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Mstrkrft (stylized as MSTRKRFT; of "master craft") is a Canadian duo from . The group was started in 2005 by Jesse F. Keeler of Death from Above and (Alex Puodziukas) formerly of the , OntarioIMO Records. "MSTRKRFT Biography" , ' Retrieved on 14 March 2011. group .Derdeyn, Stuart. "Austin's just one brief stop on Mstrkrft's musical voyage", The Gazette , 2007-03-15, p. D3.. "On Death and dying: Death from Above 1979: Keeler and Grainger fold band, leaving an indie rock legacy", , 2006-12-31, p. C5.Alderson, Glenn. "They're Krfty: Who needs vowels when you've got vocoders", , 2006-07-21, p. SW8. Al-P was also the producer for Death from Above 1979's album You're a Woman, I'm a Machine as well as several of (Jesse's former band) Black Cat #13's records. The duo have been close friends, as well as work partners, for a long time. Mstrkrft also produced first EP, How to Kill , and second LP, Dancing With Daggers''.

Mstrkrft has been commissioned to remix songs by such artists as Death From Above 1979, Justice, , , , , Metric, ,Devlin, Mike. "Masters of keyboards 'move with the times'", Times-Colonist, 2006-07-29, p. B3. Annie and .. "Seriously, they do dance music: MSTRKRFT: DJ union mines shared passion for electronica", , 2006-07-06, p. G4.


History
Their first single was "Easy Love", released in 2006 on Last Gang Records. They released their second single, "Work On You", on 6 July. In contrast to the "Easy Love" music video, "Work On You" featured animated robots, similar to those found in classic cartoons (similar to and Transformers). The band has created remixes from a variety of other artists ranging from Buck 65 to to Death from Above 1979.

Mstrkrft released their debut album, The Looks, on 18 July 2006 in the United States and 2 February 2007 in Britain. Keeler and Al-P told weeks before the release of The Looks, that as the album was being finished, the planning stages for a follow-up record had already begun. Describing the upcoming album's new direction, Al-P said that the album would be "darker, underground disco and house with elements of American rock music."

The 2007 version of their song "Street Justice" was also released as a single. On the band's website message board, Keeler mentioned they were also working on a compilation album composed of their remixed tracks. "Street Justice" was also featured in Saints Row 2. "Neon Knights" was also featured on , their remix for Justice's "D.A.N.C.E." was featured in the film Meet the Spartans, and "Work on You" was featured in .

Their song "Paris" was featured in a 2006 commercial for the online music store . In 2007, Mstrkrft appeared at the WEMF World Electronic Music Festival.

In September 2007, Mstrkrft performed at an Australian spring music festival "Parklife" in . They performed their remix of the song "Woman" from Modular label mates . of Wolfmother appeared on stage and sang live while Mstrkrft performed the remix.

In 2008, they released a mix CD with through Obeygiant.com. In conjunction with this CD, Obey offered the Artwork print, entitled Soundclash of the Titans. On 24 May 2008, Mstrkrft was featured on BBC Radio 1 show, . Mstrkrft later performed at the 2008 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, which included a diverse group of artists ranging from Metallica to Jack Johnson.

In 2009, their remix of "Woman" by was featured in the film Lesbian Vampire Killers. On 17 March 2009, Mstrkrft released their second LP, Fist of God. Initial critical response was average, with major periodicals Spin, Rolling Stone, and Blender giving the album less-than-stellar reviews. The album features guest appearances by John Legend, E-40, N.O.R.E., and Lil' Mo, among others. In 2010, their song “Bounce’ featuring N.O.R.E. was featured in DJ Hero 2.

In 2011, they released two new singles, "Beards Again" and "Back in the USSA". "Beards Again" was later featured on the video game soundtrack in 2013.

The band's third LP, Operator was released on 22 July 2016. The singles "Little Red Hen" and "Party Line" were released in March and May 2016 respectively to promote the album.

Starting in May 2019, MSTRKRFT started releasing a single every month on ORO Records, including "City Violence", "La Chiaccherona", "All Night, All Night", "Buffalo Fat" and "Dorsia".


Band name
The band from their name in order to avoid trademark infringement with Mastercraft, a Canadian tools company. The 'C' was changed to a 'K' in order to maintain the pronunciation and image of the original name.


Discography

Albums
"—" denotes releases that did not chart


EPs
2016Runaway, Vol. I (Remixes)
Runaway, Vol. II (Remixes)
2019Sunshine of My Life
2020Spirit of Truth


Singles
2006"Easy Love"The Looks
"Work on You"
2007"Street Justice"
2008"Bounce"/"Vuvuvu"7514Fist of God
2009"Heartbreaker" (featuring )635350
2011"Beards Again"rowspan="2"
"Back in the USSA"
2016"Little Red Hen"Operator
"Party Line"
"Priceless"
"Runaway"
2019"City Violence"rowspan="5"
"La Chiaccherona"
"All Night, All Night"
"Buffalo Fat"
"Dorsia"
"Let Me See You Move"Sunshine of My Life
2020"Black Gloves"Black Gloves
"ALEXYSS"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart


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