| Mr. Scruff | ||||
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| Released | May 12, 1997 (Pleasure Music) May 22, 2005 (Mrs. Cruff remaster) | |||
| Recorded | 1995–1997 | |||
| Genre | Electronic, downtempo, breakbeat, jazzstep, trip hop, nu jazz | |||
| Length | 61:28 | |||
| Label | Pleasure Music (1997) Ninja Tune (2005) | |||
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| 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]
In 2005 the album was remastered and re-released via Ninja Tune under the name Mrs. Cruff, containing three additional tracks.
- ^ Benjamin Heath. "Mr. Scruff - Mr. Scruff". Allmusic. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ a b "BBC.co.uk Collective". Editors Review: Mr. Scruff – Trouser Jazz. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ "eMusic Europe". Mr. Scruff (Biography). Retrieved 17 December 2008.