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 | |||
The Knife chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Knife | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Pitchfork | 6.3/10[1] |
PopMatters | 6/10[3] |
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]
All tracks are written by Karin Dreijer and Olof Dreijer
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
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12. | "High School Poem" | 1:23 |
13. | "Hannah's Conscious" | 3:43 |
14. | "Vegetarian Restaurant" | 2:33 |
The Knife 10-inch[edit]
The Knife | |
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EP by the Knife | |
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]
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]
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[edit]
- ^ a b Pytlik, Mark (4 December 2006). "The Knife: The Knife / Deep Cuts". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
- ^ "The Knife – The Knife". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ^ Raper, Dan (26 January 2007). "The Knife: The Knife". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 28 January 2007. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ a b The Knife (liner notes). The Knife. Rabid Records. 2001. RABID 008.
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b "The Knife: The Knife". Amazon. United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ^ "The Knife – Knife". CDON (in Swedish). Sweden. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ "Knife: Knife". HMV. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ "The Knife – The Knife". Mute Records. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ "The Knife: The Knife". Amazon (in German). Germany. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
External links[edit]
- The Knife at MusicBrainz (list of releases)