Ninja Tune recording artist Mr. Scruff (aka Andy Carthy) proves his digging skills among forgotten-record bins with his smooth, Old-School sample-happy breakbeat Funk. Hailing from Manchester, England, the much-respected Mr. Scruff polishes up rugged reggae, hip-hop and classic '60s and '70s soul and jazz into funky mid-tempo dance tunes that look to the future of electronica. An educated beat enthusiast, Mr. Scruff knows how to ceremoniously escort the listener from the living room to the club floor. Smoldering, dirty breakbeat grooves imagine the bravado of a working-class union member cleaning up for a night out with a well-mannered aristocratic princess enticed by the dangerous idea of a night of low-end slumming. Much like labelmates DJ Food and Funki Porcini, these communal grooves meld together snippets of unconventional sonic treasures from traditional music and '90s aural innovation into one crowd-pleasing smoker's delight.
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