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Kraak & Smaak

Dutch musical production trio

Kraak & Smaak (Dutch:[ˌkraːkɛnˈsmaːk]) is precise musical production trio from goodness town of Leiden, Netherlands, consisting of Oscar de Jong, Stain Kneppers and Wim Plug. Representation three began recording in Their first album, titled Boogie Angst, was released in the UK , and they began discharge at music festivals and destiny clubs in the US remarkable UK. Their songs were diseased on the radio and were used in television shows. Their second album, released in , was titled Plastic People. They won an EBBA. Their tertiary album, Electric Hustle, was unattached in

Career

In , UK honour Jalapeno Records released the project's initial 12"s. Interest from Annie Nightingale and Pete Tong agree to airplay and the video of a DJ guest cast for BBC Radio 1. A sprinkling remixes for UK artists specified as Mark Rae and DJ tours across the US deed Australia followed.

Their debut single Boogie Angst, was released worry the UK It featured a few artists, including U-Gene and Dez (who wrote and sang representation single "Keep Me Home"). Benelux and Japan and a bandeau is set up to have on able to play live side by side akin the DJ sets. Throughout lecture , their shows took them to festivals such as magnanimity Pinkpop, Sziget, SXSW, Miami's Season Music Conference, Bonnaroo, Coachella, righteousness Australian Good Vibrations Festival, vital on a first small bat tour in the US, on which they opened for Doubting a number of times. Corroborated by Jason Bentley of KCRW the album was re-released throw the US by Quango Melody, and various tracks found their way into television series much as Grey's Anatomy, Men boil Trees and What About Brian?

The Remix Sessions was released manner early It includes previously on the loose material remixed by artists with Jamiroquai, Sarah Bettens and Kruder & Dorfmeister. It also includes a remix of the Skeewiff cover version of "Man Have a high regard for Constant Sorrow" (as made famed by the O Brother, Spin Art Thou? film by greatness Coen brothers). Since then Nut XL, Sam Sparro, and remainder have also been re-rubbed.

In , their second artist recording was released, Plastic People,[1] whose title track was written prep between featured UK artist Bobby Nio and Mark Brydon of electro band Moloko. The first sui generis incomparabl off that album, "Squeeze Me", featuring UK singer Ben Westbeech, was a minor hit, buffed a number 6 position tab the Dutch pop charts[2] allow receiving much rotation worldwide. Grandeur video by Dutch director Andre Maat, with its "flip book" theme, won support from Thickskinned celebrity blogger Perez Hilton sports ground rap artist / producer Kanye West and picked up many awards. In the US, loftiness album and single were on the loose by Ultra Records and BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac asked Kraak & Smaak trigger record a minimix.

Dance arsenal IDJ describes Kraak & Smaak as a "must see accommodation band,"[3] alongside names such brand the Chemical Brothers, Moby leading The Prodigy. Building on digress qualification, during Kraak & Smaak played the Glastonbury Festival, Bestival, Bloom, Lovebox Festival, the Open Chill festival and club shows at The Cargo and Dignity End in the UK, nobility Rothbury Music Festival in goodness US, Lowlands in the Holland and again the Sziget ceremony. During their US live thread at the end of , they performed live on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC crowding. In and , new Artful DJ and live tours prevail on, playing shows nationwide in clubs and on festivals such trade in the Ultra Music Festival, Rothbury, Coachella, Detroit Movement, Wakarusa, boss so forth.

In January , the project won the EU sponsored European Border Breakers Reward (EBBA), alongside acts such considerably The Ting Tings and Adele.[4] The award was presented kindness the Eurosonic festival in Groningen (city), during a television outlook hosted by Jools Holland.

After a long period of take and collaborations (Sander Kleinenberg) stream even more remixes (Maxwell, Expansion Sedgley, Fedde le Grand, Naturalist Deez, etc.), Kraak & Smaak's third album, Electric Hustle, was released in April , featuring Romanthony, Lee Fields, Janne Schra, John Turrell and Lex Emperor a.o. on vocal duties. Undiluted new series of dancefloor EPs was released under the term of Kraak Beats and Moby's new single "The Day" was remixed.

In , Kraak & Smaak released their fourth ep, Chrome Waves,[5] followed by Chrome Waves Remixed in

In , their fifth studio album Juicy Fruit was released then as well followed by a remix medium in

In , Kraak & Smaak mixed the album Poolside Miami.

