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Kraak
Review: After a string of freebies on Cold Busted, Russian duo Bar F6 step over to Timewarp associates Kraak with their first full EP. Three originals, two remixes, myriad vibes, A Photo Frame certainly establishes the duo's abilities with more clarity than anything they've done before; the title track is a sludgy, dubby gem that struts and breezes with star-gazing pensiveness, "Over & Over Again" is a choppier, jazzier sunshine vibe while "Dancefloor" sees the Russians in a slinkier, shimmering peaktime mode. Remix highlights include Quincy Jointz sultry swing on "Over & Over" and Jazz K Lipa's slick D&B repurpose of the title track. Those pianos!
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KRK 078
15 Sep 14
Funky/Club House
15 Sep 14
Funky/Club House
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
Review: He first came to public notice in the early 00s serving up tuff, tribal house under his own name, but since then Canada's Greg Vickers has been turning out a neat line in funk, jazz-funk and soul as Afternoons In Stereo, under which alias he's released at least eight long-players to date. Here, Greek label Kraak reissue his AIS debut album 'Aural Pleasure', which first came out as self release in 2004, all digitally remastered and now with a couple of bonus tracks thrown in for good measure. If you're a fan of mellow grooves replete with brushed snares, jazz-funk geetar, mournful 80s sax and parping Hammonds, it really is the bomb - so if you missed it first time around, don't sleep now!
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KRK 135
14 May 21
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
14 May 21
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
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KRK 148
24 Jun 22
Deep House
24 Jun 22
Deep House
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
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
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
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
Review: Ever-prolific Italian producer Laligna (Sound Exhibitions/Timewarp) comes to Greece's Kraak stable with this seven-track long-player. Recent EPs from Laligna have variously explored Afro-house, nu jazz and straight-up retro funk territories, so it's unsurprising that for this 'album proper' he's serving up a blend of all those influences and more. The dark, rumbling 'Galaxy Groove', for instance, fuses deep house and jazz-funk, while 'Alien Love' brings the Latin-tinged Balearica and the lively 'In The Fire' would work on soulful house and funk floors alike. Overall it's an enjoyable, largely instrumental listen, particularly for those who don't like to get stuck in any one groove for too long.
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KRK 121
20 Sep 19
Funk
20 Sep 19
Funk
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
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: 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
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
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KRK 157
09 Jun 23
Balearic/Downtempo
09 Jun 23
Balearic/Downtempo
Sundayman feat Anastasia Basta
Played by: Juno Recommends Downtempo
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KRK 144
11 Feb 22
Balearic/Downtempo
11 Feb 22
Balearic/Downtempo
Review: Hot on the heels of the Down To The Music package and the Revolution Is The Only Solution album, Funky Destination lay down more sun-kissed originals. "The Sweetest Sin" is an upbeat, jack-happy funky house gem that's soaked in organic elements. Big organs and bigger strings, it's an audio injection of concentrated feel good. Further on, we hit three big remixes of the loopy, guitar-twanging party-packer "Come On Now" and end on the slower, G-funk style "La Di Da". Surged with west coast, Funkadelic flavours, it will liven any party you play this summer. Guaranteed.
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KRK 075
12 May 14
Funky/Club House
12 May 14
Funky/Club House
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KRK 104
25 Jun 18
Funky/Club House
25 Jun 18
Funky/Club House
Played by: DJ Lukas
Review: Athens based Kraak Records present Angelos Stoumpos aka Timewarp: a veteran producer who has been super busy producing music since the late '80s. His first releases took place a decade later in 1999. He has been experimenting with various forms of electronic music - from techno and house, to ambient, trance and drum and bass. After finding old tracks on his computer, he managed to recover these unreleased gems he made back in the day. Most of these tracks a definitely a zeitgeist of the period, when electronica and breaks were the trend - and of course UK tech house. It's the latter where he really excelled - as best heard on the dynamic opener "Warm Before Get Cold" or the fluid and hypnotic "Something New For U", while "My House Is This" goes for a deep and minimal vibe instead.
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KRK 107
24 Aug 18
Deep House
24 Aug 18
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Kraak Records offers up a second selection of "Deep Diggin Grooves" by Timewarp, AKA long-serving Greek producer Angelos Stoumpos. Like its predecessor, the eight-track set is entirely made up of previously unheard cuts produced by the multi-talented DJ and musician during the late 1990s and early 2000s. There's naturally plenty to enjoy, from the funk-fuelled acid bass and shimmering early UK tech house chords of opener "Where Da Funk", and the mind-altering dancefloor psychedelia of rolling deep house number "Deep At The Hole", to the snappy drum machine hits and Motor City techno influences of "4Fun". The drowsy, slowly shifting late night bliss of "Xamos O" is also worth a listen.
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KRK 109
05 Oct 18
Deep House
05 Oct 18
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Like its two predecessors, this third volume in Angelo "Timewarp" Stoumpos's "Deep Diggin Grooves" series gathers together more unheard cuts produced by the Greek party-starter during the late 1990s and early 2000s. It's an action-packed eight-tracker, with Stoumpos flitting between breakbeat-driven tooled-up deep house ("Tea" parts one and two), psychedelic breakbeat-house ("Tea - Dynamo Mix"), spacey, techno-tempo tech-house ("008"), Italo and freestyle influenced main room house ("Hypertouch" one and two) and particularly potent San Francisco style dub house ("Green Tea"). It's all pretty good, to be honest, with all eight archive tracks sounding fresh despite their relative vintage.
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KRK 110
09 Nov 18
Deep House
09 Nov 18
Deep House
Review: There's no need to rush things in January, it's a grim time so best to take it slow, stay in bed. Greece's Beat Ride have the right idea - release these four trip-hop infused jams that sound like they were recorded from underneath the duvet. "Wake Up" is a lazy roller with a rap from The Mage, "Another Bad Day" boasts Bassey-esque vocals from Antigoni Kostala, "People" is all cinematic strings and epic beats, but it's the perky easy listening stomper "Dreamers" that's the most likely to get your feet back on to the floor.
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KRK 090
11 Jan 16
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
11 Jan 16
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Played by: Juno Recommends Downtempo
Review: UK-based Gallic twosome OR return with a single release on Greek label Kraak. 'Driving By Your Side' is presented in two quite different mixes. In its Original form, it's a laidback, lilting Balearic groover that's in no hurry to go anywhere very much, but is tailor-made for stretching out and closing your eyes against the sunshine. The accompanying Dance Mix, meanwhile, ups the tempo a few notches and introduces some pleasingly squelchy and 'Shaft'-ish funk guitar chops: again, a slow build-and-ebb approach is favoured over big room drama, but there's still enough energy here to get 'em moving without a doubt.
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KRK 161
20 Oct 23
Balearic/Downtempo
20 Oct 23
Balearic/Downtempo
Review: With a back catalogue that goes back two decades, Timewarp aka Angelos Stoumpos is a hugely experienced producer. However, for his latest release, he has sifted through his old tapes to deliver unreleased material from the late 90s. Despite the passage of time, these tracks have aged well; "DarkOff" is a dusty break beat affair, littered with repetitive vocal samples, while on "Phatmatic", he explores the kind of loose beats and low-slung bass that would previously been called trip-hop. Further showcasing his versatility, "Second Quest" is a moody, tranced out breaker, while on "Jazzpie", he delivers a chugging, Rhodes-heavy groove.
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KRK 113
08 Feb 19
Electro
08 Feb 19
Electro
