'YOUR MOM’S FAVOURITE DJ' (Ninja Tune)

If one consults the ‘How-To-Make-Music’ textbook and recites the Album chapter subsection ‘How Many Tracks Does An Album Have?’, one may not be surprised to find it explicitly saying more than two, but it seems this publication hasn’t reached Kid Koala (I always knew the publishers didn’t market the textbook right) over in Vancouver as his new album ‘Your Mom’s Favourite DJ’ features just two compilation building blocks.

But don’t let this blatant disregard for formulaic album planning throw you as the 3rd outing from the ‘DJ with a difference’ provides further insight into the minds of one of the finest turntable tyrants on the circuit. Having done more gigs and tours than you could shake a Harlem Globetrotter at, he also finds time to write comical accounts of unemployed robots and draw elaborate sketch books to accompany his filmic samples and vaudeville piano.

One would struggle to find a more original compiler of album length songs with examples including a short piece on Mogwai of Gremlins fame giving us a rendition of what turntabling would sound like had the pre-evil ball of fluff had the opportunity, and it sounds pretty good. With an epic amount of audio, one may find themselves paying more attention to asking your mates what film it originated from, and in places it dampens the elaborate layers Koala has put together.

But as I dictate to my scribe the issues surrounding the distribution of ‘How-To-Make-Music’, Kid Koalas intricate scratching accompanied by his sourced reflections featuring everyone’s favourite fatman Ricky Gervais provide pertinent reminders that ruining records isn’t bad, and following formula is, so keep creating.

Your Mom’s Favourite DJ is released September 25 by Ninja Tune