Kid Koala Breaks Down Scratch-Pop Masterwork ’12 Bit Blues’: Full Album Stream
source spin magazine
Scratchmaster general Kid Koala has returned from throwing multi-disciplinary science fairs across the country and drawing 132-page graphic novels to doing something a little more, well, rootsy. His upcoming fourth album, 12 Bit Blues is the turntablist version of going acoustic, recorded almost entirely on the hottest technology 1987 could buy: the E-mu SP-1200 sampler! The results are beautifully broken, the Kid furiously tapping pads and maxing out all luxurious 10 seconds of sample time before adding his trademark scratching — still some of the most virtuosic and expressionistic in the game. It’s monstrously funky — fresh for ’88 or your fresh 78s — the Kid tearing up vintage blues vocal samples into be-bop-inflected shards, atmospheric wiggles, or head-knocking cut’n’paste grooves. Hear the whole thing below, with the Kid’s kommentary, or wait until September 17 when you can buy it with a hand-powered build-your-own-turntable kit and adorable flexi-disc!
here’s that free download link for ‘3 bit Blues’ again from RollingStone magazine. this one works… http://t.co/dcxvqrqw
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/3-bit-blues-by-kid-koala-free-mp3-20120914?stop_mobi=yes
