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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Living in Japan I've been rather out of touch with European music, but by a chance I heard Jose Gonzalez recording of Heartbeats. So when I came home to Sweden I borrowed a friends copy of this CD. I'm new to electronica, but this is really good! Heartfelt, cool, swinging beats. Buy it!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I first found out about The Knife after listening to Karin Dreijer (The Knife's singer) on 'What Else Is There?' from Royksopp's new album and went and bought this. It's got to be one of the best buys i've made in a long while. The first track (Heartbeats) is excellent and i didn't think they'd be able to match it through the rest of the album, but somehow they did and even topped it! Karin Dreijer has an awesome voice, and the variety of music here is incredible. Some of the tunes are hypnotic and this is certainly a refreshing change from all of the predictable and dreary music polluting the industry. A must buy!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Let's start with INCREDIBLE...
I've just been reading through some of this albums reviews on here, and as far as I can gather, the majority of people seem hung up on comparing to the acoustic cover of 'Heartbeats' Jose Gonzalez released in 2005. Impossible. Both are great versions of the same song, but I feel it is wholly wrong to consider approaching The Knife with anything but an open mind. Essentially, they may as well be different songs because they take such completely different approaches to the melody.
As a big fan of all three Knife albums, and this years 'Fever Ray' (the solo release by Karin Dreijer Andersson), I must stress that The Knife are EXPERIMENTAL-electronic at it's most original! Listen to it with a mind free of all expectations, and you will pick up on the subtle quirks that give this band it's unique personality. I also highly recommend their eponymous debut album, and Silent Shout. There's a gradual shift in tone as the band ages, where the sound becomes darker and more dreamlike, and again this is notable in the 'Fever Ray' album.
If you have an open mind, you may very well fall in love with this band as I have. If you are expecting plain straight-forward mainstream pop, you are listening to the wrong band.
I've just been reading through some of this albums reviews on here, and as far as I can gather, the majority of people seem hung up on comparing to the acoustic cover of 'Heartbeats' Jose Gonzalez released in 2005. Impossible. Both are great versions of the same song, but I feel it is wholly wrong to consider approaching The Knife with anything but an open mind. Essentially, they may as well be different songs because they take such completely different approaches to the melody.
As a big fan of all three Knife albums, and this years 'Fever Ray' (the solo release by Karin Dreijer Andersson), I must stress that The Knife are EXPERIMENTAL-electronic at it's most original! Listen to it with a mind free of all expectations, and you will pick up on the subtle quirks that give this band it's unique personality. I also highly recommend their eponymous debut album, and Silent Shout. There's a gradual shift in tone as the band ages, where the sound becomes darker and more dreamlike, and again this is notable in the 'Fever Ray' album.
If you have an open mind, you may very well fall in love with this band as I have. If you are expecting plain straight-forward mainstream pop, you are listening to the wrong band.
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Better than Joze
I mainly bought this for their critically acclaimed Heartbeats track, but listened to the other tracks on Spotify and thought it was worth splashing out. Read more
Published 13 months ago by DrFothers
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Published 18 months ago by Meister Adams
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Use with caution!
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Night and Day
Having loved the album Silent Shout i thought i would give this a try. The difference between Deep Cuts and Silent Shout is night and day. Read more
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