Since the Dutch trio of producers Kraak & Smaak released their first album … Read Full Bio ↴Since the Dutch trio of producers Kraak & Smaak released their first album 'Boogie Angst' worldwide in 2005, the act has steadily grown into a well-respected force in today's international producers, club and festival scene.
Their set-up, combining the club sound of their releases with live musicians and vocalists, turned out to be a musical phenomenon on the Dutch circuit, leading to invitations to play at Europe’s festivals and renowned USA hotspots like SXSW, Coachella, Miami's WMC and New York's CMJ.
The second album 'Plastic People' dropped in 2008, and off that album, the hit single 'Squeeze Me', made for an even more rapid international rise of K&S. The acclaimed UK dance magazine IDJ labelled K&S as a “Must see live act”, together with big guns as the Chemical Brothers, Moby and The Prodigy. The band subsequently performed at the 'holy grail of festivals' Glastonbury in the UK, Lowlands in the Netherlands and again Europe's biggest festival, Sziget. During a five-week live tour across the USA they performed at Jimmy Kimmel's late night show on ABC television and further explicit support came from US Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, who describes K&S as ‘Amy Winehouse meets Moby’. Even Kanye West declared himself a fan! And to top things off, the European Border Breakers Award (EBBA) is won, together with none other than Adele.
In the following years, the upward trend of K&S is continued and solidified with the albums 'Electric Hustle' (2011) and 'Chrome Waves' (2013). A grueling schedule of international touring includes career highlight shows at Detroit Movement, Sziget, Glastonbury and Exit, and key single releases in this period include “Let’s Go Back” which features a superb vocal from the sadly departed Romanthony, The Future Is Yours” (which saw the band hook up a second time with Ben Westbeech who at the time was hitting the top of the charts under his Breach guise), and the soulful “How We Gonna Stop The Time” - an instant club hit that went on to be licensed for release on Axtone Records. New remix work comes through for Moby, Aretha Franklin, Chromatics, and Royksopp, and 2015 sees a one-off single release on Spinnin’ Records.
The 5th album, Juicy Fruit, released in 2016, has seen them returning to the more organic sound of their debut record. As usual it contains some heavyweight collaborations, including Americans Mayer Hawthorne and Eric Biddines, and Australians Parcels and Cleopold to name just a few. In the US, initial support comes from KCRW (Top Tune #1 for ‘Hands of Time’) and a #2 position in the College radio CMJ / RPM charts for I’ Don’t Know Why’ . The latter track, also also gets picked up by the Jimmy Kimmel show band, and the track ’Stumble’ reaches a #1 position in Hype Machine’s Most Popular list.
A string of new international live and dj dates followed, with performances in countries in West- and Eastern-Europe, the Americas and Asia, topping it all off with an extensive tour in the USA and again a live show on 2017’s Glastonbury.
Coinciding with their busy touring schedule Kraak & Smaak have also just released their album “Juicy Fruit Remixed”, with input from Eli Escobar, Fouk, Purple Disco Machine, Moods and Thatmanmonkz among others, to give a new fresh outlook on the tracks by producers they admire.
Moreover, they have found some time to work on new material themselves as well: new singles ‘Hendo’ and 'Scorched' have recently been released on the Exploited and Spinnin' Deep labels, and more is coming later this year for labels such as Future Disco.
Their set-up, combining the club sound of their releases with live musicians and vocalists, turned out to be a musical phenomenon on the Dutch circuit, leading to invitations to play at Europe’s festivals and renowned USA hotspots like SXSW, Coachella, Miami's WMC and New York's CMJ.
The second album 'Plastic People' dropped in 2008, and off that album, the hit single 'Squeeze Me', made for an even more rapid international rise of K&S. The acclaimed UK dance magazine IDJ labelled K&S as a “Must see live act”, together with big guns as the Chemical Brothers, Moby and The Prodigy. The band subsequently performed at the 'holy grail of festivals' Glastonbury in the UK, Lowlands in the Netherlands and again Europe's biggest festival, Sziget. During a five-week live tour across the USA they performed at Jimmy Kimmel's late night show on ABC television and further explicit support came from US Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, who describes K&S as ‘Amy Winehouse meets Moby’. Even Kanye West declared himself a fan! And to top things off, the European Border Breakers Award (EBBA) is won, together with none other than Adele.
