Free the Robots
American musician

Free the Robots

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Introduction

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

Style

Free the Robots pulls together jazz, 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 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.

Discography

Albums

  • Prototype (2005)
  • Ctrl Alt Delete (2010)
  • The Balance (2013)

EPs

  • Free The Robots EP (2007)
  • The Killer Robots (2008) w/ The Gaslamp Killer
  • The Mind's Eye (2011)
  • Free the Robots EP Vol. II (2012)
  • Free the Robots EP Vol. III (2012)
  • In Other Worlds (2013)
  • The Balance (2014)

Productions

  • "Least Favorite Rapper" by Busdriver on Jhelli Beam (2009)
  • "DSD2" by Nocando on Jimmy the Lock (2010)
  • "Unibrow" by Busdriver on Computer Cooties (2010)
  • "10 Haters" by Flash Bang Grenada on 10 Haters (2011)
  • "Free the Robots" by Capital Steez on AmeriKKKan Korruption (2012)
  • "Strange Light" collaboration DJ Krush on Butterfly Effect (2016)