Kraak & Smaak is a DJ/producing trio hailing from the Dutch town of Leiden, consisting of Mark Kneppers (also known as DJ Knuppelhout and one half of retro-party DJ duo Wipneus & Pim), Oscar de Jong en Wim Plug. As owner of a local recordstore, Mark Kneppers started out in 2003 with sampling all kinds of soul, jazz and funk. With the aid of his friends Oscar and Wim, they produced a demo which got them signed to UK label Jalapeno. Their first single
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Kraak & Smaak is a DJ/producing trio hailing from the Dutch town of Leiden, consisting of Mark Kneppers (also known as DJ Knuppelhout and one half of retro-party DJ duo Wipneus & Pim), Oscar de Jong en Wim Plug. As owner of a local recordstore, Mark Kneppers started out in 2003 with sampling all kinds of soul, jazz and funk. With the aid of his friends Oscar and Wim, they produced a demo which got them signed to UK label Jalapeno. Their first single Kraak & Smaak – Money in the Bag got picked up by Annie Nightingale from BBC Radio 1 and since then K&S are known for their live-shows with band and energetic DJ-sets revolving around funky breakbeat, electro, house and hiphop. Furthermore K&S are sought-after remixers, boasting Jamiroquai, Mark Rae, Karl Moestl and Max Sedgley among their clientele.
In 2005, their first album Kraak & Smaak - Boogie Angst is released in Europe, followed by a 2006 performance at the dutch Pinkpop festival and an American release of Boogie Angst with Quango Records.
Contrary to popular belief, K&S did not choose their name to phonetically resemble the words crack and smack. The words Kraak & Smaak are dutch for 'crunchiness' and 'flavor', and are taken from a slogan for a potato chips brand.
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