Mr Scruff, Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, Dec 15

You have to love Mr Scruff - not content with returning to running a club night in his hometown after successfully holding down residencies in London and Brighton, and touring the world with the likes of Roots Manuva, he has also been steadily touring the UK with his 'Keep It Unreal' DJ show for several years. Typically this involves a storming 6 hour set starting out with funk, reggae, jazz and classic hip-hop, moving through Ninja Tune classics, soul and pop gems, house of the frantic and French variety, a pinch of electro, and of course the classic mix of random and outright funky hits from 'Trouser Jazz' and his earlier self-titled debut album. All this accompanied by bizarre stick-figure animations of tiny Scruff-creatures mixing and dancing. The cartoons and the childlike innocence of songs like 'Fish' and 'The Whale Song' should not make you underestimate Scruff as a producer or DJ - his finely honed studio skills can be loosed upon any of the genres mentioned above with equal gusto, as his forthcoming album is sure to prove once again. What's more, he joined the Ninja roster by battling DJ Food on the turntables, which is no mean feat. Bongo punters are in for a treat - just remember not to go too near the trout. [Bram Gieben]