
11. Kid Koala - Emperor's Main Course (4:05)
12. Coldcut - Give It Up (5:09)
13. Up, Bustle & Out - Hip Hop Barrio (4:38)
14. Quannum MCs - Blue Flames (5:06)
15. The Infesticons - Night Night Theme (4:08)
16. Luke Vibert - l Hear the Drummer (4:08)
17. Fink feat. Frank Chickens - Ninjah (We Are Ninja) (5:38)
18. Flexus Intro - The Joy of X (Spotters Delight) (1:48)
19. Clifford Gilberto - The 10th Victim (4:20)
20. Neptune - Soul Pride (6:39)
21. Up, Bustle & Out - Los Locos Cubanos (Snowboy Mix) (4:24)
22. Amon Tobin - Down & To the Left (5:23)
23. Loka - My Life's in These Bottles (5:30)
24. Chris Bowden - Original Sins (7:36)
25. Clifford Gilberto - Restless (5:27)
26. Animals on Wheels - Build a Church with Your Fear (6:42)
27. DJ Food feat. Ken Nordine - The Ageing Young Rebel (Gentle Cruelty) (8:28)
28. Flanger - Quicksilver Loom (Edit) (4:28)
29. Funki Porcini - Big Sea (Edit) (4:35)
30. Arc - Arcane (4:21)
31. Max & Harvey - Big Amoeba Sound (3:59)
32. Saul Williams - Twice the First Time (4:35)
33. Coldcut - More Beats & Pieces (John McEntire Tortoise Mix) (6:06)
34. Funki Porcini - Dubble (Organ Swell) (6:56)
35. Quincy - Bruce Lee MC (Butcher's Edit) (2:07)
36. Happy Campers - No Mind (5:04)
37. DJ Food - Peace Pt 1 (4:52)
38. Mr Scruff - Happy Band (5:09)
39. Kid Koala - Drunk Trumpet (Live at The Metro, Chicago) (3:54)
40. DJ Vadim - Non Lateral Hypothesis (5:27)
41. Hexstatic - Ninja Tune (The Process Mix) (4:09)
42. Roots Manuva - Movements (Live at Inside Tracks) (4:28)
43. East Flatbush Project - Tried by 12 (Squarepusher Mix) (2:57)
44. Sukia vs. DJ Food - Feel'n You & Me (6:22)
45. The Cinematic Orchestra - Ode to the Big Sea (Four Tet Remix) (7:37)
46. Amon Tobin feat. Chris Morris - Bad Sex (5:20)

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Analyzed: Amon Tobin feat. Chris Morris / Xen Cuts (1)
Amon Tobin / Xen Cuts (2-3)
Animals on Wheels / Xen Cuts (4)
Arc / Xen Cuts (5)
Big Dada Sound / Xen Cuts (6)
Chris Bowden / Xen Cuts (7)
Clifford Gilberto / Xen Cuts (8-9)
Coldcut / Xen Cuts (10-11)
DJ Food feat. Ken Nordine / Xen Cuts (12)
DJ Food / Xen Cuts (13)
DJ Vadim feat. Sarah Jones / Xen Cuts (14)
DJ Vadim / Xen Cuts (15)
Dynamic Syncopation (feat. Mass Influence) / Xen Cuts (16)
East Flatbush Project / Xen Cuts (17)
Fink feat. Frank Chickens / Xen Cuts (18)
Flanger / Xen Cuts (19)
Flexus Intro / Xen Cuts (20)
Funki Porcini / Xen Cuts (21-22)
Happy Campers / Xen Cuts (23)
Hexstatic / Xen Cuts (24)
Kid Koala / Xen Cuts (25-26)
Loka / Xen Cuts (27)
Luke Vibert / Xen Cuts (28)
Max & Harvey / Xen Cuts (29)
Mr Scruff / Xen Cuts (30)
Mr. Scruff / Xen Cuts (31)
Neotropic feat. Shorti aka Resonance / Xen Cuts (32)
Neptune / Xen Cuts (33)
Quannum MCs / Xen Cuts (34)
Quincy / Xen Cuts (35)
Roots Manuva / Xen Cuts (36)
Saul Williams / Xen Cuts (37)
Steinski's Intro / Xen Cuts (38)
Sukia vs. DJ Food / Xen Cuts (39)
T Love / Xen Cuts (40)
The Cinematic Orchestra / Xen Cuts (41)
The Herbaliser feat. Latyrx / Xen Cuts (42)
The Infesticons / Xen Cuts (43)
The Irresistible Force / Xen Cuts (44)
Up, Bustle & Out / Xen Cuts (45-46)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -3.20 dB -15.53 dB 5:20 46-Bad Sex
DR13 -2.69 dB -17.49 dB 4:25 08-Saboteur (Roots Manuva Version)
DR10 -2.53 dB -14.30 dB 5:23 22-Down & To the Left
DR10 -0.87 dB -15.17 dB 6:42 26-Build a Church with Your Fear
DR13 -1.06 dB -16.52 dB 4:21 30-Arcane
DR13 -1.92 dB -17.32 dB 4:47 02-Showtime
DR11 -0.90 dB -14.76 dB 7:36 24-Original Sins
DR12 -1.75 dB -16.42 dB 4:20 19-The 10th Victim
DR11 -2.06 dB -16.02 dB 5:27 25-Restless
DR12 -0.87 dB -16.38 dB 5:09 12-Give It Up
DR11 -1.91 dB -15.23 dB 6:06 33-More Beats & Pieces (John McEntire Tortoise Mix)
