Kid Koala - Some Of My Best Friends Are DJs [Silver Vinyl]

Ninja Tune

£25.65

Format: LP, Silver Vinyl
Catalogue No.: ZEN82R
Barcode: 5054429171464
Release Date: 06 Oct 2023
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B

1 x 140g silver vinyl housed in gatefold sleeve. Includes original 50 page comic book. Includes MP3 download code

● Cult classic Some of my Best Friends are DJs is given a new lease of life on the 20th anniversary of release.
● It's the Kid Koala you know and love, a turntablised soundtrack of more antics of the cranky and mysterious characters from Kid Koala's comic book land of Nufonia.”
● Some of My Best Friends are DJs comes complete with the original 50-page comic book and mini chess game from the first pressing.
● On original release, the album was supported by a cabaret-style tour known as “The Short Attention Span Theatre”, which featured 3 DJs on 8 turntables, a slide show and a bingo game among other quirky surprises.

“Kid Koala is capable of making some of the best songs (and albums) in hip-hop” - Pitchfork

“a surprisingly warm, tender record, hilarious in places and introspective in others” - Resident Advisor

● Press praise on release: Pitchfork (7.4/10), Resident Advisor (4/5), AllMusic (4.5/4), Spin (A), Alternative Press (4/5), The Village Voice
(B+), Entertainment Weekly (B+) & more
● Kid Koala has toured with the likes of Radiohead, Bjork, Beastie Boys, Arcade Fire, Money Mark, John Medeski, A Tribe Called Quest, Mike Patton, Jack Johnson, DJ Shadow, and The Preservation Hall Jazz Band.
● He has also been involved in collaborations such as Gorillaz, Deltron 3030, and The Slew.
● Kid Koala has contributed to scores for director Edgar Wright's Shaun of the Dead and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, as well as director Rian Johnson's Looper and has composed music for The National Film Board of Canada, Cartoon Network, and Adult Swim.
● He has written & published the award-winning graphic novels Nufonia Must Fall and Space Cadet.

Tracklist
A1. Strat Hear
A2. Basin Street
Blues
A3. Radio Nufonia
A4. Stompin At Le
Savoi
A5. Space Cadet 2
A6. Grandmaphone
Speaks
A7. Skanky Panky
A8. Flu Season
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B1. Robochacha
B2. Elevator Hopper
B3. Annie's Parlor
B4. Bonus Materials:
On The Set Of
Fender Bender
B5. More Dance
Music
B6. Vacation Island
B7. Negatron Speaks