Nightmare - KNOWER

From KNOWER FOREVER out now
BUY ALBUM: linktr.ee/knower
Nightmare (Louis Cole / Genevieve Artadi)
Genevieve Artadi: Vox
Louis Cole: Drums
Mononeon: Bass
Jacob Mann: Keyboard
Rai Thistlethwayte: Keyboard
All production by: Louis Cole
All songs mixed and mastered by: Louis Cole
Audio Engineer: Daniel Sunshine
Cameras: Daniel Sunshine, Richard Thompson, Chiquita Magic, Max Zemanovic
Published by Because Editions
Management: Alliz Espi at Songololo Music

[@rolandhtg1527]

Pretty sure Genevieve and Louis showed up for this shoot and decided it would be funny to swap shirts

[@jeremiahsweeney6577]

Pants too it looks like

[@MattyBaines9]

XDDDD

[@brandonp6580]

That being said, knowing both their styles that could very well be their own wardrobe. Lol

[@literallyjustgrass]

also pretty sure Jacob saw that shirt and decided to play a super mario world type beat

[@A_Stereotypical_Guy]

For sure

[@vanilla_milkshake]

KNOWER fans: "we love your live band sesh's! please do more!" LC: I got u fam (records entire album in his house)

[@lizmendoza152]

241 likes and no comments let me fix that

[@anthonyprosapio2635]

love react

[@bluxpretion]

😆✊🏾

[@user-im6xj8eq6s]

Absolutely correct! More please, Louis

[@Iznaug00d]

Bruh touchin my feelz

[@thedofflin]

I live for this corner of the internet: Louis, Genevieve, MonoNeon, DOMi & JD Beck, Thundercat and more. Should just have one big tour with all these people you collab with, so much incredible music here.

[@zombi3907]

You should throw in Vulfpeck, Fearless Flyers, and Snarky Puppy. They all cross pollinate.

[@teelurizzo8542]

Jacob Mann and Sam Wilkes just put out a killin collaborative album last year, totally worth checking out

[@cenobiteslaughter666x7]

would love to see these guys do a collaberation with The Osees

[@1isaacmusic]

Jef Lee Johnson is worth checking out. Like a mix of Prince, Sly and Hendrix. Good track to start with is " Should've Been You, too "

[@thefunkdroid2777]

Don't forget Moonchild!

[@lexsayshi]

I love how jacob mann is eternally locked in the kitchen in these vids no matter where the rest of the band is

[@martingarricks6209]

he always eating but never fatter. why?

[@peterlarkin762]

You'll always find him in the kitchen at parties.

[@gauravsaimaddipati8356]

Mans cookin'

[@pauldee1577]

He looks super thrilled about it too lol

[@lgolem09l]

He needs access to those knives

[@keyboy1001]

Dude, i can't get over how good Mononeon's bass licks are. They're freaking beautiful

[@willburbur3793]

I miss Sam but he’ll be back. I’m the meantime holy shite this man can grove, he won a fan here

[@jakebass74]

mononeon is the comfiest, coziest person in show business. who else is wearing an entire queen size quilt in the studio? thats innovation

[@kevinpunk2006]

not to mention playing bass upside down!

[@hoot7588]

It's great for acoustic deadening!

[@thewaldfe9763]

It's perfect, so he never has to get out of bed

[@Andidrew4ty2]

I think the slow burn revelation that the incredible album we’ve been listening to for months was in fact always entirely fucking live is genius.

[@AdamShepard]

!!!!!!

[@LOW-E]

also smart af marketing wise

[@Zeta9966]

Mostly live. Just like Clown Core too

[@lgolem09l]

The at home live versions were always better than the "studio" versions, so this is much appreciated.

[@thetruthisoutthere5173]

Something very strange happened to me after listening to KNOWER for the first time, lately. I feel that I fell in love with music again, after many, many, many years of not finding new interesting things to listen to. Thank you for giving me new happines.

[@danielbrowning2962]

It's always being made, just gotta find it!

[@VoxSarenrae]

Oh I completely agree. I've been writing more music in the last year than ever before - which was great. But I've been reaching a point of feeling like I wanted to be done. Like there isn't anything more for me to say, and no one wants to hear it anyway. Well this stuff has spun me up and my brain is swirling with ideas. This stuff is so damn inspiring how original, beautiful and groovy all of their music is. I'm so glad we found KNOWER!

[@cannacaregb1674]

This is happening to me as I type. Discovered them this morn. Already obsessed and excited about this band. Makes me want to pick up my guitar again. 🤯❤️

[@tumultoustortellini]

If the problem is finding new things, chinesemidiboard (start w/ no tears or jazzin out), please be quiet (don't start w/ this song but come around to it: what have I done to deserve this (please end my miserable life)), and lingua Ignota (start w/ caligula and go forward) are all unique artists.

[@tumultoustortellini]

On top of my ither suggestions, try out The body and dis figs' album "Orchards of a futile heaven". A Headphones are required for the full experience though

[@jtiza]

I want a 10 hour version of the outro tbh. Heavenly funk.

[@cmtcfu]

perhaps a remix is due ...

[@jonezy6056]

For real I love how the outro is half the song. Many older songs tended to fade out as soon as the outro hits and it's a literal crime against humanity. Funky drummer and little wing come to mind...

[@user-wl1ic6xb1p]

be more specific and i do a 10 hour song of whatever you want :)

[@bobisolano3161]

House in the House

[@dbohnenberger]

Legend has it that they are still jamming to this day

[@securi-t]

Gweniveve is nailing that "I got dressed out of my dad's closet in 1995" look.

[@billmilligan7272]

One one of her solo videos she literally credited her dad for the suit of his she was wearing (and jumped into a swimming pool with).

[@YoYoBobbyJoe]

The quilted sweatshirt, the Mario Kart pullover possibly made in a kid's size, and the Radioshack team shirt made for someone 200 lbs heavier. The perfect fits.

[@jimmyjam-vc6rf]

Don't forget the sock for the bass guitar

[@willburbur3793]

I’m absolutely going to go find this exact Mario kart shirt and get it to fit the same on me cause holy I fucking love it

[@dink_lord_]

love how Jacob is always in the kitchen in these videos. he is COOKING🗣️📢‼️

[@TheCursedJudge]

I just need to know how this much style can be fit into one little room

[@shid007]

It can't that's why they utilize the hallway, stairs and kitchen :)

[@fredericoa.c.]

@@shid007 it's the path of style then

[@neverlose_a47]

maybe you want to know about toilet and van also?

[@shid007]

@@neverlose_a47 ... but those clowns are clearly NOT Louis Cole and Sam Gendel ... ;)

[@EatsLikeADuck]

​@@shid007 Of course they can. Just use geometry.

[@willyanderson3495]

i like the part where they go full luigi’s mansion

[@hollyjoy117]

😂

[@allanmuller2869]

Me too😂

[@neuronmind]

Genevieve is so awesome. She is the only singer that sings her own overdubs at the same time ! 😄

[@kainoa_written]

She’s so awesome. Her choice atmospheric influence blends amazingly over such busy funk that it delivers an extracorporeal sensation, a wonderful frisson

[@ezcomeezgo9215]

That is not possible

[@NZsaltz]

@@ezcomeezgo9215 no way. she's not actually singing all the overdubs??? I'm crushed

[@jadeowenhamblyn4405]

@@NZsaltz yuss

[@peterlarkin762]

@@ezcomeezgo9215 google polytonal overtone singing - it's amazingful.

[@do_happywork]

The outro is simply sublime. I can't even begin to comprehend this level of alignment

[@tycho_m]

it feels like the last lap on a tropical little nintendo island in the best way

[@willburbur3793]

They really clowned on us at the end there

[@EsDeib]

What a banger. These live vids are lifeforce. Thank you, Knower.

[@nayber2352]

I love watching the keyboard guy vibing

[@davidm8966]

rai thistlethwayte is a friggin machine♥

[@OhanaFilms]

This has become the most important house in music.

[@thesucculentcity]

Who would win: this house or the American football house

[@OhanaFilms]

HA! In terms of music, this house. The AF house wins for album art though.@@thesucculentcity

[@TheIvmanProject]

It seems like Louis Cole is the first person to play the drums the right way.

