From Jeff Waye Sent Mon, Apr 26th 1999, 20:55
Hey All We (Ninja Tune) had a licensing deal with Instinct/Shadow for approximatly 3 years. ZEN24 was the last release they did for us. Everything after that is handled by our U.S/Canada domestic Ninja office. Shadows relentless caning of our back catalog on various cash-in compilations makes the matter confusing, but don't be fooled, you're not getting anything new. Funki is one James Braddell. He was also one half of Ninja act 9 Lazy 9. As Funki he has released 3 full length records ('Hed Phone Sex', 'Love Pussycats & Carwrecks', and 'The Ultimatly Empty Million Pounds') and various e.ps and singles. Take Care Jeff >Hi all-- > >I've been off the list for a few weeks, so please excuse me if any of >these topics have been discussed as of late. I recently purchased a >copy of Le Gooster's 'Zig Zag Zen' and noticed that it was a 5 Star >Recording. Something vague clicked in my memory with that label name, >but I can't remember what it would've been. Anyone got some more info >on them or what they've put out of quality that might be logged >somewhere within the depths of my memory? Also, Shadow is the >distributor for them, yes? And for Ninja Tune USA? > >Speaking of Ninja Tune USA, I dug out my Funki Porcini "Hed Phone Sex" >disc and gave it a whirl for the first time in a couple of months. >"Strip-Hop," indeed. =) I'm curious if anyone has any general-type >info on F.P., as in...who the hell is it and where do they come from >and is there anything else by them/he/she/it that is worth my hard- >earned money? The sleeve is sketchy and confusing at best (if not >terribly amusing), so any help anyone could give me on straightening >me out about these topics would be much appreciated.