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Kraak
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KRK 160
25 Aug 23
Funk
25 Aug 23
Funk
Review: With the Ibiza summer season just getting underway, the timing couldn't be better for this debut album from Radamant and McTo, which has 'Balearic' stamped through it like a stick of rock. 'Icaro Sessions' contains all three of the publicity-shy duo's previous three singles for Kraak - the Spanish guitar-flecked, Middle Eastern-tinged 'Camel Caravane Dance Moves', the headnoddin', skunked-out 'Dub Foggy Thoughts' and the dreamy late-night radiance of 'Footprints In The Sky' - and suffice to say if you were digging any of those, the full-length they come from should prove equally satisfactory. From the haunted Massive Attack-isms of 'Bad Spirits Go Away' to the soft focus ambience of 'Forest Brain' and the Morricone-esque 'Happy People Riding Horses', it's a downtempo lover's delight.
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KRK 158
09 Jun 23
Balearic/Downtempo
09 Jun 23
Balearic/Downtempo
Review: Last year Greek label Kraak brought us 'Back In Time', a collection of eight of the best tracks produced for the label over the years by Heraklion-based Yiannis Mihelinakis AKA Lego Boy, and now here comes a second installment. 'Back In Time II' is sitting in our Balearic/Downtempo section and, yes, cuts like 'Sea Of Sadness' or 'Flying In A Mercedes Benz' capture that sundown-at-Mambo vibe perfectly. But several of the tracks would be equally at home on the Broken Beat/Nu-Jazz pages - notably 'Shadow Or Not', which has a blues-y trip-hop feel, and the more lounge-y 'One Step Away' - while there are excursions, too, into leftfield hip-hop (see 'Free') and into groovier, housier pastures (see 'Let The Spirit')... all of which adds up to one very pleasant hour of chilled listening.
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KRK 153
10 Mar 23
Balearic/Downtempo
10 Mar 23
Balearic/Downtempo
Played by: Juno Recommends Downtempo
Review: An aptly titled EP here from Croatian producer Umbo, because the three featured tracks do indeed evidence a significant degree of stylistic variation. 'So Different' itself is an unhurried affair centering around a dusty funk loop, atop which are placed gently shimmering keys, understated brass and lightly fluttering guitars. 'Balkan Sunrise' rides a livelier backbeat but is otherwise a mellower cut with a distinct Mediterranean feel, while 'This Is The Way' features sonorous, slow-moving hand percussion, a looped female "this is the way it's gonna be" vocal and layers of Middle Eastern/Indian sounds. It all adds up to 19 solid minutes of very pleasant chilled listening indeed.
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KRK 150
07 Oct 22
Balearic/Downtempo
07 Oct 22
Balearic/Downtempo
Timewarp / Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Downtempo
Review: Greek label Kraak brings us another collection of lower-paced electronic grooves. As it's the fifth volume, fans of the label will have a pretty good idea what to expect already, but for anyone who's new to the series, contained herein you'll find plenty for ammunition for your Balearic and post-club sets - think muted, ponderous beats, dusty old jazz samples, hazy synths, fluttering Spanish guitars, birdsong and ocean sounds. Things do pick up a little tempo-wise towards the end of the album, though, to the extent that DJ Mas Corazon's 'A Better Day' could even find its way onto soulful house floors.
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KRK 149
23 Sep 22
Balearic/Downtempo
23 Sep 22
Balearic/Downtempo
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Mellow Men are a loose musical collective headed up by Amor and Amir Jashari, better known as deep house stalwarts Kiano & Below Bangkok, and fellow Croatian DJ/producer Davor Osuskok. They've already had tracks and mixes out on such respected labels as Ready Mix Records, Haute Musique and DeepWit, and now they come to Greek imprint Kraak with a suitably laidback and, yes, mellow number that'd be tailor-made for poolside loungin' in Ibiza (or even on a deckchair on Bacvice Beach), and that comes accompanied by an even mellower rerub courtesy of label boss Angelos Stoumpos AKA Timewarp Inc.
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KRK 146
06 May 22
Balearic/Downtempo
06 May 22
Balearic/Downtempo
OR feat Manuela Hofer
Played by: Juno Recommends Downtempo
Review: House, trip hop and funk in the mix with OR's Keep On Trying single for Kraak! Throwing down some warehouse beats, chugging grooves and badass bass licks in the house mix, slight tinges of disco push at the stratospheres of atmospheric house. Heavier broken beats and upfront synths give an edgier vibe to the Trip Hop mix with Manuela Hofer's breathy vocals adding that serine Cafe Del Mar touch. And for something a little more broken-beat with some '70s funk basslines, orchestral disco strings and layered keys, head on down to funky town.
