Mr. Scruff will release a special 20th anniversary edition of his classic album Trouser Jazz on Friday 28th July via Ninja Tune.
The deluxe 2LP features blue / red vinyl discs, iconic artwork by Mr. Scruff himself alongside Airside and boasts an “infinity peelable trouser sticker” on the cover – whatever one of those is!
Originally released in 2002, Trouser Jazz was the hotly anticipated follow-up to the Manchester-based DJ, producer, record collector and cartoonist’s barnstorming Ninja Tune debut Keep it Unreal (1999).
As a DJ, Andy Carthy aka Mr. Scruff plays across the board, moving between soul, funk, hip hop, jazz, reggae, latin, african, ska, disco, house, funk, electro, breaks, soundtracks and loads more. As a producer he makes music that draws on these influences, with a large dose of cheek and good humour.
His cartoon drawings illustrate gig flyers, posters, record sleeves, t-shirts and occasionally accompany him at gigs as live animated visuals.
Trouser Jazz – recorded largely at Carthy’s home studio with engineer Danny Evans – neatly encapsulated Scruff’s ethos, his joie de vivre and his inimitable combination of tight knit funk, expansive sonics and dancefloor dynamite.
DOUBLE BLUE/RED VINYL
INFINITY PEELABLE TROUSER STICKER ON COVER
INCLUDES DOWNLOAD CARD
Tracklist:
A1. Here We Go
A2. Sweetsmoke
A3. Come Alive (feat. Niko)
A4. Shrimp
B1. Vibrate (feat. Braintax)
B2. Ug
B3. Shelf Wobbler
C1. Valley of the Sausages (feat. Sneaky & Seaming To)
C2. Champion Nibble
C3. Come on Grandad
D1. Beyond (feat. Seaming To)
D2. Giffin
D3. Ahoy There!