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Since releasingthedefinitive turntable-as-instrument record,Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Kid Koala had been crazy busy. He toured with the likes ofBen Harper,the Beastie Boys,Radiohead,Bullfrog, and set out headlining many of his own gigs. Then, in addition to his stints recording withDan the AutomatorasDeltron 3030andGorillaz, he also released a 300-page comic book. But the the Kid is back with a proper follow-up -- and not only doesSome of My Best Friends Are DJspick up where he left off -- the palette is pushed further and further via his uncanny sense of melody and arrangement. While plenty of champion DJs have released scratch records, the result can be a confusing mess of scratch madness over battle breakbeats where style rules over substance.