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KRK 140
10 Sep 21
Balearic/Downtempo
10 Sep 21
Balearic/Downtempo
Review: Jazz, funk, house, disco, soul, afrobeat, swing, techno and broken rhythms: Vito Lalinga outta Italy does it all in this eight-track swipe at Kraak records. Bringing sweet Spanish guitar to numbers like "Khartum" or some undeniable jazz-funk to "Murder In Casablanca", you'll find a heavier riff and rhythm tracks in "In The Jungle". With a subtle touch of dub added to the walking bassline of "Sax Street", filter house without the filter makes it into "Scream & Shout" next to something overtly electronic and '90s lounge style in "Traveling At Night". Sweet broken beat numbers in "Suspense Time" too. Check it out!
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KRK 133
19 Mar 21
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
19 Mar 21
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Review: Based in Suffolk, ActRaiser goes by Rob Sayles in real life, and until quite recently he was best known for a string of liquid funk releases on labels such as Fokuz, Celsius and Influenza Media. His fourth album, however, finds him back in the downtempo/chill-out territory where he started out - his 2011 debut album came out on Cold Busted. 'Short Stories' may be sitting in our Broken Beat/Nu-Jazz pages but you won't find too many 7/13 time signatures or pointless flute noodles here - instead think dreamy, soulful instrumental vibes from the Balearic side of the street. It's a little 'polite' in places, maybe, but easy on the ear all the same.
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KRK 132
19 Feb 21
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
19 Feb 21
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Review: Indulging in forms of dancehall and reggae to lovers rock, deep house, balearic strings and downtempo grooves, New Yorker Ted Ganung arrives on Kraak with Instrumental Insight. Turning in a solid four-track dose for the Greek label, Ganung throws down some mean strides of urban street and hip hop flavours in "New Kicks" next to some rhode-driven and summer, tropical twang in "Oracle". Feel the breeze. Subtle R&B elements next to some wobble dubstep bass make it into "Truthfulness" with tougher two step vibes in lead track "Instrumental Insight". Get some.
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KRK 128
23 Oct 20
Balearic/Downtempo
23 Oct 20
Balearic/Downtempo
Various / Timewarp
Review: The ever reliable balearic, downtempo, deep house and acoustic ambiance connoisseurs Kraak outta Greece deliver Downtempo Vol 4! Standout tracks include the shake and crackle percussion of Stiko's remix to MCurtis, to the dubbed-out, uptempo and piano driven ambient house of "Galaxy Groove". Pablo Mat delivers two slower, cool electro-jazz and guitar sessions with some Afro-inspirations coming from the vocal loops and polyrhythms of Timewarp's 'Iboga Ritual". Look to Medras' "Sound In My Head" for some extra guitars and folk elements alongside two slow burning disco numbers from Vito Lalinga (Vi Mode Inc. Project). Snap, Krakkle 'n' pop.
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KRK 125
17 Apr 20
Balearic/Downtempo
17 Apr 20
Balearic/Downtempo
Review: Vito Lalinga delivers his third record to 2020 already with this four-track EP for Greek label Kraak. It was 2018 when Lalinga made his debut on Kraak's parent label Timewarp and since then the artist has given his jazzier, soulful and percussive take on music to labels like Legofunk and Sound Exhibitions. For Kraak he sends in Black Spirit Planet, a record that dives into funky and ambient jazz territory that reach their peak in lead track "Spiritual Space" alongside the flute and samba sessions of "Brazilectro", the rhode and strings driven "Walk My Way", and the mellow tribalisms of "No Future".
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KRK 124
28 Feb 20
Balearic/Downtempo
28 Feb 20
Balearic/Downtempo
Played by: Juno Recommends Downtempo
Review: Argentina's Pablo Mat comes to Greek label Kraak with his debut long-player. The album opens with the ambient 'Orbita' before taking a left turn into Balearic funk territory with 'Voyager' (think Willie Hutch remixed by ALFOS), which sets the tone for the whole album. 'Windows', for instance, alternates melancholy beats-less passages and complex jazz drums, while title track 'Gravedad' itself is essentially a straight-up jazzer with ambient overtones and closer 'Calling Dream' takes us into deep prog territory. Despite the interesting melange of styles there's nothing hugely ground-breaking going on, but fans of downtempo Balearica will find much to enjoy all the same.
