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Kraak
Review: An all-German release here from Greek label Kraak, as veteran funk/breaks/disco producer Quincy Jointz teams up with fellow countrymen Lenny Cesar and, on remix duties, Marc Spieler. 'Boogie Down', in its Original form, is a pleasingly chunky nu-disco/disco-house jam with an M1-like lead synth riff, strings and barely-there snatches of diva vocal, all underpinned by a rock-solid 4/4 kick and an understated walking bassline. Spieler then gets seriously piano-tastic on his rerub, so you end up with one mix (Spieler's) for those peaktime moments and one that's more of a builder. Job done.
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KRK 162
16 Feb 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
16 Feb 24
Disco/Nu-Disco
DJ Laurel feat Georges Perin
Review: Belarusian producer Lavr Berzhanin, AKA Dj Laurel, comes to Athens' Kraak label with a track starring Greek vocalist Georges Perin. The fruits of their labours are sitting on our Disco pages but would play just as well on soulful house floors, with 'What We Gonna Do' a midtempo chugger in which Perin's vocal sits atop a dense soundbed powered by piano chords and funk guitar chops. Jack Tennis turns up the brightness on the ivories and adds space disco stabs to give the track an uplifting, Ibiza-esque feel, before the EP's rounded out by 'Disco Toy', a struttier cut with more of an authentic 70s glitterball vibe.
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KRK 152
09 Dec 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
09 Dec 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco
Review: Following his impressive debut on Metronomic a couple of years back, DJ Mas Corazon makes his debut appearance on Greek label Kraak Records with the balearic nu-disco vibes of "Love Construction" and its gorgeous vocal throughout. Second offering "A Better Day" sees the New York City-based producer head poolside for more sun in the fun, on this low slung boogie-funk number that'll have you dancing well after sunset.
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KRK 145
15 Apr 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
15 Apr 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
OR feat Andy Touch
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Funk, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Andy Buchan, Or
Review: Olivier and Roland, two French producers who've been based in London since 2000, team up once more with regular vocal collaborator Andy Touch. 'What Can I Say', in its Original form, has 'lazy Ibiza afternoon' written all over it, being a languid, laidback groove, a little spangled around the edges and featuring some fine jazz-funk guitar work and horns as well as Touch's vaguely indie-ish male vocal. The accompanying Dub essentially just strips out the latter, allowing the six-string and brass to come further to the fore and making it the pick for this reviewer. Nice n' easy does it...
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KRK 142
12 Nov 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
12 Nov 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: A diamond within the expansive catalogue of labels like Timewarp and in particular, Kraak, the downtempo and exotic sounds of Medras return! Delivering an 11-track LP that delves into a classic '90s and early 2000s sound of chill electronica, deep Baelerica, trip hop and left-field house inspirations. A particular call out is the deep and melodic dancefloor jam that is "Lost" that appears next to more effervescent house numbers made for Ibiza like "Play With Me". With super-charged hip hop and IDM colliding in "This Is My Life", more disco-powered new wave sessions come through "Religion". Real name Christos Christogiorgos, aka Medras, also dives into a world of ethic timbres, rock, funk, folk and psychedelia influences that come through in album tracks like "I Wanna See You", "Mellow" and "Life Goes On".
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KRK 141
15 Oct 21
Balearic/Downtempo
15 Oct 21
Balearic/Downtempo
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco
Review: Having previously contributed a number of killer cuts to Timewarp Music compilations, DJ Color C2 has been awarded the chance to showcase his productions via debut EP on the Greek label's Kraak Records offshoot. There's much to enjoy across the deliciously sunny and summery selection, from the glistening guitars and heady Mediterranean beats of 'New Paths' (which is also available in the sax-laden, slightly more house style 'Remix 21' form), to the flanged disco-funk excitement of 'Freak Day', the Italo disco/80s synth-pop influenced cheeriness of 'High Tight' and the bubbly Balearic electronica of 'Flight To Light'. Also worth a listen is the producer's collaboration with Luciano Nunes, a deep broken beat affair rich in heavenly keys, distant seagull calls and hard-wired Clavinet lines.
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KRK 136
04 Jun 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
04 Jun 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Olivier Cohen & Roland Vongo are OR - landing on Kraak with Le Funk. A French duo who met in London whilst roving the city's vibrant disco scene. Now the two combine in a wealth of knowledge and dancefloor experience which they show off in Le Funk De Demain. The original burns like disco should only to be kept at a simmer through sheer coolness! Furthermore, there's the chill mix that throws down some ice cold bassline funk, ad-lib percussion and clap tracks for that extra Kraak and smack effect.
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KRK 134
09 Apr 21
Funk
09 Apr 21
Funk
Review: In the beginning, as we all know, there was Jack. Yes, it's another run-out here for Chuck Roberts' famous acapella from 1987, with 'In The Beginning' served up in four mixes which, being titled Disco Mix, House Mix, Instrumental Mix and Percapella Dub, are by and large fairly self-explanatory! It's the Disco Mix that stands out, though, with its 'Funky Town'-like bassline, Rodgers-esque guitars and happy hands-in-the-air Italo-house pianos, while oddly titled bonus cut 'Funk Off It All 2019' recalls the punk-funk likes of A Certain Ratio, ESQ or Liquid Liquid at their intense, claustrophobic best.
