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Lead by a haunting bassline, pulsing appregiated synths and affected vocal, Silent Shout is both insistent and captivating. And therein is the challenging proposition of The Knife: it's easy to get lost in the rich melodic texture, but at its root is an unease, a weighty subject matter, albeit delivered through powerful hooks and delicately fractured vocals.
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Was there really a need to make techno even more ashen, frigid, and alienated? Well, here's the spine-tingling case.
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No one can hear you scream. Every piece of this song-- the treated vocal, the insistent, uncooperative arpeggios, the muffled drums, and the gradual build to what, in any other song, might be called a "climax," but here is evasive and even-keeled-- is a clue that the Knife understand their subject matter better than most.
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A brooding, twisted Swedish tech-house track perfect for a rave in a haunted house.
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Neon patterns pulsate to what initially seems like a standard electronica dance track. Eventually, a character emerges -- part alien, part Elephant Man, part 13th century Benedictine -- mouthing vocals recorded with a good old-fashioned Vocoder and in close harmonies.
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Rocking a Swedish techno-goth thing this month, MOJO's marketing manager recommends the bleeping scary title track from the forthcoming second LP.
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This song scares the shit out of me, and I think it's supposed to. It's menacing, but interesting; a killer holding you hostage, explaining his evil plan, and although it's horrifying you can't stop listening.
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Having written the song from the ad with the bouncy balls in, Swedish sizzlers The Knife return with another deliciously twisted pop song.
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