Thomas Knak
@thomasknak.bsky.social
People. Sound. Music. Photography. Film. Video. Design. Tech.
Compose and produce music : Solo = Opiate
Collaborative projects = Future 3 + System + Bro/Knak + OPTO
Compose and produce music : Solo = Opiate
Collaborative projects = Future 3 + System + Bro/Knak + OPTO
@ezrakleinbot.bsky.social + Brian Eno = Food For Thought !
Brian Eno on AI, Art and What Makes Us Human
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
www.youtube.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
@ezrakleinbot.bsky.social + Brian Eno = Food For Thought !
New Joy Orbison single out now via XL ! Play It Again .....And Again!.. And Again :)
Joy Orbison - Play It Again
YouTube video by Joy Orbison
www.youtube.com
September 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
New Joy Orbison single out now via XL ! Play It Again .....And Again!.. And Again :)
Just For A Day, by Slowdive = Still as breathtaking and soothing in 2025, as it was to me as an 18 year old teenager September 2nd, 34 years ago.
September 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Just For A Day, by Slowdive = Still as breathtaking and soothing in 2025, as it was to me as an 18 year old teenager September 2nd, 34 years ago.
The good people at Music Is For Sharing, asked me to contribute to their 54th playlist which can be found at Tidal.
I decided to pick 54 (mostly) calm pieces, from my personal "Soothing Sounds" folder. Hope you will enjoy the music by these nice artists, musicians and producers :)
I decided to pick 54 (mostly) calm pieces, from my personal "Soothing Sounds" folder. Hope you will enjoy the music by these nice artists, musicians and producers :)
Music Is For Sharing Vol. 54 [54 Soothing Sounds by Thomas Knak]
Playlist - Music Is For Sharing Vol. 54 [54 Soothing Sounds by Thomas Knak] - 54 items
tidal.com
September 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The good people at Music Is For Sharing, asked me to contribute to their 54th playlist which can be found at Tidal.
I decided to pick 54 (mostly) calm pieces, from my personal "Soothing Sounds" folder. Hope you will enjoy the music by these nice artists, musicians and producers :)
I decided to pick 54 (mostly) calm pieces, from my personal "Soothing Sounds" folder. Hope you will enjoy the music by these nice artists, musicians and producers :)
Head to www.barbican.org.uk/read-watch-l.... The six episodes are produced by Tayo Popoola and features people like Gilles Peterson, Lloyd Bradley, Gordon Mac, Norman Jay, Charlie Fracture, Eastman and Charlie Dark, who alongside many others, played important roles in the history of UK pirate radio.
Rebel Radio: Gaps in the Dial podcast | Barbican
DJ and radio producer Tayo Popoola presents this six part podcast series delving into the history and influence of pirate radio.
www.barbican.org.uk
August 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Head to www.barbican.org.uk/read-watch-l.... The six episodes are produced by Tayo Popoola and features people like Gilles Peterson, Lloyd Bradley, Gordon Mac, Norman Jay, Charlie Fracture, Eastman and Charlie Dark, who alongside many others, played important roles in the history of UK pirate radio.
First track from forthcoming Paul St. Hilaire collaborative album. Paul and Mala = A great match ! ... Overall impressive list for the Producers release ! #electronic #dub #music
kynantrecords.bandcamp.com/album/paul-s...
kynantrecords.bandcamp.com/album/paul-s...
Paul St. Hilaire - w/ The Producers, by Paul St. Hilaire
9 track album
kynantrecords.bandcamp.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
First track from forthcoming Paul St. Hilaire collaborative album. Paul and Mala = A great match ! ... Overall impressive list for the Producers release ! #electronic #dub #music
kynantrecords.bandcamp.com/album/paul-s...
kynantrecords.bandcamp.com/album/paul-s...
Jack Rollo + NTS = Soothing !
A nice and soft spoken presentation mixed with a strong selection of calm sounds and music... Well suited for early or late hours of day and night.
www.nts.live/shows/early-...
A nice and soft spoken presentation mixed with a strong selection of calm sounds and music... Well suited for early or late hours of day and night.
www.nts.live/shows/early-...
The Early Bird Show w/ Jack Rollo & Vittoria Totale 10th January 2025
Playing Spoken Word, Folk, Experimental, Ambient, Modern Classical. First thing on Fridays - Jack Rollo's here to take care of things.
www.nts.live
February 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Jack Rollo + NTS = Soothing !
A nice and soft spoken presentation mixed with a strong selection of calm sounds and music... Well suited for early or late hours of day and night.
www.nts.live/shows/early-...
A nice and soft spoken presentation mixed with a strong selection of calm sounds and music... Well suited for early or late hours of day and night.
www.nts.live/shows/early-...
Discovering new or old music, at either @bandcamp.com or @discogsofficial.bsky.social ?
Do know that @miseryconfusion.bsky.social created the free tempo adjust web extension.
miseryconfusion.com/bandcamp-tem...
Tip!.. Go check the 2024 by mid 90´s album poeia.bandcamp.com/album/patter... :)
Do know that @miseryconfusion.bsky.social created the free tempo adjust web extension.
miseryconfusion.com/bandcamp-tem...
Tip!.. Go check the 2024 by mid 90´s album poeia.bandcamp.com/album/patter... :)
December 18, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Discovering new or old music, at either @bandcamp.com or @discogsofficial.bsky.social ?
Do know that @miseryconfusion.bsky.social created the free tempo adjust web extension.
miseryconfusion.com/bandcamp-tem...
Tip!.. Go check the 2024 by mid 90´s album poeia.bandcamp.com/album/patter... :)
Do know that @miseryconfusion.bsky.social created the free tempo adjust web extension.
miseryconfusion.com/bandcamp-tem...
Tip!.. Go check the 2024 by mid 90´s album poeia.bandcamp.com/album/patter... :)
@wrongtom.bsky.social remembers foundational jungle producer, Lennie De Ice (RIP). @thequietus.com presents the story... Also head to rongorongorongo.bandcamp.com/album/an-eko... to enjoy and support the latest Wrongtom dubbing.
Lennie De Ice Remembered, and the Story of ‘We Are I.E.’
Following news of the death of the pioneering London producer Lennie De Ice, Wrongtom charts the course of his standout anthem ‘We Are I.E.’
thequietus.com
December 15, 2024 at 4:21 PM
@wrongtom.bsky.social remembers foundational jungle producer, Lennie De Ice (RIP). @thequietus.com presents the story... Also head to rongorongorongo.bandcamp.com/album/an-eko... to enjoy and support the latest Wrongtom dubbing.
Once again @longreads.com compiled a nice overview of some of their best reads and writings of the year... so much to choose from.... Not forgetting all work from previous years !
A personal 2024 fave was this : dark.properties/from-silicon... ... definitely food for thought.
A personal 2024 fave was this : dark.properties/from-silicon... ... definitely food for thought.
Best of 2024 - Longreads
Since 2011, Longreads editors and contributors have compiled the most notable reads of the year in our annual Best of Longreads collections. We’re continuing this tradition for 2024, with a few new ch...
longreads.com
December 15, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Once again @longreads.com compiled a nice overview of some of their best reads and writings of the year... so much to choose from.... Not forgetting all work from previous years !
A personal 2024 fave was this : dark.properties/from-silicon... ... definitely food for thought.
A personal 2024 fave was this : dark.properties/from-silicon... ... definitely food for thought.
Steve Reich Box Set @nonesuchrecords.bsky.social is something positive to look forward to in 2025.
Nonesuch Releases 'Steve Reich Collected Works,' 27-Disc Box Set, March 14 | Nonesuch Records
The official site of Nonesuch Records
www.nonesuch.com
December 13, 2024 at 11:07 AM
Steve Reich Box Set @nonesuchrecords.bsky.social is something positive to look forward to in 2025.
An interesting read by Declan McGlynn :
By Calling Artists ‘Creators’, We’re Feeding the Big Tech Beast
By Calling Artists ‘Creators’, We’re Feeding the Big Tech Beast
By Calling Artists ‘Creators’, We’re Feeding the Big Tech Beast
How the creator economy has been leveraged to devalue music
futurefilter.substack.com
December 12, 2024 at 10:22 PM
An interesting read by Declan McGlynn :
By Calling Artists ‘Creators’, We’re Feeding the Big Tech Beast
By Calling Artists ‘Creators’, We’re Feeding the Big Tech Beast
What a match ! ...Andre 3000 + NardWuar = Passion and information on music and the people connected to Benjamin.
As always, The Human Serviette digging deep, resulting in a nice interview.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ygm...
As always, The Human Serviette digging deep, resulting in a nice interview.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ygm...
Nardwuar vs. Andre 3000
YouTube video by NardwuarServiette
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2024 at 1:26 PM
What a match ! ...Andre 3000 + NardWuar = Passion and information on music and the people connected to Benjamin.
As always, The Human Serviette digging deep, resulting in a nice interview.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ygm...
As always, The Human Serviette digging deep, resulting in a nice interview.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ygm...
