| Crookers | |
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| Origin | Milan, Italy |
| Genres | Electro House Hip House Indie Dance Electroclash |
| Years 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] |
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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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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.
| 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 |
| Hummus | 20 November 2011 | Southern Fried Records / Mad Decent |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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DEN |
GER |
BEL |
AUS |
NZ |
JAP |
EU [6] |
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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" |
| 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] |