Crookram is an electronic music producer from the Netherlands, known for his extensive use of
sampling in
downtempo
Downtempo (or downbeat) is a broad label for electronic music that features an atmospheric sound and slower beats than would typically be found in dance music. Closely related to ambient music but with greater emphasis on rhythm, the style may ...
music. Crookram describes his sound as "cinematic, sample-based, downtempo soul music".
Biography
Crookram, whose real name is Chris Angelovski, is a musician from
The Hague
The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a list of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's ad ...
. In 2006, he was invited by the Hungarian Budabeats label, an internet-only operation, to release music through their website. Crookram had been brought to Budabeat's attention by a Hungarian musician, who had received a favourable review from Crookram via their
MySpace page.
[ His first release, ''19/76'', consisted of five tracks, all downloadable for free. ''Through Windows'' (2010) received significant airplay on ]VPRO
The VPRO (stylized vpro; originally an acronym for , ) is a Dutch public broadcaster, which forms a part of the Dutch public broadcasting system. Founded in 1926 as a liberal Protestant broadcasting organization, it gradually became more so ...
's 3VOOR12. Angelovski said much of his inspiration and many of his samples come from his parents' record collection, which contained much 1970s jazzrock and jazz-funk
Jazz-funk is a subgenre of jazz music characterized by a strong back beat ( groove), electrified sounds, and an early prevalence of analog synthesizers. The integration of funk, soul, and R&B music and styles into jazz resulted in the cre ...
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Albums
''19/76'' (2008)
# Hostile
# Tomorrow All Right
# Biggles
# Balboa
# A Day In The Life (feat. INC)
''Escape, the E.P.'' (2009)
# Escape
# Make Way
# Warrior
# Patterns of Thought (feat. Wreckitnize)
# Epilogue
''Through Windows'' (2010)
# Back To School
# Crookrilla
# Breakadawn
# Missione Pericolosa
# Bij De Rest
# Please Get Out Of The New One If You Can't Blend The Ancient
# Through Windows
# Two Seven Three Eleven
# Good Morning Good Days
# Makedonija
# Your Eyes Are Full Of Hate
# Bodies
# Badalamenti
# A Man Named Ivan
# Business Is Business
# Eugène Et Le Cerceau
# Sun
# The Confrontation
# I Saw You
''Butterflies'' (2017)
# Flowers
# Bum Bum
# The Good, The Bad & The Gypsy
# Tabby Strut
# Peapod The Pocket Squirrel
# Little Marcos
# Mermaids
# For Your Lady
# Island
# A Sensible Man
# Silent City
# My Forest
# Un Canard
# Katmandu
# Puppy Love
# Like A Cat
# One More Time
# Starfield
# American Dream
# In The Future
# Butterflies
''Clouds Are Free'' (2017)
# The Lick
# Safari
# Warm Hugs
# Number Song
# Magic Moon
# Clouds Are Free
# Swim Song
# C'est Si Simple
# A Friend Is A Treasure
# By The Way
''Does Love Can Die Instrumentals'' (2020)
# Coping Kind Of Love
# Double Vision
# Every Day
# Long Time Comin'
# Open Water
# Revelations
# Still With You
# Twins
# Vulnerable
# Still Vulnerable
Mixtapes
* Downtempo mixtape (2008)
* Debutante, A Sex Tape (2014)
References
External links
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Dutch hip hop musicians
Dutch record producers
Sampling (music)
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)