Kid Koala performs "Basin Street Blues"

Thanks to Endotoxin's comment on yesterday's post showing Kid Koala's turntable performance of Drunk Trumpet, I now know of the existence of KK's cover of Basin Street Blues, one of my favorite songs of all time, and performed herein with great virtuosity, accompanied by a delightful animation.

Kid Koala - Basin Street Blues

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KK is totally a happy mutant. His live show had a huge flip-pad full of comics and messages, then he played a song similar to this video but the sound was a mosquito buzz and he wrote it to accompany the kid’s book he and his girlfriend wrote. Kinda surprised he hasn’t been covered in BB before, come to think of it.
Nash Rambler

I love Kid Koala’s work, and never knew he’d covered one of my favorite Louis Armstrong songs – that being said, I’m glad he could perform it on a turntable instead of a live instrument. That song might have been rooted in the classic blues structure of 1-4-5, but it grew into a mighty complex oak that generally crushes most casual musicians.
ludaugeo

One of is best, Moon River ; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjFi4MHO_go
RangerJay

I don’t like it. I just thought the song was butchered.
- buddy66
  
  like what you said
http://www.eff.org/ deaduncledave

Thanks for the shout, Cory. You might enjoy another artist on the Ninja Tune label (Same as KK), named Mister Scruff: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS_CLIF1h-o . Most of the folks at Ninja Tune do great stuff, such as DJ Food, or DK: https://vimeo.com/19005861
- steveboyett
  
  Mr Scruff kicks major ass! I’ve been dropping his tracks for years. Check out “Sweet Smoke” on Ninja Tune: http://www.beatport.com/track/sweetsmoke-original-mix/1662496
http://twitter.com/magicpeacelove PeaceLove

Wow, I get to feel hip for a change! I blogged the haunting “Basin Street Blues” way back in 2005 [pats self on back].
squeeziecat

here he is talking about Adam Yauch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE6IH83UjQ8&feature=youtu.be
Interstellar Discussion

Basin Street Blues:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBykbEoK_x8