The Knife (The Knife album)

The Knife
Studio album by
the Knife
Released5 February 2001 (2001-02-05)
Recorded
Genre
Length46:09
LabelRabid
ProducerThe Knife
The Knife chronology
The Knife
(2001) 		Deep Cuts
(2003)
Singles from The Knife
  1. "N.Y. Hotel"
    Released: 1 May 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork6.3/10[1]
PopMatters6/10[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

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All tracks are written by Karin Dreijer and Olof Dreijer

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 edition bonus tracks[5]
No.TitleLength
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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The Knife
EP by
the Knife
Released23 February 2004 (2004-02-23)
LabelRabid

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

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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

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Release history for The Knife
Region Date Label Ref.
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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  1. ^ a b Pytlik, Mark (4 December 2006). "The Knife: The Knife / Deep Cuts". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
  2. ^ "The Knife – The Knife". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  3. ^ Raper, Dan (26 January 2007). "The Knife: The Knife". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 28 January 2007. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ a b "The Knife: The Knife". Amazon. United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  6. ^ "The Knife – Knife". CDON (in Swedish). Sweden. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  7. ^ "Knife: Knife". HMV. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  8. ^ "The Knife – The Knife". Mute Records. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  9. ^ "The Knife: The Knife". Amazon (in German). Germany. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
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