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Mr. Scruff is the recording name of Andy Carthy (born 10 February 1972,Macclesfield, Cheshire, England), a British DJ and artist. He lives in Stockport, Greater Manchester, and studied fine art at the Psalter Lane campus of Sheffield Hallam University. Before he could make a living from his music alone, he worked as a shelf-stacker in the Burton Road branch of Kwik Save.
His DJ name was inspired by his scruffy facial hair, as well as his trademark loose-lined drawing style. He has been DJing since 1994, 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."
Scruff's first 12", "Hocus Pocus" was released on the small Manchester-based label, Robs Records. Subsequent singles and his first album, Mr. Scruff followed, released on Robs Records subsidiary, Pleasure Music. After a brief spell working with Mark Rae, he moved to the larger Ninja Tune label, and subsequently released the albums Keep It Unreal and Trouser Jazz.
Mr Scruff - Get a Move On
Mr Scruff - Get A Move On
Mr Scruff - BBC Essential Mix 2009 (Full)
Mr. Scruff 100% Vinyl set @ Piccadilly Records, Manchester
Mr Scruff - Happy New Ear Mix
Mr. Scruff Vs Kirsty Almeida 'Pickled Spider' (OFFICIAL)
Mr Scruff - Jazz Potato
Kalimba - Mr. Scruff (HD)
Mr Scruff- Shipping Forecast
Mr Scruff Betalounge
Mr Scruff - Music Takes Me Up
Mr. Scruff - Fish
Mr Scruff - Sweet Smoke
Mr Scruff - Spandex Man