Klak Tik

Klak Tik

Klak Tik is the project of Soren Bonke, a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from the outskirts of Copenhagen. Working with a former bandmate, a kiwi and some neighbours, the group makes experimental folk that draws on orchestral, alternative and indie folk elements.

Background

The group releases music independently. Its debut EP, Collecting Samples, appears in 2009, and the band then spends time in East London writing and producing the album Must We Find A Winner. Bonke plays most of the strings and brass parts on the record, while the collaborative approach allows the songs to develop through multi-tracking and layering.

Sound and performance

Klak Tik’s songs begin as sparse folk pieces and are expanded into more elaborate arrangements, with intertwining melodies, harmony lines and rhythms built around them. In concert, the group performs as an eight-piece ensemble using drums, brass and strings to realise the recorded arrangements. At times, the songs are also played in a stripped-back form with dual vocals, guitar, banjo and double bass.