Opiate Sparks: Electric Tones Debuts
The first Electric Tones release was a four-track compilation EP, entitled Electric Tones 1234 - with the name of the release reflecting how the collection included the first, second, third and fourth tracks released on the label. Issued in 2000, and taking the form of two 7-inch singles, the EP marked the recording debut of Opiate, aka Thomas Knak. Knak has since achieved a mainstream profile of sorts through his collaboration with Björk, on her hugely successful Vespertine album - for which Knak co-wrote and produced several tracks.
Also featured was a cut called Croissant by Club Off Chaos, which is an outfit led by Jaki Liebzeit, drummer with the band, Can. The EP was rounded off with the notable inclusion of several tracks by a hitherto unknown act, called Flow Creator. Upon reading the credits closely, this turned out to be another alter-ego for Tim Simenon.
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