Boogie Angst is an independent, Dutch record label founded by legacy act Kraak & Smaak.
Known for it’s consistent, highbrow brand of refined Electronica, Funk and Nu-Soul, Boogie Angst has quickly become an international mainstay.
Review: In keeping with the approach of its predecessors, the fourth annual Boogie Angst compilation brings together "cool cuts" from the past year and a smattering of exclusives and previously unreleased gems. As you'd expect from a label helmed by Kraak & Smaak, it's a genuinely joyous and celebratory affair, packed to the rafters with party-starting workouts. For proof, check the revivalist disco-boogie cheeriness of Titeknots' 'Feels Good 2 Me', the future soul shuffle of 'Treat U Good' by Moods, Noah Slee, Lyriya & Meron, the summery electrofunk sunshine that is Art of Tones' kaleidoscopic rework of LUXXURY's 'Just Like It Was Before', the Rhodes-laden warmth of Kraak & Smaak's nostalgic 'All I Need' and the spiritually-enriching Latin deep house shuffle of Osunlade's Yoruba Soul rework of his Casbah 73 collaboration, 'Let's Invade The Amazon'.
Review: Kraak & Smaak round off their 20th birthday celebrations by serving up a suitably sizeable collection of 'new and classic remixes' of cuts from their catalogue. As you'd expect given the depth and variety at the heart of their party-starting sound, the collected remixes touch on many sounds, styles and moods, from the head-nodding dancefloor soul of Moods remix of 'Squeeze Me', the revivalist P-funk-meets-neo-boogie colour of Jafunk's rub of 'UR Freak', and the horn-toting, Latin funk flex of the Allergies revision of 'Money in the Bag', to the dubby downtempo loveliness of Richard Dorfmeister's rework of 'Stumble', the woozy deep house lushness of Girls of the Internet's remix of 'Forgot About You', Psychemagik's deliciously cosmic re-wire of 'Corsica '80', and the acid house tweakery of Joe Goddard's interpretation of Romanthony hook-up 'Let's Go Back'
Review: With the recent 'Twenty' compilation and assorted remixes out of the way, it's back to business as usual for the Dutch veterans and here we have the first fruit of their post-anniversary labours. 'My All' finds them teaming up with LA-based Turbotito AKA Filip Nikolic, who's perhaps best known as a member of Poolside and Ima Robot, and is a shimmering, pop-dance concoction that's tailor-made for good weather and happy sunshine vibes, with a treated and at times near-falsetto vocal atop fluttering guitars and sprightly keys. Sitting somewhere between nu-disco and Balearica, it's definitely one for your summer sets, so get on it.
Review: Following on from the 'Twenty' compilation that dropped a couple of weeks back to mark their two decades in the game, Dutch dons Kraak & Smaak serve up new mixes of a track that first appeared on 2016's 'Juicy Fruit' album. The original was a fairly laidback, west coast-y funker while Eli Escobar's landmark remix took it into housier territory, but now Lisbon-based Australian Jafunk ups the bottom-end squelch a notch or two to transform it into the perfect R-rated groover for the 'Uptown Funk' generation. Slap this on the stereo, fire up the BBQ, crack open a Corona and summer is complete.
Review: Boogie Angst's series of club-focused, compilation style EPs can always be relied upon to deliver the goods. Predictably, this third volume in the ongoing series is packed to the rafters with tasty musical treats. Label bosses Kraak & Smaak lead the way with 'Fitipaldi', a Clavinet-sporting slab of Italo-disco influenced cheeriness that's available in both original mix and extended version variations. You also get two takes on Drop Out Orchestra's kaleidoscopic, string-laden disco-boogie rework of Steven Kimber's 'I Wanna Be The One'. Elsewhere, rising star Pontchartrain dances his way through nu-disco-influenced piano-house territory on 'Cheap Plants', King Mutapa reaches for warming Rhodes keys and jazzy disco bass on the deep house influenced 'Gimme That Funk' and FUTVRST offers up a filter-heavy exploration of French Touch influenced mid-tempo disco-house.
Review: A four-tracker here from publicity-shy French producer Georges, who's racked up nearly 20 releases on Boogie Angst and French label AOC but about whom we can tell you very little. 'Karma' opens the EP on a laidback, summery kinda tip with some chorus'd female aahs and oohs by way of a vocal. Next comes recent single 'Now You're Gone', which features Stee Downes on mic duties and will appeal to fans of Smoove & Turrell, Andre Espeut etc. We then head down a slightly deeper, jazzier path with 'Back To FM', before the EP's rounded out by a Dub of 'Now You're Gone'.
Review: Kraak & Smaak's latest EP is not the disco-fired boogie-fest we've come to expect, but rather a collection of undeniably sun-baked tracks that were apparently inspired by daydreams of long drives along the Spanish and French Mediterranean coasts. They've nailed the sound of course, with the six tracks flitting between soft focus, mid-80s Balearic wooziness (the spoken word-sporting title track), gorgeous, bass-heavy nu-jazz ('The Cypress Garden'), Ennio Morricone-inspired excellence ('Sunflower Suite'), piano-powered disco-not-disco ('Corsica '80') and lusciously glassy-eyed downtempo gear ('Cul De Sac' and 'French Souffle'). Sublime afternoon delights - we approve!
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