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Creatures of the Late Afternoon

by Kid Koala

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Otis Nugatory
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Otis Nugatory Kid's best since the level-upping that is Carpal Tunnel Sydrome! Contains the usual genius/childlike sense of wonder that's a constant in Mr. Koala's creations. Obviously the result of umpteen trillion hours of hard, creative work. "Creatures" is on my Best of 2023 list, and I hope I can stop replaying it so that I don't wear out the joy any time soon! Favorite track: Rise Of The Tardigrades.
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bagsune2 Koala, you’ve created , a new and completely innovative way to bring the culture to the new generations . It’s something that’s never been done before and I cannot wait to play this with the family …

Your live shows have also taken the culture to new heights and you’ve taken it in a direction that’s interactive, open, and inclusive to all who want to experience or learn it …

Congrats on an absolute masterpiece and it should be an automatic inductee into the hip hop & rock roll halloffame
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  • LIMITED EDITION Vinyl Double Album + Board Game!
    Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    20 brand new Kid Koala turntable tracks!
    plus 8 x board game tracks!
    Gatefold album cover opens into a game board!
    includes, game pieces, dice and 150 (!) game cards

    About the board game:

    2-4 players. Ages 8+. Fun for the whole family!
    Tour around the game board and create your very own creature bands! Hunt through flea markets to find instruments and recording equipment! Write and record heartfelt songs in multiple genres! Climb the charts and gain enough clout to save the Natural History Museum!

    Includes unlimited streaming of Creatures of the Late Afternoon via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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Hear Now 03:27
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1000 TOWNS (feat. Coelacanth) I was rockin' steady living in my pain But when I met you I was forever changed 1000 times, 1000 towns Standing on the stage spinning plates around Don't know where we'll go Don't know what we'll do But if we're together we can make it through 'cause if you stand by me I'll stand by you And if we're together darlin' there's nothin' we can't do We don't need to fight You're my brightest light Why do we scream and shout when we can work it out? You're the one I want You're the one I trust You say you believe in me but I believe in us I was rockin' steady livin' in my pain But when I met you I was forever changed
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Robohotel 1 02:07
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THINGS ARE GONNA CHANGE (feat. Lealani) TIME WILL LET THE RECORD SHOW WE ARE HERE TO LET YOU KNOW TOO LONG THINGS HAVE STAYED THE SAME BE WARNED THINGS ARE GONNA CHANGE LET US MAKE IT VERY CLEAR WE HAVE HAD IT UP TO HERE YOU'RE NOT GONNA HOLD US BACK WE ARE STAYING ON TRACK KEEP PUSHING IT WE CAN SAY WITHOUT A DOUBT YOUR TIME IS RUNNING OUT THINGS HERE, THINGS ARE GONNA CHANGE IT'S TIME! GET IT IN YOUR BRAIN HEY YOU COME AND GATHER ROUND THEY'RE NOT GONNA HOLD US DOWN WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES WE WILL SHOW 'EM HOW IT'S DONE KEEP PUSHING IT
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Dusk 02:09
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Pa$SwErdD 01:18
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WHEN U SAY LOVE (feat. Crayfish) I saw you standing there You saw me standing too Right by the jukebox thinking if I was meant for you You asked to dance with me I took your hand in mine Both struck by cupid's arrow. A new love now defined But if you say you love me And tell me you'll be mine I will stand by your side until the end of time We wrote each other letters The distance made me blue You saw a future in us. I felt the same way too Let's run away together and start a family Nothing else seems to matter if you're right here next to me And when you say you love me And when we say I do The things we've always dreamed of will finally all come true And when you say love me And tell me you'll be mine I will stand by your side until the end of time My life keeps moving faster My world is such a blur The work I'm chasing after has made me so unsure One thing that I can count on One thing I know is true I'll cross a thousand borders 'til I get back next to you And when you say you love me And seal it with a kiss Don't think I'll ever find a greater happiness than this And when you say you love me And tell me you'll be mine I will stand by your side until the end of time
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Decades 03:46
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GET LEVEL (feat. Hammerhead) You better look around I'll flip it upside down You are looking for a fight I'm ready any night You think you are here to stay But I am here to say Someday you are gonna learn The day the tables turn on you You can bring everything I'll see you in the ring There's nothing to discuss You’ll be left in the dust I'm working through and through You're doing nothing new I'm taking all your bets You ain't seen nothing yet One day you are gonna learn The day the tables turn on you
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THE CARDS (feat. Manta Ray) This town can break you down And all around the earth every finish line is cursed Someday I hope you'll see your invincibility I know what you have been through when you doubt what you can do Can't know if you haven't tried Cut the lies to which you are tied You think you are not in charge but nothing isn’t in the cards for you Someday I hope you'll see your invincibility You think you are not in charge Nothing isn't in the cards for you
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Robohotel 2 01:45
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TIL WE MEET AGAIN (live at the Natural History Museum) Since you've been gone it's all so unclear If love is all there is I'm lost without you here If it's a matter of where or a matter of when I'll keep you in my heart til we meet again I miss you each day my soulmate, my friend I'll find you in the next life and we'll dance again If I wait for you will you wait for me? The time I'm without you is an eternity If it's a matter of where or a matter of when I'll keep you in me heart til we meet again

about

Three decades into an unparalleled career, Kid Koala continues to grow his immersive this-dimensional real-life cartoon musical universe with each orbit around the sun. The world renowned DJ, composer, and lifelong visual storyteller also known as Eric San today announces his latest foray into the depths of “creating things to joyfully connect people.” Entitled Creatures Of The Late Afternoon, the new double album is the soundtrack to an accompanying board game centered around a cast of creatures who band together through the power of music to save their habitat from destruction. Built integrally into the vinyl gatefold jacket, the board game is set at a communal hub of DIY recording studios where various bands of creatures collaborate to explore different ways of expressing and enjoying music.

Creatures Of The Late Afternoon is what San calls “a journey through some of my favourite musical universes through the turntables.” What started as a testing ground for creating turntable tracks in different styles took shape as the score to an action film-inspired love story. The resulting album, a twenty-track two-disc set of instrumental jaunts, featured guest vocalists, and robot hotel interludes, Creatures Of The Late Afternoon furthers Kid Koala’s experimentation in electric, beat-driven, groove-laden, self-sampling, heartrending-even-if-its-heavy, purely beautiful music.

Leading up to the vinyl’s full release on April 14, 2023, Kid Koala will reveal the album in four stages. The first 7" vinyl EP is available for purchase today, along with the first single from the album, “Jump & Shuffle (Live At The Hardware Store)” – a classic Kid Koala track hearkening back to the infectious uprock atmosphere of the timeless “Skanky Panky” off Some Of My Best Friends Are DJs. Lead by layers of ensemble record scratching and warped whistle melodies, Kid Koala summons the creatures on this joyous and endlessly catchy strut in the late day sun.

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released April 14, 2023

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