curious what thoughts, if any, people have on "The Knife"?

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One of my freinds was talking about their album...just curious what people thought





The brainchild of Swedish siblings Olof Dreijer and Karin Dreijer Andersson, the Knife have released three records, each an exponential improvement over the last. Although the last, 2004's Deep Cuts, boasted the shimmering "Heartbeats"-- a sort of "99 Luftballons" for the techno set, since covered by up-and-coming indie darling Jos� Gonzalez-- it was also something of a mess, spitting up steel drum samples, happy hardcore breaks, and innocuous synthpop riffs. A much tighter, laser-guided record, Silent Shout finds the duo honing in on a specific mood, and at last, perfecting a signature sound. As evidenced by the Chris Cunningham-esque creature adorning the promotional material and artwork of the album's debut single, the operative adjective here is "evil." Along with recent outings from Mu and Cristian Vogel, Silent Shout achieves a forbidding cold-bloodedness by melding contemporary electronic sounds with a grotesque vocal palette. Call it "haunted house."

zonk34 Escribi�:

One of my freinds was talking about their album...just curious what people thought





The brainchild of Swedish siblings Olof Dreijer and Karin Dreijer Andersson, the Knife have released three records, each an exponential improvement over the last. Although the last, 2004's Deep Cuts, boasted the shimmering "Heartbeats"-- a sort of "99 Luftballons" for the techno set, since covered by up-and-coming indie darling Jos� Gonzalez-- it was also something of a mess, spitting up steel drum samples, happy hardcore breaks, and innocuous synthpop riffs. A much tighter, laser-guided record, Silent Shout finds the duo honing in on a specific mood, and at last, perfecting a signature sound. As evidenced by the Chris Cunningham-esque creature adorning the promotional material and artwork of the album's debut single, the operative adjective here is "evil." Along with recent outings from Mu and Cristian Vogel, Silent Shout achieves a forbidding cold-bloodedness by melding contemporary electronic sounds with a grotesque vocal palette. Call it "haunted house."

ha..... :D i love it.......consider me intrigued 8)

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zonk34 Escribi�:

One of my freinds was talking about their album...just curious what people thought





The brainchild of Swedish siblings Olof Dreijer and Karin Dreijer Andersson, the Knife have released three records, each an exponential improvement over the last. Although the last, 2004's Deep Cuts, boasted the shimmering "Heartbeats"-- a sort of "99 Luftballons" for the techno set, since covered by up-and-coming indie darling Jos� Gonzalez-- it was also something of a mess, spitting up steel drum samples, happy hardcore breaks, and innocuous synthpop riffs. A much tighter, laser-guided record, Silent Shout finds the duo honing in on a specific mood, and at last, perfecting a signature sound. As evidenced by the Chris Cunningham-esque creature adorning the promotional material and artwork of the album's debut single, the operative adjective here is "evil." Along with recent outings from Mu and Cristian Vogel, Silent Shout achieves a forbidding cold-bloodedness by melding contemporary electronic sounds with a grotesque vocal palette. Call it "haunted house."

ha..... :D i love it.......consider me intrigued 8)

me too, I'll look this up when I get the chance. Thanks for the headsup, Zonk!

happy to find good music and share to those who are interested. Don't get me wrong though...I have downloaded a couple tracks that sound pretty good....not claiming their greatness or anything, but was curious if anyone had any of their own opinions before I go out of my way to hunt down some more of their stuff.

Karen Dreijer did vocals on Royksopp's What else is there if anyone's interested.

yeah of course ive heard The Knife! they are awesome! Deep Cuts is a brilliant album! and the new one, "Silent Shout" is even better i think! very dark! 8O beautiful! :D



also check out Jos� Gonzales' version of "Heartbeats"! mmmm!

the Rex the Dog remix of the Knifes "Heartbeats" is excellent

love Silent Shout and the remixe of the track.





also like the Dahlbacks remix of Pass This On

Just listened to 'Silent Shout' and it's pretty nifty, I must say. Cool find, Zonk!

yeah! i like the way they mix the vocals with the music!!! , really nice and fresh album!! :D

still seeking out downloadable tracks to avoid spending any $....got a few.