Stereo Breath (feat Denis Jones) - (3:59)
Render Me (feat Denis Jones) - (4:42)
Thought To The Meaning (feat Denis Jones) - (3:07)
Friendly Bacteria - (3:55)
Come Find Me (feat Vanessa Freeman) - (4:54)
He Donat (feat Robert Owens) - (4:22)
We Are Coming - (6:00)
Catch Sound (feat Denis Jones) - (4:14)
Review: It's been some six years since Mr Scruff's last album, roughly the average length of one of his marathon DJ sets. Much has changed in the musical landscape since then, but the tea-loving Mancunian is still ploughing his own mixed-up, soul-influenced furrow. That means tracks that comfortably meld hip-hop, dub, jazz, dubstep, downtempo groovery and - most pleasingly - broken beat. It's actually the album's "bruk" moments - the Vanessa Freeman-voiced West London soul of "Come Find Me" and thrilling Robert Owens hook-up "He Don't", in particularly - that really set the pulse racing. Of course, confirmed fans will find plenty more to enjoy, from the baggy sweetness of "Render Me" to the classic Scruff-isms of "What", which sounds like something from his 1997 debut on Pleasure Music.
from $1.89ZENDNL 209
19 May 14
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz