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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Electronic · 2000 · 14 tracks

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Kid Koala

A whimsical, dusty debut where the turntable becomes a storyteller. Narrative-driven scratches and vintage samples create a cinematic, comic-book world.

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It's like a Pixar movie made entirely out of old jazz records and thrift store finds.

A whimsical and slightly lonely journey through a world built from radio static and vintage vinyl.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome · vs · Kid Koala
Surreal Abstract+1.4σ

The writing leans notably further into surreal abstract than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks
01
Strut Hear
0:59
02
Nerdball
1:44
03
Fender Bender
3:55
04
Drunk Trumpet
2:58
05
Roboshuffle
2:41
06
Barhopper 1
1:59
07
Music for Morning People
3:48
08
Naptime
1:35
09
A Night at the Nufonia
3:54
10
Temple of Gloom
4:16
11
Scurvy
4:16
12
Like Irregular Chickens
1:56
13
Barhopper 2
3:14
14
Roll Credits
0:49
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the trumpet solo in track 4 stumbles and slurs through pitch-shifted scratches like a literal drunkard.
The jarring but cozy transition into the hyper-caffeinated morning routine dialogue of track 7.
The heavy, bluesy guitar riff in track 3 being dismantled and reassembled by rhythmic scratching.
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