[@user-vt5ne9tc8b]

fr as a right handed person I am attempting to learn to play openhanded bc its better, so hard to build the left hand chops but itll be worth it once im up to speed

[@dbohnenberger]

It's called open-handed drumming, and is one of the more common ways for left-handed drummers to play

[@jas_bataille]

Not the first lol but yeah crossing hands is dumb. Been playing 20 years

[@jas_bataille]

@@dbohnenberger He isn't wrong that crossing arms is weird af tho. I never got it and I'm pro, been playing for 20 years. I'm unlearning it. It's also a LOT more comfortable when you sing obviously!

[@ianboylan1981]

Seeing Mono Neon killing it with you guys after delivering high quality covers of your songs for years makes me very happy. As a lefty bassist myself as well, I have to convey how damn funky he is able to keep that pocket on a strung upside down instrument as well, so much more difficult. RESPECT my low end lefty brother.

[@Greennoob2]

I'm a lefty that tried learning guitar without flipping it to Hedrix style. I play drums instead now

[@grumbles2879]

MonoNeon isn't actually left handed, that was just how he learned to play the bass growing up

[@dbohnenberger]

I used to play upside-down bass when I was in college, but everyone told me it was "wrong" so I bought a lefty bass after I graduated

[@geraldfriend256]

@@grumbles2879wow

[@tylerd4884]

thats wild@@grumbles2879

[@Kxrben]

Mononeon is so good its crazy, his bass fills are on another level..

[@MattSmith-il4tc]

I LOVE Jacob's solo on this. Absolute fire.

[@donovandorrance]

yeah, that descending lil passage of chromatic 6ths or whatever in the slower part is the fucking perfect choice. it's not reinventing the wheel but rather it is EXACTLY what you want to hear. just sweet and delicious. when i first heard it i moaned.

[@gabboet]

Very Cl0wnC0re-ish. Love it

[@NotFine]

He was cooking dawg

[@wd25a]

That was some cool fire!

[@brutalkubi]

My 6 month baby stop crying and laughing immeadiately when she listens this song. We dance all day with this song,thank you!

[@SongololomusicGlobal]

NIGHTMARE Must go to bed Pepe Lopez Changing my head La la la la la That's all right I run real slow Miss my own show Who did I blow? La la la la la Not real life Shark in my pool No clothes at school This shit is bull La la la la la That's all right Still better than The not-pretend Put me back in a Nightmare Please don't wake me up Nightmare 'Cause the world is fucked up Nightmare A better kind of fear Nightmare 'Cause real life is not here Fell off some cliffs No talent bitch It's raining piss La la la la la That's all right It's all up here Not me in mirror The sex is weird La la la la la Not real life I yell real soft My tips are frost I'm getting claust La la la la la That's all right Still like it more Than bills and war Rather go for a Nightmare Please don't wake me up Nightmare 'Cause the world is fucked up Nightmare A better kind of fear Nightmare 'Cause real life is not here Nightmare Nightmare Nightmare When world is not so nice Nightmare See you there tonight Nightmare Please don't wake me up Nightmare 'Cause the world is fucked up Nightmare A better kind of fear Nightmare 'Cause real life is not here” Let me dream

[@christophersimmons7784]

Even the lyrics just fit too.. thx for posting!!

[@radfoo72]

#dedication

[@jobulog4545]

Thanks for posting lyrics 👍 Good stuff. This band is dope.

[@BoulderHypnosisWorks]

Sad lyrics that really capture the age we are in. Thank you for sharing them.

[@quibbbo]

The production of Knower’s recordings keep me coming back, but these live performances tie it all together for me. It is just so satisfying and refreshing to watch these people play it live. Even just for documentation I want to see more musicians have video of the takes & performances that make it on the album-there’s something that connects when you see the sound physically being made.

[@LacoSinfonia]

I’m pretty sure all the recordings on these videos (at least for the tracks on Knower Forever) ARE the recordings on the albums.

[@jamisonr]

The sheer awesomeness is that the live video is the album track, and they write and produce it all. Purest form of "popular music"? I'm going with Yes, yes it is.

