Product Description

This is the third album from Manchester's Andy Carthy aka Mr. Scruff. Released on the influential Ninja Tune record label, Mr. Scruff still doesn't conform to the generic trip hopsound. Blending sixties and seventies funk, reggae, dub, modern electronica, and large doses of humour help make up Mr.Scruff's genre defying sound.

Track Listing

1. Here We Go
2. Sweetsmoke
3. Beyond feat Seaming To
4. Shrimp
5. Come Alive feat Nico
6. Shelf Wobbler
7. Giffin
8. Valley of the Sausages feat Seaming To, Sneaky and Moss
9. Champion Nibble
10. Come On Grandad
11. Vibrate feat Braintax
12. Ug
13. Ahoy There!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3708 in Music
• Released on: 2002-09-09
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
On the back of a 23-date UK tour and being namechecked by Madonna, Andy Carthy's (aka Mr Scruff) sophomore album Trouser Jazz has certainly been worth the wait. Having built a formidable reputation on the DJ circuit, not least for his genre-defying and strenuously long sets, but also for his ability to hold down residences throughout the UK, he has missed two label deadlines for this album release. Brimming with humour and littered with his characteristically playful sampling shenanigans, Trouser Jazz is a joyous romp through funk, jazz, soul and hip-hop complete with commentary from children's TV presenters and fish references aplenty. "Here We Go" sets the scene with a minute of looped horn-led retro funk that fades straight into the jazzy vibes and disco beat of "Sweetsmoke". First single "Shrimp" ups the tempo further with squelching rhythms and a trembling Rhodes hook, but it's moments such as "Valley of the Sausages" with it's strings, flute and breathless Latin vocals and the ragtime rhythms of "Come On Grandad" that confirm that Mr Scruff is no slouch when it comes to blending the absurd into a life-affirming sonic jumble. --Christopher Barrett

NME
‘Mr Scruff is so cool he needs an exclusion zone around him’

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‘Scintillating’

Customer Reviews

Mr Scruff Trouser Jazz
This is one edgy album. Very unpredictable and fresh. I would recommend this to anyone who likes surreal funk that's a bit mad. Buy it otherwise your world will be too normal!

So Funky!!
This cd is just DOPE!!Its so jazzy and funky, i love the beats!if you re into jazz or just want somethin dancy for the summer you got to get that record.its just great, BUY IT!!

The jazz doesnt just come from the trousers.
This album is fantstic, my first real mr scruff experience was sitting in a flat in brighton with this album playing and the sunshining. It has a great mix of styles your sure how its meant to make you feel. Tracks such as "Sweet Smoke" and "Shrimp" want you to get up and dance and there are some perfect downtempo chilled tunes. "Ahoy There" the avalanche like last song is just crazy. "About the size of a good sardine" "Ha Ha". The World of Mr Scruff needs to spread. Buy it and make everyone listen to it. It great!