From Kent Williams Sent Fri, Aug 7th 1998, 15:10
I was some sort of runner-up on the "name that tour" contest, but nonetheless the ninjas just sent me two promos that I will review this weekend and post here -- the new Neotropic, and the Clifford Gilberto. Here's my capsule impressions: Neotropic: Dark, mostly downtempo stuff, with some breaks. Gilberto: Now here's some stuff that wears it's 70's jazz fusion roots on it's sleeve! Kind of like Squarepusher, but not quite that bloody-minded. I was folding laundry while this played in the next room, but this is a one to watch! I guess in the past I've never really thought that much about Ninjatone, but you have to give it up to these guys -- their releases are as varied and adventurous as labels like Rephlex, but their quality control seems to be working better!