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Eric San is no ordinary DJ. While his peers dream of euphoric crowds and killer drops, Eric is thinking up characters, creating story-lines and building plots. “I try and make little stories. Whether it’s with a pencil or with bits of records, it’s really the same thing.”
One of his latest projects, Nufonia Must Fall, is a perfect example. A story about a robot trying to impress a girl, it’s a comic book with a CD soundtrack and a mini chess set all in one. “When I was a kid, all my 7-inchers had books and pictures to go with them. So I thought it’d be fun to keep that tradition going,” ponders Eric. “If you can understand the humour in the drawing part you’ll probably get the humour in the audio part.”
His approach takes vivid imagination and geek-like dedication, not to mention a talent with the cross-fader. “Making Basin Street Blues was like doing an animated film,” he explains, referring to his turntable cut-up of Louis Armstrong’s classic number from his Some of My Best Friends Are DJs album. “Every note on each instrument was found on different bits of records that had to be scratched in and bent. In the end you get music which sounds like the original but moves differently. Like when you see an animated character walking and there’s something slightly distorted about it. I like that.”
For source material Eric goes “digging in dime stores”, picking out bizarre educational and self-help monologues or “treasures” as he calls them. “I dig for those records that people are embarrassed to have, then make records documenting that they exist,” he grins. “Anthropologically speaking, it’s kind of interesting, like audio-voyeurism.”
One of his latest projects, Nufonia Must Fall, is a perfect example. A story about a robot trying to impress a girl, it’s a comic book with a CD soundtrack and a mini chess set all in one. “When I was a kid, all my 7-inchers had books and pictures to go with them. So I thought it’d be fun to keep that tradition going,” ponders Eric. “If you can understand the humour in the drawing part you’ll probably get the humour in the audio part.”
His approach takes vivid imagination and geek-like dedication, not to mention a talent with the cross-fader. “Making Basin Street Blues was like doing an animated film,” he explains, referring to his turntable cut-up of Louis Armstrong’s classic number from his Some of My Best Friends Are DJs album. “Every note on each instrument was found on different bits of records that had to be scratched in and bent. In the end you get music which sounds like the original but moves differently. Like when you see an animated character walking and there’s something slightly distorted about it. I like that.”
For source material Eric goes “digging in dime stores”, picking out bizarre educational and self-help monologues or “treasures” as he calls them. “I dig for those records that people are embarrassed to have, then make records documenting that they exist,” he grins. “Anthropologically speaking, it’s kind of interesting, like audio-voyeurism.”
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CherryAlias wrote:
YEAAA KID KOALA.
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djcratedigger wrote:
Yo this new Metaform steez is crazy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPft7kED5k8
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krustywazoo wrote:
Love his stuff.
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Tehpaco wrote:
Finally got My best friends are DJ's, damnit. No I can truly say I love everything he has put out.
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shashi_rajput wrote:
Emperors Main Course !!!
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prahanormal wrote:
This is the only DJ I actively listen to, and for good reason.
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piggyrider wrote:
Live at the BBC Breezeblock was really smooth and joyfull, dude ))
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jcotteri wrote:
awsum!
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Nis33l wrote:
=)
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Willlem wrote:
@ KitKat9: It is possible. They're both canadian and kinda asian looking. I wouldn't be surprised if it's true.
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KitKat9 wrote:
I remember seeing something with Sook-Yin Lee on Much Music back in the day, saying Kid Koala was her cousin. I figured she was kidding, but does anyone know if that's actually true?
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Willlem wrote:
Amazing artist, can't believe I've only found out about him recently.
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LionelOlay wrote:
great sound.
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ABSTRACT AND TRIP-HOP ARTIST, COME CHECK THIS PAGE : - http://www.last.fm/music/Oz+Alchemist - http://www.myspace.com/ozalchemist
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Kubasias wrote:
Emperor's Main Course <3 sooo awesomeeee
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ruscca wrote:
Eric, come to Zagreb again. Last time it was great!
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CuchifritoJones wrote:
The Thelonius Monk of the 1s+2s
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hurricane_mario wrote:
i played "Basin street blues" in a local concert band and i was searching for an interesting rendition of it.... i think i got a bit more than i bargained for lol, but its really good and unique
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Tehpaco wrote:
Listening to his Remix of Radiohead's Kid A. Interesting what he has done with it so far.
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paulparadiis wrote:
cool picture.
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