Crookram


Crookram is an electronic music producer from the Netherlands, known for his extensive use of sampling in downtempo music. Crookram describes his sound as "cinematic, sample-based, downtempo soul music".
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Biography

Crookram, whose real name is Chris Angelovski, is a musician from The Hague. 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 received significant airplay on VPRO'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.

Albums

19/76
  1. Hostile
  2. Tomorrow All Right
  3. Biggles
  4. Balboa
  5. A Day In The Life
Escape, the E.P.
  1. Escape
  2. Make Way
  3. Warrior
  4. Patterns of Thought
  5. Epilogue
Through Windows
  1. Back To School
  2. Crookrilla
  3. Breakadawn
  4. Missione Pericolosa
  5. Bij De Rest
  6. Please Get Out Of The New One If You Can't Blend The Ancient
  7. Through Windows
  8. Two Seven Three Eleven
  9. Good Morning Good Days
  10. Makedonija
  11. Your Eyes Are Full Of Hate
  12. Bodies
  13. Badalamenti
  14. A Man Named Ivan
  15. Business Is Business
  16. Eugène Et Le Cerceau
  17. Sun
  18. The Confrontation
  19. I Saw You
Butterflies
  1. Flowers
  2. Bum Bum
  3. The Good, The Bad & The Gypsy
  4. Tabby Strut
  5. Peapod The Pocket Squirrel
  6. Little Marcos
  7. Mermaids
  8. For Your Lady
  9. Island
  10. A Sensible Man
  11. Silent City
  12. My Forest
  13. Un Canard
  14. Katmandu
  15. Puppy Love
  16. Like A Cat
  17. One More Time
  18. Starfield
  19. American Dream
  20. In The Future
  21. Butterflies
Clouds Are Free
  1. The Lick
  2. Safari
  3. Warm Hugs
  4. Number Song
  5. Magic Moon
  6. Clouds Are Free
  7. Swim Song
  8. C'est Si Simple
  9. A Friend Is A Treasure
  10. By The Way
Does Love Can Die Instrumentals
  1. Coping Kind Of Love
  2. Double Vision
  3. Every Day
  4. Long Time Comin'
  5. Open Water
  6. Revelations
  7. Still With You
  8. Twins
  9. Vulnerable
  10. Still Vulnerable

Mixtapes

  • Downtempo mixtape
  • Debutante, A Sex Tape