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KRK 119
19 Jul 19
Balearic/Downtempo
19 Jul 19
Balearic/Downtempo
Review: Vi Mode Inc Project main man Vito Lalinga doesn't like to get tied down musically. In the last six months alone he's released expansive EPs that variously touch on Cuban music, fiery funk breaks, nu-jazz and disco. It's the latter sound that he returns to on this sequel to summer 2018's "Black Spirit Project". There's plenty to get the juices flowing throughout, from the jazz-funk tinged warmth of opener "Attack On Earth" and Clavinet-sporting "Ethnic Deep" (a mid-tempo fusion of reggae and disco with plenty of other World music references), to the harmonica-heavy swamp funk chug of "Blues In The Sky" and Chic-influenced bounce of "The Right Time".
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KRK 114
22 Mar 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
22 Mar 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Review: Greek label Kraak, part of the Timewarp family, serve up a third collection of laidback grooves for your post-club chilling pleasure. Thankfully there's a bit more variety on offer than your standard-issue 'Ibiza chill-out' comp, with tracks ranging from the epic, mournful southern soul of MCurtis's opener 'Kiboo' (feat Hugo Kant & Daphne Bluebird) to the lazy, jazz-inspired deep house of Kiano & Below Bangkok's 'Now', via the sundown bliss of North Coast Vibes' 'Soul Time', the Blaxploitation funk of Vito Lalinga's 'Bitter Taste', the drifty Balearic prog of Jay Papa's 'A Touch Of You' and more. Dive in!
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KRK 112
04 Jan 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
04 Jan 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Juno Recommends Downtempo
Review: Kraak Records is a sublabel of Greek label Timewarp, that aims to explore new forms of modern electronica. Their mission statement: electronic sounds without limits, borders and musical styles! Athens based Medras is back with a full length album here. Soft and Tough is deeply entrenched in the downtempo genre, but when you listen to it in its entirety, you realise he is influenced by a great variety of music styles. From trip hop and chillout electronica, to rock, soul, dub and house. From the bittersweet trip hop of "Believe In Me", the hazy/dubby soul funk of "Dubwise" to the ethereal blunted beat journey of "Around The World" and the sultry deep house groove of "As My House", there's a wide variety of mood and grooves to keep you enthralled throughout its entirety.
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KRK 102
06 Apr 18
Balearic/Downtempo
06 Apr 18
Balearic/Downtempo
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KRK 091
29 Feb 16
Balearic/Downtempo
29 Feb 16
Balearic/Downtempo
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KRK 083
04 May 15
Balearic/Downtempo
04 May 15
Balearic/Downtempo
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KRK 079
20 Oct 14
Deep House
20 Oct 14
Deep House
Review: There's something quite old school about Athenian chillout producer Aris Kokou. Maybe it's the '90s Mediterranean sounds on the azure synth sheen of "Sweet N Low" which is undeniably blissful. These calming vibes continue on the xylophone-led trop-hop of "Earth Glow" but elsewhere we get blazed on the mellow '90s RnB of "Out Of Control" and also get a glimpse of his classical training on the jazzy "Untitled".
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KRK 074
31 Mar 14
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
31 Mar 14
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Review: Giannis Michelinakis's Lego Boy project gets a thorough overhaul from a pool of produces on this remix collection of his "Black Box From Your Plane" release. Beat Ride transform "Alone Again" into a silky nu-funk treat, while Mikael Fas pitches down the vocals on the same song and wraps Aeroplane-esque synths around them. Others to look out for on this 13-track release include Lefteris Lappas' breaks mix of "Don't Cry" as well as D-Pen's acoustic guitar remake of "Walking Alone".
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KRK 040
04 Sep 11
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
04 Sep 11
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
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KRK 038
27 Jun 11
Balearic/Downtempo
27 Jun 11
Balearic/Downtempo
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KRK 020
05 Jan 10
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
05 Jan 10
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
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KRK 016
19 Sep 09
Balearic/Downtempo
19 Sep 09
Balearic/Downtempo
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KRK 005
22 Apr 09
Balearic/Downtempo
22 Apr 09
Balearic/Downtempo
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KRK 003
30 Mar 09
Balearic/Downtempo
30 Mar 09
Balearic/Downtempo
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KRK 001
09 Mar 09
Balearic/Downtempo
09 Mar 09
Balearic/Downtempo
