We close off this weird and tragicomic year as gracefully as possible. Namely, with fewer words and more actions (but there’s more than enough words below). STILL, and goes without saying, that despite the trials of our tiny two-person operation, this year was a memorable one, and we thank each and every person who’s supported KRAAK with their patience, presence and enthusiasm ~ it’s what’s kept us going and it’s what’ll keep us trucking as 2025 crowns its slimy head through the birth canal of time. Let’s round shit up now:

DUAL WINTER PROMOS, ANTICHRISTMASLY

Because we’re not even going to pretend that any shipping will happen before Christmas, but we’re still doing 25% OFF EVERYTHING on our Bandcamp from now until end of January 2025 ~ LPs, CDs, tapes, zines and who knows what else, from Veneditkos to Afternoon Saints! Use the promo code winterdisc25 at checkout or whatever ~ shipping starts early Jan, just in time for your New Year’s life improvement resolutions.

PLUS!!! For a very limited time only, as gesture of support towards the flailing record industry: 90% off our entire digital discography on BC! That’s almost 80 top notch releases spanning 3 decades of KRAAK’s existence, digitally rendered and ready to bedazzle your Bandcamp collection for less than 60 bucks. Much (maybe too much) to discover here, even for us, so seize the day and support our label operation this way, and maybe you’ll be a bit wiser about the history of this unseemly little org ~ promo going until December 31!

FIRST BELLS OF 25 A RINGIN

With our yearly KRAAK’s Nieuwjaar’s fete happening January 15! Moving the opening festivities to Etterbeek’s cultural hub Atelier210, we’ll be ushering in a tuneful 2025 with dreamy sounds from unlikely places: electronic ragas from No-Neck Blues Band icon Decimus, cyclical time expansions by Ghent-based Natasha Pirard, and the chaos ruling trance-dances of Brussels duo Orphids. Tickets on sale now (12 on presale versus 15 at door), we’ll be expecting you in our finest threads with a glass or two in hand 🥂

KRAAK FEST FOR YOUR CALENDAR

Here’s an eyeful to imprint onto your brain already: KRAAK FESTIVAL 2025 is happening March 8 2025 at Het Bos, and it’s going to be a bangers and mash kind of affair (not catering-wise, sadly). We got ticket sales up & running for those who trust enough to snag a spot already (WHICH WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND) ~ full lineup plus all sorts of extra info will be announced in the January newsletter & social hollerings, whenever that’ll be. In the meantime, let those two Italian hounds (picture courtesy of the wonderful Canadian filmmaker & photographer Shauna Eve) worm themselves into your psyche, you’ll be seeing them a bunch these next few months. SEE US BY THE SCHELDE, sooner than it seems!

ODDS & ENDS ARE END OF YEAR’S REMINISCINGS

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