Been a while since Ropeadope droped Kid Koala's Bullfrog project and we've watched our favorite Canadian DJ take on new projects ranging from Deltron 3030 to The Gorillaz. Koala's most recent collab finds him working with frequent partner Dynomite D under the name The Slew. It's clear why: the music is an intriguing mix that seems to veer giddily between hip-hop, funk, and vintage rock, freque...
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That’s right 18 exclamation marks, a bakers dozen of Mr Timothy Westwood’s explosions and I still don’t feel I’m over-egging the excitement of discovering Kid Koala’s long awaited “The Slew” LP – A: exists and ...
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Renowned Montreal DJ/turntablist Kid Koala is back with a new project. The Slew: Live sees the Kid team up with unlikely duo of bassist and drummer Chris Ross and Myles Heskett, both formerly of Aussie psych-rockers Wolfmother.There will be a tour and an album, 100%, which will be available on the tour only. But guess what? You can grab a couple of samples right here:"It's All Over"- MP3"You
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I just received this message from Kid Koala to music fans in the London area. The Kid has agreed to be the special guest at an upcoming DJ series in London, and wanted to share the good news, so I am passing it along to you since I, alas, am nowhere near the UK...San Miguel are hosting a series of intimate events entitled Hidden Depths, which aim to target people who like to look that little b...
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The unstoppable Kid Koala kontinues his whirling world tour! Kurrently in Florida, he will traverse east coast of the US throughout this month and April. Only one show is scheduled for Canada so far, and it's in July. Where will he be in May and June? No one is fessing up right now, but i will keep looking....Here are the dates from the Ninja Tunes website : March - Wednesday 28 Tallahass...
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Over the years Montreal turntablist Kid Koala has fashioned himself a solid reputation. You know when you pick up his record you'll be getting electronic music that's both danceable and listenable.Kid Koala returns in September with the unique album Kid Koala Presents The Swell. The album's unique for a couple of reasons. First, Kid teams with the former rhythm section of Australian hard
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I went to London today, and goodness knows I really really don't like it.I'll tell you what I do like however. Getting given belated birthday/Christmas presents in cheque form. Yes, I now am able to prolly buy myself RAM/wirless router etc/new tft monitor. How much that will rock.I also listened to a lot of hilarious turntablism (that really is a musical genre!)stuff like Chucky steel, and conc...
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"I was never able to sing, I was never able to write songs. But I always got a kick out of piecing together stories with bits of records."Eric San aka Kid Koala is a one-of-a-kind sort of turntablist. There's the fact that he's an illustrator, graphic artist, film maker, puppet master and musician. There's the fact that he always wear shorts. Then there's the fact that he sees his chosen means ...
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Some concert announcements and reminders just to get everyone caught up:Kid Koala is at Boiler House in the Distillery District on August 16, tickets $11.Caught news over at Stille Post of UK artist Eboney Bones making her North American debut at The Drake on August 21. Intriguing stuff - I must explore more. She has a song called "Don't Fart On My Heart" also:Video: Eboney Bones - "Don't Fart ...
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I just received this message from Kid Koala to music fans in the London area. The Kid has agreed to be the special guest at an upcoming DJ series in London, and wanted to share the good news, so I am passing it along to you since I, alas, am nowhere near the UK...San Miguel are hosting a series of intimate events entitled Hidden Depths, which aim to target people who like to look that little b...
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Never too late to express some funkiness. I'm sending this out to all my DJ friends, some of whom are working hard to raise funds to keep a local beloved independent radio station (KFAI) running for another 6 months.So, as Kid Koala says: Some of my Best Friends are DJs. This great cut pays homage to the funky drummer. Last year, some of you may have caught Kid Koala opening for DJ Shadow and C...
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The unstoppable Kid Koala kontinues his whirling world tour! Kurrently in Florida, he will traverse east coast of the US throughout this month and April. Only one show is scheduled for Canada so far, and it's in July. Where will he be in May and June? No one is fessing up right now, but i will keep looking....Here are the dates from the Ninja Tunes website : March - Wednesday 28 Tallahass...
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I've been very busy, you see, for a very long time. It's been almost a year now that I've been working from the time I wake up until the time I sleep, at least five days a week and occasionally seven.But slowly, slowly, my humanity is returning. A bit of stability is creeping back into my life. And while I'll never be fully carefree again, I am happy. I sleep all the way through, almost every n...
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