Keep It Unreal

Keep It Unreal
Studio album by
Mr. Scruff
Released7 June 1999[1]
Recorded1998–1999
GenreElectronica
Length65:02
LabelNinja Tune
Mr. Scruff chronology
Mr. Scruff
(1997) 		Keep It Unreal
(1999) 		Heavyweight Rib Ticklers
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
NME7/10[3]
Q[4]

Keep It Unreal is the second studio album by English disc jockey, Andrew Carthy, under the alias Mr. Scruff. It includes the hit single "Get a Move On!", which is an electro swing track built upon samples of Moondog's "Bird's Lament (In Memory of Charlie Parker)" alongside vocals from T-Bone Walker's "Hypin' Woman Blues." The album ends with "Fish", a track made up of samples about marine life, which is a motif of Mr. Scruff. Samples used in the track include the likes of David Attenborough and David Bellamy. It was re-released in 2009 as a 10th anniversary two disc set.[5]

  1. ^ "BPI".
  2. ^ Keep It Unreal at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  3. ^ "Keep It Unreal - Album Reviews". Nme.Com. 24 May 1999. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  4. ^ Scott, Danny. "Review: Mr Scruff - Keep It Unreal". Q (July 1999). EMAP Metro Ltd: 121.
  5. ^ "Keep It Unreal 10th Anniversary release!". Official Mr. Scruff Website. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2009.