Friendly Bacteria
by Mr. Scruff

— Released 19th May 2014

It’s a new Mr. Scruff album and you know what to expect, right? We widdle on about sexy potatoes and bouncy bacteria offering you a cup of tea, you have a little chuckle and actually make a brew, you stick on the album and… hold on. Because you see, quietly and without a lot of fuss (cos that’s not the way the Stockport Strepsil rolls) Mr. Scruff aka Andy Carthy has been evolving and developing his music.

So yeah, you can still count upon a shedlo...

It’s a new Mr. Scruff album and you know what to expect, right? We widdle on about sexy potatoes and bouncy bacteria offering you a cup of tea, you have a little chuckle and actually make a brew, you stick on the album and… hold on. Because you see, quietly and without a lot of fuss (cos that’s not the way the Stockport Strepsil rolls) Mr. Scruff aka Andy Carthy has been evolving and developing his music.

So yeah, you can still count upon a shedload of gritty funk and stony soul (not sure where this metaphor’s going..?) but the new record displays a stripped back musicality, a depth that maybe hasn’t been there before. It’s been coming across his last few releases, but this is the most complete, sustained exploration of where his music is at right now. In Carthy’s own pithy words it’s “tougher, sparser, less samples, more bass. More vocals and collaborations and shorter tunes.”

If this record proves anything, it’s that there’s more, much more to the work of Andy Carthy than dancefloor grooves and funny cartoons.

Don’t worry though – it is still one sexy potato.

Friendly Bacteria
by Mr. Scruff

— Released 19th May 2014

Physical

2xLP (ZEN209X)

Clear Vinyl

Last few copies from an exclusive run for Mr. Scruff's epic Roundhouse All-Dayer on 31st May 2014

 
2xLP (ZEN209)

*2LP (Heavyweight 180g vinyl) with 12" gatefold sleeve (6mm spine)*

 
CD (BRC-417)

Japanese Edition CD

 
CD (ZENCD209)
SALE! £8.00 £8.00
 

Digital

MP3 (ZENDNL209)
£5.00
 
16-bit WAV (ZENDNL209W)
£7.00
 

Bundles

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Physical

Digital

2xLP (ZEN209X)

Clear Vinyl

Last few copies from an exclusive run for Mr. Scruff's epic Roundhouse All-Dayer on 31st May 2014

MP3 (ZENDNL209)
£5.00
2xLP (ZEN209)

*2LP (Heavyweight 180g vinyl) with 12" gatefold sleeve (6mm spine)*

16-bit WAV (ZENDNL209W)
£7.00
CD (BRC-417)

Japanese Edition CD

CD (ZENCD209)
SALE! £8.00 £8.00

Tracklist

  • CD
  • CD
  • 2xLP
  • 2xLP
  • MP3
  • 16-bit WAV
  1. 1
    Stereo Breath
  2. 2
    Render Me
  3. 3
    Deliverance
  4. 4
    Thought To The Meaning
  5. 5
    Friendly Bacteria
  6. 6
    Come Find Me
  7. 7
    Where Am I?
  8. 8
    He Don’t
  9. 9
    What
  10. 10
    We Are Coming
  11. 11
    Catch Sound  (featuring Denis Jones)
  12. 12
    Feel Free
  13.  
    Play All (12)
  1. 1
    Stereo Breath
  2. 2
    Render Me
  3. 3
    Deliverance
  4. 4
    Thought To The Meaning
  5. 5
    Friendly Bacteria
  6. 6
    Come Find Me
  7. 7
    Where Am I?
  8. 8
    He Don’t
  9. 9
    What
  10. 10
    We Are Coming
  11. 11
    Catch Sound  (featuring Denis Jones)
  12. 12
    Feel Free
  13. 13
    Get Down  (Bonus Track)
    Release only
  14.  
    Play All (12)
  1. 1
    Stereo Breath
  2. 2
    Render Me
  3. 3
    Deliverance
  4. 4
    Thought To The Meaning
  5. 5
    Friendly Bacteria
  6. 6
    Come Find Me
  7. 7
    Where Am I?
  8. 8
    He Don’t
  9. 9
    What
  10. 10
    We Are Coming
  11. 11
    Catch Sound  (featuring Denis Jones)
  12. 12
    Feel Free
  13.  
    Play All (12)
  1. 1
    Stereo Breath
  2. 2
    Render Me
  3. 3
    Deliverance
  4. 4
    Thought To The Meaning
  5. 5
    Friendly Bacteria
  6. 6
    Come Find Me
  7. 7
    Where Am I?
  8. 8
    He Don’t
  9. 9
    What
  10. 10
    We Are Coming
  11. 11
    Catch Sound  (featuring Denis Jones)
  12. 12
    Feel Free
  13.  
    Play All (12)
  1. 1
    Stereo Breath
  2. 2
    Render Me
  3. 3
    Deliverance
  4. 4
    Thought To The Meaning
  5. 5
    Friendly Bacteria
  6. 6
    Come Find Me
  7. 7
    Where Am I?
  8. 8
    He Don’t
  9. 9
    What
  10. 10
    We Are Coming
  11. 11
    Catch Sound  (featuring Denis Jones)
  12. 12
    Feel Free
  13.  
    Play All (12)
  1. 1
    Stereo Breath
  2. 2
    Render Me
  3. 3
    Deliverance
  4. 4
    Thought To The Meaning
  5. 5
    Friendly Bacteria
  6. 6
    Come Find Me
  7. 7
    Where Am I?
  8. 8
    He Don’t
  9. 9
    What
  10. 10
    We Are Coming
  11. 11
    Catch Sound  (featuring Denis Jones)
  12. 12
    Feel Free
  13.  
    Play All (12)

It’s a new Mr. Scruff album and you know what to expect, right? We widdle on about sexy potatoes and bouncy bacteria offering you a cup of tea, you have a little chuckle and actually make a brew, you stick on the album and… hold on. Because you see, quietly and without a lot of fuss (cos that’s not the way the Stockport Strepsil rolls) Mr. Scruff aka Andy Carthy has been evolving and developing his music.

So yeah, you can still count upon a shedlo...

It’s a new Mr. Scruff album and you know what to expect, right? We widdle on about sexy potatoes and bouncy bacteria offering you a cup of tea, you have a little chuckle and actually make a brew, you stick on the album and… hold on. Because you see, quietly and without a lot of fuss (cos that’s not the way the Stockport Strepsil rolls) Mr. Scruff aka Andy Carthy has been evolving and developing his music.

So yeah, you can still count upon a shedload of gritty funk and stony soul (not sure where this metaphor’s going..?) but the new record displays a stripped back musicality, a depth that maybe hasn’t been there before. It’s been coming across his last few releases, but this is the most complete, sustained exploration of where his music is at right now. In Carthy’s own pithy words it’s “tougher, sparser, less samples, more bass. More vocals and collaborations and shorter tunes.”

If this record proves anything, it’s that there’s more, much more to the work of Andy Carthy than dancefloor grooves and funny cartoons.

Don’t worry though – it is still one sexy potato.