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EFFEKT

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 -0500

20/07 Boothuis Brauhaus (Stapelplein, Gent) SYLVESTER ANFANG II LANDER GYSELINCK & FREDERIK LEROUX GUITAR BONDAGE KRAAK DJ´s

Brian says...

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 -0500

"Message posted on the WFMU blog, by Brian Turner" The Belgians! What the hell is going on there these days? Besides coldwave reissues and French fleeing for cheaper apartments, a lot. KRAAK, Ultra Eczema, El-G, Ignatz and their cohorts have been continually emitting some of the most alien and open-minded sounds as of late, and KRAAK´s new split LP of Razen and Sheldon Siegel is a pretty splendid splattered platter. The SS side is a pleasing bit of live cello, percussion, tapes, and sax that sounds like a more humid swampland version of the ICP contingent, but I especially dig the brassy blare of Razen, the duo of Bart Reekmans and Brecht Ameel on assorted instruments they admittedly never knew how to play beforehand. Brass, bouzouki, bagpipes, duduk, metallic percussion and Ethiopiques licks meld with some Highlands stomping (thinking the ESP Cromagnon LP at times on "Rammelaargong"), swelling arrangements and a general buggy ethno vibe. Brecht makes music for dance companies (and from the sound of it has had a good listen to some of the comparative 70s Japanese dance/psych meetings of Teriyama, Tokyo Kid Brothers etc.) and apparently has some solo stuff on the way under the name Brlaâb. Grab yerself Razen´s "Razend Zand" (MP3).

Kraak mailorder

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 -0500

If you´re living outside Belgium, you´d like to order KRAAK releases and avoid our postage prices, check these mailorders: Germany: A-musik Bis auf´s Messer Holland: Le Club Suburbia UK: Volcanic Tongue Norman Records Italy: Soundohm Scandinavia: Release The Bats USA: Chicago Independent This list will be updated. In our release section you can find other shops who are distributing our releases.

memories

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 -0500

a few pics from the Razen & Sheldon Siegel release show

tomorrow: RAZEN & SHELDON SIEGEL

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 -0500

No games tomorrow and way too dangerous to walk in the sun. Luckily Sheldon Siegel and Razen present their brand new split LP at the Bunker. doors: 20:30 21:00 SHELDON SIEGEL 22:00 RAZEN

last copies

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 -0500

When you order our new releases, don´t forget our older releases. Last copies of Hellvete and The Afternoon Saints LP´s.

LUNE ATROCE / SOLEIL AMER 4-WAY SPLIT 7

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 -0500

One year after the Meet the Philly elite 7 we finally release a fresh 4-way split. This time Köhn and Alien Radio are trancing deep into the history of synthesizer classics while Peaking Lights and Ducktails have a take on their own pop music. The 7inch is available from June 25th on.

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 -0500

brand new Ruis magazine

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 -0500

The June edition of Ruis is ready. This time no need to be a Dutch-speaking human. This edition is only with illustrations. Hardly any words this time but the names of the different designers and of our curator Wouter Van Haeleemeesch. We´re taking a short Ruis-brake and will be back early September with more musical facts, brought to you by the inhibatants of the Lowlands. New RUIS blog

Razen & Sheldon Siegel LP

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 -0500

hi there! We got something for you. 300 pieces of the nicest vinyl. Numbered and with a download coupon. This way you can compare the analogue with the digital sound. The records is a split LP by two Belgian bands: on the A-side you hear Razen, on the B-side you hear Sheldon Siegel. You´ll find more info when you click Releases in the menu bar. The record is coming out June 16th. Send you pré orders to: order@kraak.net In the next few days we´ll hit you up with another fine new release on KRAAK.

interview Razen on Kwadratuur

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 -0500

Brecht Ameel: "Ik denk dat het voor elke groep of artiest een soort ultiem streefdoel is om een bron te graven die een tijdloos element in zich heeft, en daar dan het kraantje wagenwijd te kunnen openzetten. Zoiets willen wij natuurlijk ook." Full Dutch text here

Zaad V

Fri, 21 May 2010 -0500

Probably the best hang-out of the festival summer, on a farm in Eeklo. Head of Wantasticket Desondanks él-g Sylvester Anfang II W. Ravenveer The Beautiful Band Culprit Bark Bogaertmoerstraat 1 Eeklo Free 15:00

new Ignatz

Mon, 17 May 2010 -0500

New Ignatz cd out now on Staalplaat ´Mort Aux Vaches´ series. Live session at Berry Kamer´s Dwars program at VPRO. KRAAK is working on a new Ignatz lp as well, compiling the best tracks of his cassette releases. Will be released after summer... On Friday Ignatz plays at the Kinky Star in Ghent. On May 22nd his new band Beautiful Band plays at the RTT in Brussels with The Psychic Paramount and Das Os. ´Beautiful Band [Laurent of Rot (guitars), Bram Devens of Ignatz (vocals & guitars), Paul Labreque of Sunburned Hand of the Man (bass), and the drummer Patrick Calvelo of either Willo the Wisp or Starfield Season] takes elements from older bands (lots and lots of Velvet Underground, quite a bit of Crazy Horse, the wahwah-style of Julian Cope, a touch of postpunk and/or postrock), so no doubt about the talent present.´

tomorrow in Ghent: recommended!

Thu, 06 May 2010 -0500

tomorrow at Kinky Star GRAND ORDINAIRE Aka Eric Therer The performance Welke saus op uw frieten? Is based on narratives and testimonies collected in frietkots. It is a DJ set between two electric fryers + film HUUR IS DUUR Instinctive play with acoustic objects by Wietske van Giels (Zim Zim Zim) and Christophe Piette (R.O.T.). DJ BONGO MAN (Saule, Buffle) Afrikaner disco, highlife, Congo funk

Kraak and Le Club Suburbia

Mon, 03 May 2010 -0500

This Friday, May 7th, we´re going to Amsterdam. The people of the Club Suburbia invited us to come and play at the Smart Project Space. The line-up: Köhn Hellvete Sylvester Anfang II info: SMART Project Space Arie Biemonstraat 105 Amsterdam First band 21:30 Entrance: 6.00

Fresh Ruis

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 -0500

Snobs, vergeten plaat: Philippe Besombes, Greg Haines, Common Eider, King Eider, Sic Alps, Alkerdeel. Cover: Ryo Kuramoto, illustraties: Gwendolyn Lootens, Ward Zwart, André Lemos en Gert Buyghe.

Friday in Belgium

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 -0500

This Friday, April 23rd, you can see two Kraak recordings artists play in Belgium. Köhn is playing a live-set in the Kinky Star in Ghent. It´s a free concert, starting at 9.30 pm. Afterwards there´s a party with the Kraak dj´s. Hellvete will be performing this Friday. He´s playing a support for the legendary kraut-band Faust. The venue is called Nijdrop en is located in the village of Opwijk. Doors open at 8 pm.

tonight in Ghent

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 -0500

venue: Atelier Tibet Slachthuisstraat 98, Ghent. (next to the bar: het Gouden Hoofd) 20:30 yellow6 21:00 microphonics 21:30 manuel mota 22:00 high wolf

Led Er Est video

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 -0500

xeno & oaklander on vbs.tv