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May 07, 2026

Vibe Programming the Kraakwerk Website

Building this website as a live creative process This Kraakwerk website was built through vibe programming: a fast, conversational way of shaping software where the idea, the design and the working code evolve at the same time. Instead of starting with a fixed technical specification, the site grew through small decisions: articles, tags, menus, music projects, galleries, Bandcamp embeds, SoundCloud, standalone code projects and a lightweight admin system. The result is a custom CMS that fits the way Kraakwerk work...

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Kraakwerk

Jun 12, 2025

Kraakwerk - Autonomous Work

Autonomous work, music and technology Kraakwerk is the autonomous worksite of Hans Timmermans: a personal laboratory where music, image, code and technology are used to create new experiences. This autonomous work is not only a source of artistic expression. It is also the place where new techniques and technologies are explored, tested and developed. Those discoveries flow back into commissioned work, installations, performances, videos and interactive projects. Music is the starting point for many of these works...

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May 07, 2026

BassoonTracker

Browser-based Amiga tracker

BassoonTracker is a web-based music tracker by Steffest. It runs directly in the browser and gives access to classic module music, including MOD files from the Mod Archive.

You can listen, inspect modules, write your own tracker music and export or save audio. Because it runs in the browser, it also works on many phones and tablets.

The old tracker link is being replaced by this new Kraakwerk location:

Open BassoonTracker

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May 07, 2026

HT Player

Low-budget QLab-style media launcher HT Player is a browser-based media controller for starting live image, video, audio and text cues. It is intended as a lightweight, low-budget alternative to tools like QLab for small performances, installations, try-outs and quick live setups. The player lets you load media, trigger items from a cue list, work with fades and use a separate projector/output window. It is useful when you want to start sound and visuals live without building a heavy show-control system. Open HT Pl...

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