Browse by Artist: MR. SCRUFF

Artist:	MR. SCRUFF
Title:	Trouser Jazz
Label:	NINJA TUNE (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	ZEN 065CD

"Hotter than one of those display cabinet things they put the fish that's just come out of the fryer in at the chippy, Mr Scruff has underlined his undoubted status as Britain's finest open minded DJ. The album Keep It Unreal -- released to universal acclaim in July '99 -- cemented his status as maverick with the crankiest tunes on the the playground. Even Madonna name checked Mr Scruff, claiming Keep It Unreal had been a regular spin on her hometown Hi- Fi. Big up yerself, Madge. You've heard the first single lifted from this record 'Shrimp'- an inspired fusion of Mizell Brothers cool and Roger Troutman's squelchy funk. The forthcomingO delivers on the promise of that single. Featuring collaborations with highly touted homegrown rap talent Braintax on 'Vibrate', Homelife's octave defying Seaming To singing on another genre-defying carve up and I see we've not run out of great titles if 'Come on Grandad' is anything to go by..."

Artist:	MR. SCRUFF
Title:	Keep It Solid Steel Vol. 1
Label:	NINJA TUNE (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	ZEN 084CD

"Although there is no specific musical plan for the series (you can't pigeonhole Scruff), the first CD is a rock solid foundation for the others to build on and covers in its 74 fantastic minutes, bouncy reggae, classic hip hop, deep soul, rare funk, dancefloor jazz, heavy beats and leftfield electronic nuggets. You get tracks from Big Youth, Just Ice, Ultramagnetic M.C's, Showbiz & AG, Lords Of The Underground, Tipper, Prefuse 73, Soul to Soul, Pharoah Sanders, The Arsonists, and loads more. 31 tracks in all mashed in there."

Artist:	MR. SCRUFF
Title:	Feel It!
Label:	NINJA TUNE (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	ZEN 12297EP

"The scruffalicious Sexpot of the Stockpot returns with another rum punch of housy, funky deepness in which the filthy, the furious and those in need of a brew will swim like little fishes in search of Our Lord. Feel It! has a rhythm designed by Long John Silver's wooden leg, a bit of ghostly moaning from Hammer Horror's lost disco classic, 'Across The Moor To Studio 54,' some of the finest one-handed keyboard playing ever left unquantised, plus choppy, soulful vox for those moments when only waving your outstretched index finger and thumb right in front of your nose will do."

Artist:	MR. SCRUFF
Title:	Keep It Unreal (10th Anniversary Analogue Remaster Edition)
Label:	NINJA TUNE (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$17.50
Catalog #:	ZEN 422CD

"Boy, you just can't pin him down. Chipmunk or fish?? Soul weekender or Madchester bender? Peak district wanderer or purveyor of premier flip-flop? Welcome to the fishbowl of Andy McCarthy, the boy who couldn't say 'normal'. This is a trip into the slightly skewiff world of the Scruff machine, a one fella crusade against a far too serious world. To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the release of Keep It Unreal the Scruff masterplan of unspecificalness once again takes hold in the form of a reissue of his first album. This time not only has it been remastered but we have also thrown in a 9 track bonus disc with 6 unreleased tracks for the original studio sessions. From cheesy organs and squelchy basslines. Through to slick sunshine slow-fi soul to bouncy beats and choons with references to marine aura, the man who had the audacity to refuse to remix Nigel Kennedy presents his world for your listening pleasure. Also featuring the vocal skills of Mr. Roots Manuva, Fi, Miss. C. Gull."

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