- Crookers
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Crookers Origin Milan, Italy Genres Electro House
Hip House
Fidget House
ElectroclashYears active 2003–present Labels Southern Fried Records/Interscope Records/Fool's Gold Records/Potty Mouth Music/3ème Bureau Website crookers.net Members Andrea "Bot" Fratangelo[1]
Francesco "Phra" Barbaglia[2]Crookers are an Italian DJ/production duo (Bot and Phra) who have worked together since 2003. When the two artists met, both were trying to branch out of their genre and explore dance music. Their first collaboration worked. Phra said "It felt natural to team up, seeing that we had the same musical tastes… which isn’t that easy here in Milan".[3]
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Biography
Bot took up the guitar at an early age, later moving onto synths, turntables and sequencers. Phra had already started DJing by age 11, when he was introduced to the Italian hip hop scene.[4]
Their first international release was on Berlin's Man Recordings (Funk Mundial #3), for which Crookers contributed various remixes. Later they released three EPs in 2008 (“Knobbers”, “Mad Kidz” and "E.P.istola" all exclusively containing original tracks). Their debut album, Tons of Friends, was released in 2010.
Their remix of Kid Cudi's Day'N'Nite entered the UK singles chart at number 2 and is featured on the game Midnight Club: Los Angeles.[5]
Crookers work with producer/remixer Sketch Iz Dead on many of their tracks.
In 2009 they DJed the in-game radio station ElectroChoc in the game Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony, which is based around the nightclub scene of Liberty City.
In November 2010 the duo signed a deal with Interscope Records, and they released their new single "We Love Animals" under the label as their first single of their upcoming second studio album.
In May 2011, Crookers released their latest EP "Dr Gonzo" on iTunes and Beatport. The EP features Savage Skulls, Neoteric, and Wax Motif and has been described as a return to their original style. A second EP, titled, "The Gonzo Anthem" is scheduled for release on the 27th June.
Discography
Albums
Title Release Date Label Tons of Friends 8 March 2010 Southern Fried Records / 3ème Bureau Dr Gonzo 27 October 2011 Mad Decent Title Release Date Label Bust 'Em Up EP 10 April 2011 Southern Fried Records The Gonzo Anthem EP 1 July 2011 Southern Fried Records Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK
IRE
DEN
GER
BEL
AUS
NZ
JAP
EU
[6]2009 "Put Your Hands On Me" (featuring Kardinal Offishall & Carla-Marie) — — — — — — — — — Tons Of Friends "No Security" (featuring Kelis) — — — — — — — — — "What Up Y'all" (featuring Izza Kizza) — — — — — — — — — "Remedy" (featuring Miike Snow) — — — — — — — — — 2010 "Royal T" (featuring Róisín Murphy) — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released EPs
Remixes
Year Title Format Label 2006 "End 2 End" 12" P-House / 3ème Bureau 2007 "Funk Mundial" 12" Man Recordings 2008 "Knobbers" 12" Southern Fried Records / 3ème Bureau 2008 "Mad Kidz" 12" Southern Fried Records / 3ème Bureau 2008 "E.P.istola" 12" Mad Decent Year Artist Title 2006 AC/DC "Thunderstruck" 2007 Adam Sky Vs Mark Stewart "We Are Prostitutes" Dusty Kid "The Cat" Edu K "Gatas Gatas Gatas" Armand Van Helden "I Want Your Soul" Chemical Brothers "Salmon Dance" Brodinski "Bad Runner" Bonde do Role "Gasolina" Edu K feat. Marina "Edu K Me Bota Pra Dancar" 2008 Timbaland "The Way I Are" Wiley "Summertime" Don Rimini "Let Me Back Up" Chromeo "Fancy Footwork" The Secret Handshake "Summer of '98" Busy P & Murs "To Protect and Entertain" Moby "I Love to Move in Here" The Bumblebeez "Dr. Love" Cazals "Life Is Boring" Edu K "Gatas Gatas Gatas" Magik Johnson "The Bushman" The Outhere Brothers "Enjoy" Snoop Dogg "Sensual Seduction" 2009 Kid Cudi "Day 'n' Nite" U2 "Get on Your Boots" Britney Spears "If U Seek Amy" Miike Snow "Animal" Fever Ray "Seven" Proxy "Raven" 2010 Lady Gaga "Telephone" Dennis Ferrer "Hey Hey" N.E.R.D "Hot-n-Fun" Two Door Cinema Club "Something Good Can Work" Faithless "Tweak your nipple" Kid Cudi "Embrace the Martian" Robbie Williams "Difficult for Weirdos" Music videos
Year Song Director(s) 2009 "Put Your Hands On Me" Jonnie Malachi[7] "No Security" Mattias Erik Johansson and Henrik Qvarnström[8] 2010 "Remedy" Paul Kamuf[9] "Festa Festa" Danxzen[10] References
- ^ "Andrea Fratangelo". discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Andrea+Fratangelo.
- ^ "Francesco Barbaglia". discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Francesco+Barbaglia.
- ^ "Crookers (ITALY)with Dick Johnson, Defcon1, Daniel Farley, Cool Kids Club (Chch), Maya at Studio, 340 Karangahape Road, Newton". Mukuna. 2008-11-27. http://www.mukuna.co.nz/auckland/central/gig13157.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
- ^ "MC Crookers: DJ Phra and Bot". DJ Guide. http://www.djguide.nl/djinfo.p?djid=5680&language=en. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
- ^ Sawjani, Archna (2009-01-20). "Kid Cudi: 'I've always been ahead of the curve'". Guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/jan/19/kid-cudi-interview. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
- ^ Waddell, Ray (6 March 2009). >1003948418.story "U2 to 'Kiss the Future' on Global Stadium Tour". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/exclusive-u2-to-kiss-the-future-on-global--->1003948418.story. Retrieved 6 March 2009.
- ^ "Crookers feat. Kardinal Offishall’s Put Your Hands On Me by Jonnie Malachi". promonews. http://www.promonews.tv/2009/09/21/crookers-feat-kardinal-offishall%E2%80%99s-put-your-hands-on-me-by-jonnie-malachi/. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
- ^ "CROOKERS - NO SECURITY FEAT. KELIS". youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B6kPfEC3GI. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
- ^ "Crookers feat Miike Snow’s Remedy by Paul Kamuf". promonews. http://www.promonews.tv/2010/02/12/crookers-feat-miike-snows-remedy-by-paul-kamuf/. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
- ^ "CROOKERS feat Fabri Fibra & Dargen D'Amico". vimeo. http://vimeo.com/9430705. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
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Categories:- Musical groups established in 2003
- Italian electronic music groups
- Italian dance music groups
- Club DJs
- Remixers
- Electronic music duos
- Dance-punk musical groups
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