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MSTRKRFT
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electronic, electro, electronica, dance, canadian… see all
MSTRKRFT (pronounced Master Craft) is the pet project of Toronto musician Jesse F. Keeler (Death From Above 1979) and studio wizard Al-P (Girlsareshort).
“It all comes down to feel,” states AL-P. “We’re interested in making people feel like they want to dance, at least a little bit, so it’s all about whatever it takes to get people there.”
The pair has been collaborating, on and off, since 1998. Though they went separate routes – Jesse taking a brief break from music, and Al moving to New York where he worked at studios like Sound on Sound and Chung King recording artists as diverse as Jay-Z, Wyclef Jean, and David Clayton Thomas – the friends remained in contact, trading tapes of their individual, unreleased forays into dance music.
This studio success naturally led to Al’s being at the helm early in 2002 when Jesse was looking for fresh production ideas to compliment his band, Death From Above 1979. Jesse and Al worked 15 hours a day in the studio together to complete DFA 79’s “You’re a Woman, I’m a Machine”, a red-hot masterpiece that fuses the energy of rock and roll with the oomph of disco that received rave reviews and spawned hit singles like “Romantic Rights,” and “Black History Month.” It also gave rise to Jesse and Al’s resolve to start their own project.
“It all comes down to feel,” states AL-P. “We’re interested in making people feel like they want to dance, at least a little bit, so it’s all about whatever it takes to get people there.”
The pair has been collaborating, on and off, since 1998. Though they went separate routes – Jesse taking a brief break from music, and Al moving to New York where he worked at studios like Sound on Sound and Chung King recording artists as diverse as Jay-Z, Wyclef Jean, and David Clayton Thomas – the friends remained in contact, trading tapes of their individual, unreleased forays into dance music.
This studio success naturally led to Al’s being at the helm early in 2002 when Jesse was looking for fresh production ideas to compliment his band, Death From Above 1979. Jesse and Al worked 15 hours a day in the studio together to complete DFA 79’s “You’re a Woman, I’m a Machine”, a red-hot masterpiece that fuses the energy of rock and roll with the oomph of disco that received rave reviews and spawned hit singles like “Romantic Rights,” and “Black History Month.” It also gave rise to Jesse and Al’s resolve to start their own project.
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The Looks
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She's Good For Business
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Paris
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Street Justice
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momma__mad wrote:
constant eargasms baby
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lensflare86 wrote:
'Easy Love' sounds a little 'Daft Punk' influenced to meee, meh
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CameronBurke wrote:
Feel bad for JFK. But am incredibly psyched for their upcoming album. I hate it when an artist can just talk about their album and how awesome it is and torment you keeping 80% of it still a secret. Can't wait though.
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elephantgrey wrote:
you could also just delete your shout.
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Eithogrizzeen wrote:
nevermind i found it.
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Eithogrizzeen wrote:
anybody know where i can download mstrkrft's essential mix from back in may?
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SarahFinkbohner wrote:
See all i do is drink my brew, get high too (i get high too)
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lauren_arr wrote:
I love how they make Jesse McCartney sound amazing. Miracle!
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jhymn wrote:
so good
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aNiTa_WaHiNe wrote:
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=02a8IWu_xl8
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cbo_fm wrote:
Check out CONDUCTED BY OVERKILL
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Maelogan wrote:
I can't get over how insanely rad Easy Love is.
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NoWay555 wrote:
Download John Legend + André 3000 - "Green Light" from their MySpace profile right naw! it's hella good! http://www.myspace.com/mstrkrft just to make it even easier for ye
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tbhWanderer wrote:
VUVUVU is insanely good
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willywonka091 wrote:
GREEEEEEEEEEEEN LIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHT!
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steaner wrote:
Great interview with MSTRKRFT: http://tinyurl.com/67a438
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tuignl wrote:
You guys are awesome, I hope to see you again SOON.
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derrrek wrote:
i need to see them live again. ughhhh
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muzulu wrote:
vuvuvu the best
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Events
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Piknic Électronik
Parc Jean Drapeau, Montreal, Canada
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MSTRKRFT
The Arena, San Juan, Puerto Rico
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MSTRKRFT
Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, United States
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Recent Activity
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- FriesNCoke tagged MSTRKRFT with ‘seen live’. 20 days ago
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Groups (94)
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MSTRKRFT
230 members
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Dance Punk
1,587 members
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The Better Death From Above 1979 Group
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