In the following years, the upward trend of K&S is continued and solidified with the albums 'Electric Hustle' (2011) and 'Chrome Waves' (2013). A grueling schedule of international touring includes career highlight shows at Detroit Movement, Sziget, Glastonbury and Exit, and key single releases in this period include “Let’s Go Back” which features a superb vocal from the sadly departed Romanthony, The Future Is Yours” (which saw the band hook up a second time with Ben Westbeech who at the time was hitting the top of the charts under his Breach guise), and the soulful “How We Gonna Stop The Time” - an instant club hit that went on to be licensed for release on Axtone Records. New remix work comes through for Moby, Aretha Franklin, Chromatics, and Royksopp, and 2015 sees a one-off single release on Spinnin’ Records.
The 5th album, Juicy Fruit, released in 2016, has seen them returning to the more organic sound of their debut record. As usual it contains some heavyweight collaborations, including Americans Mayer Hawthorne and Eric Biddines, and Australians Parcels and Cleopold to name just a few. In the US, initial support comes from KCRW (Top Tune #1 for ‘Hands of Time’) and a #2 position in the College radio CMJ / RPM charts for I’ Don’t Know Why’ . The latter track, also also gets picked up by the Jimmy Kimmel show band, and the track ’Stumble’ reaches a #1 position in Hype Machine’s Most Popular list.
A string of new international live and dj dates followed, with performances in countries in West- and Eastern-Europe, the Americas and Asia, topping it all off with an extensive tour in the USA and again a live show on 2017’s Glastonbury.
Coinciding with their busy touring schedule Kraak & Smaak have also just released their album “Juicy Fruit Remixed”, with input from Eli Escobar, Fouk, Purple Disco Machine, Moods and Thatmanmonkz among others, to give a new fresh outlook on the tracks by producers they admire.
Moreover, they have found some time to work on new material themselves as well: new singles ‘Hendo’ and 'Scorched' have recently been released on the Exploited and Spinnin' Deep labels, and more is coming later this year for labels such as Future Disco.
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Kraak & Smaak Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Kraak & Smaak:
All I Need It's relevant more than ever I found some comfort in a…
All I Want Is You I know you said that we would never be lovers And…
Alone with You Caught undercover Bending rules for the boys Imagination …
Bobby & Whitney I ain't got no money I ain't got no car I ain't…
Built For Love If you're wondering what I'd do for you Just ask me…
Call Up To Heaven I place this call just to hear your voice I know…
Come Over Here Something tells you, you should go Deep down you've always …
Danse Macabre There's a beautiful sound that is heard Mmmmm Mmmmm …
Don't want this to be over I see a flame and I feel the heat You set…
Enzo Just shoot for the stars if it feels right And aim…
Forget About You The pain cnd the shame On the verge of going insane There's …
Good for the City There was a fire in the alley All the rats would…
Guilty Discomforts I got front seat tickets get your coat She goes I…
How We Gonna Stop the Time Kraak & Smaak, Stee Downes How We Gonna Stop The Time How…
Jolie Banane Y a des jolies bananes Y a des jolies bananes Y a…
Keep On Searching That's the way it goes Life is so uncertain So short I…
Let's Go Back Open up your mind brother Can't you see I'm trying to…
Man of Constant Sorrow I am a man of constant sorrow I′ve seen trouble all…
Money In The Bag Let me tell you 'bout my date last night 'Cause everything…
Money in the Bag Let me tell you 'bout my date last night 'Cause everything…
Naked You, you You and me we have in common…
Never Too Late The Pain... and the Shame... on the verge... of going insane…
No Sun in the Sky Don't know why Don't know why There's no sun in the sk…
One of These Days One of these days and it won't be long You're gonna…
One of These Days (Mark Rae & Rhys Adams ARP remix) One of these days and it won't be long You're gonna…
Ready for Life Moving close to see your silhouette I'm just living life wit…
Real Pain (K&S Remix) Most people recorded songs about Love, heartbreak, lonelines…
Say Yeah I'm going to play this song so you'll know what…
Sommeron Okay yeah yeah Try sometimes to say the things you couldn't…
Squeeze Me But you make everything alright, when you hold and you…
Stumble What do you change When nothing walks your way When nothing …
Sweet Time They tell you that you're late It's time to bite the…
The Future Is Yours So many years i have longed to To be as one…
U R Freak clmost out the door when you strip for me You throw…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Kraak:
Good for the City There was a fire in the alley All the rats would…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Smaak:
Enzo Just shoot for the stars if it feels right And aim…
Squeeze Me But you make everything alright, when you hold and you…
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