Turntablist Kid Koala Puts Away Sampler For Upcoming Ambient LP

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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

  1. The Observable Universe
  2. Adrift (ft. Emilíana Torrini)
  3. Transmission 1
  4. Fallaway (ft. Emilíana Torrini)
  5. Perihelion
  6. Photons
  7. Beneath The Heat (ft. Emilíana Torrini)
  8. Novachord
  9. Transmission 2
  10. Collapser (ft. Emilíana Torrini)
  11. Transmission 3
  12. The Hubble Constant
  13. Satellite (ft. Emilíana Torrini)
  14. Apoapsis
  15. Nightfall
  16. The Darkest Day (ft. Emilíana Torrini)
  17. Epilogue
  18. 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

Yehouda Silverman

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