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Zen TV | 
 enlarge | Actor: Various Artists
Studio: Ninja Tune
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 42611
Format: Color, Compilation, Dvd, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 85
UPC: 625978108598
EAN: 0625978108598
ASIN: B00018U9U2
Theatrical Release Date: February 10, 2004
Release Date: February 10, 2004
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Track listings: 1. Funki Porcini - What Are You Looking At?br 2. Jaga Jazzist - Animal Chinbr 3. Mr Scruff - Sweetsmokebr 4. Coldcut Hexstatic - Timberbr 5. Hexstatic - Autobr 6. Amon Tobin - Verbalbr 7. Bonobo - Pick Upbr 8. The Herbaliser - Missing Suitcasebr 9. Skalpel - Sculpturebr 10. Funki Porcini - Atomic Kitchenbr 11. DJ Vadim - Its Onbr 12. Blockhead - Insomniacs Olympicsbr 13. Hexstatic - Ninja Tunebr 14. Wagon Christ - Receiverbr 15. Jaga Jazzist - Daybr 16. Coldcut - DJ Setbr 17. Coldcut - More Beats Piecesbr 18. Mr Scruff - Get A Move Onbr 19. Funki Porcini - Rockit Soulbr 20. Amon Tobin - 4 Ton Mantisbr 21. Coldcut Hexstatic - Natural Rhythmbr 22. Kid Koala - Basin Street Bluesbr 23. Cinematic Orchestra - All That You Givebr 24. The Herbaliser - Something Wickedbr 25. Sesame Street feat. Pointer Sisters - Pinball Number Count (DJ Food edit 2003)br 26. Flanger - Option In The Firebr 27. Animals On Wheels - Never In And Never Outbr 28. Neotropic - Sunflower Girlbr 29. Coldcut - Re:volutionbr 30. Pest - Chicken Spitbr 31. The Herbaliser - Wall Crawling Giant Insect Breaksbr 32. Bonobo - Flutterbr 33. Homelife - Flying Wondersbr 34. Mr Scruff - Honeydewbr 35. Kid Koala - Fender Benderbr 36. Hexstatic Video mash-up (15 minutes)br 37. Exclusive audio mix (60 minutes)br 38. Album Sleeve Gallerybr
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| Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...
Great music, pretty good videos. Overall, a cool DVD. March 10, 2008
Steward Willons
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Although there is a range of reviews here, I'm pretty sure it's inconsequential: Ninja Tune fans are going to be this regardless. With that in mind, here are a few observations. br / br /I'd say that these videos are not as good as some reviewers indicate, but also not as bad as some reviewers say. It really is pretty mixed. There are some that are incredibly inspired such as the videos for Mr. Scruff, Amon Tobin, Hexstatic, and the Cinematic Orchestra. Others are decent, while a few are pretty lame. The good news is, the music is uniformly excellent. This is a nice retrospective of Ninja Tune highlights and that alone probably justifies buying the DVD. br / br /I can't fault a lot of these groups for having less than amazing videos. It's not like they're huge artists with big budgets. Sure, Bjork can hire amazing directors to make amazing videos, but who is going to step up and direct for Kid Koala? It's unrealistic to expect amazing videos. Furthermore, the chopped up public domain and stock footage that comprise many of these videos is actually very similar to how the music is constructed. Instead of creating music out of old records, they're creating videos out of old video footage. It fits the gritty, breakbeat aesthetic of Ninja Tune. br / br /One reviewer pointed out that he wouldn't necessarily just sit down and watch all of these and I agree. I find myself returning to maybe ten of them whenever I pop this in the DVD player, while others I rarely watch. It DOES make for a good atmosphere to have on in the background. Not to suggest that this is in any way "background" music, but we often listen to music while doing other things and this can basically fill that role, but with the TV on as well as the stereo. br / br /As long as your expectations are reasonable, this is a very enjoyable DVD. It's not flashy like the Sound and Motion DVD, nor is it cheesy like those trance "iTunes visualizer" DVDs. If you like the music, you'll probably enjoy some of the videos. I recommend checking it out.
Outstanding April 28, 2006
A Fan (Buffalo, NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've been a huge fan of the Ninja Tune record label for a number of years. They represent a wide variety of music. This DVD is a great tool to explore what the label has to offer if you are just getting started. This DVD is great to play at parties, and with my diverse group of friends, I've had nothing but success with it. br / br /The only downside to this DVD is the interface; I would like to see a shuffle mode. br / br /Lets get moving on volume 2...
What ever happened to Amp on MTV? January 7, 2006
Demon Ted (Omaha, NE USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Zen TV on DVD is great. It has cool videos you can't find anywhere else. They used to play these type of videos on amp on MTV at 1 am. I loved that show. The highlights of this DVD in my opinion are Animal Chin, Sweetsmoke, Get A Move On, Timber, Rockit Soul, Sculpture, Pinball # Count, Sunflower Girl, and The Hexstatic Music Mash-up. All the videos are worth watching though. The RARE artsy VR music videos make for good conversation or just to trance out to. I enjoy the album sleeve gallery music and the 60 minute mix. All in all it makes for a unique musical experience. If you're bored with the same ol', let this stimulate your mind.
THe music saves most of it January 2, 2005
Justin Lau (New York, NY)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I really didnt' get into Ninja TUne till I got this dvd. Amon Tobin is amazing and I have a lot of respect for Cold Cut. This dvd has great music and its all around. You cannot rush through this dvd if you're trying for visual content. You might get bored and frustrated and miss out on the great music. A lot of it isn't that exciting unless your seeing "verbal" by Amon Tobin. Some videos are a bit cheesy or really not that interesting, or just downright weird. But so much of the music is so experimental without any sort of subject matter you can basically do any dam visual you want for the videos. So its great if your a ninja tune fan i'm sure, but I would really just sit down and listen and have the videos as an extra goodie for your listening pleasure.
 Nice graphics and music videos December 30, 2004
Viktor Bergqvist
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I came a cross this masterpice when I was visiting a friend in Belgium. I have always loved the work ZEN releases and in this marveous DVD the have really collected the cream dela cream. br / br /
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