Mr. Scruff

Mr. Scruff produces and spins a playful, groove-heavy mixture of house, disco, jazz, and breaks, accompanied by his distinctive cartoon artwork, which he describes as "potato-style." First appearing with a series of dubby downtempo EPs and a self-titled 1997 full-length, he became a darling of the downtempo and nu-jazz scenes with subsequent efforts like Keep It Unreal (1999) and Trouser Jazz (2002). Later works such as the electro-funk-leaning Friendly Bacteria (2014) featured fewer samples and more guest vocals. Scruff has additionally released an adventurous series of mixed CDs, heavy on reggae, soul, and underground hip-hop tracks, including Keep It Solid Steel, Vol. 1 (2004) and DJ-Kicks (2020).

From 🇬🇧 United Kingdom