| Klak Tik | |
| Origin: | London, Copenhagen |
| Genre: | Orchestral Alternative Folk Experimental |
| Years Active: | 2008–present |
| Label: | Safety First Records |
| Website: | http://www.myspace.com/klaktik |
| Current Members: | Søren Bonke Matt Mitchinson John Beyer |
Klak Tik is one of the musical projects of Danish singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Søren Bonke, now performing as Sorenious Bonk.
The band consists of Bonke, Jonathan Beyer (from Windsor, UK) and Matthew Mitchinson, (from New Zealand). Live, they are joined by a variety of musicians to form an eight piece band.
The musical style of the band is a mixture of alternative, orchestral, experimental, and folk.Klak Tik record their music in their own studio in East London.
After leaving his home country Denmark in 2000,[1] Søren came to London and co-founded the band 6 Day Riot with Tamara Schlesinger. He left the band in 2008 to concentrate on other projects. After having worked for a year on new songs, Klak Tik was finally born.
In 2009 they released the 4 track EP, Biased.Their new album, Must we find a Winner was released on 14 June 2010 on Klak Tik's own Safety First Records.[2] This album was well received and was given a 9/10 from music magazine NME where it was also described as the orchestral folk album of the year.[3] The band also collaborates with other musicians and most recently with the Polly Tones on a 'sequel' to Simon & Garfunkel's Kathy's song. Klak Tik's 2nd album, 'The Servants' was released in 2012.
On 19 November Politiken (Denmark's 2nd biggest national newspaper), published a flattering full page spread about Søren Bonke and Klak Tik.
'9/10 - Download literally any track'(NME)
'The delightfully named Soren Bonke, [...] has released an album for which ‘delightful’ is too faint a signifier of praise'[4] (NME) 'Sometimes beautiful, sometimes haunting, consistently mesmerising.'[5] (Redbricks online) 'brilliant debut radiating with nonconformity, relaxation and musical majesty'(Redbricks Magazine)
'offers the same vulnerable intimacy Sufjan Stevens perfected on Illinoise ***'(Uncut)
Søren also composes music for films and commercials under the pseudonym of Sorenious Bonk. Under this name he won the True Award for best music[6] for a Danish Doctors without Borders spot directed by brother Adam Bonke. Most recently he won Best Sound at the British Animation Awards in 2010[7] for the score on The Black Dog's Progress, directed by Stephen Irwin. The two are collaborating on Irwin's next animation.