Not performing in 2012

(QC) 

http://www.kidkoala.com

Known for his deft ability to weave often disparate samples together into magical multi-track stories, Kid Koala a.k.a. Eric San likens finding the right sample to a multitude of romantic descriptions; lost orphans float around in the ether of his studio, aimless until they find a home upon his turntables. Survivors of a sinking ship adrift in the ocean trying to find the rest of their doomed shipmates clinging to an iceberg and, most eloquently, a speed-dating service.
 
Mixing samples of hip hop beats, silent movie soundtracks, spoken word and scratch-created melodies, San has developed quite a name for himself since signing to U.K. record label Ninja Tune more than a decade ago. As the story goes, a bootleg cassette copy of San's mix tape Scratchcratchratchatch found its way into the rental car stereo of Jon More - co-owner of Ninja Tune and half of Coldcut - during a visit to Montreal. Upon signing, multiple tours followed with San sharing the stage with Coldcut, DJ Food and DJ Vadim. But it was in 1998 when San was invited to join retro-keyboardist Money Mark for the Beastie Boys' Hello Nasty world tour that Kid Koala was really born. The gig also kicked off a career of collaborations that reads like a bibliography of cool, from working with Medeski, Martin and Wood, Handsome Boy Modeling School, Gorillaz and Peanut Butter Wolf to opening for Radiohead and The Flaming Lips.       

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