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It’s been over four years, but it’s finally here.

DJ Kid Koala (Eric San) teamed up with DJ Dynomite D (Dylan J. Frombach) four and a half years ago and their first product, called 100%, is ready for mass consumption starting Nov. 24.

The two turntablists met in 1998 when on tour with the Beastie Boys. They were later approached to record a soundtrack for a documentary feature film. However, the film was eventually dropped.

Still, the pair was inspired to make music together. Once they started dropping beats there was no turning back. They had Mario C., producer and engineer of the Beastie Boys, to mix their songs, and were so into their project that they decided to finish it, film or no film. The result was 100%.

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Turntables are becoming as much a part of a touring rock band these days as a guitar or the lead singer’s skinny blue jeans. But it’s still a novelty when someone actually knows how to use them.

Kid Koala is no rookie. After four solo albums all promoted with elaborate interactive tours, and opening slots for the likes of Radiohead, Bjork, RJD2, DJ Shadow and Beastie Boys (on their Hello Nasty tour, no less), the man knows his way around the booth.

By association, then, Kid Koala’s project called The Slew was a guaranteed success from the outset, despite the outlandish nature combining his fusion-jazz turntable leanings with a hard-rock rhythm section.

Making up The Slew is Wolfmother’s rhythm section (bassist Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett), as well as Koala’s frequent collaborator Dynomite Dan (Dylan Frombach), under the studio direction of Mario Caldato Jr. (who produces the Beastie Boys).

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