Andrew Carthy (born 10 February 1972), better known by his

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Mr. Scruff, is an English

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and DJ. He lives in

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and studied

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at the

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campus of

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. Before he could make a living from his music alone, he worked as a shelf stocker in the Hazel Grove branch of

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. His stage name was inspired by his scruffy facial hair as well as his trademark loose-lined drawing style. He has been DJing since 1992, at first in and around Manchester then nationwide. He is known for DJing in marathon sets (often exceeding six hours), his eclectic musical taste, his love of a "nice cup of tea", and the quirky home-produced visuals and animations associated with his music. In an interview he said: "It’s about putting a lot of effort in and paying attention to detail. I get annoyed if I don’t take risks. I’m very hard on myself."

Career

In his twenties Mr. Scruff's first 12"

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, "Hocus Pocus", was released on the small Manchester-based label

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. Subsequent singles and his first album (''

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'') followed, released on Robs Records subsidiary Pleasure Music. After a brief spell working with Mark Rae, he moved to the larger

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label and subsequently released the albums ''

Keep It Unreal ''Keep It Unreal'' is Mr. Scruff's first major release. 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 Wal ...

'' and ''

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''. His most notable hit, "

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", is built around "Bird's Lament (In Memory of

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)" by

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and has been used in several

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ranging from

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and

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automobiles to

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and

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insurance. The song also samples

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's "Hyping Woman Blues" and led to a renewal of interest in Henry's compositions. In 2004, Mr. Scruff released ''

Keep It Solid Steel Volume 1 ''Keep It Solid Steel Volume 1'' is Mr. Scruff's first DJ mix album, recorded for Ninja Tune's Solid Steel series. According to his own site, it is the first of 4: This first CD, of a four-part series, covers in its 74 minutes bouncy reggae, clas ...

'', the first of what is intended to be a series of several DJ-mixed compilation CDs for Ninja Tune's

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series of artist mixes. These mixes are designed to recreate the eclectic genres one would expect to hear at a Mr. Scruff club night. In November 2006, Ninja Tune confirmed that the 8th Solid Steel record would be mixed by

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and the 9th would be Volume 2 from Mr. Scruff. Other

mixes have been released by fellow Ninja Tune artists including

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and

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. He has a wide array of remixes to his name, and has also produced tracks for others – notably "Echo of Quiet and Green" for sometime-collaborator

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for her 2004 album ''Life on Earth''. Niko returned the favour, appearing on the track "Come Alive" from the ''Trouser Jazz'' album. Having performed regularly at The Big Chill Festival in

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deer park,

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, Herefordshire, he was asked in 2006 to select the tracks for the compilation album, ''Big Chill Classics''. July 2008 saw the release of ''Southport Weekender Volume 7'', a double album released in the Southport Weekender series, recorded in a purpose-built holiday village in

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, Merseyside. The first disc was mixed by German

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DJs

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, and the second was mixed by Mr. Scruff. Scruff's contribution is a mix of

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. In 2008, a new independent record label,

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, was founded, a collaboration between Scruff and the Ninja Tune label. Mr. Scruff's most recent singles and the album ''

'' were all released on the new label. A US-only release of the album on mp3 came with 10 additional tracks from the ''Ninja Tuna'' recording sessions, under the title ''

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''. A CD version of this supplementary album was released in the UK in February 2009. On 19 May 2014 Ninja Tuna released Mr. Scruff's fifth studio album, ''

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''.

Style

Artwork

Mr. Scruff's album and single

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, music videos, merchandise and his official website are noted for their whimsical cartoonish look; the cartoons are drawn by Scruff himself, in what he calls "potato style". The images and animations are also projected onto large screens during his gigs. Scruff also drew cartoons for music magazines such as ''

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'' in the 1990s.

