View basket “Universal Love” has been added to your basket. Deep Cuts Knife, The SKU: RABID014RX Barcode: 5060236636096 21.00 £21.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Rabid Records Released Date: 20th August 2021 Buying Format: 1LP Coloured Vinyl Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Magenta Colour The Knife continues its 20 th anniversary celebration as the duo of Karin and Olof Dreijer revisit Deep Cuts, a Trojan horse of a pop record that dreamt of a revolution. To celebrate the record, the band today releases the digital format of “Pass This On (2005 7” Rip),” a live studio version of the track from The Knife’s first-ever performance. The song was initially included on the Pass This On special limited edition 7” vinyl released in 2005. The Knife has also announced a limited edition magenta colored pressing of Deep Cuts available August 20. “Pass This On” marked another crucial step forward for The Knife as they moved on from their DIY music video roots to embrace a more traditional filming approach alongside noted director Johan Renck (Breaking Bad, Chernobyl). Inspired by Karin’s love of Pedro Almodóvar films, the video features a drag artist performing for a group comprised of mostly men in a local meeting hall. Reflecting on his work with The Knife, Renck says, “At times, in work, one is propelled into the holy enigma, taking ones experiences to previously unvisited paradigms. That’s exactly where you wish to find yourself; a place that is profound yet playful, idiosyncratic yet relatable, mercurial yet sharp as that blade. This realm brings forth the best of your inner life, and they created it. It is all about them. I have yet to encounter people I respect and admire more than Karin and Olof.” Deep Cuts’ “Pass This On” and “Heartbeats” represent two of the most overt pop songs in The Knife’s catalog and helped propel the band’s profile to new heights. Fellow Swede José González introduced the track to a fresh audience via his tender acoustic guitar cover that went on to be featured in a massively successful Sony Bravia commercial. “Heartbeats” and its tale of instantaneous, fervent love became one of the most celebrated electro-pop songs of the 2000s. Pitchfork included it at #15 on their list of the decade’s best recordings saying, “each version of ‘Heartbeats’ is a miracle in its own right, highlighting a different aspect of the same incredible, life-affirming experience.” The Knife sought to imbue Deep Cuts with allusions to their socialist political ideals via the democratization of art. The duo conceived calypso-tinged electronic pop and used it to rail against ingrained structural entities such as the police state, toxic masculinity, and domestic abuse. It was a spoonful of auditory sugar to help offset the bitterness of a dark reality. Deep Cuts offered a chance for people to dance while confronting a troubled world. Karin and Olof are also offering new insight into their catalog in reverse chronological order. The snippet below is from an August chat the pair had with journalist Ruth Saxelby about Deep Cuts and its radical underpinnings. THE KNIFE ON DEEP CUTS Deep Cuts is the 2003 album that lives up to The Knife’s name. A seething dissection of the status quo dressed up in the most delicious of hooks; a Trojan Horse of a pop record that dreamt of a revolution. Olof: “I liked the idea of packaging socialist and feminist ideas in a pop format because I believe that strategy. I don’t think it’s a great idea doing experimental music that only the elite understand.” Karin: “Making Deep Cuts, yes, we had quite a clear idea. It was trying to make something more modern. We decided to use plugins and programs that were cheap or for free.” On their second studio album, The Knife’s storytelling is sharp enough to draw blood. Everything is fair game for the chopping board: an abusive relationship, the patriarchy, heteronormativity, the police state. There is confidence and clarity in the album’s skewering of oppressive structures, but also admissions of severe anxiety. To survive modern day society is to dance between public and private selves; to push against conventionality and somehow still find space to heal. Satire is the stone to The Knife’s blade on Deep Cuts, but it’s their earworm melodies that really did damage. Their sonic arsenal included serrated synths aplenty and lots of steel drums. Karin: “Yeah, we kind of liked steel drums.” Olof: “Electronic plastic fake ones.” The album’s biggest hits — “Heartbeats,” “Pass This On,” and “You Take My Breath Away” — spliced their singalong choruses with an urgent queer sexuality: “I don’t like the straight way,” informs the latter. To date, their dalliances with pop’s primary currency, the music video, had circled more DIY forms. But they took a chance on something more polished for “Pass This On’s” intriguing tale of infatuation. Karin: “Yeah, it’s a fun little play. I remember the video shooting. It was the summer of 2003. I was very into [Pedro] Almodóvar movies, and his film High Heels has a drag person singing a song. I saw this Swedish performer, Rickard Engfors, and I thought it would be amazing if he could sing this song.” Olof: “Johan [Renck, the director] came to us and asked if he could do a video. We were a bit hesitant in the beginning.” Karin: “But then we said, ‘We have this idea with this Almodóvar film, if you want to do something like that.’” Olof: “We hadn’t done an expensive video production before, and he came with those resources and experiences. I