Ninja Tuna

Ninja Tuna
Studio album by Mr. Scruff
Released	6 October 2008
Genre	Electronica, trip hop
Length	66:53
Label	Ninja Tune
Producer	Mr. Scruff
Mr. Scruff chronology
Mrs Cruff (2005) Ninja Tuna (2008) Bonus Bait (2009)
Singles from Ninja Tuna
"Test the Sound" Released: July 1, 2002 "Kalimba" Released: June 30, 2005 "Whiplash" Released: 2006 "This Way" Released: 2009

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The A.V. Club	B−[1]
Gigwise	[2]

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.^[citation needed]

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.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mr. Scruff.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Test the Sound"	1:40
2.	"Music Takes Me Up" (featuring Alice Russell)	5:27
3.	"Donkey Ride" (featuring Quantic)	5:12
4.	"Hairy Bumpercress"	6:30
5.	"Whiplash"	5:59
6.	"Nice Up the Function" (featuring Roots Manuva)	3:54
7.	"Bang the Floor" (featuring Danny Breaks)	3:41
8.	"Get on Down"	5:53
9.	"Hold On" (featuring Andreya Triana)	5:03
10.	"Give Up to Get"	6:44
11.	"Kalimba"	5:50
12.	"This Way" (featuring Pete Simpson)	5:31
13.	"Stockport Carnival"	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

1. Matos, Michaelangelo (20 January 2009). "Mr. Scruff: Ninja Tuna". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
2. Thompson, Alistair (9 October 2008). "Mr Scruff – 'Ninja Tuna' (Ninja Tune) Released 06/10/08". Gigwise. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
3. "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". IMPALA Music. 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2021.

External links

• Mr. Scruff's official website