Kristoff Krane

Kristoff Krane
Birth name Christopher M. Keller
Born (1983-11-02) November 2, 1983
Origin Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Genres Hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, producer
Years active 2005-present
Labels FtoItoX
Associated acts Eyedea, Ecid, Mixed Blood Majority, Face Candy, Abzorbr, Saturday Morning Soundtrack, Puppy Dogs and Ice Cream,
Website http://www.ftoitox.com

Christopher M. Keller (born November 2, 1983),[1] better known by his stage name Kristoff Krane, is an alternative hip hop artist from Minneapolis, Minnesota. In addition to releasing a number of his own works, he has served as an emcee/vocalist for Abzorbr,[2] Face Candy,[3] Saturday Morning Soundtrack,[4] Puppy Dogs and Ice Cream,[5] and F to I to X.[6] He has also authored a 200-page collection of poems/essays/thought exercises called "The Other," and has taught as a creative writing and musical instructor at numerous schools in the Twin Cities area.[7]

Career

Kristoff Krane's music is often experimental and highly introspective; his work frequently explores positivity and the common bonds human beings share with one another.[7] When he was nineteen, he spent four-and-a-half-months in jail; he emerged newly focused on pursuing his lifelong interest in music,[8] and began freestyling and collaborating with the notable hip hop artist Eyedea. In 2006, they formed the group Face Candy.[9]

In 2010, he released the solo album entitled Hunting for Father.[10] His fourth studio album, Fanfaronade, was released in 2012.[11]

He released the 44-track compilation album, I Freestyle Life (2005-2013) via his Bandcamp page in 2014.[12]

Discography

Solo Releases

Studio Albums

  • This Will Work for Now (Crushkill Recordings, 2008)
  • Hunting for Father (Self Released, 2010)
  • Picking Flowers Next to Roadkill (Self Released, 2010)
  • Fanfaronade (Crushkill Recordings, 2012)
  • Moon Goddess (Self Released, 2015) (as Kadoka)
  • Kairos, Part 1 (Fake Four Inc. and F to I to X, 2017)
  • Kairos, Part 2 (Fake Four Inc. and F to I to X, 2018)

EPs and Mixtapes

  • Mixxy #1 (2007)
  • Mixxy #2 (2008)
  • Mixxy #3 (2010)
  • Mixxy #4 (2011)

Remix Albums

  • Hunting for Father Remixed (2011)
  • Fanfaronade Remixed (2013)

Compilations

  • I Freestyle Life (2005-2013) (2014)

Singles

  • Out Of Line (2015)

Abzorbr

Albums

  • Capable of Teetering (Crushkill Recordings, 2006)

EPs

  • EP1 (Self Released, 2005)
  • See-Through Eyes (Crushkill Recordings, 2006) (split with Carbon Carousel)
  • EP2 (Crushkill Recordings, 2007)
  • EP3 (Self Released, 2009)

Other projects

Albums

  • Saturday Morning Soundtrack (Fill In The Breaks, 2006) (with Saturday Morning Soundtrack)
  • Prey for Paralysis (Crushkill Recordings, 2011) (with Sadistik and Graham O'Brien)

Singles

  • "Fix" (2012) with F to I to X
  • "Firewalking" (2014) with F to I to X
  • "Flash Flood" (2014) with F to I to X

Select guest appearances

  • Ecid - "Mud" from Biograffiti (2006)
  • Sinthesis - "Meeting of the Lost Souls" from Movement 4:6 (2007)
  • No Bird Sing - “Sparrows" from No Bird Sing (2009)
  • Ecid - "Crawl" from 100 Smiles and Runnin' (2010)
  • Graham O'Brien - "Recyclemaker" and "Query" from Live Drums (2010)
  • Selbstlaut - "Clutter" from Lilacs Out of the Dead Ground (2011)
  • Irenic - "A Savior's Shadow" from Wisdom Teeth: The Art of Pulling Roots (2012)
  • Guante and Big Cats! - "Underground Sex Party" and "Break" from You Better Weaponize (2012)
  • Jaq - "The Road" from Escape from Radio Prison (2012)
  • Ecid - "Rock Stars Don't Apologize" from Werewolf Hologram (2012)
  • Illogic and Blockhead - "Lighthouse" from Capture the Sun (2013)
  • Cas One - "Never Runner" from The Monster and the Wishing Well (2013)
  • Mixed Blood Majority - "Ritual" from Mixed Blood Majority (2013)
  • Pseudoubt - "Archangel" from Where Nothing Grows (2015)
  • Sadistik - "Water" from Altars (2017)

References

  1. ↑ "kristoffkrane's stream on SoundCloud". SoundCloud. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ Abzorbr on MySpace
  3. ↑ Face Candy on MySpace
  4. ↑ Saturday Morning Soundtrack on MySpace
  5. ↑ Swensson, Andrea (December 30, 2009). "Kristoff Krane". City Pages.
  6. ↑ Swensson, Andrea (August 16, 2012). "FtoItoX: Listen to the new collective featuring Kill the Vultures, No Bird Sing, and Kristoff Krane". The Current. KCMP.
  7. 1 2 Gage, Jeff (May 12, 2010). "Kristoff Krane nixes hip-hop cliches". City Pages.
  8. ↑ CultureBully.com Interview
  9. ↑ ManEaterBook.com Interview
  10. ↑ Gage, Jeff (December 15, 2010). "Best Twin Cities albums of 2010". City Pages.
  11. ↑ Larson, Lars (May 25, 2012). "Kristoff Krane releases Fanfaronade this Saturday". City Pages.
  12. ↑ Riemenschneider, Chris (January 7, 2014). "Kristoff Krane drops a new single with his 44-song retrospective". Star Tribune.
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