Silent Shout

by The Knife

Silent Shout cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 17 February 2006
  • Label: Rabid
  • Country: Sweden
  • Length: 48:36
  • Community rating: 4.41/5 from 18 ratings

Artists on this release: Olof Dreijer, Karin Dreijer

Album Notes & Community Reviews

On 'Silent Shout', The Knife moved away from the brighter sound of their previous work to create a dark and cold album built on techno and synth-pop. The production is defined by dense, minimalist electronic arrangements and Karin Dreijer's distinctive, heavily pitch-shifted vocals, which create an eerie and often unsettling atmosphere. The album received widespread critical acclaim, earning a place on numerous year-end and decade-end lists and cementing its status as a landmark of 2000s electronic music.

Genres

Descriptors: electronic, synth, dystopian, menacing, minimal

Tracklist

  1. Silent Shout (04:53)
  2. Neverland (03:38)
  3. The Captain (06:08)
  4. We Share Our Mothers' Health (04:11)
  5. Na Na Na (02:27)
  6. Marble House (05:18)
  7. Like a Pen (06:13)
  8. From Off to on (03:58)
  9. Forest Families (04:08)
  10. One Hit (04:27)
  11. Still Light (03:15)

Credits

  • Olof Dreijer - recording, programming, production, vocals, mixing
  • Karin Dreijer - recording, programming, production, vocals, mixing
  • Jay-Jay Johanson - vocals (track 6)
  • Christoffer Berg - mixing (tracks 1–7, 9, 11)
  • Pelle Gunnerfeldt - mixing (tracks 8, 10)
  • Henrik Jonsson - mastering
  • Johan Toorell - artwork

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