KRAAK & SMAAK
Heineken, Van Gogh, Kraak & Smaak. The three most famous things to come out of Holland. Ever.
In that order.
Ok so maybe a bit of an exaggeration but the last couple of years have been an incredible ride for the Dutch producer trio, and as djs and band.
After dropping a number of now heavily sought after 12”s from 2003 onwards, in 2006 they released their debut album Boogie Angst, which led to worldwide support from the funk and electronic community. Radio tastemakers like Annie Nightingale and Pete Tong in the UK and Jason Bentley in LA followed suit, which meant that there was a global demand for their sound and so their UK label Jalapeno quickly did deals with in the US, Benelux and Japan to make sure they worked with the best independent networks in the world.
In 2008 they released their second album Plastic People, which gave them the worldwide hit Squeeze Me, featuring one of their favourite UK vocalists, Ben Westbeech. Picked up by the international breakdance community, it sold 70,000+ downloads in the USA and earned them a live appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel Show, one of the most popular entertainment shows in the USA. Moreover, it was accompanied by the now famous flipbook video that was given mad props by Perez Hilton and Kanye West a.o.:
Perez Hilton on his site: “We’ve got a new anthem y’all!!!!!!!! Say hello to Kraak & Smaak, one of the hottest groups around! Hailing from The Netherlands their music could best be described as Amy Winehouse meets Moby”.
This music video with its flipbook theme, directed by Dutchman Andre Maat, has won numerous international awards and many self-made videos for the track can be found on YouTube. Squeeze Me has since been also released in Italy (Time records, 2009) and Germany (Kontor records, 2010).
[www.kraaksmaak.com]
from the album: Plastic People (2003)
Discography
* Plastic People (Jalapeno Records UK, 2008)
* The Remix Sessions (Jalapeno Records UK, 2007; Quango Music USA, 2007)
* Boogie Angst (Jalapeno Records UK, 2005; P.I.A.S. Benelux, 2006; Quango Music USA, 2006; KSR Japan, 2006)
and they made so many f*** amazing Singles,EPs and hot RMX!!!
One of the classics and my favourite is
>>Mark Rae – Medicine (Grand Central UK, 2004)
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