Heineken, Van Gogh, Kraak & Smaak. The three most famous things to come out of Holland. Ever. In that order. Ok so maybe a bit of an exaggeration but the last three years have been an incredible ride for the band considered to be Holland’s most credible export and as they gear up for the release of their second album things seem set to get even crazier.
Although Kraak & Smaak originally started out as a studio project for the founder members Oscar De Jong, Mark Kneppers & Wim Plug it quickly became one of the hottest live properties in dance music. The live band has the addition of Ro Krom – drummer & vocalist, Rose – vocalist and Marc on the bass guitar. Coupled with the keyboards, FX and percussion played by the band themselves it’s a formidable slice of funk on the floor with the epic moments provided by K&S’s more leftfield output.
Plastic People is the bands second studio album and features collaborations iwth Ben Westbeech, Mark Brydon (Moloko), Dudley Perkins (Stones Throw) as well as killer tracks featuring the front people of their own band, Rose & Ro. |
