J DILLA - RUFF DRAFT (INSTRUMENTALS) Vinyl LP THE SMITHS Vitus Mataré (keyboards) and Jack

Vitus Mataré (keyboards) and Jack Reynolds (drums)

It’s a snapshot of a period of frenzied creativity by some of the UK’s most thrilling experimental punks

it is an essential addition to any record collection

and Jazz FM put it up for their Innovation Award

a handful of peanuts

J DILLA - RUFF DRAFT (INSTRUMENTALS) Vinyl LP THE SMITHS Vitus Mataré (keyboards) and Jack"When Ruff Draft saw its initial release in 2003, J Dilla possessed production skills on par with anyone in hip hop technically and creatively. 'At the top of his game,' says longtime friend and collaborator, Karriem Riggins. After years of building while modestly deferring to others of both greater and lesser notoriety, Dilla finally completed the first solo endeavor on his own label, entirely on his own terms. The significance of such an autonomous