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Pitchfork Media6.3/10[1]

The Knife is the self-titled debut 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.[3]

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

All tracks are written by The Knife

No.TitleLength
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
UK bonus tracks[4]
No.TitleLength
12."High School Poem"1:23
13."Hannah's Conscious"3:43
14."Vegetarian Restaurant"2:33

The Knife 10"

Untitled

The UK release of the album was preceded, on 23 February 2004, by the release of a limited edition 10" EP also titled The Knife. The track listing was as follows:

A1. "Kino"
A2. "Bird"
B1. "N.Y. Hotel"
B2. "High School Poem"

Personnel

Credits for The Knife adapted from album liner notes.[3]

  • The Knife – accordion, acoustic guitar, alto saxophone, bass guitar, cover design, drum machine, electric guitar, engineering, mixing, organ, production, sampling, synthesiser, vocals
  • Henrik Jonsson – mastering
  • Albin Lindblad – handclapping

Release history

Region Date Label
Sweden 5 February 2001[5] Rabid Records
United Kingdom 8 March 2004[4]
28 August 2006[6] Brille Records
United States 31 October 2006[7] Mute Records
Germany 19 January 2007[8] V2 Records

References

  1. ^ a b Pytlik, Mark (4 December 2006). "The Knife: The Knife / Deep Cuts". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  2. ^ "The Knife – The Knife". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  3. ^ a b The Knife (CD liner notes). The Knife. Rabid Records. 2001. RABID 008.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ a b "The Knife: The Knife". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  5. ^ "The Knife – Knife" (in Swedish). CDON.se. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  6. ^ "Knife: Knife". HMV. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  7. ^ "The Knife – The Knife". Mute Records. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  8. ^ "The Knife: The Knife" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
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