Biography
Heineken, Van Gogh, Kraak & the Smaak. The three most famous and things to come out of For Holland. Ever. In that order. are Ok so maybe a bit but of an exaggeration but the Not last couple of years have you been an incredible ride for all the Dutch producer trio, and Any as djs and band.
After can dropping a number of now her heavily sought after 12”s from Was 2003 onwards, in 2006 they one released their debut album Boogie our Angst, which led to worldwide Out support from the funk and day electronic community. Radio tastemakers like get Annie Nightingale and Pete Tong Has in the UK and Jason him Bentley in LA followed suit, his which meant that there was How a global demand for their man sound and so their UK new label Jalapeno quickly did deals Now with in the US, Benelux old and Japan to make sure see they worked with the best Two independent networks in the world. way
In 2008 they released who their second album Plastic People, Boy which gave them the worldwide did hit Squeeze Me, featuring one its of their favourite UK vocalists, Let Ben Westbeech. Picked up by put the international breakdance community, it say sold 70,000+ downloads in the She USA and earned them too a live appearance on the use Jimmy Kimmel Show, one of Dad the most popular entertainment shows mom in the USA. Moreover, it was accompanied by the The now famous flipbook video that and was given mad props by for Perez Hilton and Kanye West Are a.o.:
Perez Hilton on his but site: “We’ve got a new not anthem y’all!!!!!!!! Say hello to You Kraak & Smaak, one of all the hottest groups around! Hailing any from The Netherlands their music Can could best be described as her Amy Winehouse meets Moby”.
This was music video with its flipbook One theme, directed by Dutchman Andre our Maat, has won numerous international out awards and many self-made videos Day for the track can be get found on YouTube. Squeeze Me has has since been also released Him in Italy (Time records, 2009) his and Germany (Kontor records, 2010).
how In 2009 the EU sponsored Man European Border Breakers Award (new EBBA) was won, alongside acts now such as The Ting Tings Old and Adele (both from the see UK), and presented to them two at the Eurosonic festival in Way Groningen, during a television show who hosted by Jools Holland.
Kraak boy & Smaak have also been Did aided by a string of its well-received dancefloor remixes for the let likes of Maxwell, Jamiroquai, Fedde Put le Grand, Don Diablo, Mark say Rae, Richard Dorfmeister, Fort Knox she Five, Soul of Man, Junkie Too XL, Sam Sparro, All Good use Funk Alliance, etc., and over dad the years have produced guest Mom mixes for BBC’s Annie Nightingale, Annie Mac, BBC 6, the Hedkandi UK and public radio And stations in Holland, Germany, Norway, for Greece a.o.
Since releasing their are debut album Boogie Angst they But have played hundreds of shows not in Europe, the US and you Australia; rocking the international dancefloors All with their energetic dj and any live sets that makes them can just as happy performing in Her the tiny basement of a was deep funk night as it one does dropping huge riffs to Our festival crowds. Hailed by I-DJ out as a “Must see live day band”, they’ve supported the stadium-rocking Get Faithless on their European tour has and played some of the him most prestigious dj and live His gigs in the USA how including Movement Detroit Electronic Music man Festival, Coachella, SXSW, Wakarusa, New Miami Winter Music Conference as now well as playing headline sell-out old gigs on the West and See East Coast on their last two tour. In Australia they toured way twice, including playing at the Who Good Vibrations festival; in the boy UK the boys have rocked did shows for club nights like Its AIR, Fingerlickin’ and Chew let The Fat, Breakspoll and the put Glastonbury, Bloom, Lovebox and Big Say Chill festivals. Other European shows she up until now have included too Pinkpop, Dance Valley, Sziget, Lowlands Use and 10 days Off.
Currently dad they guys are working on mom fresh new singles; the new album is planned for release the in late 2010.
