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- Keep It Unreal
- - 38,015 plays
  - 11 favs
  - 16 shares
Mr. Scruff
Released 1999

Is He Ready?
00:15
867 plays

Get A Move On
07:36
8,661 plays

Spandex Man
04:42
3,166 plays

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- 1
- Is He Ready?
- 00:15
- 867 plays

- 2
- Spandex Man
- 04:42
- 3,166 plays

- 3
- Get A Move On
- 07:36
- 8,661 plays

- 4
- Midnight Feast
- 03:36
- 2,606 plays

- 5
- Honeydew
- 06:35
- 2,259 plays

- 6
- Cheeky
- 05:36
- 2,157 plays

- 7
- So Long
- 04:15
- 2,621 plays

- 8
- Chipmunk
- 05:08
- 2,617 plays

- 9
- Do You Hear?
- 04:49
- 1,662 plays

- 10
- Shanty Town
- 03:47
- 2,247 plays

- 11
- Jus Jus
- 04:07
- 2,129 plays

- 12
- Blackpool Roll
- 04:52
- 1,846 plays

- 13
- Travelogue
- 05:26
- 1,680 plays

- 14
- Fish
- 04:23
- 2,106 plays

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album review

Thanks to imaginative programming on tracks like the single "Honeydew," Keep It Unreal is yet another accomplished work by breakbeat maestro Mr. Scruff. The vibes definitely triumph over any progression on these tracks, but the album's diverse moods and tempos work magic. The galloping gait and what sounds like a Louis Jordan sample power "Get a Move On," while the next track, "Midnight Feast," has the late-night feel of a Portishead single. The single "Honeydew" has a rich, soulful vocal that lifts the song into Soul II Soul territory while the cagey, metallic drum programs sound straight off a driving new wave single. "Cheeky" is a deep-groove house number with bright piano lines and an echoed diva vocal. Several tracks are reminiscent of Amon Tobin's swing-era plunderphonics, but most everything here is original, well-done, and prime Mr. Scruff. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide