Мишка Presents Keep Watch Vol. XV: Crookers!
What an amazing way to start the new decade: a fresh installment to the Keep Watch series with none other than the biggest DJ/Producers in the universe, The Crookers!! The duo has been touring nonstop, smashing all the international fests and bustin’ out the best dance music out right now. Alongside other Italians such as Congorock, The Bloody Beetroots, Nic Sarno and His Majesty Andre Crookers have been strong-arming dance floors and waving the red, white and green bass flag high.
In this mix expect the unexpected going deep into some glitchy and dubby vibes. The mix starts out with sounds from Hudson Mohawke, Joker and Untold and finishes off with some war riddims courtesy of Kingdom and Alter Ego. Elaborating too much would be ruining this amazing mix. Just listen to it. This is the future of the Italian sound in one word and 43 minutes.
Crookers started in 2003 when two DJ’s, nick-named Phra and Bot, met over a shared love of hip hop, house and the emerging skewed, bass heavy sounds pioneered by Switch in the UK and Diplo in the States. “We decided to call ourselves Crookers to describe what we do. To make beats and tracks that are not straight up, that are twisted or crooked.” Though they both grew up listening to a lot of hip hop; Beastie Boys, Tribe Called Quest, Madlib and J Dilla. It’s from these combined influences that Crookers derive their hybrid sound. Being based in Milan, away from London where the bassline scene initially thrived, meant they could hone their own musical identity.
Their first release End 2 End, was released in 2006. But it was with “Love To Edit” in 2007 and Knobbers”, for their current label Southern Fried, when they really made an impact with peers and a burgeoning fan-base. Their rising status was confirmed with over two dozen remixes including club smashes for Dusty Kid (The Cat) and Kid Cudi (Day ‘N Night) and their services have also been called on artists like The Chemical Brothers, U2, Moby and Britney Spears.
After remixing such huge names in pop and rock Crookers have now directly hit up some of their favorite artists to work alongside on their debut album. Aptly titled “Tons Of Friends” the roll call of pals involved is jaw dropping. It includes, Kelis, Will I Am, Soulwax, Major Lazer, RadioClit, Spank Rock, Pitbull, Tim Burgess, Kardinal Offishall and Roisin Murphy. So watch out the Crookers retain their status as dons of the dancefloor, they already have Tons of Friends and they’ll have a whole load more!
And as if this monster of mix wasn’t enough, we got together with Crookers to remix the cover of their upcoming album Tons of Friends with a distinct Мишка flair and turned it all into a limited edition tee available in black and white. The shirts will also be available at our flagship in Brooklyn and will be sent with a CD version of Keep Watch Vol. XV.
- My Pal the Crook
January 6th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
hells ya
January 6th, 2010 at 5:15 pm
the mix is brilliant crookers have really matured over the last few years at that t-shirt oh my, I shall be ordering mine pronto, thanks mishka yet again for a truely amazing keep watch I expect an l-vis and bok bok or joker mix soon
January 6th, 2010 at 7:21 pm
thanks Feral, we won’t disappoint you in your wishes… can’t say when… keep watch!
January 6th, 2010 at 7:42 pm
This is big. And the graphic on the shirt is unbelievably amazing. Thanks for all of the Keep Watch mixes, keep ‘em rolling!
January 6th, 2010 at 8:16 pm
Crookers have been wearing Mishka gear for a lonnnnggg time! Glad to see that you put together a design with them, I just bought it.
January 7th, 2010 at 1:48 pm
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January 7th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
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January 7th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
[...] this time coming with Crookers. Hit the jump for the tracklisting and download link, also click here to get details on their tee [...]
January 7th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Seems the mediafire link ain’t workin’
January 7th, 2010 at 4:18 pm
Looks like an overall issue with Mediafire. Hopefully it will be resolved soon
January 7th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
the link is dead
January 7th, 2010 at 4:33 pm
it’s not dead, Mediafire is having issues.
January 7th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
anyone have a mirror? i dont wanna wait anymore!!
January 7th, 2010 at 6:36 pm
It’s working now
January 7th, 2010 at 8:53 pm
Is it possible to get a version that has multiple tracks instead of just one track.
I loved the tape. Crooks is good music. Mishka clothes are still original and great.
January 8th, 2010 at 12:01 pm
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January 8th, 2010 at 2:03 pm
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January 25th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
Hit me up with a copy, and I will get a mirror started. Let’s get these choonz out, they are in demand!
