Thomas Knak
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| Thomas Knak | |
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| Also known as | Opiate, DJ Opiate |
| Born | 7 February 1973 |
| Origin | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Genres | Electronic music, Ambient |
| Occupations | electronic musician producer |
| Years active | 1998 - present |
| Labels | April Records Hobby Industries Morr Music |
| Associated acts | Future 3 James Bong People Press Play Opto |
Thomas Knak (or Thomas Knack) is a Danish electronic musician, producer, film composer and DJ. He lives and works in Copenhagen, Denmark. Jack of all trades, he makes music for commercial (companies such as Nike), for various radio and TV programmes, for theatre plays, for choreography and films.
He started in 1999 under the name Opiate with debut album called Objects for an Ideal Home.
He has worked with Alva Noto and Björk for her album Vespertine.
Wrote and produced the music for the Danish feature films "Reconstruction" which won two prizes at Cannes Film Festival 2003 and Allegro all directed by Christoffer Boe.
He organized and takes part in lots of electronic projects:
- James Bong with Morten Remmer
- Opto with Alva Noto
- Future 3 with Jesper Skaaning and Anders Remmer
- People Press Play with Anders Remmer, Jesper Skaaning and Sara Savery
As a remixer he has collaborating with musicians and groups of wide spectrum of styles such as Bomb The Bass, DJ 360°, Tied & Tickled Trio, Björk, Giardini Di Mirò, Efterklang, Karsten Pflum, Under Byen, Piano Magic, etc.
He founded and runs his own label Hobby Industries where he records own releases and ones from such artists as Christoffer Brus, Goodiepal, Manual, Spinform and Lars Wass.[1]
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[edit] Discography
- Objects for an Ideal Home (1999, April Records/Hobby Industries)
- Dub Tractor/Thomas Knak Split EP (2001, City Centre Offices)
- Dub Tractor/Thomas Knak Split EP (2001, Goodiepal)
- Opto Files (2001, Raster-Norton)
- While You Were Sleeping (2002, April Records)
- Sometimes (2003, Morr Music)
[edit] Composer
- Reconstruction (2003) - drama movie by Christoffer Boe
- Allegro (2005) - drama movie by Christoffer Boe
- Enemies of Happiness (2006) - documentary by Eva Mulvad
- A Woman Among Warlords (2008) - documentary by Eva Mulvad
