preciosismo EP :) gracias Kraut y Shika Shika

Artist´s collective Shika Shika (@shikashikacollective) presents “Especias”, the debut EP by renowned Amsterdam producer Daniel Zuur´s (@danielzuur) new worldly moniker Kraut.
“Especias” - Spanish for spices - serves-up four choice cuts of flavour packed, global electronica, mixing together Daniel´s diverse influences to offer a whole new platter of sound, rhythm and melody. “Especias” infuses house production esthetics with Latin American folk melodies and organic rhythms, mixing natural flavours with a modern touch and just the right amount of kick for the dancefloor.
The release opens with “Selva”, a mouth-wateringly familiar melody transporting us to the Andes before the soothing, aromatic melodies the aptly titled “Marimba” take our taste buds in a different direction. “Hermano” is fusion at its best, mixing Eastern European hammer dulcimers with tribal rhythms and ethereal flutes to form an appetizing track for DJs from Cali to California. A drummer by training, Kraut has an exceptional ear for rhythm, marrying organic, free-range, live percussion with crisp melodies like on closing track “El Mariachi”: a refreshing cumbia beat sprinkled with fiery claps and glazed with glistening arpeggios.
Daniel Zuur has been a household name on the German and Dutch electronic music scene since 2009 having played iconic clubs and festivals such as Kater Holzig (Berlin), Katerblau (Berlin) Sisyphos (Berlin), Paradiso (Amsterdam), Perron (Rotterdam) and Tivoli (Utrecht) or internationally at locations like Baum (Bogota, Colombia). He has released music on labels like Katermukke, Manual Music, Cinematique and on his own label, Zauer Records and “Especias” is his first official release as Kraut - which means 'spices' in Dutch.
“Especias” is the third release from the international, organic music collective Shika Shika, a record label without owners for music without borders and is available on Bandcamp as well as the usual digital music channels.

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Bookings: 
Europe:   bookings@the-other-side.nl
World: moti@promango.live

KRΔUT is the moniker of Amsterdam’s household name Daniel Zuur  @danielzuur. With this alter ego he’s bound to bring his audience a flux of world music influenced electronica, different tempo’s and lots of percussion.  Daniel has been a staple in the Amsterdam club scene since 2009. His unique sound and organic mixes have earned him a name in the alternative electronic music scene, as his sets have been attributed to being melancholic, dynamic but above all, deeply melodic.  Haunted by the drums and his experience as a drummer in several bands, Daniel has developed an exceptional rhythm and sound that no label will do justice. As KR∆UT he released on labels like Shika Shika, Wonderwheel Recordings, Metanoia, Cosmic Awakenings, Tropical Twista Records and recently on new label The Other Eye where he got remixed by sir Acid Pauli.   The producer composes sets that exist in their own singularity; every single one being an individual story that creates its own atmosphere. Every set is textured by a whole variety of original tracks that he adapts with precise care and proper timing live on stage: dialogues, natural sounds and warm beats, all treated into a highly dynamic and unique set. Live he played at national and international clubs and festivals such as: Sisyphos, Fusion Festival, Gardens of Babylon, Wildeburg, Marktkantine, Garbicz and Welcome to the Future.

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