The appearance soon after of the "Frolic EP" on Rob's subsidiary Pleasure -- which took the breezier, tea-room quotidian feel of his debut a few Sunday afternoon steps further -- turned buzz to blare for Carthy, with remix offers from the likes of DJ Food and Lamb flowing in. <br /><br />1997 brought an EP ("Large Pies") for noted Bristol label Cup of Tea, as well as Scruff's eponymous debut full-length. Keep It Unreal, his debut for Ninja Tune, followed in 1999. <br /><br /> A rabid record collector, Scruff's frequent DJ sets include everything from '60s and '70s soul-jazz and funk, scratchy old reggae and dub 45s, classic hip-hop, schmaltzy vocal pop, and new-school electronica.
