Artist: Koi Child

Hip Hop

Koi Child were an Australian hip hop outfit hailing from Fremantle, Perth. The band were dovetailed from the combination of Kashikoi and Child's Play.

Their debut self-titled record was released via Warner Bros in 2016 and was recorded, mixed, and co-produced by Kevin Parker. Said record was nominated for an ARIA Award for Best Urban Album. In 2018, Koi Child disbanded.

Lists

6 genre-defying bands and why we love them: a list by Perth’s Scarlet Drive

by Happy

Last week we heard Scarlet Drive’s new single Abusement Park for the first time, a veritable concoction that takes flavours from psych, post-punk, reggae, and indie-rock and throws them…

Music

LISTEN: Koi Child – Breathe (The Prodigy cover)

by Happy

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Alex Lahey, Koi Child, Cameron Avery and more: here are the Aussies doing us proud at SXSW 2017

by Rob Christian

As local love for homegrown artists grows ever stronger, there’s also a little buzz of pride in the way our musicians are currently asserting the legitimacy…

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10 Strayan musicians bringing a bit of hip hop into it: a list by the Surfshirts of Winston

by Happy

Winston Surfshirt have been kicking around for a while, jabbing at ya ears with the old slice of sultry, slinky hip hop whenever they get…

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Happy’s top 100 songs of 2016: 31-40

by Happy

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2016 hasn’t been all bad, there’s been a ton of emerging talent to ease the pain. Check out our 10 favourite new Australian bands of the year

by Freya McGahey

As quickly as it crept up on us, the end of 2016 is approaching. Today’s the day that half the world looked at their calenders…

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Koi Child is headlining Volumes 2016, but they’ll also be watching. Here are the 10 bands they know they won’t miss and neither should you

by Tom Cameron

Volumes 2016 is approaching fast, and the line-up is fat. In fact, it’s overwhelmingly fat. The festival is so chocked full of badass acts that punters are…

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Masters of genre bending, The Drools help us navigate a crowd of imitators to find some truly original bands

by Happy

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/265798339″ params=”color=000000&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true” width=”100%” height=”20″ iframe=”true” /] Genre defying masters and originators of “Blunge”, The Drools are the amalgamation of so many influences, they forge a sound…

Music

Koi Child’s debut album is so smooth a baby’s behind is like sandpaper in comparison

by Sam Pfister

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/241718289″ params=”color=000000&inverse=false&auto_play=false&show_user=true” width=”100%” height=”20″ iframe=”true” /] Seven piece hip-hop/jazz outfit Koi Child pull together on their debut LP to provide funky bass lines, jazz…

News

Koi Child drop new single 1-5-9 and reveal national tour details

by Emily Mathison

Koi Child have dropped their new single 1-5-9, which is set to feature on their upcoming, self-titled debut album. 1-5-9 was recorded and mixed with Tame Impala‘s…

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These are the 8 Aussie albums you can’t afford to miss this year

by Shayen de Silva

Hello 2016! Last year was a pretty good one when it came to quality Aussie releases, and we have a good feeling that this year…

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Our call on the 5 acts we think will explode in 2016

by Happy

We pride ourselves on having a pretty firm grasp on up and coming bands in Australia. If a band did something cool in 2015, we…

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Happy’s Top 100 Songs of 2015: 61-70

by Happy

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