12 Bit Blues

September 2017 September 2017 12 Bit Blues Studio Kid Koala Kid Koala 12 Bit Blues.jpg 2012 09 17 41 15 Ninja Tune Your Mom's Favorite DJ 2006 Music to Draw To: Satellite 2017 12 Bit Blues is a studio album by Canadian DJ Kid Koala. It was released on the Ninja Tune label on September 17, 2012.http://ninjatune.net/release/kid-koala/12-bit-blues 12 Bit Blues by Kid Koala Ninja Tune January 24, 2018 It peaked at number 21 on Billboards Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart, as well as number 6 on the Blues Albums chart. Recording The album was recorded on an E-mu SP-1200, a 1987 drum machine and sampler known for its use in early hip hop. On the album, Kid Koala used it to manipulate old blues recordings.https://www.spin.com/2012/09/kid-koala-breaks-down-scratch-pop-masterwork-12-bit-blues-full-album-stream/ Kid Koala Breaks Down Scratch-Pop Masterwork '12 Bit Blues': Full Album Stream Spin September 12, 2012 December 1, 2014 Weingarten Christopher In making the album, Kid Koala did not use sequencing software, choosing instead to layer tracks of scratching and cutting on top of the manipulated blues samples.http://www.allmusic.com/album/12-bit-blues-mw0002401194 12 Bit Blues - Kid Koala AllMusic December 1, 2014 Anderson Rick Critical reception 80/100http://www.metacritic.com/music/12-bit-blues/kid-koala 12 Bit Blues by Kid Koala Metacritic December 1, 2014 ABC News favorablehttps://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/09/review-kid-koalas-12-bit-blues/ Review: Kid Koala's '12 Bit Blues' ABC News September 20, 2012 December 1, 2014 Raible Allan https://web.archive.org/web/20130826123535/https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/09/review-kid-koalas-12-bit-blues/ August 26, 2013 AllMusic 4 5 BBC favorablehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/p4nv/ Kid Koala 12 Bit Blues Review BBC iPlayer 2012 December 1, 2014 Chick Stevie MSN Music (Expert Witness) A−http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=745&name=Kid+Koala Consumer Guide: Kid Koala MSN Music December 1, 2014 Christgau Robert Robert Christgau Now favorablehttps://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/kid-koala-12-bit-blues/ Kid Koala - 12 Bit Blues Now November 29, 2012 December 1, 2014 Boles Benjamin At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, 12 Bit Blues received an average score of 80% based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". PopMatters named it the 6th best Canadian album of 2012.http://www.popmatters.com/166019-the-best-canadian-albums-of-2012-2495794052.html The Best Canadian Albums of 2012 PopMatters Stuart Henderson December 4, 2012 January 24, 2018 Track listing 1 Bit Blues (10,000 Miles) 4:01 2 Bit Blues 3:28 3 Bit Blues 2:56 4 Bit Blues 3:54 5 Bit Blues 4:37 6 Bit Blues 4:27 7 Bit Blues 4:32 8 Bit Blues (Chicago to NY to LA) 4:10 9 Bit Blues 2:16 10 Bit Blues 2:08 11 Bit Blues 3:14 Denouement 1:37 Charts Chart Peakposition US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)https://www.billboard.com/artist/kid-koala/chart-history/elp/ Kid Koala - Top Dance/Electronic Albums Billboard January 24, 2018 21 US Blues Albums (Billboard)https://www.billboard.com/artist/kid-koala/chart-history/blu/ Kid Koala - Blues Albums Billboard January 24, 2018 6 References External links 471776 12 Bit Blues Category:2012 albums Category:Kid Koala albums Category:Ninja Tune albums