Listening back to the 1st of 4 Autechre guest mixes, which they presents as, artists in residence at BBC6, the following 3 nights. 1.st mix features a nice blend of ambient, beats and rap including Floxxx , taken from a personal favorite 2024 album by Roc Marciano.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
December 10, 2024 at 8:11 AM
Listening back to the 1st of 4 Autechre guest mixes, which they presents as, artists in residence at BBC6, the following 3 nights. 1.st mix features a nice blend of ambient, beats and rap including Floxxx , taken from a personal favorite 2024 album by Roc Marciano.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The electronic composer, Else Marie Pade was born 100 years ago, December 2nd 1924.
To mark this, I have uploaded an alternative 2002 remix version, which I found yesterday, when browsing through files.
This version has not been mastered, but hope you will enjoy it anyway.
To mark this, I have uploaded an alternative 2002 remix version, which I found yesterday, when browsing through files.
This version has not been mastered, but hope you will enjoy it anyway.
Else Marie Pade : Syv Cirkler Remixes, by Thomas Knak / Opiate
2 track album
thomasknak.bandcamp.com
December 2, 2024 at 12:59 PM
The electronic composer, Else Marie Pade was born 100 years ago, December 2nd 1924.
To mark this, I have uploaded an alternative 2002 remix version, which I found yesterday, when browsing through files.
This version has not been mastered, but hope you will enjoy it anyway.
To mark this, I have uploaded an alternative 2002 remix version, which I found yesterday, when browsing through files.
This version has not been mastered, but hope you will enjoy it anyway.
For anyone with an interest in street photography, and in the life and work of Saul Leiter !
Head to the April episode of RED www.buzzsprout.com/1841611/epis... for the nice interview with Michael Parillo and Margit Erb, who run the Saul Leiter Foundation.
Head to the April episode of RED www.buzzsprout.com/1841611/epis... for the nice interview with Michael Parillo and Margit Erb, who run the Saul Leiter Foundation.
November 30, 2024 at 9:54 AM
For anyone with an interest in street photography, and in the life and work of Saul Leiter !
Head to the April episode of RED www.buzzsprout.com/1841611/epis... for the nice interview with Michael Parillo and Margit Erb, who run the Saul Leiter Foundation.
Head to the April episode of RED www.buzzsprout.com/1841611/epis... for the nice interview with Michael Parillo and Margit Erb, who run the Saul Leiter Foundation.
Fun and easy web based sound source manipulator.
Uhhyou Web Synthesizers is a collection of musical synthesizers to render WAVE files.
ryukau.github.io/UhhyouWebSyn...
Uhhyou Web Synthesizers is a collection of musical synthesizers to render WAVE files.
ryukau.github.io/UhhyouWebSyn...
November 28, 2024 at 8:25 AM
Fun and easy web based sound source manipulator.
Uhhyou Web Synthesizers is a collection of musical synthesizers to render WAVE files.
ryukau.github.io/UhhyouWebSyn...
Uhhyou Web Synthesizers is a collection of musical synthesizers to render WAVE files.
ryukau.github.io/UhhyouWebSyn...
Classic Hitchcock + Kubrick = :)
The Red Drum Getaway
A Hitchcock mashup where Kubrick is the villain. "Jimmy was having a rather beautiful day until he bumped into Jack and things got weird." Directed by:…
vimeo.com
November 26, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Classic Hitchcock + Kubrick = :)
Huge fan of Mats Nileskar´s (Nilsson) journalism.
Since 1978 he has hosted "P3 Soul / Soul Corner", for Swedish National Radio. His impressive 5 part J. Dilla feature is available in this link. In Swedish, but there are plenty of English interview parts to enjoy!
Since 1978 he has hosted "P3 Soul / Soul Corner", for Swedish National Radio. His impressive 5 part J. Dilla feature is available in this link. In Swedish, but there are plenty of English interview parts to enjoy!
J Dilla del 1 - brutna beats - P3 Soul
Tjugo år efter att Mats Nileskär hade ett historiskt möte med J Dilla - mannen som förändrade planetens puls - kommer nu den fullständiga historien med ...
sverigesradio.se
November 25, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Huge fan of Mats Nileskar´s (Nilsson) journalism.
Since 1978 he has hosted "P3 Soul / Soul Corner", for Swedish National Radio. His impressive 5 part J. Dilla feature is available in this link. In Swedish, but there are plenty of English interview parts to enjoy!
Since 1978 he has hosted "P3 Soul / Soul Corner", for Swedish National Radio. His impressive 5 part J. Dilla feature is available in this link. In Swedish, but there are plenty of English interview parts to enjoy!
