Free the Robots

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Free the Robots
Birth nameChristopher Mark Alfaro [1]
Origin Santa Ana, California, United States
Genres instrumental hip hop, dubstep, Trip hop, Nu-jazz
Occupation(s) Producer
Years active2003-present
Labels Alpha Pup Records

Free the Robots (born Christopher Mark Alfaro) is an underground hip hop producer from Los Angeles, California.

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Style

Free the Robots pulls together jazz, dubstep, psychedelic music, electronic music and hip hop.

History

Free the Robots started as a side project by Chris Alfaro in 2003, while also playing with different bands, DJing, and producing tracks for MC's with the use of samples, controllers, and other live instruments. He is known as one of the pioneering artists to come out of LA's beat movement and has shared stages with the likes of Prefuse 73, Flying Lotus, DJ Shadow, Afrika Bambaataa and more. [2] His second album Ctrl Alt Del, which features Isaiah "Ikey" Owens, was released on Alpha Pup Records in 2010. [3] [4]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Productions

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References

  1. "ALPHA NUMERIC". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  2. Free the Robots (Alpha Pup) Archived 2010-04-05 at archive.today , April 2, 2010, undomondo.com.
  3. Lee, Janice (March 22, 2010). "Free the Robots – "CTRL ALT DELETE"". URB. Archived from the original on July 26, 2013.
  4. "Free the Robots - Ctrl Alt Delete". Alpha Pup Records. March 30, 2010. Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2012.