Ninja Tune founders Coldcut have officially announced that they will be co-producing their next album with Switch.

This will be the dance music veterans’ first album since 2006’s ‘Sound Mirrors’ and will be released later in the year.

Switch has produced for M.I.A and remixed for the likes of The Chemical Brothers, Basement Jaxx and X-Press 2.

Mr Scruff, the bearded Stockport music maestro, cartoonist, purveyor of fine teas, club impresario and lover of fish is about launch a new project: Ninja Tuna.

Along with his label (Ninja Tune), Scruff will releasing various bits of Scruff 'ephemera intramedia and post-prandial devicing - music, clothing, merchandise, art, technology, widgets, wall vinyls, videos, refrigeration devices, you bloody name it' to support his musical releases.

Look out for first single 'Donkey Ride' a collaboration with Quantic, out on May 12. For more see www.mrscruff.com