''Keep It Solid Steel Volume 1'' is
Mr. Scruff's first
DJ mix album
A DJ mix or DJ mixset is a sequence of musical tracks typically mixed together to appear as one continuous track. DJ mixes are usually performed using a DJ mixer and multiple sounds sources, such as turntables
A phonograph, in its later ...
, recorded for
Ninja Tune
Ninja Tune is an English independent record label based in London. It has a satellite office in Los Angeles. It was founded by Matt Black and Jonathan More (better known as Coldcut) and managed by Peter Quicke and others.
Inspired by a visit ...
's
Solid Steel
''Solid Steel'' are a series of DJ mix albums issued on Ninja Tune, an independent record label in the UK.
''Solid Steel'' also has a radio station webcast and related live concerts which further showcase the DJing talents of such artists.
In ...
series. According to his own site, it is the first of 4:
This first CD, of a four-part series, covers in its 74 minutes bouncy reggae
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, classic hip hop, deep soul
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, rare funk, dancefloor jazz, heavy beats and left field electronic
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nuggets.
Track list (CD)
# "Intro" –
Mr. Scruff
# "Ing" –
Mungo's Hi Fi
Mungo's Hi Fi is a sound system based in Glasgow, Scotland, which follows the original Jamaican sound system tradition. After working together previously, Tom Tattersall and Doug Paine founded the group in 2000, writing, recording, producing an ...
# "Waterhouse Rock (Groove Corporation mix)" –
Big Youth
Manley Augustus Buchanan (born 19 April 1949, Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica),Thompson, Dave (2002) "Reggae & Caribbean Music", Backbeat Books, better known as Big Youth (sometimes called Jah Youth), is a Jamaican deejay, mostly known for his w ...
# "Black Milk" – Eight From The Egg
# "Going Way Back" –
Just Ice
# "Time Machine" –
Chocolate Milk
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Types
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# "Flashback" –
The Arsonists
# "Back In The Day" –
Erykah Badu
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# "My Kung Fu" – UTD
# "Ego Trippin" –
Ultramagnetic MCs
The Ultramagnetic MCs is an American hip hop group based in The Bronx, New York City. Founded by Kool Keith, the group also includes Ced Gee, TR Love, and Moe Love. Tim Dog became an unofficial member in 1989. In 1990, DJ Jaycee was added ...
# "Wrong Girls To Play With (dub)" – Papa Austin with The Great Peso
# "Tell Me How" – Sarah Winton
# "Recognition" –
Demon Boyz
# "Check the Vibe" – Dred Scott
# "Funky For You" – Mark Rae vs Deadbeats
# "Dopest Verse" – Madkap
# "Disney On Acid" – 2day & 2moro / "Learn To Be Strong (acapella)" – Cappo
# "Impressions (pt.3)" –
The Peddlers
The Peddlers were a British jazz/soul music, soul trio (music), trio of the 1960s and 1970s. Led by organist Roy Phillips, they had hits with "Birth (1969 song), Birth" and "Girlie (song), Girlie". They were very popular in New Zealand during ...
# "Carrefour" – Luis Enriquez
# "Funky Axe" – Spaghetti Head
# "Highland Park" –
Connie Price & The Keystones
Connie Price and the Keystones is a project helmed by guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Dan Ubick from Los Angeles, California, combining influences of funk, hip-hop, psych and soul. Besides Ubick, it had a revolving membership while they perfor ...
# "Sweetie Pie" – Stone Alliance
# "Bounce Ta This" –
Showbiz & AG
Showbiz and A.G. (also shortened as Show and AG) is an American hip hop duo from The Bronx borough of New York City, composed of record producer Rodney "Showbiz" Lemay (born July 7, 1969) and rapper Andre "A.G." Barnes (born September 26, 197 ...
# "Check It" –
Lords of the Underground
The Lords of the Underground (L.O.T.U.G.) is an American hip-hop trio based in Newark, New Jersey. The group is composed of Dupré Kelly (professionally known as DoItAll) (born January 14, 1971), Al'Terik Wardrick (professionally known as Mr. F ...
# "Deep Waters" – Microdisiacs
# "Searching For Mr Manuva" – Border Crossing
# "Pins & Needles" –
Tipper
# "Detchibe" –
Prefuse 73
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# "CPU Song" – Little Miss Trinitron
# "Fairplay" –
Soul II Soul
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# "You Have Got To Have Freedom" –
Pharoah Sanders
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Track list (LP)
# "Ing" – Mungos HiFi
# "Waterhouse Rock" –
Big Youth
Manley Augustus Buchanan (born 19 April 1949, Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica),Thompson, Dave (2002) "Reggae & Caribbean Music", Backbeat Books, better known as Big Youth (sometimes called Jah Youth), is a Jamaican deejay, mostly known for his w ...
# "Black Milk" – Eighth From The Egg
# "Ego Trippin" –
Ultramagnetic MCs
The Ultramagnetic MCs is an American hip hop group based in The Bronx, New York City. Founded by Kool Keith, the group also includes Ced Gee, TR Love, and Moe Love. Tim Dog became an unofficial member in 1989. In 1990, DJ Jaycee was added ...
# "Recognotion" –
Demon Boyz
# "Bounce Ta This" –
Showbiz & AG
Showbiz and A.G. (also shortened as Show and AG) is an American hip hop duo from The Bronx borough of New York City, composed of record producer Rodney "Showbiz" Lemay (born July 7, 1969) and rapper Andre "A.G." Barnes (born September 26, 197 ...
# "Deep Waters" – Microdisiacs
# "Dopest Verse" – Madkap
# "Disney On Acid" – 2day & 2moro
# "Sweetie Pie" – Stone Alliance
# "You Have Got To Have Freedom" –
Pharoah Sanders
Pharoah Sanders (born Ferrell Lee Sanders; October 13, 1940 – September 24, 2022) was an American jazz saxophonist. Known for his overblowing, harmonic, and multiphonic techniques on the saxophone, as well as his use of " sheets of sound", S ...
# "Impressions (pt.3)" –
The Peddlers
The Peddlers were a British jazz/soul music, soul trio (music), trio of the 1960s and 1970s. Led by organist Roy Phillips, they had hits with "Birth (1969 song), Birth" and "Girlie (song), Girlie". They were very popular in New Zealand during ...
# "Time Machine" –
Chocolate Milk
Chocolate milk is a type of flavoured milk made by mixing cocoa solids with milk (either dairy or plant-based). It is a food pairing in which the milk's mouthfeel masks the dietary fibres of the cocoa solids.
Types
The liquid carbohydrate ...
# "My Kung Fu" – UTD
# "Carrefour" –
Luis Enriquez Bacalov
# "Funky Axe" – Spaghetti Head
# "Check the Vibe" – Dred Scott
# "Tell Me How" – Sarah Winton
# "Wrong Girls To Play With (dub)" – Papa Austin with The Great Peso
References
Mr. Scruff albums
DJ mix albums
2004 compilation albums
Ninja Tune compilation albums
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