No Pies For 200 Yards
Combining original animation with all-access documentary footage, ‘No Pies for 200 Yards’ profiles the self-depreciating Mancunian DJ phenomenon during a tour earlier this year. At a time when dance music is going down the toilet, Mr Scruff – the antithesis of a ‘superstar’ DJ – regularly sells out venues as large as London’s Forum. Gilles Peterson, Alexis Petridis and the Fun Lovin’ Criminals appear in a film that surreally flips from a VW bug ball in Cornwall to the Stockport Viaduct to a hilarious backstage encounter with an indignant West Country rave dancer.
Artist: Mr.Scruff
No Pies For 200 Yards’ – A Film about Mr Scruff
Many thanks to ‘Ninja Tune’ for supplying this special feature. For more information checkout http://www.mrscruff.com/
- No Pies For 200 Yards
- by Ninja Tune
- Published on October 1st, 2004
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