Search - Mr Scruff :: Keep It Unreal

Moondog redux

Gidz | 10/10/2003

(3 out of 5 stars)

"If you like Get a Move On which is used in Lincoln Navigator commercial, hear the original from Moondog, called Bird's Lament."

Good Music

bordersj2 | Boston | 11/14/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is the 1999 release - Mr. Scruff's Keep it Unreal. I remember in 99', Keep a Move on was big in the cafe's, etc. Heck, my first exposure to the cut was on a Hotel Costes cd. However over the past year or so, the advertising execs **discovered** the cut and probably figured the jazzs amples in the cut mixed in with the electronica and beat would be the perfect way to promote the luxury division of Ford, Lincoln, to the new and old school and emphasis the class. I don't know why, but I always get a little disappointed to hear some cuts I like pop up on some commercials like that, but so be it. That's how a lot of others get turned onto the music - if not for the product they're being used for. ("Bossa Per Due", "Rennaisance Affair", "Porcelain", etc.)But... who can blame Lincoln? It's true! That's what the cd really is - another look into nu-jazz as done by Mr. Scruff. But don't think that that's the only cool track on this release. You have a light intro, followed up with Get a Move On. But Midnight Feast is a solid cut, Honeystew has a pretty fly beat to it, and my favorite cut is the total coolness of "So Long", which is really why I picked this one up. The keyboards and xylophone are great - reminds me of two opposites a London night, or a sun-drenched day lounging at the beach. It's followed up by another sweet nostalgic track with the touch of spunk needed for it's title: "Chipmunk".So pick this one up! I didn't fall for every track - some of the end songs just didn't grab me. But I'd have to say if you're a fan of Jaffa's Elevator cd, you'll probably dig this one too."

If only more music tasted this good

Gidz | Melbourne, Australia | 01/04/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Mr scruff has released an album less what's considered "dance" and more a sublime concoction of groves and beats.
His classical training as a muscian and extensive collection of vinyl, cleartly influnced this creation.
Ranging from the lushious composition of midnight feats and honey dew to the quirky and downright bizzarre i.e "fish" and "shanty town".
This Album truly is mood music of the highest calibre; warm, pleasant and relaxing...(but don't mistake this for a chill out album). A ray of sunshine for anytime day or night.
somehow 5 stars seems barely adequate."