Kid Koala, the revered Canadian DJ/turntablist/musician/author who was born Eric San, will set aside his explorations of samples, beats and grooves in favor of ambient music on his upcoming fifth full-length album, Music To Draw To: Satellite. The 16-track album — his first non-sample-based record — will be available January 20, 2017 on Arts & Crafts. He is joined on seven songs by Icelandic singer Emilíana Torrini.
San says the album “started as a winter time creative event. We have been hosting this event now for several years in Montreal and other cities. I would play records I enjoy drawing to, often music that was too slow or quiet to play in a dance floor situation. People are invited to come work on their own projects at the event. Over the last few winters, I started incorporating other instruments into the mix to create live ambient pieces during the night. A lot of these experiments would become templates for this recording.”
Today Kid Koala unveiled “The Observable Universe” and said there will be a series of “turntable orchestra” performances in North America where each audience member will sit at their own turntable station and play custom-cut Satellite Orchestra Tone Vinyl records and effects pedals (designed by Earthquaker Devices specially for this show) under the direction of Kid Koala.
Music To Draw To: Satellite Track Listing
- The Observable Universe
- Adrift (ft. Emilíana Torrini)
- Transmission 1
- Fallaway (ft. Emilíana Torrini)
- Perihelion
- Photons
- Beneath The Heat (ft. Emilíana Torrini)
- Novachord
- Transmission 2
- Collapser (ft. Emilíana Torrini)
- Transmission 3
- The Hubble Constant
- Satellite (ft. Emilíana Torrini)
- Apoapsis
- Nightfall
- The Darkest Day (ft. Emilíana Torrini)
- Epilogue
- Nightfall Pale Blue (ft. Emilíana Torrini)
Full Satellite Show Dates Listed Below:
January 26 – Toronto ON – The Rivoli
January 27 – Toronto ON – The Rivoli
January 28 – Toronto ON – The Rivoli
February 2 – Montreal QC – Phi Centre
February 3 – Montreal QC – Phi Centre
February 4 – Montreal QC – Phi Centre
February 12 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge (2 Shows)
February 16 – Ottawa ON – National Arts Centre Fourth Stage
February 17 – Ottawa ON – National Arts Centre Fourth Stage
February 18 – Ottawa ON – National Arts Centre Fourth Stage (matinée)
February 18 – Ottawa ON – National Arts Centre Fourth Stage