DR11 -2.06 dB -17.05 dB 8:28 27-The Ageing Young Rebel (Gentle Cruelty)
DR14 -0.96 dB -18.26 dB 4:52 37-Peace Pt 1
DR13 -1.81 dB -16.86 dB 4:54 09-Your Revolution (Version)
DR10 -3.10 dB -16.28 dB 5:27 40-Non Lateral Hypothesis
DR12 -2.59 dB -16.21 dB 3:24 03-2 Tha Left
DR13 -0.88 dB -16.66 dB 2:57 43-Tried by 12 (Squarepusher Mix)
DR13 -3.37 dB -19.48 dB 5:38 17-Ninjah (We Are Ninja)
DR13 -1.67 dB -17.91 dB 4:28 28-Quicksilver Loom (Edit)
DR11 -2.75 dB -14.90 dB 1:48 18-The Joy of X (Spotters Delight)
DR10 -1.06 dB -14.77 dB 4:35 29-Big Sea (Edit)
DR13 -1.86 dB -16.80 dB 6:56 34-Dubble (Organ Swell)
DR12 -1.57 dB -16.51 dB 5:04 36-No Mind
DR13 -0.93 dB -17.11 dB 4:09 41-Ninja Tune (The Process Mix)
DR11 -3.52 dB -16.62 dB 4:05 11-Emperor's Main Course
DR9 -3.79 dB -14.46 dB 3:54 39-Drunk Trumpet (Live at The Metro, Chicago)
DR10 -2.86 dB -15.64 dB 5:30 23-My Life's in These Bottles
DR11 -1.69 dB -15.14 dB 4:08 16-l Hear the Drummer
DR12 -2.72 dB -17.55 dB 3:59 31-Big Amoeba Sound
DR14 -0.87 dB -17.13 dB 5:09 38-Happy Band
DR12 -0.97 dB -15.25 dB 4:37 06-Ug
DR12 -2.24 dB -16.82 dB 3:17 07-Memories
DR11 -0.92 dB -13.55 dB 6:39 20-Soul Pride
DR11 -1.91 dB -15.07 dB 5:06 14-Blue Flames
DR10 -1.74 dB -15.16 dB 2:07 35-Bruce Lee MC (Butcher's Edit)
DR11 -2.81 dB -15.47 dB 4:28 42-Movements (Live at Inside Tracks)
DR14 -0.88 dB -17.86 dB 4:35 32-Twice the First Time
DR11 -3.78 dB -17.87 dB 1:07 01-The Xen to One Ratio
DR11 -0.90 dB -15.31 dB 6:22 44-Feel'n You & Me
DR13 -2.61 dB -17.74 dB 5:04 04-QMS
DR11 -1.66 dB -15.35 dB 7:37 45-Ode to the Big Sea (Four Tet Remix)
DR13 -0.90 dB -15.00 dB 5:01 05-8pt Agenda
DR13 -0.82 dB -15.69 dB 4:08 15-Night Night Theme
DR11 -3.65 dB -17.57 dB 5:20 10-Nepalese Bliss (Jimpster Mix)
DR13 -2.23 dB -17.71 dB 4:38 13-Hip Hop Barrio
DR12 -3.20 dB -16.59 dB 4:24 21-Los Locos Cubanos (Snowboy Mix)
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Number of tracks: 46
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 4335 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Commemorating its tenth anniversary in similar fashion to the festivities at Warp during 1999, Ninja Tune Records celebrated with a three-disc compilation that spotlights not necessarily the greatest, but definitely the most overlooked, moments in the label's history. Founded in 1990 by Coldcut's Jonathan More and Matt Black in response to increasing frustration with major labels, Ninja Tune only earned notice after a few years of mediocre sampladelic records. When the enterprise really exploded in 1995, however, it soon spawned an excellent roster of artists from all sorts of beat-oriented camps: trip-hop (Funki Porcini, Up Bustle & Out), drum'n'bass (Amon Tobin, Animals on Wheels), and hip-hop (DJ Vadim, the Herbaliser, Kid Koala), as well as more ambient techno (Irresistible Force, Neotropic) via the Ntone sub-label. Xen Cuts presents almost 50 tracks spread over three hours, and the focus on previously unreleased (or unavailable on compact disc) material makes for a compilation of many pleasant surprises. Remixers provide many of the highlights, including Jimpster (Irresistible Force's "Nepalese Bliss"), Squarepusher (East Flatbush Project's "Tried by 12"), Roots Manuva (Amon Tobin's "Saboteur"), Fourtet (Cinematic Orchestra's "Channel 1 Suite), and John McEntire (the label classic "More Beats & Pieces" by Coldcut). Anyone seeking an overview that hits every high will be disappointed -- there's barely an original single to be found on this entire collection, despite the preponderance of B-sides -- but Ninja Tune exercised such remarkable quality control during the mid to late '90s that it barely shows.