Konrad (musician)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jeffrey Konrad |
| Also known as | Nigel Jeffrey, robot usa |
| Origin | United States |
| Genres |
Indie Electronic music Experimental music Alternative music |
| Occupation(s) | musician |
| Instruments | Voice, Classical guitar, Moog synthesizer, Bass guitar, tape recorder, Theremin, Rhodes piano, kazoo, casio keyboard, drums, circuit bending |
| Years active | 1998 – Present |
| Labels | Radical Turf, Deep Elm, Future Appletree, |
| Website |
www |
Konrad is the recording and stage name of Jeffrey Konrad, an American songwriter, record producer and musician. Konrad runs the independent record label Radical Turf Records,[1] a label that specializes in experimental, alternative and electronic music. Konrad has appeared on half a dozen compilation albums for various record labels and has been played on North American college radio.[2]
Konrad's debut album, Loose Canyons, received airplay and charting by over 100 radio stations during the first month of its release in August 2008 and made its debut at #182 on the College Music Journal Top 200 chart. The album's single "Girls Gone Wild" was the featured online track of the week for[3] CMJ (College Music Journal) August 19, 2008.
Discography
Albums
| Release Date | Album Title | Record Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Shadow Boxing | Radical Turf Records | CD / MP3 |
| 2010 | Robot USA : 1+1=11 | Radical Turf Records | CD / MP3 |
| 2009 | Beautiful Love | Radical Turf Records | CD / MP3 |
| 2008 | Loose Canyons | Radical Turf Records | CD / MP3 |
| 2005 | Struggle in the Hive | Radical Turf Records/Future Appletree Records | CD / MP3 |
| 1999 | Robot USA : Robot USA | Radical Turf Records/Diskatopia | CD / MP3 |
Compilation appearances
| Release Date | Compilation Title | Track | Record Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | New Music Sampler Volume 48 | "Shapeshifting Marathons" | Magnet Magazine | CD / MP3 |
| 2007 | Hello Future? | "Osh Kosh" | Radical Turf | CD / MP3 |
| 2006 | This is Indie Rock vol.3 | "Flip Light Switches/Spin Cycle" | Deep Elm | CD / MP3 |
| 2005 | First Disguised as Last | "Canyon Blue" | Radical Turf | CD / MP3 |
| 2004 | Tales from the Oxygen Den | "Bop Stop" | Radical Turf | CD / MP3 |
| 1998 | Diskatopia's Intimate Gathering vol.1 | "connected" | Diskatopia | CD |
Guest appearances
| Release Date | Band | Album Title | Record Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Tracelements | Star Trekking The Album | New Rock & Zodiac Records | CD / DVD / MP3 |
| 2008 | Chrash | The Name They Change | Future Appletree | CD / MP3 |
| 2007 | The Marlboro Chorus | American Dreamers | Future Appletree | CD / MP3 |
| 2006 | Chrash | Audio Feng Shui | Future Appletree | CD / MP3 |
| 2002 | Chrash | The Party | Future Appletree | CD / MP3 |
| 1999 | Wisteria Losenge | My Life the Chinese Box | Diskatopia | CD |
| 1999 | Synaptic Flow | Biotechnology | Diskatopia | CD |
| 1998 | The Multiple Cat | elements of the... | Guilt Ridden Pop | CD |
References
- ↑ "Label Stakes Out Radical Turf for the Quad Cities". Rcreader.com. November 2, 2004. Retrieved 2013-04-01.
- ↑ Archived July 18, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Archived August 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
External links
- Official website
- Konrad at discogs
- Konrad on purevolume
- Konrad on thesixtyone.com
- Konrad on Radical Turf Records
- Konrad on sonicbids
- Konrad interview with Beats and Blood (2008)
- Konrad on myspace
- Konrad on Pandora Radio
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