Mr Scruff essential mix 07 february 2009
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Mr. Scruff is the recording name of Andy Carthy (born in 1972 in Macclesfield, England), a British DJ and artist. He lives in Stockport, England, and studied fine art at the Psalter Lane campus of Sheffield Hallam University. b His DJ name was inspired by his scruffy facial hair, as well as his trademark loose-lined drawing style. He has been DJing since 1994, at first in and around Manchester then nationwide. He is known for DJing in marathon sets (often exceeding six hours), his eclectic musical taste, his love of a "nice cup of tea" and the quirky home-produced visuals and animations associated with his music. In an interview he said: "It’s about putting a lot of effort in and paying attention to detail. I get annoyed if I don’t take risks. I’m very hard on myself."
Scruff's first 12", "Hocus Pocus" was released on the small Manchester-based label, Robs Records. Subsequent singles and his first album, Mr. Scruff followed, released on Robs Records subsidiary, Pleasure Records. After a brief spell working with Mark Rae, he moved to the larger Ninja Tune label, and subsequently released the albums Keep It Unreal and Trouser Jazz.
His most notable hit, "Get a Move On", is built around "Bird's Lament (In Memory of Charlie Parker)" by Moondog. And has been used in several commercials ranging from Lincoln and Volvo automobiles to France Télécom and GEICO insurance. The song also samples Shifty Henry's "Hyping Woman Blues" and led to a renewal of interest in Henry's compositions.
In 2004, Mr Scruff released Keep It Solid Steel Volume 1, the first of what is intended to be a series of several DJ-mixed compilation CDs for Ninja Tune's Solid Steel series of artist mixes. These mixes are designed to recreate the eclectic genres one would expect to hear at a Mr. Scruff club night. In November 2006, Ninja Tune confirmed that the 8th Solid Steel record would be mixed by J Rocc and the 9th would be Volume 2 from Mr. Scruff. Other Solid Steel mixes have been released by fellow Ninja Tune artists including The Herbaliser, Hexstatic, DJ Food and Amon Tobin.
He has a wide array of remixes to his name, and has also produced tracks for others — notably "Echo of Quiet and Green" for sometime-collaborator Niko for her 2004 album Life on Earth. Niko returned the favour, appearing on the track "Come Alive" from the Trouser Jazz album.
Having performed regularly at The Big Chill Festival in Eastnor Castle deer park, Ledbury, Herefordshire, he was asked in 2006 to select the tracks for the compilation album, Big Chill Classics.
July 2008 saw the release of Southport Weekender Volume 7, a double album released in the Southport Weekender series, recorded in a purpose-built holiday village in Southport, Merseyside. The first disc was mixed by German nu jazz DJs Jazzanova, and the second was mixed by Mr. Scruff. Scruff's contribution is a mix of soul music.
In 2008, a new independent record label, Ninja Tuna, was founded, a collaboration between Scruff and the Ninja Tune label. Mr. Scruff's most recent singles and the album Ninja Tuna were all released on the new label. A US-only release of the album on mp3 came with 10 additional tracks from the Ninja Tuna recording sessions, under the title Bonus Bait. A CD version of this supplementary album was released in the UK in February 2009.
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01. Body and Soul - In The Beginning - National General
02. Leroy Hutson - Lucky Fellow - Curtom
03. Eddie Kendricks - Girl You Need a Change of Mind - Motown
04. Zed Bias and Jenna G - Let Me Change Your Mind - Development
05. Mr Scruff - Give Up To Get - Ninja Tuna
06. Mr Scruff - Rocking Chair - Ninja Tuna
07. Theo Parrish - Chemistry - Sound Signature
08. Arcadion - Ghostfeeder - DC
09. Ragga Twins - Wipe The Needle - Shut Up And Dance
10. Q Tip - Manwomanboogie - Motown
11. Mr Scruff with Skuff and Inja - Zen - Ninja Tuna
12. James Brown - Get On The Good Foot - Polydor
13. Mr Scruff and Quantic - Donkey Ride - Ninja Tuna
14. Mr Scruff - Fish - Ninja Tune
15. Mr Scruff - Get On Down - Ninja Tuna
16. Thomas Bangalter - On Da Rocks - Roule
17. Psychotropic - Only For The Headstrong - Raw Bass
18. Mr Scruff - Chicken In A Box - Ninja Tune
19. Mitsu The Beats - Kuro Fessional MC (instrumental mix) - Mukatsuku
20. Color Climax - Disque O Heights - Breakin Bread
21. Jazzanova - Boom Clicky Boom Klack (Mr Scruff mix) - Sonarkollektiv
22. Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime - Sire
23. Mr Scruff - Kalimba - Ninja Tuna
24. Sweet Salvation - Rock Steady - Elektra
25. Cosmic Force - Ghetto Down (Kenny Dope mix) - Truth and Soul
26. Mr Scruff - Sweetsmoke - Ninja Tuna
27. Benny Ill, Kode 9 and The Culprit - Fat Larrys Skank - Tempa
28. Nicolette - Dove Song - Shut Up And Dance
29. Channel One - Jungle Skank - Channel One
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