View basket “Jack-Knife Gypsy” 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 Midnighters, The Their Greatest Hits Blues | Sundazed | 180g, 1LP Released 28th August 2015 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Midnighters, The Their Greatest Hits £28.00 Genre: Blues Label: Sundazed SKU: SUNDAZEDLP5435 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 28th August 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Walking On Cars Everything This Way Rock And Pop | Virgin Records | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 29th January 2016 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Walking On Cars Everything This Way £18.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Virgin Records SKU: V3143 Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 29th January 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Patti Smith Live In Germany 1979 Rock And Pop | Vinyl Passion | 180g, 2LP Released 8th October 2012 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Patti Smith Live In Germany 1979 £18.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Vinyl Passion SKU: VP80133 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 8th October 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Neil Young Storytone Rock And Pop | Warner Bros | 180g, 2LP Released 29th December 2014 £68.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Neil Young Storytone £68.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Warner Bros SKU: 9362493239 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 29th December 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Bad Company Burnin’ Sky (Atlantic 75 Series) Metal / Classic Rock | Analogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series) | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm, Gatefold Sleeve Released 25th December 2025 £75.00 Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders Bad Company Burnin’ Sky (Atlantic 75 Series) £75.00 Genre: Metal / Classic Rock Label: Analogue Productions (Atlantic 75 Series) SKU: AAPA 057-45 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 25th December 2025 Read More Pre Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Cocteau Twins Heaven Or Las Vegas Rock And Pop | 4AD | 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 10th July 2014 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Cocteau Twins Heaven Or Las Vegas £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: 4AD SKU: CAD3420 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 10th July 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Porridge Radio Every Bad Rock And Pop | Secretly Canadian | 1LP Released 13th March 2020 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Porridge Radio Every Bad £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Secretly Canadian Released Date: 13th March 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Rickie Lee Jones Pieces Of Treasure Rock And Pop | Warner Music | 1LP Released 28th April 2023 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Rickie Lee Jones Pieces Of Treasure £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Warner Music SKU: 4050538877625 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 28th April 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Killing Joke Pandemonium Rock And Pop | Spinefarm Records | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 11th December 2020 £22.00 - £23.00 Select options Killing Joke Pandemonium £22.00 - £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Spinefarm Records Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 11th December 2020 Read More Select options Nearly New View Product Quick View Distance, The Under The One Sky Rock And Pop | Reprise | 1LP Released 20th July 2022 £8.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Distance, The Under The One Sky £8.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Reprise SKU: nn246417 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 20th July 2022 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket See more in Rock And Pop Start again
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