hypersongs

Ni-Ten-Ichi-Ryu

A 1997 single named for Miyamoto Musashi's two-sword school, which reached 37 on the UK singles chart.
Photek, from Risc vs. Reward (1997)

"Ni-Ten-Ichi-Ryu", subtitled "(Two Swords Technique)", takes its name from Niten Ichi-ryu, the Japanese sword school founded by Miyamoto Musashi and known for two-sword technique, written in Japanese as 2 heavens, 1 style. Photek wrote and produced it. MusicBrainz dates the single March 17, 1997 and the Wikipedia discography says 1995, a conflict, though Wikipedia's article on him says 1997. It reached 37 on the UK singles chart in 1997 and runs 5:56 on Risc vs. Reward. A remix by Buraka Som Sistema, Riot, came out on May 3, 2011.

Complex says it was played during part of Blade (1998) but is not on the soundtrack; Wikipedia's soundtrack page does not list Photek, and one search result claimed a different Photek track, which we could not verify. In 2019 he told Line Noise that his palette for the Mosul soundtrack was similar to Modus Operandi, similar to Ni-Ten-Ichi-Ryu. We found no studio, personnel, video, play count or sample data, and could not tell which version our upload is.

Covers and versions

  • Buraka Som Sistema (2011) The Riot remix.

Sources

  1. Risc vs. Reward, Wikipedia
  2. Photek discography, Wikipedia
  3. Fine margins of genius: a Photek interview, Line Noise (2019)