Oscar De Jong, Wim Plug and Mark Kneppers and are the studio core of Kraak & Smaak. After originally bonding over a slavish devotion to vinyl and a love for classic funk records they went on to record their debut album Boogie Angst. Picked up in the UK by Radio 1 and in LA by KCRW the band quickly picked up fans especially in the Los Angeles TV and Film community. This led to their music being used in hospital chick show Greys Anatomy leading in turn to widespread use in other films and shows. ...show more

Oscar De Jong, Wim Plug and Mark Kneppers and are the studio core of Kraak & Smaak. After originally bonding over a slavish devotion to vinyl and a love for classic funk records they went on to record their debut album Boogie Angst. Picked up in the UK by Radio 1 and in LA by KCRW the band quickly picked up fans especially in the Los Angeles TV and Film community. This led to their music being used in hospital chick show Greys Anatomy leading in turn to widespread use in other films and shows.

In the UK support has kept building steadily on the back of the incredible live show. Annie Nightingale was a long time supporter of the band and the various guest mixes and spins on her Radio 1 show led to festival bookings and other R1 DJ's getting on board. 2011 is the year that Kraak & Smaak will take centre stage with the release of their third studio album that will sureley satisfy their growing army of fans and win over new converts. The setup single from the record - Dynamite - has already become the most added electronic record at American college radio and the band have debuted their new live show at the Eurosonic Festival to a rapturous response ahead of a mad summer of touring.

It is more of an electronic album than their previous ones but it still has the unmistakeable Kraak & Smaak swing. The music moves effortlessly from nu-disco through deep electronic funk to upbeat hand in the air anthems. It is also more song based than before, with new singer Lex Empress contributing songs to the album as well as the band's MC Sebastian, rising UK bluesman John Turrell and Dutch songstress Janne Schra (Schradinova and ex-Room Eleven). The band also had the chance to work with vocalists who have influenced and informed their unique sound. ...show less