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KRK 123
15 Nov 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
15 Nov 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Timewarp man Angelos Stoumpus is a hard man to second-guess. He has a passion for turning his hand to different - if complimentary - styles, regularly switching from electro, funk breaks and disco to deep house, downtempo grooves and even dusty ambient. On his latest album-length excursion, Stoumpos effortlessly joins the dots between warming house, intergalactic jazz-funk, dark and spacey percussion workouts, acid-fired techno-jazz, trance-inducing space disco and grandiose ambient techno. It's an unusual but hugely entertaining fusion of sounds and styles, with highlights including "Into The Drum (Fast Version)", "Hukuro" and the sweaty "Morning Drums (Remix)".
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KRK 120
23 Aug 19
Deep House
23 Aug 19
Deep House
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
Review: This year Vito Lalinga has been somewhat prolific, releasing a string of solid EPs on Timewarp and Sound Exhibitions. This time round, he pops up on Greece's Kraak label for the very first time. Highlights are plentiful throughout, from the slap bass propelled nu-funk-meets-jazz-funk sunshine of "I'll Be Good To You Baby" and solo-laden Bob James tribute "Bitter Taste", to the rich, mid-tempo nu-disco bounce of "Chill Speech" and constantly rising Afro-disco/nu-funk fusion of heavy-hitting workout "Afroinvasion". Elsewhere, "Ghetto Space" is a deliciously positive, piano-sporting disco-funk roller underpinned by rolling house drums, and "I Got To" is a Clavinet-sporting peak-time workout rich in lapsed hip-hop vocals and jammed-out solos.
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KRK 106
10 Aug 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
10 Aug 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Timewarp / Various
Review: As the matter-of-fact title suggests, Mixing & Remixing gathers together a selection of the finest reworks from hard-working Grecian producer Angelos "Timewarp" Stoumpos. He stamps his now familiar 'nu-disco meets deep house' style over tracks from Quiet Fire, Noetic Nega and Gabriel Rocca, occasionally diverting to pay tribute to funk-fuelled hip-hop (the slick, synth-heavy old skool revivalism of his take on Morlack's "Let's Go Jamming"), and lay down some tougher, more obviously house-centric reworks. Of these, it's his version of "Hr Tichy" by Shanti Roots and Scheibosan - a dubby tech-house chugger full of exotic, Middle Eastern strings - that really hits the spot.
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KRK 089
23 Nov 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
23 Nov 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Grecian nu-disco/funk fusion sort DJ Steevo has long been a familiar part of the Athens scene, both as a DJ and a producer. This, though, marks his solo debut for the Kraak label after providing remixes and additional production for releases on Timewarp and Pump The Cat. First up, he joins forces with Soundshaker on "Funk Lover", a pleasingly bubbly, cheery and melodious fusion of shuffling house rhythms, bright nu-disco synths and subtle funk guitars. He doffs a cap to P-funk on the synth-laden hustle of "Sunset Groove", before sauntering into more classic nu-disco territory on the sparkling, deep house influenced "Black Revolution".
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KRK 088
30 Oct 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
30 Oct 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
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KRK 081
29 Dec 14
Deep House
29 Dec 14
Deep House
Played by: Alessandro Otiz
Review: Greek label Kraak is fast becoming a label to watch. Its blends of electrofunk, nu-disco, funk and deep house are rarely less than enjoyable. There's certainly much to admire about this three-track release from longtime friend of the label Alessando Oritz (aside from the title, which is a little bit naff). Opener "Everywhere I Go" sets the tone, layering sublime P-funk synths over a chunky, saxophone sporting nu-funk groove - all heavy bass and swinging house beats. "I Got Your Back" moves further towards deep disco house territory, making great use of live instrumentation and some extra-soulful vocal samples. Finally, Stefan L lends a hand of the jaunty, disco-house saxophone wig-out "Make Me Feel".
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KRK 072
27 Jan 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
27 Jan 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: With a wider artistic remit than its re-edit/nu-disco oriented parent label Timewarp, Athens' Kraak Records have snapped up mysterious producer Rey B for four slices of electronic disco. They over-riding vibe here is of glossy, immaculate sunkissed Eurodisco. Layers of glistening synths wash over tough electro-house beats like sun cream over tanned hardbodies, with retro 80s-style melodies cascading like poolside cocktails. All four tracks will have you pining for a phantom holiday you never actually had, but it's the open-topped sports car ride thrill of "Pretend" that does it for us.
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KRK 067
30 Sep 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
30 Sep 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
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KRK 062
04 Feb 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
04 Feb 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: George Kelly, Timewarp, Valique, Trotter, Alessandro Otiz, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights)
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KRK 055
06 Aug 12
Disco/Nu-Disco
06 Aug 12
Disco/Nu-Disco
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
