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And we’re back, kids, as Hacks announced last night-this time, with a little more RIAA on our tail. If ‘tis as we suspect ‘tis, I should probably refrain from ever posting unreleased Nas empethrees, ever again. Pity that I don’t learn my lesson well, but that’s for the future.
To celebrate the return of Resonator Mag, let’s throw a little celebration for two of our favorite beings in the whole wide world, and party like it’s 2006. That’s right: The Knife.
(who, incidentally enough, apparently had their web site hacked into this morning. Who the hell hacks The Knife?:
)
There’s a lot going on in the world of siblings Dreijer since they ruled our hearts and minds what seems like ages ago, not the least of which is the news that they cleaned up at the Grammis, the Swedish music awards which, as of late, seem to find at least some room for them yearly. This year, however, neither Karin nor Olof stepped foot on the stage, sending instead this fittingly creepy and ominously…touching?... kiss-off of a performance art film in their stead, that
Some translation:"We've been on tour, off and on, for a year now. We're home once in a while, but it's fun to meet people who appreciate what you do, and to experience different cultures. A lot of airports, hotel rooms, and late nights. I remember one night in particular, in Hamburg, it was raining...A friend told me that I'm pathetic. But I don't feel pathetic, I just feel a little weak. And this….
Simply because we changed our name to Knife magazine in 2006, don’t think the releases have finished. There’s two major U.S. drops about to occur, courtesy of everyone’s favorite wrapped-in-black-and-plastic label Mute. First, the “Marble House” remix 12” is finally coming out here in the States, buoyed by a new take on the song by Emperor Machine.
The Knife: Marble House (Emperor Machine remix edit)
An argument exists for this being a superior version to even The Knife’s original, and I’m going to shoot that down now. While certainly an interesting take that’s more fit for a late-night/early-morning bar session, it also ends up, as such, in more rote, tired, lounge-tronic hair salon territory. I say this, though, in full acknowledgement of the fact that the source material’s a brilliant piece of work-but that goes without saying given that you ARE reading Res, yeah?
The Knife: Marble House (PTR Remix)
PlanningToRock, who stood us all up at Webster Hall and left us with some truckshed DJ playing what I’ll imagine were bad Hawtin remixes (dunno, didn’t get there in time to hear him, mostly out of apathy and disappointment at PTR’s last-minute backing out of the opening slot), with a baroque, elegant and string-heavy version that’s very, very much a PTR composition.
The Knife: Marble House (Rex The Dog remix)
The ONLY re-take on “Marble House” that could match the original, and in this case only because Rex does what he does and does it so well. If you missed this one the first time around, don’t miss it this time-R_Dog fashions a euphoric bliss from the misty melancholy, as only he can.
In the months since the Webster Hall show, I’ve been unable to listen to The Knife’s original recordings. I can do remixes, but the sheer power, the raw emotion, that lays open and vulnerable in Karin’s voice cracking on “Silent Shout”, and the memory of the ENTIRE. FUCKING. CROWD. screaming the first line of “Pass It On” in unison up at Karin before she could open her mouth, has simply been too intense, too overwhelming, and too inexplicably emotional to either re-attempt or even chronicle. In the lamest terms possible, either you “get it” or you don’t.
And so, EXCITING, exciting news: Mute is going to be issuing, in April, Silent Shout Reissued: A 3 Disc Set, including the album, the Webster Hall New York DVD and the audio recording of said show, along with remixes. For those who missed the Knife’s oh-so-damn-brief U.S. stop and will, from all indicators, never be in the same room as the Knife live , this is your first shot at “getting it”. To those who’ve seen what “Silent Shout Live” looks/feels like (and, believe me, there is no disputing it is a tangible experience), it’s going to live on in something other than sensory recall.
To wit, something I just found, that’s brought it all flooding back in full color and 5.1 digital surround:
The Knife. Heartbeats. Live. Webster Hall, NY, 11/01/06
This isn’t stereo, or even that *awesome* of a quality, but it gives you an idea of the crowd-a full floor of people, journalists, fans, hangers-on, who were into every breath, every lyric, every word, so much so that the subtle changes to “Heartbeats” (one of the greatest songs of our time, just for your info) made between Deep Cuts and the first leakings of the live BBC version, were known to the crowd by heart (pun there if you want it).
A live video of “Silent Shout”, from a European performance-subtle changes from the U.S. stage set-up, but you have an idea as to exactly what the scope of the terrorhorrorhappysadfunheartbreak that is The Knife live really is.
As the American release of the DVD draws closer, expect more goodies, and, believe me, we’re hoping against hope to see more music from the Rabid camp in the future, though if all I’m left with is a hand clasped with the memories of that night, I’m good.
