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.
Ready for Life
Kraak & Smaak Lyrics
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I'm just living life with no regrets, baby
Keep it moving 'til we break a sweat
Knew a love like this was waiting for me
Perfect days turn into better nights
I love it when you're dancing in the moonlight
Keep it going until I get it right
I'm making moves until you're all mine, baby cause
I'm ready
I'm ready for a love light miracle
And I knew it
The minute that you walked right through that door
I'm ready for ya
I'm ready for ya
I'm ready for ya
I just wanna see you take it there
You're so perfect it just isn't fair
I can feel you baby everywhere
I breathe you in you pull me closer
Perfect nights turn into better days
I love see you moving in the sunlight
Your body's got me in a haze
I'm making moves until you're all mine, baby cause
I'm ready
(Said I'm ready baby)
I'm ready for a love light miracle
And I knew it
(I knew it baby)
The minute that you walked right through that door
I'm ready for ya
I'm ready for ya
I'm ready for ya
I'm ready for ya
I'm ready for ya
I'm ready
Come on I'm ready
I'm ready
Come on I'm ready for ya
I'm ready
Come on I'm ready
I'm ready
Come on I'm ready for ya
I'm ready
(Said I'm ready baby)
I'm ready for a love light miracle
And I knew it
(I knew it baby)
The minute that you walked right through that door
I'm ready for ya
I'm ready for ya
I'm ready for ya
I'm ready
Come on I'm ready
I'm ready
Come on I'm ready for ya
I'm ready
Come on I'm ready for ya
I'm ready
Come on I'm ready for ya
The lyrics of Kraak & Smaak's song "Ready for Life" convey a sense of readiness and anticipation for a deep and transformative love experience. The song's protagonist is enthralled by the presence of their love interest, captivated by their silhouette and enamored by their dancing in the moonlight. The lyrics exude an undeniable attraction and desire, with lines like "I just wanna see you take it there" and "I breathe you in you pull me closer."
The singer expresses a sense of readiness for a "love light miracle," signifying a profound and life-changing love connection. They intuitively knew that this love was something special from the moment their love interest walked through the door. The chorus emphasizes this readiness, repeatedly asserting "I'm ready for ya" with an underlying sense of eagerness and excitement.
The lyrics also highlight the idea of the perfect days turning into better nights and vice versa, implying that the love they've found brings continuous joy and fulfillment. The desire to make moves and to have this person become theirs further emphasizes the longing and eagerness in their quest for love.
Line by Line Meaning
Moving close to see your silhouette
I'm getting closer to you to fully understand and appreciate who you are
I'm just living life with no regrets, baby
I am embracing life with a fearless attitude, not holding back or dwelling on past mistakes
Keep it moving 'til we break a sweat
Let's keep going, pushing ourselves until we reach our limits and experience a physical exertion
Knew a love like this was waiting for me
I always believed that a love as extraordinary as this was destined to come into my life
Perfect days turn into better nights
The already amazing days become even more magical when they transition into beautiful, enchanting nights
I love it when you're dancing in the moonlight
I find immense joy and pleasure when I see you dancing under the moon's gentle glow
Keep it going until I get it right
Let's persist and continue until I can meet your expectations and do things perfectly
I'm making moves until you're all mine, baby cause
I am taking actions and making efforts to win your heart completely, because you mean everything to me
I'm ready
I am prepared and eager for what's to come, ready to embrace the next chapter
I'm ready for a love light miracle
I am open and ready for an extraordinary and miraculous love to enter my life
And I knew it
I had a deep inner knowing and understanding from the moment I saw you
The minute that you walked right through that door
From the very instant you entered the room, I felt that something remarkable was about to unfold
I just wanna see you take it there
I desire to witness you fully embracing and exploring your potential and going beyond your own limits
You're so perfect it just isn't fair
You are so incredibly flawless that it feels unjust or unfair to everyone else
I can feel you baby everywhere
Your presence and influence can be felt in every aspect of my life and being
I breathe you in you pull me closer
You have a captivating effect on me, drawing me closer and making me feel alive
Perfect nights turn into better days
The already magical nights become even more extraordinary when they transform into glorious, fulfilling days
I love see you moving in the sunlight
I adore watching you gracefully and freely express yourself in the warmth and radiance of the sunlight
Your body's got me in a haze
Your physical presence has me feeling intoxicated, enthralled, and lost in a dream-like state
Come on I'm ready for ya
I am eagerly waiting and excitedly prepared for whatever you have in store for me
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Otis Kane, Wim Plug, Oscar de Jong
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
HootieTang
I love old Kraak and Smaak. This kills their new stuff.
prettylights91
Nice! Its a Very Warm Plastic! Veery Nice.. ; ]
Nuke Jong
Life ain’t nothing but a shit sandwich if u have enough bread u don’t taste the shit love kraak and smaak
Jalapeno Records
The butter helps too..that's where we come in.
Nuke Jong
Or in y’all’s case jalapeños 😉
Jalapeno Records
the spice goes without saying... ;)
Boyd Koers
yes
Jalapeno Records
YES!