Keep It Unreal

Mr. Scruff | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 15, 1999)
• Original Release Date: June 1, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ninja Tune
• ASIN: B00000J5XW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #182,758 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Spandex Man

2. Get a Move On

3. Midnight Feast

4. Honeydew

5. Cheeky

6. So Long

7. Chipmunk

8. So You Hear?

9. Shanty Town

10. Jusjus

11. Blackfoot Roll

12. Travelogue

13. Fish

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars odd ball funk, (ready made for cocktail party)+ oh yeah!, April 20, 2000

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This review is from: Keep It Unreal (Audio CD)

mr. scruff, oh mr. scruff...you've made a very nice cd indeed. It has all different kinds of beats, vocals and samples. You not only manage to keep the listener interested, but also keep the songs fresh and innovative. Each track is almost alarmingly different from the others. Truly a fantastic mix mr. scruff. Kudos to the fish.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hit and miss collection of his quirky EPs, May 29, 2000

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Richard Diaz - See all my reviews

This review is from: Keep It Unreal (Audio CD)

Two things will stick out after you hear this compilation album by DJ and producer Mr. Scruff: crisp drums and fish songs. The fourteen tunes here are mostly fun, sprightly numbers with some odds and ends thrown in, like a ballad or two. You've probably heard of Mr. Scruff from his hit "Get a Move On," a hopelessly catchy number and #5 on my top songs of 1999 (and featured in a prominent car ad, of course). There are similar numbers, such as the organ pop of "Blackpool Roll" that would fit a Beetlejuice soundtrack, or "Chipmunk," a better version of the track "So Long," which precedes it. "Honeydew" was the other single released off the album, a slower piece that overcomes the somewhat dodgy lyrics with the sultry, husky voice credited to Fi.

Unfortunately, about half the album is respectable filler (the competent "Do You Hear," "Midnight Feast") or skippable (the raga of "JusJus," the cringing echoed voices of "Cheeky"). The aforementioned fish songs "Shanty Town" and "Fish" show that Scruff has an extensive collection of sea narratives and recordings, but their cleverness still only warrants the occasional spin.

This record shows it's heritage as a compilation of his work, its disjointed nature making it an uneasy listen from start to end. But the handful of highpoints (and the fish songs) make this a decent purchase for those looking for something different.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bloody Odd , but Bloody Good, March 25, 2000

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Sean (Dublin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Keep It Unreal (Audio CD)

I first heard of Scruff on MTV with his jazz-sampling 'Get A Move On' and tracked him down immediatly. From the very Massive Attackesque instrumental numbers to the truly bizarre nautical 'Fish' & 'Shanty Town', there are no fillers on the album. He is undeservedly very obscure, so I doubt he'll ever amount to much. However he knocks Massive Attack's, Groove Armada'a, Air's, Orbital's and Underworld's new albums into a cocked hat. Possibly simultaneously.