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January 25th, 2010 at 9:16 pm
CAN SOMEONE PLZ RE-UP THE LINK IS DEAD. It’s not a problem with Mediafire as I have downloaded from the site a few times today already. Just put it on another site please? Rapidshare, zshare, sharebee, any of these would be just great. Thank you.
January 27th, 2010 at 12:24 pm
thanks :) sry about the caps just dying to burn this so I can bump it in the ride, ya dig?
January 27th, 2010 at 7:05 pm
Upload has been restored
February 2nd, 2010 at 10:50 am
Hi There,
I wonder who has authorized the track “Batida-Bazuka” for this compilation.
We are the copyright holders and we havent authorize anything.
I look forward to hear from you.
Best regards,
Samuel Lopes
Difference Music
February 9th, 2010 at 7:09 pm
What is the remix/edit of “Lil Wayne – a milli” near the start? Untitled tune, future remix? Any ideas?
February 11th, 2010 at 11:33 pm
What happened at 35:23, just after Ramadanman’s track drops? The audio just completely cut out, and it doesn’t come back at all. :( Great mix up to that point!!
February 12th, 2010 at 10:43 pm
Can’t extract the mp3 :-\
says the CRC is invalid. tried multiple redownloads and from another browser too.
February 12th, 2010 at 11:30 pm
Don’t know what to tell you Hoang, it extracts and works perfectly fine. Just tested on multiple machines on this end
March 11th, 2010 at 10:14 pm
Как по мне смысл развёрнут с ног до головы, автор постарался, за что ему мой поклон!
April 5th, 2010 at 10:05 pm
И правда креатив…супер!
April 11th, 2010 at 12:43 am
I can
April 13th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
A great great work by mishka….i loved to listen the remixes done.Good job
Cheers
April 14th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
I’ve been lookin’ for opinions on this for a long time.
Nice website.
April 29th, 2010 at 6:07 am
it doesn’t come back at all.
May 10th, 2010 at 1:35 am
Can anyone please tell me what the track name + artist of the sample they play underneath “A Millie” that comes in at 41:14?
Much appreciated. Very good song and I’m enjoying the Crookers flipping some dubstep out.
May 10th, 2010 at 1:46 am
Never mind guys, I just found it up in the tracklist above, ha. blerh
May 12th, 2010 at 5:52 pm
Wow!!! great remixes mishka
May 21st, 2010 at 6:40 am
Great, remixes mishka your so awesome
May 24th, 2010 at 3:21 am
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May 28th, 2010 at 11:39 am
Wow They’ve been around for a while though & on March 8th they will be releasing their Tons Of Friends album.
June 5th, 2010 at 8:29 am
cant wait to see them on beatpatrol festival! xD
June 13th, 2010 at 8:26 pm
Llegué a tu blog y me gustó mucho el contenido que publicas. Me la pasé leyendo un rato largo. Ahora te añado a mi lector RSS. Si tienes ganas, accede a mi blog. Nos mantenemos en contacto!
June 14th, 2010 at 4:17 am
Hola. Excelente artículo, agregaré tu blog a mi lector de noticias. Adios!
June 17th, 2010 at 2:51 am
Do I need an electrician?
June 28th, 2010 at 5:58 am
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June 28th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
[...] When it comes to clubbing, techno and all that stuff we all know CROOKERS, endorsed by our New York’s friends in MISHKA, are giants, no doubt they are. They had the honor to headline the italian MTV days, held this year in our hometown Torino, making of a crowded square a nothing but a huge dancefloor. So, in case you like them, we thought it would be nice if you go on Mishka’s website and dowload the official mixtape Crookers made just for them. Dont miss it, click here. [...]
July 3rd, 2010 at 3:50 am
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July 18th, 2010 at 9:35 am
I like this website…great info. Will keep it as a favorite. Is there a twitter page?
July 23rd, 2010 at 1:31 am
HELL YEA BABY!!
July 29th, 2010 at 6:35 am
Much appreciated. Very good song and I’m enjoying the Crookers flipping some dubstep out.
August 5th, 2010 at 11:31 am
I should really be working Thanks a million for giving me a break
August 11th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
i like your blog :)
August 21st, 2010 at 10:02 am
[...] really made some stylistic changes. Judging from the recent influx of tech and dubstep into their mixtapes, the new Crookers is all about dissonance, space and rhythm. Just listen to their latest (and [...]
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October 27th, 2010 at 1:22 am
to anyone that’s still looking for the “A Milli” remix, it’s done by Harmonimix / James Blake
May 10th, 2011 at 2:44 am
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