thomas knak aka opiate is one of the most acclaimed artists coming from denmark. in the early beginning of the 90s, he started as a dj, establishing himself as one of the first to bring ambient, electronica and drum’n’bass to the clubs. as a key figure in electronic music, he has been working on several projects like compiling the »boredom is deep and mysterious« series with anders remmer (dub tractor), his own band future 3 and solo as opiate. since 1999 he is running his own label hobby industries.his debut »objects for an ideal home« has been considered as an electronic landmark. among the people to recognize his talent outside danmark are björk, bomb the bass, piano magic and carsten nicolai aka alva noto. knak has since worked with all of them in different collaborations. tracks from future 3 were remixed by people like coldcut.