[@Otocol]

​@@LacoSinfoniayeah i cant wait to see all of the vids. Its whild how clean they get the recordings, considering how small the room is and how close all the indtruments are together

[@quibbbo]

@@LacoSinfonia and that's why i love em!!

[@oatstao7729]

this was not live son.

[@Below-Average_Joe]

Louis Cole and Mononeon are absolutely perfect together.

[@nico5]

Using a Juno 106 to play a clavinet type sound is such a delightful throwback to an era before digital synthesis became mainstream. Love it!

[@MrQmason]

Facts !!!

[@phaze4208]

God that keyboard solo is so splonky. A damn splonky overload. 🔥🔥🔥

[@lapraswastaken]

maybe it's just Louis Cole's shirt, but the outro legitimately reminds me of a Mario Kart race results song

[@joshlovegood9392]

Those catches at 2:52 are most definitely my favourite catches ever created in this vast universe. Thank you Knower.

[@dittagecoeco2738]

They Just hit haaaard!!

[@lemiffe]

MonoNeon GROOVES! What a great way to wake up, with a new LIT track by Knower!

[@JesseP.Watson]

He does indeed. ...And casually sports a suit made from grandma's quilt... and pulls it off... which is pretty damn impressive. [I wonder if it's a recording decision to reduce sound reflection off his body...? 😉]

[@PrestonPrice-wf5rf]

Theses guys don't miss anything. You may have something there ​@@JesseP.Watson

[@igornegovelov8854]

Lovely track The last half is so good Nice to hear all that musicians together and feel their contribution to this song

[@KingCrimson82]

is that doublespeak for its too long ?

[@funkaholic1972]

@@KingCrimson82 I don't assume so, reading the OP. In fact I struggle to find any clues that would lead to that conclusion.

[@insederec]

I would pay a good amount of money to hear how long that jam went on.

[@igornegovelov8854]

@@KingCrimson82 nope

[@oatstao7729]

'nice to hear all the musicians together' - you mean like a band normally is?

[@limajr64]

that NES solo goes hard 🔥

[@stephenschwab6393]

If this doesnt get album of the year the world is deaf. Catchy as hell!

[@robertmuckle2985]

Simply insane!!! So damn clean....tones are top shelf....Monos bass sound is to strive for....snare has perfect smack....Genevieves Vocs are the sugar....This is head candy in the cans my peeps!! Great production Louis!

[@lukaszgrzybowski]

actually the drums are very muffled, which makes the sound quality drop dramatically, I understand that Louis is a genius and he can do whatever he wants, but subjectively the drums are off.

[@caprise-music6722]

@@lukaszgrzybowski that’s his sound

[@doinkson]

​@@lukaszgrzybowskiI think a lot of people just like that. It gives the mix a kind of vintagey vibe.

[@Chris-px2gf]

I'm these people, I like that@@doinkson

[@mendronesg]

​@@lukaszgrzybowskiit's completely adding to the song. maybe you're too used to hearing pop music. lol

[@zacman8472]

I love seeing the videos from the live sessions; gives you a far greater appreciation for the groove production. Nightmare is easily one of my top three favourite tracks on the album, thankyou Knower 🙏

[@oatstao7729]

groove production? LOL all they did was get the click track going. this was not live.

[@tapir943]

copium detected in this area

[@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777]

​@@tapir943 class repsonse - never heard that one before , is that a new word?

[@neonrecording]

@@oatstao7729huh?

[@Toastyone1]

Jacob Mann's solo is the hardest thing I've heard this year! I can't stop listening.

[@jas_bataille]

This has been number 1 in the Sims alternate universe for 3 months and they say the lyrics are fire!!!!!

[@dexgray4581]

Louis Cole with a cut off Mario kart hoodie and captain crunch hat absolutely killed me. It’s nice to finally relate to someone😂😂😂😂 This song is amazing. Love you guys!

[@BuffaloBuffaloWingsss]

Excuse me but this is Cinnamon Toast Crunch erasure 😠

[@vaportrails7943]

The real Mono/Louis jam. 👊 The second half is insane. 2:58 Practically reading each other’s minds.

