s w e e t b e a t s
december.26.2000 - #398
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artist : Mr Scruff
album : Large Pies
year : 1997
label : Cup of Tea
genre : Lo-Fi
catalogue : COT40
url : www.mrscruff.com
quality : 192k HQ True Stereo
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01.Mexicanos 06:42
02.Large Pies 08:25
03.Naughty Mouse 04:06
04.Mice at the Organ 03:41
05.Large Pies (Ratman Mix) 05:20
05 tracks | 28:14 mins | 38,8 MB
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Once Mr Scruff was plain Andy Carthy. And then he wasn't. Sometime
artist, DJ, Peak District wanderer, and Stockport's very own, Mr
Carthy started his musical career a mere six years ago.
Formerly a fine art student part time at Sheffield Uni, Scruff
decided to explore his strange passion both in rounded line
drawings and music. An electro-ska-hip-hop kid and bedroom bod from
what hip hop fellas call time, Carthy started making tapes in 1983
using the very finest in pause button technology. His passion for
hearing music that he couldn't hear out anywhere else led him into
the world of DJing - first of all as a kid with one deck - then
hearing electro albums and being determined to mix. The result was
that by 1994 he was out DJing in clubs.
Despite DJing being his first and foremost love, Scruff had always
messed about with the recording process; age 8 he started making up
tapes of pretend radio shows (oh where are those tapes now?) and
then faffing about on drum machines; by the age of 13 he was having
a laugh with mates being in silly bands with silly names. The very
end result of all this was a good few vinyl outings on Robs Records
and Pleasure, including the now-legendary track, "Chicken In A Box"
- simple maybe, but simply bloody barmy-good. "A happy accident,"
he claims. "Well, more like an educated guess..." Whilst his total
love of DJing informs his music making ability, he doesn't
consciously try and make something that will work on the
dancefloor; he's more likely to want to know "Do you like it? Does
it make you go wibbly. Does it frimble?" Questions we should all be
asking ourselves.
Since his first vinyl excursion he has recorded and remixed for
over 30 labels including Warp, Sirkus, Disorient, Blood & Fire, Cup
Of Tea and, of course, Ninja Tune. He's worked with Mark Rae and
Grand Central. He has DJed all over the bloody shop, turning down
more gigs than he takes on. If they won't let him have a long spot,
he doesn't bother; a 'take-the-money-and-run' merchant he certainly
is not. He has dug in crates and found obscure records with
references to marine fauna. He's done bloody loads, basically, all
of it with more than a vague hint of humour. France Telecom (the
French equivalent of BT) were suitably impressed and used his
single "Get A Move On" as part of their national TV advertising
campaign - the Scruffy one didn't see it as something to get
excited about. --mrscruff.com
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[BMW]-[Lo-Fi-1997]-(38.8 MB in 5 files of 192kbps Stereo)-[bender@reco