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| A1 | Steinski – | The Xen To One Ratio (Intro) | 1:03 | |
| A2 | Big Dada Sound – | Showtime | 4:45 | |
| A3 | Dynamic Syncopation – |
2 Tha Left
Featuring – Mass Influence |
3:21 | |
| A4 | T Love – | QMS | 5:00 | |
| A5 | Herbaliser, The – |
8pt Agenda
Featuring – Latyrx |
5:00 | |
| B1 | Mr. Scruff – | Ug | 4:33 | |
| B2 | Neotropic – |
Memories
Featuring – Shorti |
3:12 | |
| B3 | Amon Tobin – |
Saboteur (Roots Manuva Version)
Remix – Roots Manuva |
4:22 | |
| B4 | DJ Vadim – |
Your Revolution (Version)
Featuring – Sarah Jones |
4:53 | |
| C1 | Irresistible Force, The – |
Nepalese Bliss (Jimpster Mix)
Remix – Jimpster |
5:17 | |
| C2 | Kid Koala – | Emperor's Main Course | 4:04 | |
| C3 | Coldcut – | Give It Up | 5:08 | |
| C4 | Up, Bustle & Out – | Hip Hop Barrio | 4:35 | |
| D1 | Quannum MC's – | Blue Flames | 5:05 | |
| D2 | Infesticons, The – | Night Night Theme | 4:06 | |
| D3 | Luke Vibert – | l Hear The Drummer | 4:07 | |
| D4 | Fink – |
Ninjah (We Are Ninja)
Featuring – Frank Chickens |
5:15 | |
| E1 | Flexus Intro – | The Joy Of X (Spotters Delight) | 1:44 | |
| E2 | Clifford Gilberto Rhythm Combination, The – | The 10th Victim | 4:18 | |
| E3 | Neptune – | Soul Pride | 6:36 | |
| E4 | Up, Bustle & Out – |
Los Locos Cubanos (Snowboy Mix)
Remix – Snowboy |
4:23 | |
| F1 | Amon Tobin – | Down & To The Left | 5:21 | |
| F2 | Loka – | My Life's In These Bottles | 5:28 | |
| F3 | Chris Bowden – | Original Sins | 7:36 | |
| G1 | Clifford Gilberto Rhythm Combination, The – | Restless | 5:32 | |
| G2 | Animals On Wheels – | Build A Church With Your Fear | 6:39 | |
| G3 | DJ Food – |
The Ageing Young Rebel (Gentle Cruelty)
Featuring – Ken Nordine |
8:28 | |
| H1 | Flanger – | Quicksilver Loom | 8:20 | |
| H2 | Funki Porcini – | Big Sea (Edit) | 4:34 | |
| H3 | Arc (2) – | Arcane | 4:21 | |
| H4 | Max & Harvey – | Big Amoeba Sound | 4:00 |
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| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xen Cuts (2xCD, Comp) | Ninja Tune | ZENCD49 | UK | 2000 | ||
| Xen Cuts (Box + 3xCD, Comp, Sli) | Ninja Tune | ZEN CD49X | Canada | 2000 | ||
| Xen Cuts (Box, Comp + 6xLP) | Ninja Tune | zen 49 BX | UK | 2000 | ||
| Xen Cuts (3xCD, Comp, Promo) | Ninja Tune | ZENCD49 P | UK | 2000 | ||
| Xen Cuts (3xCD, Comp) | Ninja Tune | ZEN CD 49X | UK | 2000 |
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Reviews & Discussion
It almost goes without saying that this collection is hot. You might hear it, like it, buy it, and listen to it, but you don't really realize how good it is until you have listened to it for a couple of years... I think a lot of the tracks on this compilation have a timeless quality to them - I never get tired of hearing them.
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There's something eminently respectable about Ninja Tune's volatile formula, which may be most closely approximated in the mainstream by the Beastie Boys' deliciously flexible Hello Nasty. When artists like Coldcut and DJ Food whip irresistible beats together with samples from classic movies, old school Brooklyn rap and artists like the London Funk Allstars, it always seems to work, and the resulting sound is hypnotic, crisp and distinct.
Xen Cuts is a 4 x LP set, and it's a jaw-droppingly diverse sampler of Ninja Tune's history as a label, mixing up bits of back catalog stuff with fresh cuts minted for the set. Acts including The Herbaliser, Amon Tobin, Kid Koala and Funki Porcini throw down electronic and acoustic elements that mesh seamlessly and skillfully, evolving enough from track to track that the set never becomes tiresome or played out. Its first disc concentrates more heavily on hip-hop, while the remaining albums kick up a dense cloud of Latin beats, unstoppable funk and hipster miscellany.
And while all three discs are strong and listenable, certain tracks stand out. Saul Williams, with "Twice the First Time," combines strings, spoken word and hip-hop in an unforgettable manner — when the strings go to pizzacato and the sound fills out, it becomes an irresistably strange and dancey mix.
DJ Food takes a poetic and fairly disturbing bit of spoken word by Ken Nordine to craft "The Ageing Young Rebel," a self-consciously hip bit of techno ephemera that no listener should pass up.
And Hexstatic's bizarre "Ninja Tune" takes scratching, an insidiously seductive beat, chop-socky kung-fu samples and Asian chords to weave an inexplicably listenable track.
Ninja Tune fans owe it to their label to pick up this bountiful spread of phattening sound. As for Ninja Tune neophytes... Fans of hip-hop, funk and techno who have yet to yet to discover Britain's freshest funk merchants should be legally compelled to give Xen Cuts a try — it's broad enough to satisfy the crowd, but sharp enough to make educated heads spin.