[@Bambiraptor0]

The Jacob Mann synth solo is always a treat

[@alexandreflorian1414]

Can't stop listening. Please send help

[@josheskenazi172]

Also that's lowkey genius putting a grate in the bottom of the sink so that it doesn't get blocked by dishes. I'm stealing that

[@jamisonr]

It's a weird world in which I'm watching a video and jamming to one of my favorite tunes, and then replying to someone about a sink at the same time...however let me tell you that a grate in the bottom of the sink solves one issue and creates another...you'll start to develop scum on the bottom of your sink constantly once nothing touches it and a film of water constantly sits there, filtering the air and all the grime around it. I have to clean my sink more with it than I had to without it.

[@josheskenazi172]

Thanks! I will try it to see if it works for me. I clean my sink pretty regularly anyways.@@jamisonr

[@insederec]

Insane amount of talent behind Knower. And having guests like mono neon? Man. Knower forever.

[@henriqueyoh]

you guys are the best thing that happened to music in the last years

[@stefanfrank3624]

It's so great. I listen to it almost every night.

[@christophersimmons7784]

Same here…

[@FloydJordanTv]

Same!

[@csharpbnatural]

The “outro” made this bass-ackward world a little more tolerable. Big Up’s to all the Wonderfully Beautiful Musicians/Vocalist who continue this NECESSARY vibratory frequency exchange! “Who’s out there? I know you’re listening…”✊🏽🎼💜🇯🇲🌲

[@cupat9283]

INSANE, the amount of groove on display here is truly S tier musicianship

[@NFSCARBONKING1]

You guys are so unique and it's the first batch of music that has made a lasting impression on me in years. I can't get tired of the music because it gets better with every listen.

[@nibelungvalesti]

When Lou does his drum break holy crap.

[@FreshPelmeni]

I’m just still dumbfounded that the lead man of Thirsty Merc is keyboardist for the best funk electro pop band on the internet.

[@user-ci4hp2ve4e]

That groove from the middle of the track takes me to another dimension, appreciate so bad you people

[@agustinnolasco]

Love to see Rai Thistlethwayte in this! Sick Grooves!

[@achenarmyst2156]

Checked Overtime?

[@phenbuz]

Mononeon is just MONSTER.............Fantastic musician. Love you KNOWER

[@TheMork]

My favourite track!!! I was hoping you guys would drop this one soon - the outro is just exceptional.

[@stevencole7821]

The Jacob Mann solo smokes! What a killin band

[@p00ph]

Love the "Rolando" gag. When my 106 was working it said "Poland".

[@NotFine]

1:50 dude i love this break down It feels like im being dragged down to nightmare land, and i think that's what they were going for

[@azazelleblack]

I love this whole track, but the chiptune sounds from that ancient Juno-106 in the middle give me life. The big Roland keyboard is the sound of my childhood.

[@andrewSPgaynor]

Still never get over how hard that outro hits yet how soft and cosey it remains the whole time. Feel like I'm being carried to bed :3

[@pierugo4919]

I can just say: WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@tomg669]

So much to say in this one for every member but need to focus on Jacob’s synth solo. So awkward and unusual and in total funk character for him in the kitchen. Perfect for the title and motif of this piece. Really enjoy how the duo of composers entered JM’s solo at half meter but unlike most composers, they choose to return back up to the original meter BEFORE (not after) he is done his solo. Tasty treat that does not happen by accident. The two leaders of KNOWER are very educated, talented and skilled at composition, creativity, musicianship and video editing. These “live” video recordings in “the house” are really awesome.

[@layz_gaming_4275]

This is literally some of the funkiest shit in the new age. I'm glad to be a part of this

[@ninjawood7903]

i love this anti keyboard man. his vibe counters keyboard mans. but keyboard man is my favorite obviously

[@DavidDevero]

How in the actual fuck have I only just discovered this band!!! This ish is it.. source! So much love!

[@julianpont5359]

This outro is one of my fav pieces of music in music history

[@julianpont5359]

I’m going to extend this in Cubase x3 Bravo

[@jonezy6056]

Drummer is so ahead of the beat, really drives the groove and I love it

[@samowen8433]

Popular opinion: This is the best knower song.

