Clicks, Grooves & Microcosms: Dr. Nojoke’s CLIKNOPIUM I Marks 20 Years of CLIKNO

Active since 2005, Dr.Nojoke works under a strict manifesto: no presets, no templates, no classic machines, every sound built from scratch. Influenced by early click & glitch (Villalobos, Jelinek, Akufen, Alva Noto) and expanded through dub textures, CLIKNO is where organic detail meets electronic discipline.

With CLIKNOPIUM I, Dr.Nojoke opens a new 12-inch series marking 20 years of CLIKNO.

Since his beginnings in 2005, Dr.Nojoke has focused on transforming everyday sonic fragments into electronic microcosms, guided by a strict manifesto: no presets, no templates, no classic machines, and every sound crafted from scratch. This approach has shaped Dr.Nojoke’s unmistakable aesthetic – detailed, tactile, and rhythmically intricate.

CLIKNOPIUM I is both a celebration of this legacy and the beginning of a new exploratory chapter – an invitation to flip the record and let the trip continue.

Influenced early on by the click-and-glitch lineage of Villalobos, Jan Jelinek, Akufen, and Alva Noto, Dr.Nojoke has long expanded his palette to include dub-infused basslines and hypnotic polyrhythmic rhythms and textures. The result is a body of work he describes as “CLIKNO,” where organic sounds meet electronic precision.

Treguja opens the record with a playful, slightly wonky funk, evoking the atmosphere of a clandestine backyard rave.

Gragada shifts into deeper Dubtech territories, its bird calls and floating chords unfolding like a memory of a vanished paradise. On the B-side, Wesikwa propels the listener into a dreamlike, ritualistic groove, carried by Jew’s harps, murmured voices, and a steady, immersive pulse.

Twenty years after the concept began, CLIKNO remains as vital and imaginative as ever. CLIKNOPIUM I is both a celebration of this legacy and the beginning of a new exploratory chapter – an invitation to flip the record and let the trip continue.

Pre-order CLIKNOPIUM I on Bandcamp.