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The Kniφe Electro Techno Abstract Dark Ambient Drone Noise 2013 UK and Europe

Performer: The Kniφe
Title: Shaking The Habitual
Style: Electro, Techno, Abstract, Dark Ambient, Drone, Noise
Released: 2013
Country: UK & Europe
MP3 album: 1314 mb
FLAC album: 1292 mb
Rating: 4.8
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Genre: Electronic

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Shaking the Habitual is the fourth and final studio album by Swedish electronic music duo The Knife, released on 5 April 2013 by Rabid Records. The album was released as a double CD and triple LP, and as a digital download. The album was lauded by critics at the time of its release and was featured on several year end best lists. Full of Fire" was released as the album's lead single on 28 January 2013.

Stream Shaking The Habitual, a playlist by Rabid Records from desktop or your mobile device. Released by: Rabid Records. Album release date: 8 April 2013.

Shaking the Habitual is The Knife’s fourth and final album, a highly experimental epic which moves away from the techno stylings of 2006’s Silent Shout.

Shaking the Habitual is, inarguably, an achievement. It is the Knife's most political, ambitious, accomplished album, but in a strange way it also feels like its most personal: It provides a glimpse into the desires, intellectual enthusiasms and (unsurprisingly dense) reading list guiding one of music's most shadowy duos. At its most mesmerizing, its conceptual rigor and occasional inscrutability are overpowered by a disarming earnestness: It is a musical manifesto advocating for a better, fairer, weirder world.

On their fourth studio album, the Knife don't change their habits as much as they push themselves to extremes. Despite its 100-minute length and political overtones, musically Shaking the Habitual isn't as radical a change as Silent Shout's sustained dread was from its predecessor, the relatively cheery Deep Cuts.

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The Shaking the Habitual Tour is a concert tour by Swedish electronic music duo The Knife in support of their album Shaking the Habitual. It is their first live appearance in seven years since the Silent Shout Tour in 2006, as well as their final tour. When asked about the live shows in interviews The Knife had repeatedly been unforthcoming.

Shaking the Habitual needs no introduction, is an album that screams what it is: One of the best of 2013 so fa. Expand. 0 of 0 users found this helpful. And then "Ready to Lose" closes this epic electronic soundscape. Overall Shaking the Habitual is amazing it really stands out in modern music, but at some points I feel it can get lost in all it's glory, and whilst not perfect in every aspect, it is very impressive to hear in it long running time.

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1-1	–The Knife	A Tooth For An Eye	6:04
1-2	–The Knife	Full Of Fire	9:17
1-3	–The Knife	A Cherry On Top	8:43
1-4	–The Knife	Without You My Life Would Be Boring	5:14
1-5	–The Knife	Wrap Your Arms Around Me Maracas – Mikael Häggström	4:36
1-6	–The Knife	Crake	0:55
1-7	–The Knife	Old Dreams Waiting To Be Realized	19:02
2-1	–The Knife	Raging Lung	9:58
2-2	–The Knife	Networking	6:42
2-3	–The Knife	Oryx	0:37
2-4	–Shannon Funchess, Emily Roysdon And The Knife	Stay Out Here Lyrics By, Music By – Emily RoysdonMusic By, Vocals – Shannon Funchess	10:42
2-5	–The Knife	Fracking Fluid Injection	9:54
2-6	–The Knife	Ready To Lose	4:36

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Rabid Records
Copyright (c) – Rabid Records
Mixed At – HSTS
Mastered At – Black Saloon Studios
Published By – Bert's Songs
Published By – Universal Music Publishing
Pressed By – EDC, Germany – 53198714
Pressed By – EDC, Germany – 53198716

Credits

Artwork – Martin Falck, Studio SM
Illustration [Comic], Typography [Liv Fraktura] – Liv Strömquist
Lyrics By – The Knife (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7, 2-1 to 2-3, 2-5, 2-6)
Management – D.E.F.*
Mastered By – Mandy Parnell
Mixed By – Johannes Berglund
Music By, Performer, Recorded By, Producer, Mixed By – The Knife

Notes

Packaged in an 8-panel fold-out card sleeve with 2 posters containing comic strip and lyrics.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Scanned): 602537290659
Barcode (Printed): 6 02537 29065 9
Rights Society: BIEM/n©b
Matrix / Runout (CD1): [4x Universal logo] 06025 372 954-7 01 # 53198714
Matrix / Runout (CD1 Mould): MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC A
Mastering SID Code (CD1): IFPI LZ87
Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI 0154
Matrix / Runout (CD2): [4x Universal logo] 06025 372 954-9 01 # 53198716
Matrix / Runout (CD2 Mould): MADE IN GERMANY BY EDC A
Mastering SID Code (CD2): IFPI LZ87
Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI 0140

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BRILLCD117	The Kniφe*	Shaking The Habitual ‎(2xCD, Album)	Brille Records	BRILLCD117	UK & Europe	2013
RABID048	The Kniφe*	Shaking The Habitual ‎(2xCD, Album)	Rabid Records	RABID048	Sweden	2013
HSE-30338	The Kniφe*	Shaking The Habitual ‎(2xCD, Album, MiniAlbum)	Brille Records, [PIAS] Recordings	HSE-30338	Japan	2015
9557-2	The Kniφe*	Shaking The Habitual ‎(CD, Album)	Rabid Records, Mute	9557-2	US	2013
RABID048, RABID048T	The Kniφe*	Shaking The Habitual ‎(3xLP, Album, 180 + 2xCD, Album)	Rabid Records, Rabid Records	RABID048, RABID048T	Europe	2013

Comments: (3)

Dagdardana

As interesting as this album is, it's a bit of a trainwreck. A bloated monstrous 2-disc assault that takes the weirdness from Silent Shout but removes all pop sensibilities and catchy melodies. You're left with a lot of pure atmosphere and insanity but it all feels extremely hollow for me and more like they are trying to make an artistic statement.And it feels really hypocritical to release an album with a "fuck rich people" vibe when you're as rich as The Knife have gotten from how much they earned on their earlier stuff. Sorry but maybe if this was their first album I could defend the political feminist punk attitude but from someone like The Knife it just doesn't work. It's fine having an album with a few lengthy songs but when almost none of the songs here are less than 6 minutes and some of them reach 10-20 minutes in length, you're kind of left with something that is frankly unlistenable on its own unless you just like this sort of stuff. Personally I much prefer The Knife's earlier stuff and this just feels like they're ending on a very embarassing note for me...

dermeco

The thing is though the knife probably aren't that rich? I guess they're talking about the super rich people who don't pay any taxes and those people who just want more and more. I think they make a good point! Sure they're a successful group and probably live comfortable lives but nobody is saying that earning money and being a success is a bad thing. I think their gender and feminism stuff seems genuine too but ..anyway I think the album is decent, I agree that it's over long and some tracks [especially the 20 minute ambient one] are kind of pointless but for me tracks like full of fire, wrap your arms around me and raging lung are up there with their best. 3/5 i'd rate it.

Enditaling

Sorry for those who were expecting a new "Silent Shout". Well, I was too, and at the first two or three listening sessions I thought "What the hell!". But, getting rid of useless expectations I started to appreciate this incredible album. No melody here, lots of sick and morbid atmospheres, there's noise and dissonance you would expect from someone like Nurse With Wound or Organum! I praise their courage to turn the page and leave behind the easiness of "Silent Shout". "Raging Lung" is their new masterpiece, that song gave me the shrivels when I saw them live and both the stage setting and the music seemed to conjure the spirit of Coil for a moment. Well done!

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