Xen Cuts Music

• The Xen to One Ratio
• Showtime - Hopewell, K.
• 2 Tha Left - Allen, B.
• QMS - Taylor, T.
• 8 Point Agenda - Wherry, J.
• Ug - Carthy, Andy
• Memories - Maslen, Riz
• Rhythm and Blues Angus Steakhouse - Begg, Si
• Saboteur - Tobin, Amon
• Your Revolution - Peare, Vadim
• Nepalese Bliss - Mixmaster Morris
• Emperor's Main Course - San, Eric
• Give It Up - Black, Matt
• Hip Hop Barrio - Mould, R.
• Blue Flames - Mosley, X.
• Night Night Theme - Meline, J.
• I Hear the Drummer - Vibert, Luke
• Ninjah (We Are Ninja) - Greenall, F.
• The Joy of X (Spotters Delight)
• The 10th Victim - Schmit, Florian
• Soul Pride - Carpenter
• Los Locos Cubanos - Egues, Orquesta Ric
• Down and to the Left - Tobin, Amon
• My Life's in These Bottles - Kyriacou, M.
• Original Sins - Bowden, Chris
• Restless - Schmitt, Florian
• Build a Church With Your Fear - Coleman, Andrew [1]
• The Ageing Young Rebel (Gentle Cruelty) - Nordine, Ken
• Quicksilver Loom - Friedmann, Bernd
• Big Sea - Funki Porcini
• Arcane - Smith, Dean
• Big Amoeba Sound - Max & Harvey
• Twice the First Time - Williams, S. [1]
• More Beats & Pieces - Black, Matt
• Dubble (Organ Swell) - Funki Porcini
• No Mind - Jernberg, Morten
• Peace, Pt. 1 - Carpenter, P.
• Happy Band - Carthy, Andy
• Drunk Trumpet - San, Eric
• Nonlateral Hypothesis - DJ Vadim
• Ninja Tune (Enter the Augmenter) - Brunson
• Movements - Smith, Rodney
• Tried by 12 - Des
• Feel'n You and Me - Borrell
• Channel 1 Suite - Swinscoe, J.
• Bad Sex - Tobin, Amon
• Bruce Lee MC - Quincy

Released as a tribute to the fact that Coldcut's legendary Ninja Tune imprint had been releasing records for a decade, this collection showcases the label's rich array of artists. Though assembled in the same spirit as the seminal Ninja Cuts series, comprising a mixture of back catalog and material exclusive to the compilation, a crafty alteration of the title acts as a nod to the 10 years since Bogus Order's "Zen Brakes" first fought its way onto a turntable. From the Steinski intro, the track listing of the first of two compact discs has a distinct hip-hop leaning. It slinks through lyrical activity from the likes of the Dynamic Syncopation before flipping a skit from Roots Manuva over Amon Tobin's "Saboteur" and dropping down to the sultry vocals of Sarah Jones, which parallel the Gil Scott-Heron standard in their declaration that the "revolution will not be between these thighs." Flip to the second disc for a demonstration of Ninja's recent foray into cinematic funk, whether through the raging percussion of Chris Bowden or breathtaking orchestration of Clifford Gilberto's "Restless," the resultant experience is nothing if not widescreen. Settle down and reset your ears for two hours of cross-dressing, genre-bending bliss from one of the U.K.'s most innovative record labels. --Kingsley Marshall