release date: Mar. 20, 2006
format: cd
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,48]
producer: The Knife
label: Rabid Records - nationality: Sweden
Track highlights: 1. "Silent Shout" - 2. "Neverland" - 4. "We Share Our Mother's Health" (live) - 6. "Marble House" - 7. "Like a Pen" - 9. "Forest Families"
3rd studio album by The Knife also signals the third stylistic change by the duo. On this, they introduce minimal techno to their repertoire, and I'm not really a big fan of traditional techno but neither is this - it's more like a new ingredient.
Initially, I found the album too extravagant, too experimentally electronic, but I have come to appreciate it more and more. The thing is, The Knife is constantly in search of new untouched territory and they do it ever so skilfully. The tracks on the album are like a complex tapestry, a variety of pieces that fit together like a jigsaw, forming a special dimension of sound, and I like it. But it requires time and attention. This album was the first by The Knife to reach number #1 on the Swedish album chart list.
[ allmusic.com, The Guardian, The Observer, Spin 4 / 5 stars ]
