- The Knife( Knife )【 111 songs in total 】
- The Knife were a Swedish electronic music duo from Gothenburg formed in 1999. The group consisted of siblings Karin and Olof Dreijer, who together also run their own record company, Rabid Records. The group gained a large international following in response to their 2003 album Deep Cuts.
The duo's first tour took place in 2006, along with the release of their critically acclaimed album Silent Shout. They have won a number of Swedish Grammis, but refuse to attend awards ceremonies. They have appeared in public wearing Venetian masks. Karin released a solo album under the name Fever Ray in 2009, while Olof released several EPs as Oni Ayhun in late 2009 and early 2010. The Knife disbanded in November 2014 after releasing their acclaimed 2013 album Shaking the Habitual and completing its attendant tour.
History
Formed in Gothenburg in 1999, amidst the deterioration of Karin's former group Honey Is Cool, the group perhaps gained stronger international recognition when José González covered their song 'Heartbeats' on his 2003 album, Veneer. The cover was used by Sony in a commercial for BRAVIA television sets, and released as a single in 2006. The group commented on this in a Dagens Nyheter article, claiming that Sony paid a large sum of money to use the song. Despite the group's anti-commercial views, they justified the transaction by citing their need for money to establish a record company.
Having never before performed live, The Knife went on tour in 2006, and after selling out shows worldwide, a DVD of the tour was announced. The DVD was released in Sweden on 8 November 2006, and is titled Silent Shout: An Audio Visual Experience.
On 4 August 2009, the band announced that, in collaboration with Mt. Sims and Planningtorock, they would be writing an opera for the Danish performance group Hotel Pro Forma. The opera, titled Tomorrow, In a Year, is based on Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species. In January 2010, the band announced that they would release a studio version on 1 March.
In a September 2010 post on the official Fever Ray website, Karin stated that she and Olof 'have started playing together again', hinting that new material may be on the way. On 18 April 2011, as part of a post on their website concerning discrimination against Romani people in Europe, The Knife announced that they were recording a new album to be released in 2012. In December 2012, it was confirmed that their next album would be titled Shaking the Habitual and would be released on 8 April 2013. The duo posted a teaser trailer for the album on their YouTube account with the message: 'Music can be so meaningless. We had to find lust. We asked our friends and lovers to help us.' The album was supported by tour dates in Europe in 2013. 'Full of Fire' was released as the album's lead single on 28 January 2013, for which a short film was directed by Stockholm and Berlin-based filmmaker and visual artist Marit Östberg.
After announcing their plans to play at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April 2014, The Knife also announced plans to tour North America during that time period. On 21 August 2014, The Knife announced that the duo would disband following the final six dates of their Shaking the Habitual Show Tour from 31 October to 8 November 2014. In the duo's final interview, Karin told Dazed, 'We don't have any obligations to continue, it should only and always be for fun.'
The Knife played their final show, entitled 'Post-Colonial Gender Politics Come First, Music Comes Second', on November 8, 2014 at the Iceland Airwaves Festival in Reykjavik, Iceland.
