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djriffraff

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About Me

"Crush, Kill, Destroy...and Rebuild" A mentality trait which is exercised when Ben Andres aka djriffraff is DJing, or Beat making. Raised in Sacramento and currently residing in the Bay Area. This 15 year vet believes since style will always win over technique, that his own styles should, and do, range not that of just hip-hop, but galvanizing dj mix styles that have influenced him throughout his years on this planet, whether it be Detroit Techno, Neo-Soul, Trip Hop, or Uk Grime…The list goes on. In the past he has held down KDVS’s longest running underground hip hop show which started in 1995 and had its end in 2003, and currently known for an uncanny style of improvisational mixing and trick mixing. Currently you can find him DJing throughout Northern California and events in the bay area. Here are some artists in which djriffraff has been fortunate to share the stage with:
The Roots, Blackalicious, Def Tones, Pharcyde, Digable Planets, Aceyalone, Zion I, Heirglyphics, Lateef the Truth Speaker, Sage Francis, Eyedea and Abilities, Cherry Wine, Crown City Rockers, Living Legends, D.J. Swamp, Mark Farina, DJ Shortkut, D-Styles, J-Rocc, Peanut Butter Wolf, Donald Glaude, DJ Crook (Team Sleep), Cerritosallstars.com, DJ Frank Delgato (Def Tones)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/25/2006
Band Website: twelveswax.com
Band Members:
Influences: Kraftwerk, Afrika Bambaatta, Derrick May, Duran Duran, Public Enemy, Portishead, D-Styles, Solesides, A Tribe Called Quest, Ron Hardy
Sounds Like: cute girls, political activism, broken hearts, humboldt trees, martini sophistication, foreign languages, gangster cholas, primitive technology, acid lines, tb 303's, tr 909's, tr 808's, flipped vinyl, flipped serato, SP drums, Bristol, Sacramento, San Francisco, London, Manila
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Scorpio Blue Mix Project

http://www.zshare.net/download/12178552c9de4420/Scorbio Blue-N/ALone Catalysts-Once BeforeDwele-Right Here (dj mitsu remix)Self Scientific-Love BirdScorpio Blue over 45 Dip's Lizzie's BalloonAdriana E...
Posted by djriffraff on Wed, 21 May 2008 12:31:00 PST

video highlights from the Poleng Lounge 02/22/08

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Posted by djriffraff on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:44:00 PST

Kogyaru Trip Hop Fone Club mix for download

Kogyaru Trip Hop Fone Club by djriffraffhttp://www.megaupload.com/?d=LOI7SJ0O
Posted by djriffraff on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:03:00 PST

Lava Lamp Bedroom Instumentals mix for download

Lava Lamp Bedroom Instrumental Mix by djriffraffPt. Ichill beats for mumiahttp://www.zshare.net/download/8138700641a862/Pt. IIkeep jumpinhttp://www.zshare.net/download/81441052f9068d/Pt. IIIincident o...
Posted by djriffraff on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:05:00 PST

Underground Hip Hop Slap Set mix

Underground Hip Hop slap set mixwww.zshare.net/audio/3846705fa5b4f2/digable planets-three slims dynamiterae and christian (feat. the pharcyde)-it ain't nothing likeblack milk-so gonecrown city rockers...
Posted by djriffraff on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:01:00 PST

Klaus Schpligen music review: General Electric-Cliquety Kliqk

If you've ever seen a French noir film and seen beatniks reciting poetry then you may have been exposed to what General Elektrik has to offer. You may feel like you're in a dim lit tavern sharing tip...
Posted by djriffraff on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:28:00 PST

serato downtempo experimental mix for download

http://www.zshare.net/audio/3646430b4a87ce/dj cam-gangsta shitsacrafice califa-depression sets in lovelyself advocat-tempestlamb-trans fatty aciddabrye-take me homewale oyejide-this is dedicated toori...
Posted by djriffraff on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:29:00 PST

Fraction of Friction for download

http://www.zshare.net/audio/575490895994cd/crush delight-crunk of youiguassu-live and directjill scott-slowly surely (theo parrish remix)marcos valle-escaperoma all stars (vip for deviation)-in and ou...
Posted by djriffraff on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:01:00 PST

Brazil 2 Detroit mix for download

http://www.zshare.net/audio/2945206bf3e92e/1. Tim Hutton - Colours (Freeform Five Mix)2. Wei Chi - Heaven3. Joaquin Claussell & Kerri Chandler - Escarvos De Jo (Robust Horns Mix)4. Tom & Joyce - Para ...
Posted by djriffraff on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:36:00 PST

why I like cholas pt. 1

A few of the less popular students sat at the back of the bus when I was in the 6th grade. The dry air cigarette smoke left it's paw print where we sat. The field trip bus drivers hunng out in one o...
Posted by djriffraff on Sun, 05 Aug 2007 03:06:00 PST