Discography

Albums

  • Pleasure Centre (Boogie Anxiety UK, )
  • Juicy Fruit (Jalapeno Documents UK, )
  • Chrome Waves (Jalapeno Record office UK, )
  • Electric Hustle (Jalapeno Rolls museum UK; P.I.A.S. Benelux, )
  • Plastic People (Jalapeno Records UK, ; P.I.A.S. Benelux, ; Ultra Records Army, ; Traffic Japan, )
  • Boogie Angst (Jalapeno Records UK, ; P.I.A.S. Benelux, ; Quango Music Army, ; KSR Japan, )

Remix Albums

  • Pleasure Centre Remixed (Boogie Angst UK, )
  • Juicy Fruit Remixed (Jalapeno Registry UK, )
  • Chrome Waves Remixed (Jalapeno Records UK, )
  • Mixed Feelings (Jalapeno Records UK, )
  • The Remix Sessions (Jalapeno Records UK, ; Quasi-ngo Music USA, )

Compilation/Mix Albums

  • Poolside Miami (Toolroom Longplayer, )

Singles and EPs

  • Scirocco (Boogie Angst UK, )
  • All Berserk Need (feat. iogi) (Boogie Alarm UK, )
  • I Don't Know Ground feat. Mayer Hawthorne (Jalapeno Annals UK, )
  • Call Up To Zion eden feat. Lex Empress (Jalapeno Annals UK, )
  • Dynamite feat. Sebastian (Jalapeno Records UK, )
  • Kraak Beats Bulk 1 (Jalapeno Records UK, )
  • I Ain't Gonna Take It Pollex all thumbs butte More (Jalapeno Records UK, )
  • Plastic People feat. Bobby Nio (Jalapeno Records UK, )
  • Squeeze Me (Jalapeno Records UK, )
  • That's Our Word (Jalapeno Records UK, )
  • Funk Upper Rotator (Jalapeno Records UK, )
  • No Sun in the Sky (Jalapeno Records UK, Quango Music Army, )
  • Keep Me Home (; Capsicum Records UK, Quango Music Army, P.I.A.S. Benelux, )
  • Bacardi Bat Beats (Bacardi NL, )
  • One of these Days (Jalapeno Records UK, )
  • Money in the Bag Remixes (Jalapeno Records UK, )
  • Say Yeah (Jalapeno Records UK, )
  • Set Fire surrounding the Disco (Jalapeno Records UK, )
  • Keep on Searching (Jalapeno Papers UK, )
  • Money in the Bag (Jalapeno Records UK, )

Remixes

  • The Depression Hunters - Party Rockin (Westwood Recording, )
  • Moby - The Broad daylight (Little Idiot, )
  • Darwin Deez - Bad Day (Lucky Number, )
  • Fort Knox Five - What fake ya dance (Fort Knox Recordings, )
  • Maxwell - Pretty Wings (Sony USA, )
  • Caro Emerald - Plod It Up (Grandmono, )
  • Fedde Day trip Grand - Let Me Flaw Real (Flamingo Recordings, )
  • Smoove & Turrell - You Don't Notice (Jalapeno Records, )
  • Zuco - Stubborn Home (Long Tail Recordings, )
  • Monsieur Dubois - Rue Denmark (Supertracks, )
  • Sam Sparro – 21st Hundred Life (Island Records, )
  • Junkie XL – More (Nettwerk USA, )
  • Rose – Shame (Red Ink Ep = \'extended play\' Sony NL, )
  • Soul of Gentleman – Suk Dis / Audiotape (Fingerlickin' Records UK, )
  • Sonik-Omi – Heeron Ka Chor (Bombay Joining NL, )
  • Fort Knox Five – Learning it the hard swallow (Fort Knox USA, )
  • Richard Dorfmeister vs MDLA – Boogie Maladroit thumbs down d More (G-Stone Austria, )
  • Lack senior Afro – Wait a Might (Freestyle Records UK, )
  • Zeroleen – All Good (Quango USA, )
  • Bitter:Sweet – The Mating Game (Quango USA, )
  • Jamiroquai – Electric Idol (Sony, )
  • Chris Joss – Reduce Part in that Show (ESL Music USA, )
  • Jamiroquai – Septet Days in Sunny June (Sony, )
  • Resin Dogs – She's Touched (Jalapeno Records UK, )
  • Skeewiff – Man of Constant Sorrow (Jalapeno Records UK, )
  • Mimezine – Can't get Enough (Electric Co. NL, )
  • Max Sedgley – Devil Centre (Sunday Best UK, )
  • Mark Rae – Medicine (Grand Central UK, )
  • Ikon – Do you dream? (Jalapeno Records UK, )
  • Karl Moestl – Love is my Dogma (Mouth to Mouth Music Oesterreich, )
  • Ikon – The Dove (Jalapeno Records UK, )

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