Ninja Tune XX Volume 1 CD

It's not often a record label gets to celebrate 20 years of business so congratulations to Ninja Tune and a extra golf clap for doing so in such style. Across these two double CDs the label has delivered a veritable feast of electronic delights with a heavy emphasis on digging in the Ninja archives for unreleased material. Of the 62 tracks featured only 13 have previously been available. We'll let you have a minute to let that sink in. It's a pretty thankless task to try and attempt to pick a handful of highlights from such rich pickings, but if the prospect of a Todd Edwards remix of Spank Rock, Rooty Tooty getting an overhaul from Micachu or Vadim's seminal "Terrorist" being picked apart by Gaslamp Killer don't pique your fancy then there might be something wrong with your hearing mate. Special mention is reserved for the deluxe gatefold packaging and equally awe inspiring artwork from DJ Food's Strictly Kev that all this brilliant music is housed in.

Ennio Styles, Powlo Thirsty Ear, Phuture Motion