Kraak & Smaak - Velvet SeasDutch electronic pioneers Kraak & Smaak return with their highly anticipated seventh studio album, Velvet Seas. Penned and produced between their hometown of Leiden and the sun drenched sprawl of Los Angeles, the album channels a rich seam of West Coast psychedelia, deep funk roots, and that unmistakable K&S groove, all wrapped in shimmering synths and electronic soul. The record captures the essence of the band's genre defying journey, blending

and the groove-heavy interplay of groups like Natural Information Society and 75 Dollar Bill

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so there were many takes to get the right result with each take recorded on the same cassette (recorded and erased over and over again) which helped to achieve an ‘old tape saturation’ effect”

Fittingly capping the record is “Blast Knuckles

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