would say that he added a lot to this idea that gave the video a really interesting context.” Karin: “He came up with the setting and all the other people in it. Olof is there and I am there in the background. I still think it’s a very beautiful piece.” Artist Knife, The Genre Rock And Pop Label Rabid Records Buying Options 1LP Coloured Vinyl Format 1LP , Coloured Vinyl Condition New Country UK Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Knife, The and more from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View Knife, The Silent Shout Rock And Pop | Rabid Records | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 20th August 2021 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Knife, The Silent Shout £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Rabid Records SKU: RABID030RX Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 20th August 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Knife, The Shaking The Habitual Rock And Pop | Brille | 3LP Released 8th April 2013 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Knife, The Shaking The Habitual £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Brille SKU: BRILLP117 Formats: 3LP Released Date: 8th April 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Citizen Everybody Is Going To Heaven Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Run For Cover Records | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 18th June 2015 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Citizen Everybody Is Going To Heaven £15.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Run For Cover Records SKU: 0811774021937 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 18th June 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Shirelles, The Tonight’s The Night Rock And Pop | Cornbread | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 16th December 2016 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Shirelles, The Tonight’s The Night £17.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Cornbread SKU: CRNBR16018 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 16th December 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Gerry Rafferty Snakes and Ladders – Half- Speed Mastered Rock And Pop | Rhino / Parlophone | 1LP, Half Speed Mastered Released 25th August 2023 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Gerry Rafferty Snakes and Ladders – Half- Speed Mastered £25.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Rhino / Parlophone SKU: 0190296375668 Formats: 1LP, Half Speed Mastered Released Date: 25th August 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Steely Dan The Royal Scam Rock And Pop | Analogue Productions | SACD Release Date TBC £38.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Steely Dan The Royal Scam £38.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Analogue Productions SKU: CAPP 138 SA Formats: SACD Released Date: Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Band of Horses Why Are You OK Rock And Pop | Virgin Records | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 6th June 2016 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Band of Horses Why Are You OK £18.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Virgin Records SKU: 5478515 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 6th June 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Beatles, The White Album – 50th Anniversary 2LP (EU Pressing) Rock And Pop | Apple | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 7th November 2018 £43.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Beatles, The White Album – 50th Anniversary 2LP (EU Pressing) £43.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Apple SKU: 6769686 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 7th November 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jean Claude Vannier Electro Rapide Rock And Pop | Finders Keepers | 1LP Released 17th October 2011 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jean Claude Vannier Electro Rapide £16.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Finders Keepers SKU: FKR050LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 17th October 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Arcade Fire Creature Comfort Rock And Pop | Sony Music | 12", EP/Mini Album Released 15th January 2018 £10.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Arcade Fire Creature Comfort £10.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sony Music SKU: 88985490051 Formats: 12", EP/Mini Album Released Date: 15th January 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Matt's picks View Product Quick View Smokey Brights I Love You But Damn Rock And Pop | Freakout Records | 1LP Released 31st July 2020 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Smokey Brights I Love You But Damn £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Freakout Records SKU: FOR020 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 31st July 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Kristin Kontrol X-Communicate Rock And Pop | Sub Pop | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 27th May 2016 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Kristin Kontrol X-Communicate £17.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sub Pop SKU: SP1160 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 27th May 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Rock And Pop Start again
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