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Mr. Scruff - Keep It Unreal

Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Breaks, Trip Hop, Experimental
Year:
1999

Tracklist

Is He Ready... 0:15 X
Spandex Man 4:41 X
Get A Move On 7:36 X
Midnight Feast 3:36 X
Honeydew 6:35 X
Cheeky 5:36 X
So Long 4:14 X
Chipmunk 5:08 X
Do You Hear? 4:49 X
Shanty Town 3:47 X
JusJus 4:06 X
Blackpool Roll 4:51 X
Travelogue 5:25 X
Fish 4:23 X

Versions

Title, FormatLabelCat#CountryYear
Keep It Unreal (CD, Album) Ninja Tune ZEN CD42 UK 1999
Keep It Unreal (2xLP, Album) Ninja Tune ZEN 42 UK 1999
Keep It Unreal (2xLP, Album) Ninja Tune ZEN 42 UK 1999
Keep It Unreal (CD, Album) Toy's Factory TFCK-87986 Japan 1999
Keep It Unreal (CD, Album) Ninja Tune ZEN CD42 Canada 1999
Keep It Unreal (File, MP3, 320) Ninja Tune ZENDNL 42 UK 1999
Keep It Unreal (2xCD, Promo, Album, RM) Ninja Tune ZENCD42XP UK 2009
Keep It Unreal (2xCD, RM, Album, Ltd) Ninja Tune ZENCD42X UK 2009
Keep It Unreal (File, Album, RM, MP3, 320) Ninja Tune ZENDNL42X UK 2009
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Review by markjazz Jun 22, 2008

referencing Keep It Unreal, CD, Album, ZEN CD42

Wow do I have love / hate relationship with this album. The album starts off with some of the best nu-jazz tunes this label and artist have to offer. Then, after less than half way through, the album falls into this big pile of crap. I have yet to listen to this whole album in one sitting but I keep popping it in for those two classics Get a Move On and Honeydew. I could honestly play Get a Move on the whole day without getting bored but as far as most of the album is concerned it's just one repeatative mess. There's some British humor mixed in as well, which I just don't get. Mr. Scruff likes little rodents, the ocean and pies I guess. If I was to do it again I would have just bought the two singles and downloaded this album and I recommend anyone new to this artist to do the same with this album.
Rated 5/5
Review by scoundrel Apr 15, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)

referencing Keep It Unreal, CD, Album, ZEN CD42

Mr. Scruff made a household name for himself with KEEP IT UNREAL, partially thanks to the use of the jazztastic “Get a Move On” in a car commercial. The album as a whole shows Scruff’s love of old jazz and hip-hop rhythms—and how the two go together hand in glove. The slide of “Midnight Feast” goes straight to your soul, while the neo-souul groove “Honeydew” will have your mouth watering. The humorous obsession with aquatic animals continues onto this album, with the whale-centric “Shanty Town” and the self-evident “Fish.” But if you just want to relax, flip on over the “Travelogue” and let yourself go. A marvelous album.