MP3DB.pro - The Knife - Silent Shout (Limited Deluxe Edition) (2CD) (2007)

Emerging from the Euro Techno / Electro pop scene as a distinct
and original voice, Swedish sibling duo The Knife present their
stunning third album "Silent Shout" - a follow up to their Grammy
laden sophomore release "Deep Cuts". "Silent Shout" eschews the
quirky, often irregular and varied quality of their previous
album, ironing out the bumps to deliver a much more streamlined,
tighter, graceful and altogether more focused album. From
undulating opener - all arpeggiated sequencer lines and whispered
distorted vocals you are snared in The Knife's sublime ability to
marry simple, burrowing melodies with melancholy machine code
rhythms and instantly recognisable (as them) vocal effects : one
triumph that they have surely succeeded in (and it is a problem
that all vocal fronted electronic bands have struggled with over
the years) is placing themselves as instantly recognisable due to
their inventive and original use of vocal effects - from slowed
down pitch-filtered textured vocoders, to helium octaves
cartoonist speech they perfectly navigate the vocal / textural
divide as inventively as and refreshingly as any band in recent
memory. With more assured arrangements - "Silent Shout" is a
menacing collection of hook-laden songs that brim with
imagination and electronic inner grandeur - from the synth flare
and chunky bass led drive of "Neverland" to the beautiful melodic
pop of "Marble House" (sounding as if Benny and Bjorn had been
jettisoned from Abba to be replaced by Ralf & Florian in a
Depeche Mode circa "Violator" fronted by Bjork kind of way) -
"Silent Shout" is wonderful, bracing, involving...and above all
truly original. Definitely an early contender for best record of
2006 - "Silent Shout" pushes at the boundaries of contemporary
electronic music and succeeds triumphantly.

Expanded 3 Disc package from Swedish Electro-Pop wunderkinds The
Knife. This Enhanced (and dare we say essential !) package
includes : "Silent Shout," the album, the DVD "Silent Shout : An
Audiovisual Experience" featuring the Andreas Nilsson-directed
live show, the entire collection of Knife videos - including
videos shot by Nilsson ("Silent Shout," "Heartbeats," and "Like A
Pen") and acclaimed Japanese artist Motomichi Nakamura ("We Share
Our Mother's Health") PLUS the animated short film "When I Found
The Knife." A previously unreleased live Audio CD with music from
the DVD performance completes the package.