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Kraak & Smaak

You muzak Is dope!

About Me

Kraak & Smaak formed in 2003 through a series of chance meetings, and have been winning over audiences all over Europe with their powerful debut album and energy-charged live shows.
In 2005, they won the Best Newcomer Award in their native country, Holland, and garnered praise from the likes of Radio 1's Annie Nightingale, Pete Tong and IDJ.
Citing Jazz, Hip Hop, Funk, New Wave and Breakbeat, as well as all experimental music as their main inspirations, their debut album "Boogie Angst" is unabashedly awash with funked up breaks and soul jumping grooves. The band however simply likes to call it, "Dance music to listen to."
Since then their dj sets and live shows have taken them to the UK, the US, Australia and all over Europe. Remixes were made for Jamiroquai, Richard Dorfmeister, 4Hero, Bitter:Sweet, Mark Rae and Soul of Man amongst others. In turn, K&S got the same treatment from Sharam Jey and Henrik Schwarz a.o.
KRAAK & SMAAK FEAT. BEN WESTBEECH - SQUEEZE ME VIDEO
KRAAK & SMAAK PEREZ HILTON ITEM ON DUTCH NATIONAL TELEVISION
KRAAK & SMAAK MONEY IN THE BAG (VIDEO)

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Member Since: 3/16/2006
Band Website: kraaksmaak.com/
Band Members:

WIM PLUG
OSCAR DE JONG
MARK KNEPPERS

LIVE BAND members:
Ro Krom
Rose
Marc Baronner

DJ TEAM member:
Dj DelaSarge



Influences: Pfffhhh..... Madlib, Vincent Gallo, Nico, Ennio Morricone, Basement Jaxx, Ultramagnetic MC's, Brian Eno, Osunlade, Sly Stone, Lord Finesse, Gang of Four, John Coltrane, Joy Division, Metro Area. Steve Reich, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Gil Scott-Heron, Donny Hathaway, Stereolab, Archie Shepp, Stereo MC's, Arvo Part, Large Professor, Nick Cave, Serge Gainsbourg, Kraftwerk, J Dilla/Jaydee, Roy Ayers, Cinematic Orchestra, Lou Donaldson, Mo Wax, Congos, Public Enemy, Herbert, Marvin Gaye, Carl Craig, Amon Tobin, Renegade Soundwave, Quasimoto, DAF, Chicken Lips, Dj Shadow, Henrik Schwarz, Dead Kennedys, Isolee, Luv 'n Haight, Diamond D, Tito Puente, Plump DJs, Kool & the Gang, Idjut boys, Freestyle Records, Dr. Alimentado, Meters, Jorge Ben, Bobby O, Pete Rock, Dead Moon, Nitzer Ebb, Fela Kuti, J-Live, Ninja Tune, James Brown, Showbiz & AG, The Residents, Rose Royce, (...)Everything with kraak & smaak!
Record Label: Jalapeno Records/Quango Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

KRAAK & SMAAK PLAY GLASTONBURY, LOVEBOX AND SZIGET!

Excellent news for all you international fans out there as we will do a number of THE major European Summer festivals this year. Included are none other than the mother of all music festivals Gl...
Posted by Kraak & Smaak on Sat, 10 May 2008 10:21:00 PST

SQUEEZE ME ON DUTCH iTUNES!

Hi there K&S fans! Kraak & Smaak's extremely funky new single Squeeze Me feat. Ben Westbeech is available from this week onwards at all the regular download shops all over the world. We would ...
Posted by Kraak & Smaak on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:29:00 PST

PETE TONG INTERVIEW KRAAK & SMAAK BBC RADIO 1

NEWS UPDATE! Now online: last week's K&S interview with Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1 on In New Music We Trust Cheers from K&S!  ...
Posted by Kraak & Smaak on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:42:00 PST

SQUEEZE ME VIDEO ON PEREZHILTON.COM!

Last Friday, our brand new single Squeeze Me feat. Ben Westbeech has been picked up in the US by none other than the world famous Perez Hilton blog, and since then we have been answering phonecalls an...
Posted by Kraak & Smaak on Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:01:00 PST

VOTE FOR SQUEEZE ME FOR MTV CHART UK!!!!

Just wanted to drop you all a note to let you know that our new video for ’Squeeze Me’ has been added to the voting list for The Myspace Chart on MTV TWO! Check out our main space to ...
Posted by Kraak & Smaak on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:17:00 PST

EXCLUSIVE DJ MIX ON ECLECTRO.NL!

Hi all, Check out our friends of ECLECTRO.NL for an exclusive Kraak & Smaak promo dj mix! Are friends eclectric? Cheers, K&S  ...
Posted by Kraak & Smaak on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:20:00 PST

NEW VIDEO ’SQUEEZE ME’ NOW ON MYSPACE!

News update 07.04.08 NEW VIDEOCLIP ’SQUEEZE ME’ ON MYSPACE Check out our MySpace mainpage for the extremely new and fabulous videoclip for our current single ’Squeeze Me’....
Posted by Kraak & Smaak on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:03:00 PST

DUTCH AND UK ALBUM RELEASE PARTIES THE HAGUE & LONDON AND LIVE ON DUTCH NATIONAL TV!!

Hi All, Just to keep you all up to date with what’s in store for this weekend’s release festivities on our new album, ’Plastic People’: * Tomorrow, Thursday April 3: DUTCH ALBU...
Posted by Kraak & Smaak on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:01:00 PST

FREE DOWNLOAD SQUEEZE ME REMIX!

Hi all ye K&S Myspacers! To celebrate the release of our new single ’Squeeze Me feat Ben Westbeech’ we have decided to give away the Jem Stone (Soul of Man, Fingerlickin’ Records...
Posted by Kraak & Smaak on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:46:00 PST

’SQUEEZE ME’ SINGLE OF THE WEEK BBC RADIO 6

Hi all, Just a quick update: 'Squeeze Me' will be SINGLE OF THE WEEK at Shaun Keaveny's breakfast show on BBC Radio 6. Check it out here: http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/6music/shows/shaun_keaveny/rotw.shtm l ...
Posted by Kraak & Smaak on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:08:00 PST