Tea

Mr. Scruff began selling tea from a small room at the Manchester club, the Music Box, where he was resident DJ in around 2000, with the proceeds going to charity. When he started touring, Scruff took the enterprise with him and gained a reputation for being the DJ with the teashop. When appearing at festivals, such as Big Chill and

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, tea stalls or tents were erected, and were open for the duration of the festivals. Scruff subsequently started an online tea company, Make Us a Brew, and produced his own range of

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teabags which used to be sold in department store chains

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and

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. His official website still sells the branded tea-related paraphernalia including teapots, mugs and tea-towels, but the tea is no longer sold as the Make Us a Brew company was dissolved in September 2013. He is the joint owner, with his manager Gary McClarnan, of Teacup Kitchen, located in Thomas Street, Manchester.

Fish

Most of Mr. Scruff's studio albums contain tracks about fish, whales and other sea-life, which

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from children's stories and nature documentaries to create surreal and silly stories. They began with the track "Sea Mammal" (featuring a sample from

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' track "Part Time Sucker"), released on the ''Hocus Pocus'' single (1995). It is also the opening track on Scruff's first album. This was followed by "Wail" (as a homophone for "Whale"), also on his first album. ''

'' (1999) featured the tracks "Shanty Town" and "Fish", the latter of which features samples from the likes of

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and

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. The album ''Trouser Jazz'' (2002) closes with another cut-up track, "Ahoy There!", noted as featuring an appearance from "Albert Ross" (albatross). Scruff has stated that he is unlikely to record any further fish-based cut-up tracks. However, marine references continue in Scruff's work including the track "Shrimp" from ''Trouser Jazz'', and the title and cover art of his albums, ''

'' (2008) and its companion release, ''

'' (2009).

Hot Pot

Mr. Scruff and Treva Whateva (his Ninja Tune label-mate and friend from Stockport) recorded a weekly hour-long radio show (with frequent guest, Jon Hill), some episodes of which can still be found on samurai.fm.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

* ''

'' (Pleasure Music, 9 May 1997) * ''

'' (

, 14 July 1999) UK #175 * ''

'' (Ninja Tune, 16 September 2002) UK #29 * ''Mrs. Cruff'' (Ninja Tune, reissue of ''Mr. Scruff'' with additional tracks, 5 May 2005) UK #195 * ''

'' (Ninja Tune, 6 October 2008) UK #60 * ''

'' (Ninja Tune, 9 February 2009) * ''

'' (Ninja Tune, 19 May 2014)

Mix and compilation albums

* ''

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'' (Compilation album, Unfold Recordings, 11 February 2002) * ''

'' (DJ mix album, Ninja Tune, 1 January 2004) * ''Big Chill Classics'' (

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, 21 August 2006) * ''Southport Weekender Volume 7'' (DJ mix album – Disc 2 mixed by Mr. Scruff, Concept Records, 21 July 2008) * ''Mr. Scruff Feat. Alice Russell'' (Music Takes Me Up, 2008)

Singles

* "Hocus Pocus" (

, March 1995) * "The Frolic EP Part 1" (Pleasure Music /

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, 15 January 1996) * "The Frolic EP Part 2" (Pleasure Music / Pinnacle Records, 16 February 1996) * "Limbic Funk" (Pleasure Music, 29 July 1996) * "Large Pies EP" (Cup of Tea Records, 7 April 1997) * "How Sweet it Is" / "Is it Worth It?" (with Spikey T) (

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, 13 June 1997) * "Pigeon" (Pinnacle Records, 6 June 1997) * "Chipmunk / Fish / Happy Band" (Ninja Tune, 10 March 1998) * "

" (Ninja Tune, 26 April 1999) UK #139 * "Honeydew" (Ninja Tune, 22 October 1999) UK #129 * "Hocus Pocus" (re-release, Robs Records, 7 May 2001) * "

/ Ug" (re-release, Ninja Tune, 6 August 2001) UK #83 * "Shrimp!" (Ninja Tune, 27 May 2002) UK #78 * "Beyond / Champion Nibble" (Ninja Tune, 23 September 2002) UK #125 * "Sweetsmoke" (Ninja Tune, December 2002) UK #75 * "Sweetsmoke Remixes" (Ninja Tune, April 2003) UK #91 * "Giffin" (Ninja Tune, 20 October 2003) * "Chicken in a Box / Spandex Man" (Ltd edition, Ninja Tune, 11 April 2005) * "Donkey Ride / Giant Pickle" (with Quantic, Ninja Tuna, 12 May 2008) * "Kalimba / Give Up To Get" (Ninja Tuna, 14 July 2008) (featured as sample music in

