"Eric San, from Vancouver, Canada who records under the name Kid Koala, is a Montreal, Quebec based DJ and turntablist. He is signed to the British Ninja Tune record label, is a member of jam band Bullfrog and alternative hip hop supergroup Deltron 3030, and his new project The Slew. He has also made appearances with many other artists from Amon Tobin to the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and has made contributions to Lovage, Peeping Tom, Gorillaz, and numerous other projects."
Some of My Best Friends Are DJs was the second album released by Kid Koala. It was released in 2003 threw Ninja Tune.
Kid Koala is a scratch king, no doubt about it. His strong sense of melody and arrangement push the bounds of his records further than most dj's could hope. Some of My Best Friends is composed of one layer after the other but never going overboard into the mundane. the album opener, "Basin Street Blues," begins with a scratched in bassline that progresses all the way to a louisiana, New Orleans style blues tune, and it goes together perfectly, using his table to create the horn percussion. The rest of the album continues with the head of steam the opener built with songs like "Skanky Panky" which again with its horn solo's aand multi-layed rhythm's all blending together to form one cohesive unit. Full of crazy samples, and scratch filled recordings there is alot to like if your a fan of the DJ. Even the CD packaging is well done with a comic book also done by Kid included, and even alittle chess board on the back with cut out pieces to play with, which is a neat touch.
Basin Street Blues
Skanky Panky
Some of My Best Friends Are DJs was the second album released by Kid Koala. It was released in 2003 threw Ninja Tune.
Kid Koala is a scratch king, no doubt about it. His strong sense of melody and arrangement push the bounds of his records further than most dj's could hope. Some of My Best Friends is composed of one layer after the other but never going overboard into the mundane. the album opener, "Basin Street Blues," begins with a scratched in bassline that progresses all the way to a louisiana, New Orleans style blues tune, and it goes together perfectly, using his table to create the horn percussion. The rest of the album continues with the head of steam the opener built with songs like "Skanky Panky" which again with its horn solo's aand multi-layed rhythm's all blending together to form one cohesive unit. Full of crazy samples, and scratch filled recordings there is alot to like if your a fan of the DJ. Even the CD packaging is well done with a comic book also done by Kid included, and even alittle chess board on the back with cut out pieces to play with, which is a neat touch.
Basin Street Blues
Skanky Panky
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