Concrete Playground

The Slew is a project started by the quirky turntablist Kid Koala and Dynomite D. It started as a collaboration to make music for an upcoming film; the film went bust but the two producers had become attached and loved the music they had made — psychedelic rock mixed with turntable cuts and bits of hip hop.

Dynomite D has remixed the Beasties, among others, but Kid Koala's the one who's always got my attention; he makes consistently interesting music, musical and experimental, and existing way outside the spectrum of traditional hip hop (check out his tune 'Drunk Trumpet' for an example).

When American Dynomite D and Quebecer Kid Koala decided to take the Slew on the road, they enlisted none other than the former Wolfmother rhythm section of Chris Ross and Myles Heskett, who obviously knew a thing or two about psychedelic rock. You've probably heard It's All Over on the radio, with it's scratched up distorted blues guitars and heavy beat, narrated over by some guy talking about evolution and democracy. After peeping some YouTube footage, I think this will be a fun show, with the ex-Wolfmother boys bringing some serious muscle to the sound and enjoying emancipation from the big-haired shackles while the two DJs shred it out on the six turntables.