Ninja Academy
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Home Town: Highland Park, CA
Genre: Alternative
Posted By: Outdo-Ninja
Joined On: April 11, 2005
Page Views: 8,542
Song Plays: 355
Current Rank: 1,157
Highest Rank: 214
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Albums
Enter The Ninja (2004), Live at Hangar1018 (unreleased, 2004)
Similar Artists
None, really. But if I HAD to name some, they would be: Lightning Bolt, Hella, From Monument To Masses, Pixies, Death From Above 1979.
Again, we don't sound anything like these groups.
Group Members
Indo-Ninja, Outdo-Ninja
Instruments
Bass, drums, effects, sampler
Musical Style
Instrumental Rock
Influences
Pixies, Charles Mingus, Art Blakey, PJ Harvey, Radiohead, too many to list.
Additional Info
Yes, we DO dress like ninjas. |
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| Ninja Academy Enter The Ninja (Hangar 1018)
By Russell Barker
Before we get onto the music, firstly some facts. Ninja Academy are a two-piece, bass and drums instrumental group who wear ninja outfits when they play live. When you hear the music it begins to make perfect sense. Actually it doesn't at all; in fact it doesn't get anywhere close, but that all goes to help enhance the enigma that is Ninja Academy.
The best tracks on the album are the ones enhanced by the addition of the keyboards of Max Martinez, adding as they do a certain jazz tilt to proceedings. Specifically we're talking about the slow and moody 'Jungle Wabbit' and 'Bounce', the one that sounds like an off kilter version of the Mission Impossible theme tune.
And to show they can rock aswell as set the mood they give us 'Maniac', which swells time and again to a big wave of noise before settling down to a calm bass line and 'The Truth' which ushered the album in gently before the rock explosion near the... Read entire review »
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Enter The Ninja (Hangar 1018)
Enter The Ninja is comprised of live instrumental drum and bass compositions. Indo Ninja and Outdo Ninja are the minds behind these 8 frantically paced concoctions that prove to be a welcomed take on a genre normally saved for electronica. Ninja Academy are on a mission to prove that there are a variety of inventive uses and methods that can be displayed with barely more than bass and some drums. "Ninja Ho Down" sounds like a distortion pedal and a guitar...but nope, some drums and a bass. "If You Need Me" sounds like an acoustic singer songwriter ballad... but nope, drum and bass. Toss in a sparingly few strategic sound effects and keys, and you have yourself some solid and real...yup, you guessed it... drum and bass. Not a bad listen at all.
-Carlos Herrera
from WAV magazine (03.2005) |
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| | Posted on Apr 13, 2006 @4:54 AM | Rating: 10 / 10 | you have to come to Vancouver WA
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| | | Posted on Jan 25, 2006 @3:42 AM | Rating: 7 / 10 | Love the bass playing, tight.
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