Free the Robots | |
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Birth name | Chris Alfaro |
Origin | Santa Ana, California, United States |
Genres | instrumental hip hop, Trip hop, Nu-jazz |
Occupation(s) | Producer |
Years active | 2003-present |
Labels | Alpha Pup Records |
Associated acts | The Gaslamp Killer, DJ Krush, Busdriver, Nocando |
Free the Robots (born Chris Alfaro) is an underground hip hop producer from Los Angeles, California.
Free the Robots pulls together jazz, psychedelic music, electronic music and hip hop.
Free the Robots started as a side project by Chris Alfaro in 2003, while also playing with different bands, DJing, and producing tracks for rappers with the use of samples, controllers, and other live instruments. He has shared the stage with Prefuse 73, Flying Lotus, The Glitch Mob, Afrika Bambaataa and more. In 2010, Free the Robots shared the stage with The Gaslamp Killer and Daedelus at the Masquerade Venue in Atlanta, Georgia. His second album Ctrl Alt Del, which features Isaiah "Ikey" Owens, was released on Alpha Pup Records in 2010.