The Slew — 100%

Eric San (a.k.a. Kid Koala) has never been one to rest on his laurels, which in his case are incredible skills as a DJ. Instead, he tries to mix things up with each new project, whether it's writing a turntable soundtrack to a comic book — as he did with Nufonia Must Fall — or spending time in a funk band like Bullfrog.

Now, the Montreal native has enlisted the help of Seattle DJ Dynomite D, along with Chris Ross and Myles Hackett, the former rhythm section for Aussie rockers Wolfmother. The result is the kind of rock/hip-hop fusion not seen since the heyday of nu-metal.

Thankfully, rather than being relegated to the background as most of those band's DJs were, here San and D take centre stage while the rhythm section acts as a pounding anchor.

Yes, we've heard this kind of thing before, but the fusion The Slew create is normally perpetrated by DJs taking a brief tour through the rock world, or rockers dipping their toes in the hip-hop pool. With experts in both genres, The Slew make sure things get done right once and for all.