The Knife - Shaking The Habitual

sidewinder · 04-04-2013, 01:27 PM

Kill that 19+ minute track and what remains is pretty stellar. That said, it will take much more than my 2 listens so far to really get my head around this.

Justthefacts · 04-04-2013, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by sidewinder

Kill that 19+ minute track and what remains is pretty stellar. That said, it will take much more than my 2 listens so far to really get my head around this.

I didn't occur to me that Old Dreams Waiting to Be Realized is completely ambient. I could do without. But the rest is, I agree, pretty stellar. The Knife's experimenting all the time, but this has to be their most experimental album. I'm enjoying quite a bit.

Engine · 04-04-2013, 08:38 PM

I'm a little bit confused by the long track as well. Does the guy really take so much pride in it that he thinks it should be the centerpiece of the album? It's fairly dull. The rest of the album is often great. A lot of synth-pop, and also a lot of ambient wanking in the 8+ minute songs. I don't mind hearing Olof's self-gratification because he usually jerks it skillfully. But I'm partial to the poppier parts, and there's enough of those here that I think I like this may be my favorite of their albums.

Engine · 05-19-2014, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Engine

I'm a little bit confused by the long track as well. Does the guy really take so much pride in it that he thinks it should be the centerpiece of the album? It's fairly dull. The rest of the album is often great. A lot of synth-pop, and also a lot of ambient wanking in the 8+ minute songs. I don't mind hearing Olof's self-gratification because he usually jerks it skillfully. But I'm partial to the poppier parts, and there's enough of those here that I think I like this may be my favorite of their albums.

Been listening to this more lately and I kinda disagree with myself. I like the long track. I very much like the whole album. Glad to see I gave this a 4/5 because I totally agree with that.

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04-04-2013, 01:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	Kill that 19+ minute track and what remains is pretty stellar. That said, it will take much more than my 2 listens so far to really get my head around this. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

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Engine air quote Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: pollen & mold Posts: 3,108	I'm a little bit confused by the long track as well. Does the guy really take so much pride in it that he thinks it should be the centerpiece of the album? It's fairly dull. The rest of the album is often great. A lot of synth-pop, and also a lot of ambient wanking in the 8+ minute songs. I don't mind hearing Olof's self-gratification because he usually jerks it skillfully. But I'm partial to the poppier parts, and there's enough of those here that I think I like this may be my favorite of their albums. __________________ Like an arrow, I was only passing through.