Crookers
Drawing from influences of house, hip hop and beyond, Crookers blend their … Read Full Bio ↴Drawing from influences of house, hip hop and beyond, Crookers blend their beats with the kind of fidget house finesse that gives Potty Mouth Music its soiled swagger. Since 2003, DJs Phra and Bot have been drawing upon their collective musical backgrounds to create tracks that twist, startle and surprise with synthetic pop.
Before their collaboration as Crookers, Bot and Phra pursued their music interests on a separate tip. Bot took up the piano and guitar at an early age, later moving onto synths, turntables and sequencers. Phra had already started DJing by age 11, when he was introduced to the Italian hip hop scene. Soon, he morphed into an MC and became fully immersed in a culture that would shape his future production career.
“Both of us started getting more involved in music when we used to listen to hip hop,” Phra says. When the two artists met, both were trying to branch out of their genre success and explore dance music. The experiment worked. “It felt natural to team up, seeing that we had the same musical tastes … which isn’t that easy here in Milan,” he says.
After having released two EPs earlier this year ("Knobbers" and "Mad Kidz", both exclusively containing original tracks), they are currently working on their first album, which is due for september 2009.
Crookers certainly have sleazed out dancefloors with a catalogue of original tracks, but it’s their work as remixers that have made them one of the most after batteries in the business. Currently, The duo has reworked tracks for the likes of Armand Van Helden, Bonde do Role, Brodinski, The Chemical Brothers, Magik Johnson, Moby, Chromeo, Busy P, Don Rimini or Bumblebeez.
When Crookers are not crafting their dirty (crooked) beats in the studio, they are busy holding down their residency with MTV (Italy). “House and hip hop are our main influences, but we try to put all the things we like in our productions. We listen to a lot of music from very different periods and genres.”
Before their collaboration as Crookers, Bot and Phra pursued their music interests on a separate tip. Bot took up the piano and guitar at an early age, later moving onto synths, turntables and sequencers. Phra had already started DJing by age 11, when he was introduced to the Italian hip hop scene. Soon, he morphed into an MC and became fully immersed in a culture that would shape his future production career.
“Both of us started getting more involved in music when we used to listen to hip hop,” Phra says. When the two artists met, both were trying to branch out of their genre success and explore dance music. The experiment worked. “It felt natural to team up, seeing that we had the same musical tastes … which isn’t that easy here in Milan,” he says.
After having released two EPs earlier this year ("Knobbers" and "Mad Kidz", both exclusively containing original tracks), they are currently working on their first album, which is due for september 2009.
Crookers certainly have sleazed out dancefloors with a catalogue of original tracks, but it’s their work as remixers that have made them one of the most after batteries in the business. Currently, The duo has reworked tracks for the likes of Armand Van Helden, Bonde do Role, Brodinski, The Chemical Brothers, Magik Johnson, Moby, Chromeo, Busy P, Don Rimini or Bumblebeez.
When Crookers are not crafting their dirty (crooked) beats in the studio, they are busy holding down their residency with MTV (Italy). “House and hip hop are our main influences, but we try to put all the things we like in our productions. We listen to a lot of music from very different periods and genres.”
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Cooler Couleur Cooler couleur whatever What what what do you prefer Dancing…
Day & Night Day n nite, I toss and turn, I keep stressin'…
Embrace The Martian Yeah When you meet me, when you see me You know how…
Embrace The Martian feat. Kid Cudi Yeah, When you meet me, when you see me You know…
Festa Festa Questa volta parte la testa, testa, testa, testa, testa, la…
Ghetto Guetta MM no Marco Mengoni Entro dalla porta, sbarco, terroni Giro …
Hold Up Your Hand So it might be true That the big fat moon Is a…
Hold Up Your Hand (SBTRKT remix) So it might be true That the big fat moon Is a…
Hold Up Your Hand Ft. Roisin Murphy So it might be true That the big fat moon Is a…
Hold Up Your Hands So it might be true That the big fat moon Is a…
Knobbers Now push it…
Let's Get Beezy Yo, yo, yo, yo let's get beezy! Boom, boom, boom, ba…
Limonare (The Bloody Beetroots (feat. La Pisa & Mr Cocky) Voglio solo limonare Limonare…
Lone White Wolf I am the cold, lone white wolf I'm coming to…
Natural Born Hustler She loves to dance she loves to move She loves to…
No Security Yeah (Whoop Whoop!)* Yeah (Whoop Whoop!) Backup, behind …
Park The Truck Yo, this beat on fire Fire Fire Fire Lo-lover Lo-love…
Put Your Hands On Me Put your hands up on me Come on, whine on me Put…
Put Your Hands On Me (Radio Edit) Put your hands up on me, Comeon' whine on me, Put your…
Remedy Heres to living long enough to be forgiven For the bones…
Royal T I can letcha have, I can letcha have, I can…
Transilvania Why are your here Do you want me What do you want Are…
What Up Y'all What up y′all Yeah Oh Wo, yeah Yeah, oh Yeah, wo Yeah, oh Ye…