Montreal-based illustrator/artist/turntablist Eric San, better known as Kid Koala, is not content to simply tour the world. The multifaceted illustrator/artist/turntablist could be DJing a crowded, sweaty dance floor in Shanghai, scratching and mixing across eight turntables in New York or hosting a chill "Music to Draw To" evening in a quiet lounge in Toronto. Kid Koala is currently touring his new show, The Slew, a six-turntable ear-bender backed by former members of Australian rockers Wolfmother. His online travel scrapbook alone is worth a visit to kidkoala.com - it surely has more passport stamps than your average backpacker. Here's what he's listening to on the road:
De La Soul - The Magic Number
This track still makes me smile. Check out the all-turntable-scratched third verse.
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Public Enemy - Night of the Living Baseheads
It's got such a feeling of panic and urgency.
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Billie Holiday - Solitude
One of those beautiful quiet-time records.
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Jon Brion/Charlie Kaufman - Little Person
This is probably the best credit-roll song ever.
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Helios - Dragonfly Across An Ancient Sky
Sounds like you're sitting somewhere watching the sunrise.
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Radiohead - The Tourist
One of my favourite songs ever from one of my favourite albums ever by one of my favourite bands ever.
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Thelonious Monk - Sophisticated Lady
The flow of his performance on this tune is really start/stop and quirky.
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The Muppet Show - I'm Going to Go Back There Someday This tune was performed by Gonzo - they always seemed to give Gonzo the really heart-wrenching, melodramatic songs.
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