On September 8th 1997 Coldcut released their 4th album, their first on their own label, Ninja Tune. Ninja Tune was born out of a desire to side-step the bullshit of major industry dealings, and over the last seven years the label has continued to expand on the D.I.Y. philosophy that gave it birth. Coldcut, and many others, have waited a long time for this moment to come. From uneasy (b)listening to future-retro
space-junk, this is Ninja Tune's most important release ever. Let Us Play.

'Let Us Play' documents the density of the Coldcut project. This is the finished tracklist [and a run-down of collaborators...]

Return To Margin: [tablas by Talvin Singh, drum solo by Paul Brook]
Atomic Moog: (Post Nuclear Afterlife Lounge Mix) [remix and additional destruction by The Herbaliser, keys solo by Oliver Parfit]
More Beats & Pieces: (Daddy Rips It Up mix) [breaks & assistance by Strictly Kev from DJ Food, didgital doings by Jon Voda]
Rubaiyat: [drums by Bernard Purdie, bass by Cheyne Towers, sax by Tom Chant, scronk by Gwen Jamois, additional production by
Jimpster]
Pan Opticon: [vocal samples from The Protest Movement, co-produced with OuterBongolia]
Music For No Musicians:
Noah's Toilet: [vocals by Salena Saliva, co-produced with Rob Pepperell (Hex)]
Space Journey: [keyboards by Jamie Odell ]
Timber: [co-produced with Stuart Warren-Hill (Hexstatic)]
Every Home A Prison entitled More Beats & Pieces (feat.Jello Biafra) on this CD promo
Cloned Again: [vocals by Jello Biafra, beats by Playtime software developed by Hex]
I'm Wild About That Thing: [drums by Bernard Purdie, bass by Chene Towers, sax by Tom Chant, flute by Annie Quicke, keyboards by Jamie Odell, scronk by Gwen Jamois, additional production by Steinski]

'Let Us Play' is the heartfelt cry of a generation that rejects being categorised, bought, used or homogenised. Themes that heavily influence the album are the impact of technology on a changing society, and the principles of DIY philosophy and zentertainment. Album comes with free chin, so you don't wear your own out.

'Let us Play' is where you will learn about....

DNA ROM/the Post Human Condition/ synaesthesia/ DJing/ VJing/ sampling/ playtools/remixing/slack/club culture/party political broadcasts/freedom of information/adhocracy/the battle between analogue and digital/'the CON"/ and other things. .... all Mixed by Coldcut. The album also comes with a free CD-Rom that relights the flapping flame of interactivity. Integrate....Interactivate...Rejuvinate..

'Before big beat, before trip hop, even before acid house there was Coldcut, sampling, scratching, mouthing off, years ahead of their time. Now, post-acid house, post-trip hop, post-big beat they're still here, still mouthing off. And still ahead of their time.'
Mixmag

'Let Us Play is a combination of art theory lab and musical atom smasher, where all the music in the world is up to be remade and reconceived… It's like listening to an omni-competent future jazz ensemble who can step inside any groove, sampled or real, and have a fresh take on everything.'
Mojo

'Beatism defined'
The Face

'It's clever enough to push forward every aspect of breakbeat without snatching the the "Total Smartarse" award in the process… another package that maintains Ninja Tunes' status as boundary-breakers '
Muzik

'Restlessly innovative in both technique and execution…'
JockeySlut

'This album further perfects the Coldcut method and whether it's pure jazz locked in with cascading electronics, a scratch mix of Peter & the Wolf or an evolutionary slice of electronica, they pull it off.'
Straight No Chaser

' Matt Black and Jonathan More have lost none of their zeitgeist-sniffing perceptiveness, surreal sense of humour, or methodical technological futurism'
DJ Magazine

'This is well worth your time and attention... Vacate the throne, young pretenders. The champs are back in town'
NME

'Another quite excellent concept'
Sidewalk Surfer