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Lyricist
Composer
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A Cherry on Top
2013-04
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2
A Lung
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
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3
A Tooth for an Eye (Cool G remix)
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4
A Tooth for an Eye (Cooly G Remix)(Provided)
2013-04
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5
A Tooth for an Eye (Pursuit Grooves Remix)(Provided)
2013-04
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6
A Tooth For An Eye - Shaken-Up Live Version
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7
A Tooth for an Eye
2013-04
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8
Afraid of You
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9
Annie's Box
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
2010-03
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10
Bird - Shaken-Up Live Version
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11
Bird
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
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12
Christmas Reindeer
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13
Colouring Of Pigeons
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer, Matther Sims
2010-03
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14
Crake(Provided)
2013-04
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15
Ebb Tide Explorer
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer, Matther Sims
2010-03
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16
Epochs
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer, Matther Sims
2010-03
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17
Forest Families - Live
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18
Forest Families
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
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19
Fracking Fluid Injection(Provided)
2013-04
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20
From Off To On - Live
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21
From Off To On
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
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22
Full of Fire - Shaken-Up Live Version
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23
Full of Fire
2013-04
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24
Geology
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer, Matther Sims
2010-03
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25
Girls' Night Out
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
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26
Got 2 Let U (remix by Paul Källman)
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27
Got 2 Let U (Shaken-Up Version)
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28
Got 2 Let U
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29
Handy-Man
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
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30
Hangin' Out
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
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31
Heartbeats (Planningtorock remix)
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32
Heartbeats - Live
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33
Heartbeats
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
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34
High School Poem
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35
I Just Had To Die
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36
I Live in a Tree
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37
I Take Time
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38
Intro(Provided)
2010-03
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39
Is It Medicine
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
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40
Kino - Live
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41
Kino
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42
Lasagna
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43
Lasanga
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44
Letter To Henslow(Provided)
2010-03
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45
Like a Pen (radio edit)
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46
Like A Pen
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
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47
Listen Now
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
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48
Manhood
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49
Marble House (Booka Shade's Polar Light dub)
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50
Marble House - Live
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51
Marble House
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer, Jaje Folke A Johansson
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52
Minerals
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer, Matther Sims
2010-03
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53
N.Y. Hotel
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54
Na Na Na
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
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55
Neon
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
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56
Networking(Provided)
2013-04
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57
Neverland (Kakarookee edit)
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58
Neverland
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
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59
New Year's Eve
Karin Elisa Dreijer Andersson, Dreijer Olof Bjorn
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60
Old Dreams Waiting to Be Realized(Provided)
2013-04
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61
One For You
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
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62
One Hit - Shaken-Up Live Version
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63
One Hit
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
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64
Oryx(Provided)
2013-04
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65
Parade
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
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66
Pass This On (Dahlback and Dahlback mix)
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67
Pass This On - Live
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68
Pass This On - Shaken-Up Live Version
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69
Pass This On
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
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70
Poetry By Night
Karin Elisa Dreijer Andersson, Dreijer Olof Bjorn
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71
Raging Lung (Hannah Holland remix)
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72
Raging Lung - Shaken-Up Live Version
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73
Raging Lung
2013-04
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74
Rain drop tear drop
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75
Ready To Lose (Tarantism Remix)
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76
Ready To Lose - Shaken-Up Live Version
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77
Ready to Lose
2013-04
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78
Reindeer
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
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79
Rock Classics
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
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80
Schoal Swarm Orchestra(Provided)
2010-03
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81
Seeds
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer, Matther Sims
2010-03
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82
She's Having a Baby(Provided)
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83
Silent Shout (Shaken-Up Version)
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84
Silent Shout - Live
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85
Silent Shout - Shaken-Up Live Version
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86
Silent Shout
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
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87
Stay Out Here (Shaken-Up Live Version)
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88
Stay Out Here
2013-04
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89
Still Light
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
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90
The Captain - Live
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91
The Captain
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
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92
The Cop
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
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93
The Height Of Summer
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
2010-03
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94
This Is Now(Provided)
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95
Tomorrow In A Year
2010-03
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96
Tumult(Provided)
2010-03
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97
Upheaved
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer, Matther Sims
2010-03
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98
Variation Of Birds
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer, Matther Sims
2010-03
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99
We Share Our Mothers' Health (Shaken-Up Version)
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100
We Share Our Mothers' Health (Single)
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
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101
We Share Our Mothers' Health - Shaken-Up Live Version
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102
Without You My Life Would Be Boring (Shaken-Up Version)
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103
Without You My Life Would Be Boring - J Phlip remix
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104
Without You My Life Would Be Boring - Shaken-Up Live Version
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105
Without You My Life Would Be Boring
2013-04
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106
Wrap Your Arms Around Me - Shaken-Up Live Version
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107
Wrap Your Arms Around Me
2013-04
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108
You Make Me Like Charity - Live
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109
You Make Me Like Charity
Karin Dreijer Andersson, Olof Bjorn Dreijer
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110
You Take My Breath Away (Mylo remix)
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111
You Take My Breath Away