Kid Koala - Some of My Best Friends Are DJs [2003]

Artist

Kid Koala

Album

Some of My Best Friends Are DJs

Year

2003

Genre

Turntabalism, Electronic

As his alter-ego, "Kid Koala," might suggest, Eric San applies a joyous childlike vision to his music on Some of My Best Friends Are DJs. Three years after his debut album,  Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Kid Koala returns with a more youthful verve. Some of My Best Friends Are DJs offers less in the way of music, with the 35-minute running time meaning the restless sonic snippets wisely end before his humor has a chance to grate. Mixing sleazy whisky-bar vibes with adolescent antics, his second album never allows the listener to settle. Moments of playful mixing magic are at times followed by baffling inanity as "Skanky Panky" - with its wonderfully shattered Ska rhythm and frantic scratches - runs into "Flu Season", ostensibly a series of beat-accompanied coughs, sneezes, and sniffs. Blending blues, jazz, and funk with a myriad of bizarre samples, moments of pure eccentric genius such as "Robochacha" and "More Dance Music" make this a flawed yet fascinating slice of beat-driven bravura. (Amazon.com)

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EarFodder Rating: 3.75 of 5

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