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) * "Music Takes Me Up" (Ninja Tuna, 15 September 2008) * "Get on Down / Hold On" (Ninja Tuna, 1 December 2008) * "Whiplash / Bang The Floor / Cat & Mouse" (Ninja Tuna, 9 February 2009) * "This Way / Hairy Bumpercress" (Ninja Tuna, 9 March 2009) * "Nice Up The Function / Listen Up" (Ninja Tuna, 6 April 2009) * "Bunch of Keys / Cat & Mouse Version 2" (Ninja Tuna, 8 June 2009) * Mr Scruff Vs Kirsty Almeida – "Pickled Spider" (Ninja Tuna, 14 June 2010) * "Wobble Control" (Ninja Tuna, 9 May 2011) * "Feel It / Bounce" (Ninja Tuna, 3 October 2011) * "Be The Music" (Ninja Tuna, 28 September 2012) * "Render Me (Remixes)" (with Denis Jones, Ninja Tune, 2 June 2014) *"Feel Free (Scruff’s 12" Re-Tweak)” (Ninja Tune, 8 August 2014) *"We Are Coming (Max Graef Remix)” (Ninja Tune, 8 September 2014) *"Joy of Brass Remixes (Mr. Scruff vs Phil France)” (Gondwana Records, 29 September 2017) *"Kalimba (Petko Turner Edit)” (Ninja Tune, 10 January 2018)

Collaborations

Mr. Scruff with... *

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– "Murderah Style" appeared on the compilation album ''Tribal Gathering 96'' (Universe, 1 October 1996) * Mark Rae – "How Sweet It Is" and "Gotta Have Her" both appeared on the compilation album ''

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'' (Grand Central Records, 25 November 1996) *

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– "Flavour" featuring Mark Rae, Mark 1 and Mr. Scruff, from the album ''Pound For Pound'' (Grand Central Records, 15 September 1997) * Mark Rae – "The Squirrel" appeared on the compilation album ''

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'' (Grand Central Records, 17 April 2000) *

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vs. Mr. Scruff – "Harp of Gold" from the compilation album ''Out Patients'' (

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, 30 May 2000) *

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– "Just Practice" featuring Mr. Scruff, from the album '' The Main Event'' (Grand Central Records, 20 November 2000) * Quantic – "It's Dancing Time" from the compilation album ''Shapes One'' (

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, 1 September 2003) * Quantic – "Giraffe Walk" from Quantic's album, ''One Off's Remixes and B Sides'' (Tru Thoughts, 6 February 2006) * Swell Sessions – "No No" from the album ''Swell Communications'' (Freerange Records, 24 September 2007) * Quantic – "Donkey Ride" (Ninja Tune, 12 May 2008) * Kaidi Tatham – "Fresh Noodles" (Prime Numbers, 30 November 2009) *

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– "Pickled Spider" (Ninja Tune, 30 April 2010) Several of Mr. Scruff's records also feature guest vocalists and musicians. These include Sneaky (from

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, Alice Russell and

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. Both Scruff and Roots Manuva have expressed an interest in recording a full album together, though the artists' schedules have prevented it to date.

Cover version

* "Get a Move On" was covered by

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's side project,

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on the album ''

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'' (Tru Thoughts, 5 May 2005).

Song appearances

* The last segment from the documentary movie '' Scratch'' (2001), entitled "Full Circle", features a different mix of "Spandex Man" with additional samples. * The opening scene of the

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episode entitled "Evacuation" features "Blackpool Roll". * Episodes of the

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TV comedy show ''

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'' featured the tracks "Spandex Man", "Chipmunk" and "Blackpool Roll" from the ''

'' album. * "Spandex Man" was also used on the

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