Crackazat House | Deep House 2 Artikel

Ben Jacobs aka Crackazat first made a name for himself when he was still living in Bristol and released on EP on the city's Futureboogie label, which has also signed music from the likes of Julio Bashmore, Crazy P and Outboxx.

Early in his career Crackazat was also the official warm up act for an at the time up and coming artist called Floating Points, who now needs no introduction as one of the world's leading electronic music producers.

Moving to Sweden shortly after the Futureboogie release, Crackazat made contact with the Local Talk owners Mad Mats and Tooli, and after a couple of single/EP releases signed his debut solo album Crescendo.
The last couple of years Crackazat has had an explosion of global popularity, which has led to playing gigs all over the world, and releasing tracks and remixes on labels ranging from Josh Wink's Ovum, Joey Negro's Z Records and Eureka in Japan.

Classically trained with a strong Jazz influence, Crackazat has a distinctively individual sound that fuses funk with soulful vocals and the electronic bass music associated with his former home of Bristol.
Eloquent and intelligent, Rainbow Fantasia is a masterpiece that showcases one of electronic music's most exciting talents.

With his impeccable sense of rhythm and combining deep and playful house with madly tweaking synths, 'Eye Light' and 'Silent Sing' are possibly the most exciting house tracks Crackazat has produced so far. The title track Eye Light is a lesson in how to make house music that both punches and caresses, while the 'It's A Jam' version with its soulful chord progression is perfect for a Sunday afternoon session, Blaze fans take notice. The b-side opens up with a rework of 'Silent Sing', this version is a proto-techno jazz fest. Ending the 12" is a close friend of Kerri Chandler and Local Talk, Mikael Nordgren aka Tiger Stripes. His remix is a stripped down and dark techno cut with a rolling bassline and tight claps. Very different from the original but yet oh so funky! In short: Another release that keeps this talented producer one step ahead of the competition. Kiko has created something that's both atmospheric and haunting at the same time. If you've ever searched for a track to play when the sun goes down, here it is.