The Knife - Gender Bender [10"]

This GENDER BENDER 10" EP by THE KNIFE is nowadays a pretty rare item, and it goes for steep prices on sites like Discogs and eBay. I bumped into it at the Utrecht record fair a few weeks ago for a very reasonable price however, so it was hard to leave it standing in the crate. The only song that i didn't have yet was Manhood; the others are from the Deep Cuts album. It's a limited numbered release. I couldn't find anywhere online how many copies were made, but my copy is # 0986, so at least 1000 i assume.

Label: Rabid Records
Cat.nr.: RABID022
Year of release: 2004

SIDE A:
01. Handy-Man
02. Manhood

SIDE B:
01. You Make Me Like Charity
02. Hangin' Out

The Knife - Shaking The Habitual [12", 3LP]

Quite different from their previous album Silent Shout, this SHAKING THE HABITUAL album by THE KNIFE. It has become a challenging and thought-provoking, by times uncomfortable and disturbing, uneasy-listening electronic album. And i like it a lot. Most songs are long: many last for more than 6 minutes, with Old Dreams Waiting To Be Realized and its 19:02 minutes being the most extreme, filling the whole of side C. This album is as much modern art as it is pop music. They're going to be touring soon and i feel really sad that i can't go to their show over here, since i won't be in the country then. Would love to see how they'll be doing these songs live. I'm still continuously hearing new things in this album, but at this point i can say my two favourite songs are Raging Lung (which comes closest to what Karin did as Fever Ray) and Wrap Your Arms Around Me, a song as sensual as Ravel's Bolero but with rather estranging lyrics that show a very clinical view on romance. But it might take months, perhaps maybe a whole year or longer, to understand this album. If that's possible in the first place. The album comes as a 3LP foldout package in bright pink and green colours that hurt your eyes, and includes not only the album on 2CD but also the cartoon "End Extreme Wealth". Interesting!

Label: Rabid Records
Cat.nr.: RABID048
Year of release: 2013

SIDE A:
01. A Tooth For An Eye
02. Full Of Fire

SIDE B:
01. A Cherry On Top
02. Without You My Life Would Be Boring
03. Wrap Your Arms Around Me
04. Crake

SIDE C:
01. Old Dreams Waiting To Be Realized

SIDE D:
01. Raging Lung
02. Networking
03. Oryx

SIDE E:
01. Stay Out Here (Shannon Funchess, Emily Roysdon and The Knife)

SIDE F:
01. Fracking Fluid Injection
02. Ready To Lose

The Knife - We Share Our Mothers' Health [12"]

WE SHARE OUR MOTHERS' HEALTH is one of the best tracks on the Silent Shout album by THE KNIFE. That fact alone is no guarantee for a good remix 12" maxi (see what i wrote about Fever Ray's Seven earlier today), but Trentemøller and Radio Slave did a mighty fine job here. The Trentemøller remix is a lengthy floor-filler and my favourite of the two, but the Radio Slave mix (taking more the acid approach) is pretty cool as well.


Label: Brille Records
Cat.nr.: BRILS09T
Year of release: 2006

SIDE A:
01. We Share Our Mothers' Health (Trentemøller Remix)
02. We Share Our Mothers' Health (album version)

SIDE B:
01. We Share Our Mothers' Health (Radio Slave's Secret Base Remix)

The Knife - Silent Shout [12"]

THE KNIFE will be touring again this spring/summer and in April their new album Shaking The Habitual will be out. Can't wait for that. The Knife is one of the most innovative electronic acts these days. SILENT SHOUT is of course the title track of their previous album, if i don't count the Tomorrow, In A Year release that they did with Mt.Sims and Planningtorock and which disappointed me quite a bit to be honest. There are 3 remixes plus the original version on this 12". The first remix is the best one, to my personal taste.

Label: Rabid Records
Cat.nr.: VVR5038146
Year of release: 2006

SIDE A:
01. Silent Shout (Williams Acidic Circuits Remix)
02. Silent Shout (Original Version)

SIDE B:
01. Silent Shout (Troy Pierce Barado En Locombia Mix)
02. Silent Shout (Shinedoe Remix)

The Knife - You Take My Breath Away [12"]

Looking really forward to the new album Shaking The Habitual by THE KNIFE, scheduled for April this year. Definitely one of my favourite electronic acts these days. This 12" maxi of YOU TAKE MY BREATH AWAY -a song from their Deep Cuts album- i've bought at the latest Utrecht recordfair in November. The remixes are decent dancefloor tunes; the MHC one being my favourite.

Label: Rabid Records
Cat.nr.: RABIDT023
Year of release: 2005

SIDE A:
01. You Take My Breath Away (Mylo Mix)
02. You Take My Breath Away (Original)

SIDE B:
01. You Take My Breath Away (Puppetmasters Club Remix)
02. You Take My Breath Away (MHC Remix)