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Mr. Scruff
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The next Mr. Scruff concert is scheduled for Saturday, July 5, 2025 at The Fox and Firkin in London, United Kingdom. See all 10 upcoming concerts
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About Mr. Scruff
Hometown
Manchester, England
Born
February 10, 1972
Genre
Electronic
Jaunty and whimsical, Mr. Scruff’s electronic compositions mirror the cartoonish verve of his hand-drawn cover art. That visual style is partly how DJ/producer Andy Carthy—born in Cheshire, England in 1972—earned his moniker, along with his unkempt facial hair. Carthy cut his teeth DJing before releasing his self-titled debut album in 1997, reassembling scratchy jazz and blues records into perky new creations. Though slower and more indebted to dub, that record’s collage-style construction foreshadowed Carthy’s 1999 breakthrough single, “Get a Move On!”, an electro-swing earworm that sampled cult figures Moondog, T-Bone Walker, and Rubberlegs Williams. His subsequent work has flexed a similar magpie spirit, picking unlikely treasure from far-flung corners of record crates. Carthy’s 2020 DJ-Kicks mix continued that freedom of movement across styles and eras, blending vintage reggae and samba with jubilant Afrobeat and jazz-inspired broken beat.
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