Mr. Scruff
Studio album by
Mr. Scruff
ReleasedMay 12, 1997 (Pleasure Music)
May 22, 2005 (Mrs. Cruff remaster)
Recorded1995-1997
GenreElectronic, breakbeat, trip hop, nu jazz
Length61:28
LabelPleasure Music (1997)
Ninja Tune (2005)
Mr. Scruff chronology
Mr. Scruff
(1997)		 Keep It Unreal
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Mr. Scruff is the eponymous debut studio album by Mr. Scruff. It was released via Pleasure Music on May 12, 1997.

The album saw the emergence of one of Scruff's obsessions – sea-life. The opening track, "Sea Mammal", was the first of several to use cut-up recordings of voice-overs from children's stories and nature documentaries to create surreal and silly stories.[2] The track is a tribute to Boogie Down Productions' track "My Philosophy", and was originally released as the B-side to Scruff's debut release, the single "Hocus Pocus" (1995).[3] The album also contains another track that references sea creatures – the album's closer, "Wail" (being a homophone for "whale").[2]

The album is currently out of print, but in 2005 it was remastered and re-released via Ninja Tune under the name Mrs. Cruff, containing three additional tracks.

Track listing

All music is composed by Andrew Carthy

Original release
No.TitleLength
1."Sea Mammal"8:20
2."Bass Baby"5:57
3."Limbic Funk"5:29
4."Chicken in a Box"8:26
5."Jazz Potato"6:07
6."Bonce"4:59
7."Night Time"6:00
8."After Time"2:32
9."Crisps"6:27

All music is composed by Andrew Carthy

Mrs. Cruff re-release
No.TitleLength
1."Sea Mammal"8:20
2."Tubby Mechanical Friend"6:01
3."Bass Baby"5:57
4."Bonce"4:59
5."Chicken in a Box"8:26
6."Night Time"6:00
7."After Time"2:32
8."Limbic Funk"5:29
9."Bobby's Jazz Pony"5:03
10."Jazz Potato"6:07
11."Crisps"6:27
12."Wail"3:46

Trivia

The song "Limbic Funk" samples audio from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

References

  1. ↑ Benjamin Heath. "Mr. Scruff - Mr. Scruff". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  2. 1 2 "BBC.co.uk Collective". Editors Review: Mr. Scruff – Trouser Jazz. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
  3. ↑ "eMusic Europe". Mr. Scruff (Biography). Retrieved 17 December 2008.


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