Known
for his intuitive ability to carve beats out of the bits, Kraddy (Matthew
Kratz) has made a name for himself internationally as a producer and a
DJ. His releases on Muti Music, Bless Records, Blunted Funk, Ghost Dog
Recordings and his own label, Refiner Records have set him apart as a
producer with a truly extra-ordinary sound.
Kraddy’s unique tweak has taken him from his home in San Francisco
to LA, NY, Portland, Seattle, San Diego, Maui and even earned him a headlining
slot at Trigger in Birmingham UK. He has shared the stage with Tipper,
Freq Nasty, Krafty Kuts, The Freestylers, Terry Hooligan, SOTEG, and Bassnectar.
He has also been featured on NuBreaks.com, BreakinAsia.com, and Cnet.com
as well as being reviewed by XLR8R, URB, BPM, Undercover Magazine, Mofo
and Bay Area Buzz.
Kraddy’s music implicates cybernetic breaks with asymmetrical dub
delays and hip hop grooves with dark ethereal melodies. At times his music
is technical and frenetic and calls to mind images of genetically mutated
earthworms, poping and locking deep underground to sub atomic frequencies,
causing minute shifts in the structure and alignment of the tectonic plates,
that over millennia will alter the magnetic core of the planet and thus
change its frequency field steering its evolution towards greater harmony
and a more peaceful form. Other times he weaves together webs of moody
etheresque clouds akin to the sounds of alternate life forces manipulating
hydrogen and carbon molecules into biomechanical nanobots that imperceptibly
permeate the neuronets of sleeping subjects from light years away in a
methodical attempt to preserve and record the neural, synaptic and chemical
makeup of all matter.
Kraddy plays his own tracks and select others from his laptop. Additional
flavor is added with turntable scratching.
Discography:
Singles: Present
Moment (Digital Distortions)
Godzilla/MechaGodzilla (Blunted Funk)
Brecht/Conscious (Muti Music)
Wiggiddi (Muti Music)
TuffAct Rmx (Bless Records)
Keep It Up Then (Ghost Dog Records)
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