DJ Food is just about as old school as you can get for Ninja Tune. Obviously, it has a lot to do with the fact that Zen founders Matt Black and Jonathan More -- who also record as the legendary Coldcut -- often constitute the majority of Food. Following up their first installment in the Solid Steel compilation series some six years after the fact, the decade's worth of combined deejaying experience between Coldcut and touring member DK means the quality of mixing is never in question. It’s the track selection that will turn off some people. Don’t worry, though, most of thems be fun-haters. I mean, who doesn’t want to hear Ram Jam’s “Black Betty” next to cuts from Aphex Twin, DJ Zinc, New Order, DJ Shadow, and Roots Manuva? I suppose the fast-paced, drastic changes between old school/underground hip-hop, electronica, soul, rock, and drum & bass, among others, is a bit much for some to handle. Well, hooey for them, I say. I’ve got a five-second attention span, so this shit is off the hook. What’s next? Tell me about the fucking golf shoes!
1. MVP – Rock Your Body (Instrumental)2. Z-Trip – Listen To The DJ feat. Soup3. Timbaland – Cop That Shit feat. Missy Elliot & Magoo4. Eric B & Rakim – I Know You Got Soul (A Capella)5. The Human League – Being Boiled6. Area Code 615 – Stone Fox Chase7. Cut Chemist – A Peek In Time8. Pepe Deluxe – Salami Fever9. Cozy Powell – Dance With The Devil10. DJ Format – You Hear That11. Ram Jam – Black Betty12. Johnny Jones & The King Casuals – Purple Haze13. Primal Scream – Revenge Of The Hammond Connection14. Bomb The Bass feat. Merlin – Megablast (A Capella)15. DJ Shadow – Right Thing16. Gorgio Morodor – Tears17. AC Lewis – Tickles feat. Ndidi Cascade18. Aphex Twin – Nannou19. The Irresistible Force – Undeground20. New Order – The Beach21. Part 2 – One Of Dem Days feat. Fallacy22. Freestylers – Painkiller feat. Pendulum & Sirreal23. 5 Deez – Funky (A Capella)24. TTC – Dans Le Club25. Reggie Steppa – Drum Pan Sound26. DJ Zinc – Reach Out27. Roots Manuva – Swords In The Dirt feat. Rodney P28. Pendulum & Fresh – Tarantula feat. Spyda & Tenom Fly29. Roots Manuva – Witness30. Jo Ann Garret – It’s No Secret31. Ronnie Hazelhurst – Are You Being Served? Theme32. The Dragons – Food For My Soul
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