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	RJD2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		RJD2 is Ramble John Krohn, a hip hop producer.
		RJD2 was born in Eugene, Oregon, and raised in Columbus, Ohio.
		Deadringer pushed RJD2 into the company of such esteemed producer/composers as DJ Shadow and Prefuse 73, and was met with critical acclaim within the hip-hop community.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/RJD2 (492 words)

	phoenixnewtimes.com \| Music \| Fresh Produce (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		But RJD2 rejects their help, shooing away various hired hands as he meticulously interconnects his four turntables, two mixers and an MPC (a drum machine/sampler).
		RJD2 held together this potpourri of pop culture with a steady, palatable procession of easily recognizable melodies and head-nodding rhythms.
		RJD2 applied this formula to his next endeavors, a collaborative album with emcee Blueprint and a series of backing productions for some of underground hip-hop's biggest names.
	www.phoenixnewtimes.com /issues/2004-10-21/music/music2.html (637 words)

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		RJD2 spoke to us on the phone from his house just before his tour, where he sounded happily domestic while taking a break from working on his roof.
		RJD2: Producing or recording lets you look back at it, and it gives you something that you can put on your wall [so that you can] have something 20 years later when you're shoveling concrete--[like] a tale to tell your kids.
		RJD2: There are people that are doing interesting things, but I feel like the stuff that's going down as legendary is getting smaller and smaller.
	www.mp3.com /story/feature_rjd2.html (1515 words)

	SuicideGirls > Words > RJD2
		Originally from Ohio, RJD2 debuted as a member of Mhz and in 2000, he signed to Definite Jux as a solo artist.
		RJD2: It’s not that I was sick of rap music but I feel after all the stuff I’ve done in the last year I had gotten it out of my system.
		RJD2: No I was on tour for a large chunk of that time.
	suicidegirls.com /words/RJD2 (1273 words)

	Rjd2: Deadringer: Pitchfork Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Rjd2 is in the very enviable position of being the hottest new artist on Def Jux, which is quickly establishing itself as the epicenter of post-millennial hip hop.
		After Rjd2 dropped the superb I Really Like Your Def Jux Baby Tee earlier this year, a steady buzz began to build that Deadringer would be the next step in instrumental, sample-based hip-hop.
		That's not to say that there aren't dark moments on Deadringer, but that Rjd2 maintains a stylistic consistency while oscillating emotions and moods at the drop of a hat, and that its ability to capture the various hues that comprise life's mosaic is a rare thing to find in today's music.
	www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/r/rjd2/deadringer.shtml (792 words)

	RJD2 - Deadringer - Stylus Magazine
		But RJD2 is different; he’s a producer, not a rapper, and his beats are far removed from the rugged density found on the majority of other Def Jux output.
		RJD2 also proves capable of making beats for MC’s, as he demonstrates on the shuffling beat of “Final Frontier” with Blueprint, the keep-it-real anthem “F.H.H.” with Jakki da Motamouth, and the introspective “June” with Copywrite.
		RJD2 infuses the album with some wonderful production flourishes, but the majority of the songs do little to blow you away with their sheer innovation.
	www.stylusmagazine.com /review.php?ID=881 (573 words)

	Metroactive Music \| RJD2
		RJD2, WHO is currently all the rage in underground hip-hop circles, is an unlikely candidate for producer of the moment.
		To be fair, though, RJD2 is talented, and underground heads didn't just jock his Deadringer harder than DJ Shadow's equally vaunted The Private Press this summer because it came out on Definitive Jux.
		RJD2 hasn't joined that much-admired beat club just yet, but Deadringer proves he has the same sense of tunnel vision.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/09.26.02/rjd2-0239.html (588 words)

	RJD2 :: The Horror :: Definitive Jux
		Long a bell ringer in underground hip-hop circles, and a "Dead Ringer" for the Definitive Jux label after his critically acclaimed debut on the larger national stage, RJD2 continues to be a producer worth watching and listening to.
		RJD2 makes beats that sound great in your ride, great on a pair of headphones, and great during a marathon session of gaming.
		RJD2 definitely works all the angles like a dilated hip-hop junkie, making music for the people.
	www.rapreviews.com /archive/2003_12_thehorror.html (663 words)

	RJD2 + Diplo - PopMatters Concert Review
		RJD2 thrived on their enthusiasm and gave the people what they wanted, which was dance-ready renditions of tracks from his two excellent full-lengths Deadringer and Since We Last Spoke.
		And RJD2 seemed genuinely grateful when, after a distended and mind-bending show-closing track that corresponded disturbingly well with the images of mass production and destruction that sputtered across the white cloth draped behind him, he kindly thanked everyone for coming out.
		RJD2 may prefer the solitude of his studio, but he understand that in order to continue doing what he does, he's got to bring the music to the people.
	www.popmatters.com /music/concerts/r/rjd2-040923.shtml (770 words)

