Kid Koala is an ambitious Chinese-Canadian turntablist and illustrator whose work has expanded far beyond the underground hip-hop scene, encompassing graphic novels, elaborate multimedia performances, and video game work. His recordings often combine samples from numerous genres, including jazz, blues, and comedy records, creating humorous, playful musical collages. His releases, beginning with 2000's highly acclaimed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, are often packaged with his own comic book-style artwork, sometimes featuring complex, interactive packaging, such as the mini-gramophone devised for 2012's 12 Bit Blues. He has collaborated with artists ranging from the Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Amon Tobin to Emiliana Torrini (on 2017's Music to Draw To: Satellite), and he's contributed to cross-genre supergroups such as Gorillaz and Peeping Tom. Following several soundtracks and ambient-influenced releases, 2023's Creatures of the Late Afternoon was a return to the scratch-heavy turntablism of Kid Koala's earlier work.