Dean Bryce - Ninja Tune Takeover 26th September 2013

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RVNG Intl. Presents Friends & Fiends w/ Tristan Allen

RVNG Intl. presents Friends & Fiends, a monthly guest hosted show spotlighting resident artists and heads orbiting the label’s universe of forward-reaching, free, and (generally) fried music.

In Focus: Timbaland

If you ever need some creative inspiration, take a look at some videos of Timbaland in the studio in his prime, around the early to mid-2000s. You'll see Timbo smiling knowingly as he plays new material to some of the biggest rap & R&B stars of all time, all of whom appear to display a similar range of emotions – confusion, astonishment, befuddled laughter. This is testament to the Virginia producer's utterly genre shifting approach to the rhythm and texture of beat-making. No one sounded like him before, and the many who have imitated rarely reach his level. This In Focus is selected by Antonine Scali.

Techno House Ambient Electronica Jungle

We welcomed Ninja Tune to the studio at the end of September to take control of the NTS airwaves for a whole day. Their twelve hour hijack included an exclusive interview between Machinedrum and Ninja Tune founder Matt Black, an insane acid mix from Luke Vibert, and sessions from Mr.Scruff, Congo Natty, Illum Sphere and the Invisible. There was also a Solid Steel 25th anniversary special featuring Coldcut, Amon Tobin blessed the airwaves with a spectacular exclusive mix, there was a Werkdiscs special, and Raf Daddy, Toddla T and Falty DL stopped by to show off their selecting skills…

The day was an exploration of the label and what it represents – musical depth as well as breadth, and a whole ton of fun. If you missed it, you should be ashamed of yourself, but not to worry, you can stream a selection of the one-off shows below.