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| The Knife | 
 enlarge | Artist: The Knife
Label: Mute U.S.
Category: Music
List Price: $14.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (6 reviews)
Sales Rank: 19055
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 9340
UPC: 724596934029
EAN: 0724596934029
ASIN: B000I0QL0U
Release Date: October 31, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Neon | | • | Lasagna | | • | Kino | | • | I just had to die | | • | I take time | | • | Parade | | • | Zapata | | • | Bird | | • | N.Y. Hotel | | • | A Lung | | • | Reindeer | | • | High School Poem | | • | Hannah's Conscious | | • | Vegetarian Restaurant |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 Their Sun Was Only A Faint Glow At First... October 20, 2008
The Knife are a unique band. Taking elements and progressions from early electronic music, the kinds that tell stories with programming alone without the fail-safe of mainstream acceptance. Ever since their birth the brother-sister duo have been making unique sounds and imagery with their mysterious synth-pop.
Deep Cuts and Silent Shout would only serve to cement them in the history books as yet another of Sweden's prized possessions, but their debut The Knife still has plenty going on for it.
Loopy synth lines and her beautifully charred voice all serve to haunt and please for the duration.. my only concern is some of the songs lack variety for this first effort. And unlike Silent Shout, there's no clear thematic tie, except maybe one of melancholy and longing. If so, it succeeds mildly.
I give this a 4 because the duo are talented and this is still put together well. I suggest you buy their other albums first though and if you like the group enough then completing the collection isn't a bad idea. ^^
Good Album June 7, 2008
Out of all three Knife Albums out, this one is best overall. There are no "filler" songs, just good songs throughout.
 Good Music January 8, 2008
This is the first album The Knife wrote, and if you are a fan of The Knife you will appeciate the individuality and growth this album represents of their music.
Brilliant Debut July 21, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This self titled album by the Swedish duo is constantly moving through beats and instrumentation that proves their musicality is not limited to electronica. The horns on "Neon", the bouncy "Kino", heavy "I Take Time" to the beautiful anthem "Parade", dark "Zapata" and heartbreaking "NY Hotel". Karin Dreijer Andersson's voice and lyrics are beautiful. This album is a sweeping range of emotions thats always inventive and original. Avant enough to be weird, brilliant enough to be accessible. This is a group that proves we're in a new era of music that cant be pinned down so easily. The other albums are great too, but don't pass this up.
REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA January 12, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
An avant garde masterpiece from Sweden. Every song is an adventure musically and lyrically.
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