The Knife (The Knife album)
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| Released | 5 February 2001 | |||
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| Length | 46:09 | |||
| Label | Rabid | |||
| Producer | The Knife | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarStarHalf starFile:Star empty.svg[3] |
| Pitchfork | 6.3/10[2] |
| PopMatters | 6/10[1] |
The Knife is the debut studio album by Swedish electronic music duo the Knife, released on 5 February 2001 by Rabid Records. The album's recordings started early in the summer of 1999 in a cottage on the Swedish island of Tjörn. The duo also recorded it in their flats in Gothenburg and Stockholm, and in a rehearsal studio in the Hökarängen district of Stockholm.[4]
On 31 October 2006, Mute Records released this and the Knife's second album, Deep Cuts, in the United States, marking the first Stateside release of both titles.
Track listing
[edit | edit source]All tracks are written by Karin Dreijer and Olof Dreijer.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Neon" | 4:07 |
| 2. | "Lasagna" | 5:07 |
| 3. | "Kino" | 3:13 |
| 4. | "I Just Had to Die" | 4:34 |
| 5. | "I Take Time" | 3:04 |
| 6. | "Parade" | 3:50 |
| 7. | "Zapata" | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Bird" | 4:34 |
| 9. | "N.Y. Hotel" | 2:47 |
| 10. | "A Lung" | 3:26 |
| 11. | "Reindeer" | 7:11 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 12. | "High School Poem" | 1:23 |
| 13. | "Hannah's Conscious" | 3:43 |
| 14. | "Vegetarian Restaurant" | 2:33 |
The Knife 10-inch
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| Released | 23 February 2004 |
| Label | Rabid |
The UK release of the album was preceded, on 23 February 2004, by the release of a limited-edition 10-inch EP also titled The Knife. The track listing was as follows:
- A1. "Kino"
- A2. "Bird"
- B1. "N.Y. Hotel"
- B2. "High School Poem"
Personnel
[edit | edit source]Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Knife.[4]
- The Knife – recording, production, mixing, accordion, alto saxophone, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, organ, synthesisers, drum machine, sampling, drum programming, vocals, cover design
- Henrik Jonsson – mastering
- Albin Lindblad – handclapping
Release history
[edit | edit source]| Region | Date | Label | Ref. |
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| Sweden | 5 February 2001 | Rabid | [6] |
| United Kingdom | 8 March 2004 | [5] | |
| 28 August 2006 | Brille | [7] | |
| United States | 31 October 2006 | Mute | [8] |
| Germany | 19 January 2007 | V2 | [9] |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- The KnifeLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
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