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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

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  This Will Work for Now (Crushkill Recordings, 2008)


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  Hunting for Father (Self Released, 2010)


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  Picking Flowers Next to Roadkill (Self Released, 2010)


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  Fanfaronade (Crushkill Recordings, 2012)


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  Moon Goddess (Self Released, 2015) (as Kadoka)
  


• 
  Kairos, Part 1 (Fake Four Inc. and F to I to X, 2017)


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  Kairos, Part 2 (Fake Four Inc. and F to I to X, 2018)

EPs and Mixtapes

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  Mixxy #1 (2007)


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  Mixxy #2 (2008)


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  Mixxy #3 (2010)


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  Mixxy #4 (2011)

Remix Albums

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  Hunting for Father Remixed (2011)


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  Fanfaronade Remixed (2013)

Compilations

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  I Freestyle Life (2005-2013) (2014)

Singles

• 
  Out Of Line (2015)

Abzorbr

Albums

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  Capable of Teetering (Crushkill Recordings, 2006)

EPs

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  EP1 (Self Released, 2005)


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  See-Through Eyes (Crushkill Recordings, 2006) (split with Carbon Carousel)
  


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  EP2 (Crushkill Recordings, 2007)


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  EP3 (Self Released, 2009)

Other projects

Albums

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  Saturday Morning Soundtrack (Fill In The Breaks, 2006) (with Saturday Morning Soundtrack)
  


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  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)


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  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)


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  Guante and Big Cats! - "Underground Sex Party" and "Break" from You Better Weaponize (2012)


• Jaq - "The Road" from Escape from Radio Prison (2012)


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  Ecid - "Rock Stars Don't Apologize" from Werewolf Hologram (2012)


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  Illogic and Blockhead - "Lighthouse" from Capture the Sun (2013)


• Cas One - "Never Runner" from The Monster and the Wishing Well (2013)


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  Mixed Blood Majority - "Ritual" from Mixed Blood Majority (2013)


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  Pseudoubt - "Archangel" from Where Nothing Grows (2015)


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  Sadistik - "Water" from Altars (2017)

References

External links

• 
  Kristoff Krane on SoundCloud


• 
  Kristoff Krane discography at Discogs