Mr Scruff

Mr Scruff's Halloween playlist

Featuring Fela Kuti, Le Noiz, Giuliano Sorgini and Whodini

28 Oct 2011

Fela Kuti ‘Zombie’ A 12-and-a-half minute afro-funk groove from the father of Afrobeat. The lyrics are about the Nigerian army, but it works perfectly well in a spooky situation. bit.ly/kutizombie Al Kooper & Stephen Stills ‘Season Of The…

Metronomy and The Kills among best of this week's singles and downloads

Wu Lyf's Dirt take Single of the Week

29 Jun 2011

Glasvegas, right – they’re not for everyone. But The List don’t believe in hatin’ on your neighbours, so gave ‘Shine Like Stars’ (Sony) a spin. Bummer, though, because the latest single from EUPHORIC /// HEARTBREAK \\\, may be polished synth-tinged…

Mr Scruff's Keep It Unreal UK tour

14 May 2010

Hands up who likes a bit of ‘trouser jazz’. Mr Scruff continues his seemingly unending ‘Keep it Unreal’ tour, keeping things funky and just a little bit surreal as he plunders his Ninja Tune back catalogue and throws in multiple multi-genre surprises.

Alice Russell

13 Nov 2009

Coming to us all the way from far off Framlingham (yep, it’s a real place – we looked it up on Wikipedia), Alice Russell shares her golden soulful voice and funky instrumentals, in promotion of her Pot Of Gold album. She keeps good company, with the…

Profile: Trus'me

30 Oct 2009

Name: Trus’me Also known as: David Wolstencroft Occupation: Mancunian DJ and producer memorably described as ‘Moodyman with a smile’. Also boss of the increasingly respected Prime Numbers label and ‘global clubbing brand’ Disco 3000…

Slam dunk: The Slam Tent at T in the Park

9 Jul 2009

‘It’s nerve-wracking, as it is with any gig we’re involved in. We have such a headstrong booking policy; we’re so close to the scene and have very strong ideas about who we want to play. One of the reasons we got involved in the first place is because I…

Food For Thought

27 Nov 2008

I am on tour at the moment, and with all the travelling and late nights, we have to look after ourselves. There are eight of us on the bus, and after several years, we have fine tuned the rider so that it is a good balance of healthy food that you…

Mr Scruff

Trouble at Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Fri 15 Dec

6 Dec 2006

CROSS-GENRE ‘If you listen to a lot of DJs these days,’ opines Andy Carthy, aka venerable cut-up supremo Mr Scruff, ‘you get the impression that their knowledge of music’s history doesn’t go beyond last week. For me, it’s about reaching back. Whether…