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===Recent work=== In 2010, Coldcut celebrated 20 years of releasing music with its label, Ninja Tune. A book entitled ''Ninja Tune: 20 Years of Beats and Pieces'' was released on 12 August 2010, and an exhibition was held at [[Black Dog Publishing]]'s Black Dog Space in London, showcasing artwork, design and photography from the label's 20-year history. A compilation album was released on 20 September in two formats: a regular version consisting of two 2-disc volumes, and a limited edition which contained six CDs, six 7" vinyl singles, a hardback copy of the book, a poster and additional items. Ninja Tune also incorporated a series of international parties. This repositioned Ninja as a continually compelling<ref>{{cite web|title=Various Artists: Ninja Tune XX|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/sep/19/ninja-tune-xx-various-artists-review|work=theguardian|date=18 September 2010|access-date=26 November 2013}}</ref> and influential<ref>{{cite web|title=Ninja Tune: XX, CD review|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/8009888/Ninja-Tune-XX-CD-review.html|work=Telegraph|date=17 September 2010 |access-date=26 November 2013}}</ref> label, being one of the "longest-running (and successful) UK indie labels to come out of the late-1980s/early-90s explosion in dance music and hip-hop" (Pitchfork, 28 September 2010). Pitchfork claimed it had a "right to show off a little".<ref>{{cite web|title=Various Artists Ninja Tune XX: 20 Years of Beats and Pieces|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14672-ninja-tune-xx-20-years-of-beats-and-pieces/|work=Pitchfork|access-date=26 November 2013}}</ref> In July 2013, Coldcut produced a piece entitled "D'autre" based on the writings of French poet [[Arthur Rimbaud]], for Forum Des Images in Paris. The following month, in August, Coldcut produced a new soundtrack for a section of André Sauvage's classic film ''Études sur Paris'', which was shown as part of Noise of Art at the [[British Film Institute|BFI]] in London, which celebrated 100 years of electronic music and silent cinema. Coldcut put new music to films from the [[Luigi Russolo|Russolo]] era, incorporating original recordings of Russolo's proto-synths. In 2014, Coldcut did three soundtracks as part of the project New City, a series of animated skylines of the near future developed by Tomorrow's Thought Today's [[Liam Young]], with accompanying writing from sci-fi authors [[Jeff Noon]], [[Pat Cadigan]] and [[Tim Maughan]]. Most recently, Coldcut released Ninja Jamm, a music making [[App (iPhone)|app]], for Android and iOS, in collaboration with London-based arts and technology firm Seeper. Geared toward both casual listeners and more experienced DJs and music producers, the freemium app allows users to download, remix and make music with samplepacks and tunepacks that feature pro quality sample libraries and also original tracks and mixes by Coldcut, as well as other Ninja artists,<ref>{{cite web|title=Reinventing the remix: British label Ninja Tune releases Jamm app for iPhone, iPad|url=https://www.theverge.com/2013/4/11/4212568/reinventing-the-remix-british-label-ninja-tune-releases-jamm-app-for|work=The Verge|date=11 April 2013|access-date=26 November 2013}}</ref> creating something new altogether.<ref>{{cite web|title=Review: Ninja Jamm App For iPhone|url=http://www.digitaldjtips.com/2013/04/review-ninja-jamm-app-for-iphone/|work=Digital DJ Tips|date=29 April 2013|access-date=26 November 2013}}</ref> With the "intuitive yet deep" app,<ref>{{cite magazine|title=App review|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1562803/app-review-seepers-remix-app|magazine=Billboard|date=14 May 2013|access-date=26 November 2013}}</ref> users can turn instruments on and off, swap between clips, add glitches and effects, trigger and pitch-bend stabs and one-off samples, and change the tempo of the track instantly. Users can additionally record as they mix and instantly upload to SoundCloud or save the mixes locally.<ref>{{cite web|title=Beyond Listening: Ninja Tune Launches Ninja Jamm, Opens Artists to Mobile Remix|url=http://createdigitalmusic.com/2013/04/beyond-listening-ninja-tune-launches-ninja-jamm-opens-artists-to-mobile-remix-cdm-exclusive/|work=Create Digital Music|date=11 April 2013|access-date=26 November 2013}}</ref> Tunepack releases for Ninja Jamm are increasingly synchronised with Ninja Tune releases on conventional formats. To date, over 30 tunepacks have been released, including [[Amon Tobin]], [[Bonobo (musician)|Bonobo]], Coldcut, [[DJ Food]], Martyn, Lapalux, [[Machinedrum]], [[Raffertie]], [[Mixmaster Morris|Irresistible Force]], [[FaltyDL]], Shuttle, [[Starkey (artist)|Starkey]]. Ninja Jamm was featured by [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] in the New and Noteworthy section of the App Store in the week of release and it received over 100,000 downloads in the first week. Coldcut are developing Ninja Jamm further after the Android release garnered acclaim from the Guardian, Independent, Gizmodo and many more reviewers. In 2017, Ahead Of Our Time released the album ''Stories From Far Away On Piano'' by [[James Heather]], and also released its follow up in 2022, the album ''Invisible Forces.''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-11-02 |title=James Heather - Stories From Far Away on Piano |url=https://headphonecommute.com/2017/11/02/james-heather-stories-from-far-away-on-piano-ahead-of-our-time/ |access-date=2022-06-15 |website=Headphone Commute |language=en-GB}}</ref> On 6 December 2017, BBC Radio 4 broadcast a play, ''Billie Homeless Dies at the End'' by Tom Kelly with electronic music by Coldcut. In 2020, Coldcut appeared on the global music/afrobeat album ''[[Keleketla!]]'' (with artists such as [[Tenderlonious]], Tamar Osborn, Sibusile Xaba, Thabang Tabane and Tony Allen), which was released on their Ahead of Our Time Records label.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000pf79|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114104053/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000pf79|archive-date=14 November 2020|title=BBC Radio 6 Music - Radcliffe and Maconie, Blue Note classics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/jul/03/keleketla-review-ninja-tune|title=Keleketla!: Keleketla! review | Ammar Kalia's global album of the month|date=3 July 2020|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> On November 19th, 2021 Ahead of Our Time released an ambient compilation curated out of old and new compositions and extra sequencing with the help of [[Mixmaster Morris]]. The compilation featured music by [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]], [[Julianna Barwick]], [[Daniel Pemberton]], [[Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith]], [[Sigur Rós]], [[Laraaji]] and many more artists, purposefully ranging in prominence.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/30634-coldcut-curate-new-ambient-compilation-for-ninja-tune|title=Coldcut Curate New Ambient Compilation, '@0'|date=5 October 2021|author= Eede, Christian|journal=[[The Quietus]]|access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref>
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