Freddie Cruger / Red Astaire

Bio:

Fredrik Lager aka Freddie Cruger & Red Astaire first got in contact with hip-hop when he started out as a break dancer in the early 80's. His electric boogie dancing brother was collecting records at that time, which introduced Freddie to the world of black dance music. Around 85-86 he worked weekends at a legendary import record store in Stockholm called Space (special job cleaning the toilet). At this time he started buying more and more records, mostly electro and rap records but also disco and funk 12"/7" classics. One thing led to another and he soon bought his first drum machine and turntables in 88 (according to himself the best investment he's ever done). Around 91 he met up with Mad Mats (Raw Fusion/Jugglin') and started to hang out in Mats studio in downtown Stockholm. This started a friendship and working relationship, which is still going strong today. Around 92 he bought his first sampler and released his first 12" vinyl in 94 under the name Chimney Heads (only 100 copies printed). But since then he's worked with numerous artists like China Moses (DeDe Bridgewaters daughter), Bob Powers (Tribe Called Quest, The Roots), Rappadon, Baz Baz, La Nata (France), ADL, Desmond Foster, Linn, Swing Fly, Anthony David, Bas-1 and many more. The characteristic style off Freddies productions are a blend off old school hip-hop and b-boy grooves mixed up with dirty funk, soul, reggae, latin and disco rhythms. He's currently signed to Jugglin' Records (sub-label to Raw Fusion Recordings) but he also releases music on Swedish Brandy, GAMM (as the notorious Red Astaire) and his own Home Grown label. Besides this he's also travelling the world as a renowned DJ spinning everything from future to old-school funk, soul, hip hop, reggae, disco and latin.

Releases:

- Chimney Heads - Spread Love (Sonet/Breaking Bread)

- China- Time (Freddie Cruger rmx) (Source France)

- China - album cuts 1,8,13 (Source France)

- Freddie Cruger & Berger - 10" vol 1 (Swedish Bandy)

- Freddie Cruger feat. ADL - Running From Love/The Hustle (B-boy Disco Edit) (Jugglin')

- Red Astaire - Follow Me (GAMM)

- The Odd Couple - Paperkites EP (Swedish Brandy)

- Freddie Cruger - Moving Amongst Maddness EP (Swedish Brandy)

- Freddie Cruger feat. Rappadon - Bap Yo Head/Boogie Down Stureby (Jugglin')

- Freddie Cruger feat. Desmond Foster - Something Good/Baddest Mutha (Jugglin')

- Greyboy - To Know You Is To Love You (Red Astaire Remix) (Ubiquty)

- Red Astaire - Rolling Stone (GAMM)

- Red Astaire - Ghetto Hell/Come Down/Dum Dum (GAMM)

- Red Astaire - Hazlo Correcto (Home Grown)

- Red Astaire - Go move/Let the horns blow (Homegrown records)

- Freddie Cruger feat. Swing & Desmond.Foster - I Love To Rap/Take Me To The

Limit (Elephant Records)

- Red Astaire - Take it back to the old school (GAMM battle weapon)

- EMO - I Want My Love (Freddie Cruger Remix) (Stereo Delux)

- SIA - Where I belong (Red Astaire Remix)

- Linn & Freddie - Wonderlust EP (Swedish Brandy)

- Freddie Cruger presents the 3 foot people- 3 foot high & rising Album (Homegrown records)

- The Ultimates-Saturday love (Homegrown records)

- Freddie Cruger- Instrumental gobitar vol 1 (Homegrown records)

- Freddie Cruger aka Red Astaire Soul Search album (Jugglin rec,Ubiquity,Tru Thoughts,Creative Vibes) release Oct 2006

- Anthony David "Red Clay Chronicles" Dome

- Red Astaire Move yo ass (Homegrown) release Dec 2006

- Anthony David "Something about you/I wanna make you move- TruThought/Dome feb 2007

- Freddie Cruger Just chillin in the spot album (Homegrown rec) aug 2008

- Freddie Cruger feat ADL& Linn " Reigny days" 12" (Homegrown rec) feb 2008

- Lee Mcdonalds "I do anything for you" Freddie's Philly soul edit, Favorite records Mars 2008

- Red Astaire "To my mf club headz ep" Homegrown rec. may 2008

- Red Astaire feat. Caretta Bell "You dead wrong" Doing James GAMM april 2008

- Red Astaire "To my MF club headz" One fullside 45rpm whitelabel promo april 2008

- Linn & Freddie " Blip Blop" 10 inch single from the forthcoming album sep 2008 Homegrown/Vigoldia

- Linn & Freddie "Waiting for spring" album out may 2009 Homegrown/Vigoldia

- Freddie Cruger "Early years" Oct -Nov 2008 Homegrown rec

-Wildcookie "Drugs ep" 12" inch vinyl out may 2009 Homegrown rec



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Anthony David performing Red Clay Chronicles live on Jools Holland show produced by Freddie Cruger aka Red Astaire



Linn & Freddie performing "BlipBlop" on Swedish MTV taken from their upcoming Waiting for spring album sep-oct 2008



Calisoul 2008 in Los Angeles



A few MySpace comments:



Jazzy Jeff



YO.DID U DO THAT DEANGELO JOINT.OH MY GOD.DUDE IF IT'S U.U R THE SHIT.I PLAY THAT EVERYTIME I PLAY.GOOD LOOKING MAN 4SHO



Bobbito Garcia



word to my mother, your parents must've fed you comida criolla cuando tu era un bebe--you one funky dude, man! that new 'tito' gamm 12" is bananas. i get amped when i'm at turntablelab and see your new joints in the stacks. keep doing what you d



Anthony David



I wanna make it hot for yoooooooooooooooou! Whatup Freddie! Let's knock out some more joints!!



Mark Ronson



big up yourself for the tunes buddy

follow me is one of the last pieces of vinyl i still carry around (hasn't made it into serato yet) peace



Props sir!



Andy Smith (Portishead)



I have to say (as I just wrote on the reaction sheet) I think your album is the best album I've heard in years!!!