	RJD2 Interview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Last year, Ohio producer/DJ, RJD2, accomplished what aspiring beatmakers across the country attempt to do: Create a cohesive sample-based album, with a particular emphasis on composition, structure and progression.
		RJD2: I use an MPC 2000XL and two 1200 turntables.
		RJD2: I have a short attention span so I wanted to pack as much shit into the record as I possibly could.
	www.revolutionslive.com /rjd2interview.htm (787 words)

	Table Tops: 'Deadringer,' A Fine Debut From Rjd2 (washingtonpost.com)
		Although he's still a student in DJ Shadow's collagist classroom, credit Rjd2 with dropping one of the finest debuts on the decks since his mentor's sonic splices altered hip-hop's landscape.
		Rjd2 is best known for his work with Ohio's indie rap crew MHz, but if fans think this is simply another braggadocio-filled rap assault, the first cut proves otherwise.
		But Rjd2 is well aware that this project would likely never have occurred without the distinguished reputation he gained from working with such rhymers.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A31735-2002Sep17¬Found=true (547 words)

	RJD2 - Deadringer - almost cool music review
		Although I listen to a lot of music that I feel is fun and exciting, in the past few years I've sort of drifted away from music which on the surface is obviously so, simply because so much of it has gotten so damn dumb these days.
		There was awhile there while I enjoyed the heck out of artists like The Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim, but their formulas grew tired to me over time and I found myself relying more on the pranksters like Kid 606 and others to deliver my cheap thrills.
		Fortunately, I've discovered RJD2 recently (thanks to a lot of recommendations from readers of the site), and I must say that I haven't heard an album so head-bopping good in quite some time (or at least since the recent Out Hud disc).
	www.almostcool.org /mr/1088 (467 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Since We Last Spoke - RJD2 at Epinions.com
		RJD2, not to be mistaken with R2D2 from Star Wars, is definitely one of the hottest producers in the underground hip-hop scene today.
		RJD2 places a very static-ish vocal sample over the track, creating an eerie atmosphere which leads into a constant variety of sharp, yet blended guitar notes.
		I don’t know how well I described these tracks in the review, because RJD2 has a knack for making beats with such depth and multi-facetiousness that it makes it hard to pick out which instruments are creating which effects and sounds.
	www.epinions.com /content_142126517892 (950 words)

	sfweekly.com \| News \| Return of the Jedi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		So it's a wonder why the neighboring county of instrumental hip hop, with its acres of open space and ample opportunities for upstart beat-makers, hasn't seen a massive influx of new immigrants.
		For RJD2, upholding the ethic of rap music without the rapper requires maintaining a strict collagist aesthetic -- everything that isn't sampled from vinyl, such as guest vocals or his own guitar playing, is made to sound like it was.
		In this regard, RJ is something of a sound-quality conservative, insisting that every source crackle with dust and feel circuitry-modulated, the way his inspiration Marley Marl's did.
	www.sfweekly.com /issues/2004-05-19/music.html (645 words)

	Rjd2: Since We Last Spoke (2004): Reviews
		Since We Last Spoke continually subverts expectations of what an Rjd2 album is about, yet the songs all stick together in a cohesive way, and the album still somehow bears the distinct personality stamp of the RJ we already knew, even as some of it diverges wildly from the path he's been on so far.
		The order of the songs in the end seems carefully chosen, not unlike a play or movie where the emotional resonance from each piece is meant to build you up, bring you down, and build anticipation through each movement towards the climactic ending.
		RJD2 possesses the rare ability to transform moldy samples into fresh-as-tomorrow compositions.
	www.metacritic.com /music/artists/rjd2/sincewelastspoke (794 words)

	RJD2 mixes it up with an instrumental hip-hop disc - PittsburghLIVE.com
		RJD2, aka R.J. Krohn, will bring his hip-hop prowess to Millvale.
		In underground hip-hop, R.J. Krohn, aka RJD2, is a household name.
		RJD2 is one of the most creative samplers on the planet.
	livesite.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/entertainment/music/s_253475.html (598 words)

	RJD2 - Since We Last Spoke - Stylus Magazine
		This instance exemplifies the strengths of RJ’s new album: using the postmodern sampling techniques of hip-hop to reconstruct 70s AM rock radio, RJD2 has created not just a great hip-hop album, but also one of the best rock albums of the year.
		When RJD2 produces, a simple guitar melody becomes the central, moving motif of an entirely new song.
		And then RJD2 signs off, leaving you with a passionate memory of a time when you weren’t even alive.
	www.stylusmagazine.com /review.php?ID=2012 (555 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Rjd2, Hot Enough to Melt Wax
		Cut-and-paste artist Rjd2 might just be the hardest-working wax spinner in the DJ biz.
		Instead, his frenzied flailing came from a simultaneous command of four interconnected turntables, drum machine/sound sampler and pair of mixers.
		For slightly over an hour, Rjd2 hustled through his impassioned instrumentals, smiling like a lottery winner on "Smoke and Mirrors" while slicing up gospel-tinged vocals.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A63840-2004Sep30?language=printer (216 words)

