CD Review: Kid Koala Your Mom’s Favorite DJ
Kid Koala
Your Mom’s Favorite DJ
Ninja Tune
Canada’s best musical export has got to be Kid Koala. Since he first wowed fans with the bootleg classic Scratch-Cratch-Ratch-Atch, he’s not only showcased his unique musical style, but he’s also been able to incorporate his visual art and affinity for craftiness into his projects via innovative package design and music/book companion projects. But Your Mom’s Favorite DJ is a return to older Koala styles—the focus is the album itself, with Koala’s unique blend of funk and jazz and soul with myriad vocal samples and turntable oddity to create whimsical, funky pastiches of sound and music. In some cases, the tracks tell little stories and in some cases they make no sense at all, but through it all, fun is the central thread of continuity.
–Max Sidman
