http://www.bigdada.com main news feed from big dada en webmaster@ninjatune.net On Thursday night Roots, Wrongtom, Ricky Ranking, the legendary Don Letts and Photomachine will be seeing 'Duppy Writer' off out into the world at The Alibi, 91 Kingsland High Street E8 2PB. The night will run from 8pm until 3am, it's free entry and the place is really quite small, so please get there ridiculously early or stand around outside feeling vexed. The choice is yours.... And yea it came to pass that Big Dada and The Banana Klan did release 'Duppy Writer' and yea, it was f**king wonderful... Picking up great reviews all over the shop, full of fun, perfect for trying to catch the last of summer with, we think that anyone who has ever liked a bit of Roots Manuva is going to love this. Far be it from us to advocate the use of illegal drugs, but get some smoke in, crank up the system and feel the magic.iTunes have a special bonus track 'Rebel Art' (not available anywhere else). Early CD or LP orders from Ninjashop will get a free poster signed by Roots Manuva himself.Press for Duppy Writer:"A heady concoction that pulsates with good vibes" - Dazed & Confused"Irresistible... approachable yet with real substance... Outstanding" - Q"The sounds here always convince... Roots Manuva's deft, already reggae-leaning rhyming achieves a perfect fit with Wrongtom's bang-on use of rhythm, bass and sound effects." - Mojo"Revives memories of Brixton during the era of Aswad and riots while never being content to just pastiche the originals. The result is Roots Manuva's most purely pleasurable long-player" - Uncut"The results are a revelation... a timeless joy" - Time Out"Impressive... witty and insightful" - The Sunday Times"Supreme toasting skills... at once more upbeat and laid-back" - Metro News direct from the mouth of Mr Manuva: "Come and meet the Ghost writer behind all the Roots Manuva Classics. Rodney's dead twin from Duppy Land will be haunting East London 2-6pm. Can't stay long he has to get back to being dead." Or to put it another way, Roots and friends will be celebrating the release of the record by taking over the shop Pelicans & Parrots at 40 Stoke Newington Road, Dalston, N16 7XJ; 2-6pm; Monday 6th September!. A mixture of instore, pop-up shop and chaotic mess, come through, listen, smile, buy something and get it signed. Should be fun... The good people at FACT are giving away a track, 'Round & Round' from Big Dada's new signing, Offshore. Grab it quick! Tilt presents Spoken Word Quarter: the marketplace of words, beats and sounds Mike Ladd, Juice Aleem, Stacy Makishi, Salena Godden, The Spaceape in association with the Southbank Centre. Sat 23 OctoberPurcell Room, 7.45pm, £10 Bookings via www.southbankcentre.co.uk or Ticket Office 0844 875 0073Leading poets, MCs and performance artists create a spoken word communal party experience of multi-genre influences.  The event forms part of Tilt's Something I Said? a weekend of playful and provoking spoken word curated by award-winning arts entrepreneur Melanie Abrahams.  The ten events between 22 - 24 October present writers, raconteurs and thinkers who explore the pleasure to be had in words – in the saying of them - and through ways of telling.Festival runs 22 – 24 October 2010 Full info on http://www.ontilt.org at end August Download 4-track EP on iTunes or Ninjashop now. Remixes come from Kwes, Ghostape and Eli-T.DELS has been creating a buzz ever since John Peel heard him as a teenager and put him on the radio - now he's ready to re-write the rules of rap in the UK in a way that hasn't happened for years. 'Shapeshift' is a perfect place to start. The beat is courtesy of long-time collaborator Joe Goddard, better known for his work as part of Hot Chip. Goddard hooks up some ultra-squelchy, off-kilter electronic madness (as well as dropping in to deliver a poker-faced middle 8). Over it, DELS does what he does best, in this case taking us back to a childhood in which his biggest dream was to be able to turn into something else. It's a proper recollection of childhood, its fears and well as its fun, not one of those fake lists of vintage products like Raleigh Grifters. DELS slams it out in a clear voice which shows the influence of Grime, while the cleverness of his punch lines and metaphors show he ain't kowtowing to any of the many cliches of the form. Calling all Liverpool based Big Dada and Ninja fans. One of the most exciting artists Big Dada has signed recently is the Liverpool born and bred Bang On. A born MC, Elliott Egerton's delivery effortlessly moves between funny and furious, as he spins yarns and nails metaphors that make rap sound like a good idea again. Combined with raw, bass-hefty production that could make a bleeding edge dubstepper weep, he's set to be a force to be reckoned with in the coming year.The video for his debut single, Hands High, is being shot in Liverpool this coming week on Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th August. The director is Goetz Werner, who shot Dizzee Rascal's 'Graftin' and 'Off To Work.' We need as many people as possible to appear as extras in the club (Tuesday) and street (Wednesday) based scenes.If you're interested, simply turn up to the shoots as follows:Tuesday 17th at 9.00pmThe MagnetHardman StreetLiverpoolL1 9ASWednesday 18th at 12.00pmOutside the Liver Buildings (Iconic, innit.)Your support will be rewarded with undying Dada love, and hopefully some television appearances. Of course, you'll also get to hear one of the most astonishing debut singles we've ever released. This week's Ninja Tune XX giveaway is a truly special, brand new creation from one of Big Dada's all time greats, Roots Manuva. Arguably the greatest hip-hop artist Britain has ever produced, Rodney Smith's strengths have always been his fearless individualism and astounding artistry. As one of several parts of his involvement with Ninja Tune's 20th anniversary, he recently crafted a dub of The Herbaliser's 'Something Wicked This Way Comes,' which, we think, is astonishingly good. Featuring infectious, eerie sonics, Manuva's inimitable swing and new, ruminative verses from the man himself, it's everything great about Roots boiled down to one song. Better yet, Big Dada founder and Manuva-mentor Will Ashon filmed the dub being made. The video is truly a treat, and shows Rodney having fun as he created the final dub. Roots Manuva is headlining the Ninja Tune XX party at London Ewer Street on 2nd October, as well as playing dates in Paris and Brussels. He has two new tracks on the compilations, and remixes of his work by Micachu, Modeselektor, Cut Chemist and Slugabed amongst others.His latest album, 'Duppy Writer,' a collaborative remix collection, is out on September 6th.NINJATUNEXX.NET