Mr. Scruff

Mr Scruff's first album, Mr Scruff, was released on the small Manchester based label Paradise Records. He soon 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. All his albums contain tracks about fish, whales and other sealife, which cut up recordings of voiceovers from children's stories and nature documentaries to create surreal and silly stories. His album artwork and music videos are noted for their distinctive cartoony style; many of the cartoons are drawn by Scruff himself.

Mr Scruff is currently releasing a series of 3 compilation CDs, called Keep It Solid Steel. The compilations are designed to recreate the eclectic genres one would expect to hear at a Mr Scruff club night. Volume 1 was released in 2004; parts 2 and 3 are expected to be available in 2005.

His song Ug off the album Trouser Jazz is used in numerous Weebl and Bob cartoons, including the very first one entitled "Pie". The pie as a motif later recurred in one of Scruff's videos (Sweetsmoke).

Discography

Albums