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Eric San, also known by his stage name Kid Koala, is a Canadian musician and turntablist known for his innovative work in electronic music and turntablism. He is recognized for his skillful use of turntables to create unique sounds and rhythms, and his contributions have earned him acclaim in the electronic and hip-hop music scenes. San's work includes solo albums and collaborations with other artists, and he continues to be a prominent figure in the world of experimental music.
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"If you met my dad, I think a lot of things would be put to rest. Because my pops is a pretty silly guy. But, Coldcut, they're based in the U.K. I'm a big fan of jazz music, so American music has had a big influence on what I listen to."

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"Nothing to do with anything, something to do with everything."

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"When I'm playing with the band or playing with some projects or some of my own stuff it's about the musical approach. That would be the more turntablist approach to things of where it's strictly about music."

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"My scratching I don't really think communicates to intelligent life forms. Anyone with more than one brain cell would think Kid Koala music is completely retarded."

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"Eventually we want to do a puppet musical with turntables in the orchestra pit."

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"Playing with decks, for me, has always been about trying new things. I make it a point to keep trying different things, keep pushing it a little bit at a time."

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"A lot of the stuff I've accumulated over the last few years of touring I thought was really interesting. Like sounds, sound bites, and beats even, but they weren't good dance beats they weren't ones anyone would want to rap over or anything."

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"I really enjoyed the sort of real crazy, eclectic layering stuff and how it all worked together. I could tell it was some of it was derivative of something. I could tell that certain things were being looped around and I just really enjoyed the way that it all came together."

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"I'm not here to battle anybody. In the end it's just an instrument. That shouldn't be a concept."

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"When I started, there weren't that many kids doing it in the city, but the in the wave after me there were a lot of them and they actually never spoke to each other."

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"Even though you were radiated doesn't mean you get to have that sort of power."

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"It's funny how making odd noises can get you into strange situations sometimes."

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"Dear motorist on the information superhighway. I'm sorry I do not have a car."

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"If you can understand the humor in the drawing part you'll probably get the humor in the audio part."

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"You can say battle or war or whatever, but in the end, it's music. It's not really violent in intent at all, it's really just about expression and celebrating that in itself."

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