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The Knife; A brother and sister duo (Karin and Olof Dreijer) from Stockholm have been making lots of friends. They claim their music – which is a glorious blend of melodic electro-pop, machine-made
rhythms and dark, curveball twists - is nothing more than pop, yet their songs speak of an informed and subversive political agenda.
Their album ‘Deep Cuts’ released to much critical acclaim late last year is a fantastic record and clearly explains why Karin and Olof Dreijer have swiftly become one of
Sweden’s hottest acts. Recorded in Karin’s basement and released on their own record label, the result is an album that marries emotive songwriting with forward thinking production. It’s like nothing you have ever heard before.
The Knife made their debut live performance in February at the ICA in London. The sold out show which was unique blend of art, music and performace went down a storm. More live dates are planned soon. But in the
meantime you can catch Olof DJ’ing at the Homelands festival on May 28th.
In other Knife news, Karin can be heard on the forthcoming Royksopp album. She lends her stunning vocals to ‘What Else Is There’. The result is mesmeric.
When I filmed The Knife - Competition details:
Calling all budding film makers, video directors, visual artistes. If you think you can make a video to rival those made by The Knife then this is for you.
The Knife are looking for someone to create a short film with them around their next album. To find this budding film production star they want you to create and send in your own interpretations of any of the tracks taken from the Deep Cuts album. These can be remakes of the videos the band has already done or totally original ideas.
Select entries and the winning video will be shown on www.theknife.net, but not only that they will also have the chance to be shown on MTV2's Gonzo (Mon-Fri 9pm).
From these entries the band will choose the winner who will then go on to work with the band on a forthcoming short film.
Don't worry about production values too much as most importantly The Knife are looking for new creative talent with original ideas. To enter all you have to do is make an entertaining video and either upload it to the following ftp site:
ftp.v2digital.net
Username: theknife
Password: The_Knife
Only WMV files will be accepte
When you have done this please let The Knife know your details (so they can contact you, in the event you win!) and the name of your video entry here:
http://www.sign-up.to/signup.php?fid=504&pid=265
or send physical entries as WMV files to:
When I Filmed the Knife
PO Box 2477
London
NW6 6NQ
UK
Start date: Monday, 2 May
End date: Monday, 13 June
Winner Announced: Monday, 4 th July
Good Luck!
Tracklisting cd promo:
1) Pass This On
2) Pass This On (Dahlback & Dahlback Remix)
3) Pass This On (M.A.N.D.Y Remix)
4) Pass This On (Live Version)
www.theknife.net
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