| 12 Bit Blues | ||||
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| Released | September 17, 2012 | |||
| Length | 41:15 | |||
| 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 Billboard 's Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart, [2] as well as number 6 on the Blues Albums chart. [3]
The album was recorded on an E-mu SP-1200, a 1987 drum machine and sampler known for its use in early hip hop. [4] On the album, Kid Koala used it to manipulate old blues recordings. [5] 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. [6]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100 [7] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| ABC News | favorable [8] |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| BBC | favorable [4] |
| MSN Music (Expert Witness) | A− [9] |
| Now | favorable [10] |
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". [7]
PopMatters named it the 6th best Canadian album of 2012. [11]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "1 Bit Blues (10,000 Miles)" | 4:01 |
| 2. | "2 Bit Blues" | 3:28 |
| 3. | "3 Bit Blues" | 2:56 |
| 4. | "4 Bit Blues" | 3:54 |
| 5. | "5 Bit Blues" | 4:37 |
| 6. | "6 Bit Blues" | 4:27 |
| 7. | "7 Bit Blues" | 4:32 |
| 8. | "8 Bit Blues (Chicago to NY to LA)" | 4:10 |
| 9. | "9 Bit Blues" | 2:16 |
| 10. | "10 Bit Blues" | 2:08 |
| 11. | "11 Bit Blues" | 3:14 |
| 12. | "Denouement" | 1:37 |
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums ( Billboard ) [2] | 21 |
| US Blues Albums ( Billboard ) [3] | 6 |
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