"Willow, the weeping, the whimsy, the whispy, the wizard. Grateful for the opportunity to create and spend time with such a beautiful human. Our journey together has been quite a fun one. Creating this song together, felt very much like the real us. So Happy to be able to share." - Thundercat
'ThunderWave' is an exercise in trust between Thundercat and WILLOW. The new single from his upcoming album Distracted is out now alongside a live performance video ➜ thundercat.lnk.to/distractedSK
5: 2019 - A new logo design by @joemarinetti , in house at Ninja Tune and informed by Strictly Kev’s logo.
4: 2010 - Redesigned and streamlined for the 20th anniversary by Strictly Kev. “The head and eyes were the main element, a dynamic simplification that echos the angles of the X’s it would sit next to within the look of the anniversary releases."
3: 2000 - Update for the Xen Cuts compilation. “It was a logical progression,” said Strictly Kev, “of the jumping Ninja which had ‘put down the sword to take up the record’ (Jon More) and was now throwing it. It put the record at the forefront."
2: 1994 - Original drawing of Strictly Kev’s (@openmindesign ) logo. “My aim with this was to update Michael’s logo into a slightly more human form, with a dynamic pose. I also forwent the extra movement lines, spiral and crescent moon of the original.”
1: 1990 - The original drawing created by Michael Bartalos using black ink and white paper. "It was intended to have the same stylistic flavour (linoleum block print) as @coldcutofficial 'Stop This Crazy Thing' 12-inch, which I illustrated back in 1988."
Fcukers make their debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. A huge moment for the band ahead of the release of their first album 'Ö'. They performed 'I Like It Like That' a fan favourite off the forthcoming record.
Watch the full performance on YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwEK...
fcukers - ‘if you wanna party, come over to my house’ is out now. The next single off their forthcoming debut album ‘Ö’ out on Friday 27th March.
Listen to the final single and pre-save the album: fcukers.lnk.to/o-albumSK
We’ve been cooking up lots of new tunes, so we’ve updated our New Releases playlist with releases from DJ Seinfeld, Fcukers, Thundercat and more.
Static electricity drum set ⚡️
This CRT TV drum set was created by ELECTRONICOS FANTASTICOS!
The On Repeat Playlist has been updated with tracks from Anthony Naples, Apparat & more
Link: ninjatune.lnk.to/onrepeat
Video Credit: science.mp4 on IG
Back in 2011, not long after his first releases, Floating Points visited Zico Chico's home (before they had a store) in São Paulo, Brazil to do some crate digging 🎼
Full film up on YouTube.
A visionary invention 🫧
The On Repeat Playlist has been updated with track from Caribou, Jill Scott & more
Link: ninjatune.lnk.to/onrepeatLN
With new Flying Lotus material upcoming, we thought it was a good time to revisit this classic interview with Nardwuar from 2014 where they covered topics such as his uncle John Coltrane, another uncle Ernie Farrow playing with Yusef Lateef, & Wreckin Cru.
“I'm grateful to have spent my time on this planet with Mac,” Thundercat shares. “What an artist, what a spirit, what a joy to have experienced.”
The track is taken from the upcoming album 'Distracted' and comes with a video directed by Léa Esmaili and produced by Blinkink.
Thundercat - “She Knows Too Much” featuring his close friend and collaborator Mac Miller is out now. It's the sound of two dear friends in their element.
➜ thundercat.lnk.to/distractedSK
DJ seinfeld drops ‘Of Joy’, featuring Norwegian singer-songwriter ARY. Two years in the making, the track is reminiscent of early 2000s trance, carried by Seinfeld’s signature drums and ARY’s open, emotive voice.
Mood for Valentines Day tomorrow 🌹
credit: Gothita
We’ve crunched the numbers & the answer is: new music. We’ve updated our New Releases playlist with tracks from Thundercat, Fcukers, DJ Seinfeld and more 🧮
Video Credit: dentaku_music
With new Flying Lotus material upcoming, we thought it was a good time to revisit this classic interview with Nardwuar from 2014.
Fcukers run the 'Beatback’ for their newest single off their forthcoming debut album ‘Ö’ out 27th March.
Guaranteed to blow the speakers 📻
Link: fcukers.lnk.to/o-albumSK
Daphni’s cat, Odo, proving to be a scratch master 😼
A track off Daphni’s new album features on this week’s On Repeat Playlist alongside other tracks from Arlo Parks, J. Cole & more
Link: ninjatune.lnk.to/onrepeat
Video Credit: Daphni
Oslo-based producer, pianist and drummer, dublon shares new single “Sunrise” ☀️ out now via technicolour records
Tracks we've been rinsing recently... The On Repeat Playlist has been updated with tracks from Honey Dijon, MoMa Ready & More
Link: ninjatune.lnk.to/onrepeat
Nohr links up with German brothers TWO LANES for new single “Sign (Revision)”, out now via counter records!
This new track is a perfect marriage of each artists’ sonic signatures: expansive, evocative and deeply emotive.
‼️ Thundercat will be releasing a new album ‘Distracted’ on 3rd of April via Brainfeeder 😮💨‼️
‘I Did This To Myself FT. Lil Yachty’ is out now.
Link: thundercat.lnk.to/distractedSK
Barry Can't Swim has dropped “Chala (My Soul Is On A Loop)” which will feature on Barry's upcoming Late Night Tales compilation, out 6 March 2026! ➰🏊♂️
This is the first mix from the series in over five years, and the start of its 25th anniversary year series!
A Four Tet Live Show in just 2 mins. Keeping fans on their toes with a hyper sped up version of his full gig at Alexandra Palace last year.
Four Tet features on this week's On Repeat Playlist, alongside tracks from Cleo Sol, Avalon Emerson & more.
Link: ninjatune.lnk.to/onrepeat
Ninja Tune club visuals created by The Light Surgeons for our Stealth club nights at East London's Blue Note club (now long gone!) in 1996. These were recorded using slide and 19mm film loops recorded onto video - music by Kid Koala and DJ Vadim. Produced & Directed Chris Allen & Andy Flywheel
yeule kicks off 2026 making their debut performance for NPR's Tiny Desk. The beautiful performance features music off their new album Evangelic Girl Is A Gun including the tracks 'Dudu' and 'VV' and softscars favorites 'dazies' and 'sulky baby’.
Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQMa...
