12 Bit Blues | |
Type: | Studio |
Artist: | Kid Koala |
Cover: | Kid Koala 12 Bit Blues.jpg |
Label: | Ninja Tune |
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12 Bit Blues is a studio album by Canadian DJ Kid Koala. It was released on the Ninja Tune label on September 17, 2012.[1] It peaked at number 21 on Billboards Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart, as well as number 6 on the Blues Albums chart.
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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4]
Chart | Peak position |
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US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[5] | 21 |
US Blues Albums (Billboard)[6] | 6 |