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- Summary: British DJ/producer Andy Carthy's latest release as Mr. Skruff features vocals from Vanessa Freeman and Robert Owens.
- Record Label: Ninja Tune
- Genre(s): Electronic, Electronica, Ambient Techno, Funky Breaks
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May 20, 2014Groovy things still happen when Mr. Scruff downsizes, so write "less samples, more music" on the back of this one and reach for it often.
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May 20, 2014This is a sizzling and accomplished jaunt through the mind and talents of a British institution.
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May 21, 2014Yes, it's clear that this is a more matured, polished Mr. Scruff that often bristles with darkness, but it's a more mature Mr. Scruff at that sacrifices the puckish rogue charm we all fell in love with.
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Q MagazineMay 20, 2014His first album since 2008's Ninja Tuna marks a radical shift, ditching both fishy puns and vintage soul samples in favour of swarming basslines and stuttering electro beats. [Jun 2014, p.116]
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May 22, 2014Too bad that so many of the instrumental tracks are pleasant but forgettable downtempo jams that dilute the impact of the highlights.
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MojoMay 21, 2014For much of the album's remainder, Carthy sticks with the melting pot approach that he and Greater Mancunian peers like Rae & Christian helped codify over a decade ago. [Jun 2014, p.93]
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Jun 30, 2014There's something so inherently off-kilter about Scruff's kaleidoscopic production that it just doesn't jell with the sound of a human voice being all serious.