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Crookers Release Debut Album

• 4th Mar 2010

Monday 8th March sees the release of the of ‘Tons Of Friends’ – the much anticipated studio album from Phra and Bot, the Italian beatmongers aka Crookers.

After remixing such huge names in pop and rock along with the UK chart success of their Kid Cudi’s Day ‘n’ Night remix earlier in 2009, the hip house pioneers have now gone direct to some of their favourite artists to work alongside on their 20 track debut album.

Aptly titled ‘Tons of Friends’, the roll call of pals involved is jaw dropping. It is a genre-busting mismatch of dance floor heavyweights including, Kelis, Soulwax, Will I Am, Yelle, Rye Rye, Pitbull, Miike Snow and Roisin Murphy to name a few. The result is an eclectic cross-pollination between the club and “the club” where a mahoosive slab of hip house is served up along side distinctive dancehall style rap and ultra cool synth pop drama.

The first single to be taken from the album is ‘Remedy’ featuring one of 2009’s biggest dance story’s Miike Snow. The Swedish three-piece have lent their coolly emotional pop-synth ear to create that unmistakably Nordic sound. The vocals are dark and the stuttering synthesizer pounds out a graciously major-key melody making this an epic track with unobtrusive experimental flourishes. ‘Remedy’ will be released on Feb 22nd 2010.

Tracklisting
1. We Love Animals / feat Soulwax & Mixhell
2. No Security / Kelis
3. Natural Born Hustler / feat Pitbull
4. Lets Get Beezy / feat Will I Am
5. Park The Truck / feat Spank Rock
6. Hold Up Your Hand / feat Roisin Murphy
7. Hip Hop Changed / feat RYE RYE
8. Cooler Couler / feat YELLE
9. Birthday Bash / feat The Very Best, Marina & Dargen D'amico
10. Put Your Hands On Me / feat Kardinal Offishal & Carla Marie
11. Royal T/ feat Roisin Murphy
12. Remedy / feat Miike Snow
13. Arena / feat Poirier
14. Tee-Pee Theme / feat Drop The Lime
15. Transilvania / feat Steed Lord
16. Have Mercy / feat Carrie
17.Jump Up / feat Major Lazer, Leftside & Supahype
18. Lone White Wolf / feat Tim Burgess
19. Day ‘N’ Nite / (Acapella Skit)
20. Embrace The Martian / feat Kid Cudi