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Mr. Scruff
Trouser Jazz
Ninjatune
The Ninja Tune artist known as Mr. Scruff has made
a name for himself as one of the most open minded DJ's
and producers in the British dance scene, even the world
dance scene for that matter. Dj'ing under the Mr. Scruff
moniker in the mid 90's Manchester club scene, Mr. Scruff
began his trademark approach by blending as many styles
as possible. He quickly gained a reputation for being
a diverse and wacky character, mingling styles like
hip hop, jazz, house, reggae, dub, and soul, all with
a sense of humor and charisma. This lead to the founding
of the 'Keep it Unreal' night in Manchester, which has
spread to cities all over the world- allowing him to
spread his sound to all corners of the earth. A feat
worth mentioning. He has been known to play
DJ sets as long as seven hours, and he has had major
success worldwide with his debut album "Keep it
Unreal'. Now he has released his third full length album
by the name of "Trouser Jazz', which undoubtedly
continues his highly unique take on electronic music.
This disc is my first introduction to Mr. Scruff, and
is an extremely original experience. The tracks are
funky, jazzy, soulful, and sometimes pretty humorous.
The production is tight, crisp, somewhat minimal but
highly detailed. The most interesting thing I think
is the amount of diversity on this album that somehow
defines that Mr. Scruff sound. The most shockingly bizarre
track has to be 'ahoy there!’ as it is built on samples
of commentary from children's TV shows strung together
to make a story about...well take a listen. I listen
to this CD when I'm in the mood for something entirely
different. Did I mention Mr. Scruff also does his own
artwork? Watch for the dancing potatoes.
-D.A.M.
Tracklisting:
- here we go
- sweet smoke
- beyond
- shrimp
- come alive
- shelf wobbler
- giffin
- valley of the sausages
- champion nibble
- come on grandad
- vibrate
- ug
- ahoy there
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