[@TaylorThomasVideo]

The breakdown gives me big Professor E. Gadd Lab Theme vibes and I'm all here for it

[@robobeau]

"Hey Genevieve, you wanna record a banger with us?" "Aight, but make it quick, I'm gonna be late for my shift at The Shack"

[@directive0]

This song was the surprise hit of the album for me. The jam out at the end is so good. KNOWER FOREVER!

[@ohmtronseedling]

great song, killer jam at the end!

[@kb1686]

When Jacob slows it down with the key riff in the breakdown, I thought "Ah man, it's almost over". Then I saw we weren't even halfway through the track and I knew I was in for something special.

[@unpredictableaxolotl3762]

I love that Knower and Mononeon are working together.

[@hydrodragonn7385]

Jacob Mann is not allowed outside of Louis Cole's kitchen.

[@crazyd3uces]

Never in my life have rocked out with a stank bass face while doing the dishes like this.

[@swooju]

FUNKIEST FUNK EVER!!! From today's first time, i going to listen it A LOADS of times. Pure ecstasis!

[@Geraint3000]

That outro kicks ass.

[@northpointaxe6167]

Some of the best drumming I have ever seen-heard. And am so glad some folks still see vocals as a musical instrument and not a focus point for the non-musically inclined.

[@karenbuckley5842]

This is the definition of the disjointed music in my head whilst sleeping💤💞💤

[@oissela6939]

mama puts groove in your biberon guys ! YOU ARE SO COOL !!!!!!

[@ladysax25]

Can I be the neighbor that live next door? To wake up and hear grooves like this daily would be sweet. Awesome job Knower!

[@yat_i9313]

every single one of these people look as if they're from a different universe from each other, but i love it

[@beyondslantskill]

love the Radio Shack shirt Genevieve is wearing !!!

[@Jammy_Jim]

Oh, this is that song by Louis that turned up on KZbin called "RoboCop" a few years ago, but it's been made into a Knower song. Sweet. I always wanted a studio version of that.

[@ThisSteveGuy]

Knower with Mono Neon is so badass

[@mikedg18]

mann, i dont understand how jacob can play such a nasty solo and keep a straight face. please more sunrai and mononeon!

[@petyaur]

Monsters of this Universe. Most welcome present, anytime. Some people just never wrong. Fu.. Erm.. Thank you! I'll never believe I've born just the right time to fully enjoy your work, thank you!

[@ourworld215]

Very nice, love the extended knower family seamlessly appearing with different flavors of mastery. 1 love

[@andrewnicon]

Awesome mix on this one, the bass and drums sound awesome together.

[@uraniumcranium2613]

Sounds so good

[@DavidJones-kz6ik]

lol at the guy in the kitchen. These guys are in the zone from the first millisecond

[@chynaginger]

If a Nightmare is hearing Genevive sing along with these buttery grooves, sign me up!

[@Fagernut1250]

This outro can last forever! For me its the most groovy piece of music ever! My stank face and dance moves gives me muscle soreness every time! Very dangerous when driving my car!

[@teelurizzo8542]

Yay! Alright, another great track/videoclip from the record. Besides the killer playing and singing, ultra tight as usual, I particularly love the half time break down starting Jacob's Rolando/Clav funky solo switch as well as the trippy/groovy Outro into supernova space, w/ those occasional displaced rhythmic 'kicks' , over the colorful "Knower Turnaround' cycle E∆9-A∆9-G∆9-F∆9 (repeat to fade out). Also really dig Genevieve's sustained leading tone @ 4:53. The whole record is a total package, I bought it when you cats released it on Band Camp. Cheers from Brazil.

[@hcnilsson]

Dang, gotta put my synth in the kitchen for that great tone 🔥

[@bacondropped]

The overdub at 4:44 sounds like it's coming from behind you, always spooked me when listening to this song

[@peterkowalchuk850]

Ooo Funky Fresh! Had me dancing in the kitchen while I was washing the dishes. Don’t let me wake up from this funky dream.

[@redrum0127]

only managers got the fancy embroidered radio shack shirts

[@LS333]

This song got me teary eyed. Its so creative and refreshing to hear