Skalpel are Polish nu jazz DJs, musicians and record producers, Marcin Cichy and Igor Pudło, from Wrocław, Poland.

Their musical style is a distinctive blend of hip hop beats, laced with samples lifted from the rich seam of Polish jazz records of the 1960s and 1970s.

That led to a combined tour with Skalpel and Vadim's live band, The Russian Percussion, during which they performed with four turntables.

Later that year, Skalpel released a demo CD entitled Polish Jazz, which gained praise from the Polish music press, and they were subsequently picked up by the UK independent record label, Ninja Tune.

Between 2002 and 2004, five of their live DJ mix sets were aired on Ninja Tune's Solid Steel radio show.