	RJD2 to showcase music at Ackerman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Its cut-and-paste sonic collages were not entirely new to hip-hop instrumental, but RJD2 proved more adept at the multi-dimensional task of backing MCs than his predecessors, achieving a unique blend of funky, soulful and futuristic sounds.
		However, RJD2 was not fully satisfied with the success of "Dead Ringer," which was originally intended as a single and then an EP before being expanded into a full-length album.
		But it has also lost him the favor of some of the very critics and fans who were heralding his work in the first place and had burdened him with their own expectations.
	www.dailybruin.ucla.edu /news/articles.asp?id=33386 (775 words)

	Definitive Jux \| RJD2
		On his breakout solo debut, Dead Ringer, Rjd2 sent listeners on a musical foray into instrumentalism, feasting on styles both old and new, and in the process creating a sound that's emerging as one of the most interesting and exciting new voices in instrumental music.
		In a genre filled with ambient spacemen and droning techno fromage, Rjd2 brought a sense of song structure and vitality that was sorely missing, evening harkening back to when instrumental groups like Booker T. and the MGs got radio play (not a joke).
		Touring from Japan to Amsterdam, Rj caught wreck with a dizzying 4-turntable reconstruction of the album for fans worldwide, sharing the stage with the likes of DJ Shadow, El-P and the Def Jux crew, David Lynch, The Roots and Prefuse 73.
	www.definitivejux.net /jukies/rjd2 (638 words)

	Okayplayer.com Boards - Viewing topic #95557 - Aceyalone / RJD2 tour dates + In-Store appearances (2/16 - 2/28) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		RJD2 was AMAZING, no headphones, said like 3 minutes before he started that he wasnt feelin doing his normal set cuz he was bored, so hed just wing it.
		At last year's RJD2 concert at The Phoenix, RJ was crazy nice.
		Is it true though that Acey plays second fiddle to RJD2 cuz in the paper it said its busdriver, Acey, and then RJ Printer-friendly copy
	board.okayplayer.com /okp.php?az=show_topic&forum=3&topic_id=95557&mesg_id=95557&page= (1244 words)

	The New York Times > Arts > Music > Hip-Hop Review \| RJD2: Dissolving the Border Between CD and Live
		The hip-hop DJ and producer RJD2 stacked those changes on top of one another on Thursday night at the Bowery Ballroom, collapsing four generations of musical transmission into one performance.
		And there's yet another change: when he goes on tour, RJD2 has to find ways to perform his album tracks, using turntables to reanimate these compositions with hectic (sometimes messy) cut-and-paste operations.
		For his first encore, RJD2 said he would bring out one of the performers he had sampled, then returned to the stage wearing a wig and a fake mustache and carrying something even more ridiculous: an acoustic guitar.
	www.nytimes.com /2004/05/15/arts/music/15BOWE.html?ex=1399953600&en=b52b511cfa933f68&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND (605 words)

	Rjd2 - Dead Ringer \| Album Archive \| PM Media Review
		I never thought a comment like that could be used as a compliment, but in this case it is. It's a kind of old-school type (mostly) instrumental hip-hop that still sounds refreshing; however, Rjd2 is certainly a crate-digger and his samples have a lo-fi, aged sound to them.
		Upon the first listen, most Rjd2 initiates will probably think that this is just forward-thinking hip-hop from the late 80s.
		It's nice to encounter a musician that wears his influences on his sleeve instead of trying to hide them and insisting that his recycled ideas are "new".
	www.pmmediareview.com /archives/2005/09/rjd2_dead_ringe_1.aspx (476 words)

	MacDirectory Music "RJD2 – Loops and Pro Tools"
		Back in 1998, while mainstream radio was sleeping, RJD2, an up and coming DJ, was setting it off in his native Columbus, Ohio.
		In 2000, after playing shows throughout the Midwest and East Coast, RJD2 piqued the interest of Def Jux's label-head El-P, who signed the DJ-cum-producer to his label.
		On the record, RJD2 takes his production to a new level, not just mixing and sampling, but arranging and even writing lyrics.
	www.macdirectory.com /newmd/mac/pages/music/RJD2 (803 words)

	RJD2 . Deadringer [prefixmag review] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The most appropriate genre for the album is hip-hop, but it is not like any hip-hop album put out prior (three of the tracks have MCs rhyming, the rest instrumental).
		Rjd2 has been compared to the Avalanches, DJ Shadow and Moby, but this album has its own identity.
		The strongest tracks on Deadringer are the tracks with Rjd2 receives no assistance from emcees.
	www.prefixmag.com /reviews.php?page=R&a=1&rt=cd&rf=RJD2 (815 words)

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