The Knife’s official site.
Resonator Mag: we take a lickin’..
and keep on keepin’ on
To celebrate the return of Resonator Mag, let’s throw a little celebration for two of our favorite beings in the whole wide world, and party like it’s 2006. That’s right: The Knife.
(who, incidentally enough, apparently had their web site hacked into this morning. Who the hell hacks The Knife?:
)There’s a lot going on in the world of siblings Dreijer since they ruled our hearts and minds what seems like ages ago, not the least of which is the news that they cleaned up at the Grammis, the Swedish music awards which, as of late, seem to find at least some room for them yearly. This year, however, neither Karin nor Olof stepped foot on the stage, sending instead this fittingly creepy and ominously…touching?... kiss-off of a performance art film in their stead, that
Some translation:"We've been on tour, off and on, for a year now. We're home once in a while, but it's fun to meet people who appreciate what you do, and to experience different cultures. A lot of airports, hotel rooms, and late nights. I remember one night in particular, in Hamburg, it was raining...A friend told me that I'm pathetic. But I don't feel pathetic, I just feel a little weak. And this….
Simply because we changed our name to Knife magazine in 2006, don’t think the releases have finished. There’s two major U.S. drops about to occur, courtesy of everyone’s favorite wrapped-in-black-and-plastic label Mute. First, the “Marble House” remix 12” is finally coming out here in the States, buoyed by a new take on the song by Emperor Machine.
The Knife: Marble House (Emperor Machine remix edit)
An argument exists for this being a superior version to even The Knife’s original, and I’m going to shoot that down now. While certainly an interesting take that’s more fit for a late-night/early-morning bar session, it also ends up, as such, in more rote, tired, lounge-tronic hair salon territory. I say this, though, in full acknowledgement of the fact that the source material’s a brilliant piece of work-but that goes without saying given that you ARE reading Res, yeah?
The Knife: Marble House (PTR Remix)
PlanningToRock, who stood us all up at Webster Hall and left us with some truckshed DJ playing what I’ll imagine were bad Hawtin remixes (dunno, didn’t get there in time to hear him, mostly out of apathy and disappointment at PTR’s last-minute backing out of the opening slot), with a baroque, elegant and string-heavy version that’s very, very much a PTR composition.
The Knife: Marble House (Rex The Dog remix)
The ONLY re-take on “Marble House” that could match the original, and in this case only because Rex does what he does and does it so well. If you missed this one the first time around, don’t miss it this time-R_Dog fashions a euphoric bliss from the misty melancholy, as only he can.
In the months since the Webster Hall show, I’ve been unable to listen to The Knife’s original recordings. I can do remixes, but the sheer power, the raw emotion, that lays open and vulnerable in Karin’s voice cracking on “Silent Shout”, and the memory of the ENTIRE. FUCKING. CROWD. screaming the first line of “Pass It On” in unison up at Karin before she could open her mouth, has simply been too intense, too overwhelming, and too inexplicably emotional to either re-attempt or even chronicle. In the lamest terms possible, either you “get it” or you don’t.
And so, EXCITING, exciting news: Mute is going to be issuing, in April, Silent Shout Reissued: A 3 Disc Set, including the album, the Webster Hall New York DVD and the audio recording of said show, along with remixes. For those who missed the Knife’s oh-so-damn-brief U.S. stop and will, from all indicators, never be in the same room as the Knife live , this is your first shot at “getting it”. To those who’ve seen what “Silent Shout Live” looks/feels like (and, believe me, there is no disputing it is a tangible experience), it’s going to live on in something other than sensory recall.
To wit, something I just found, that’s brought it all flooding back in full color and 5.1 digital surround:
The Knife. Heartbeats. Live. Webster Hall, NY, 11/01/06
This isn’t stereo, or even that *awesome* of a quality, but it gives you an idea of the crowd-a full floor of people, journalists, fans, hangers-on, who were into every breath, every lyric, every word, so much so that the subtle changes to “Heartbeats” (one of the greatest songs of our time, just for your info) made between Deep Cuts and the first leakings of the live BBC version, were known to the crowd by heart (pun there if you want it).
A live video of “Silent Shout”, from a European performance-subtle changes from the U.S. stage set-up, but you have an idea as to exactly what the scope of the terrorhorrorhappysadfunheartbreak that is The Knife live really is.
As the American release of the DVD draws closer, expect more goodies, and, believe me, we’re hoping against hope to see more music from the Rabid camp in the future, though if all I’m left with is a hand clasped with the memories of that night, I’m good.
The Knife’s official site.
Resonator Mag: we take a lickin’..
and keep on keepin’ on
