Kraak & Smaak is a DJ/producing trio hailing from the Dutch town of Leiden, consisting of Mark Kneppers (also known as DJ Knuppelhout and one half of retro-party DJ duo Wipneus & Pim), Oscar de Jong en Wim Plug. As owner of a local recordstore, Mark Kneppers started out in 2003 with sampling all kinds of soul, jazz and funk. With the aid of his friends Oscar and Wim, they produced a demo which got them signed to UK label Jalapeno.