The Kniфe* – Shaking The Habitual
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The Knife's sixth and last full-length album (fourth, if not counting Hannah Med H Soundtrack or Tomorrow, In A Year):
‹ The Knife • Deep Cuts • Hannah Med H Soundtrack • Silent Shout • Tomorrow, In A Year • Shaking The Habitual ›
Shaking The Habitual singles:
‹ Full Of Fire • A Tooth For An Eye • Raging Lung • Without You My Life Would Be Boring • Stay Out Here / Ready To Lose ›
‹ The Knife • Deep Cuts • Hannah Med H Soundtrack • Silent Shout • Tomorrow, In A Year • Shaking The Habitual ›
Shaking The Habitual singles:
‹ Full Of Fire • A Tooth For An Eye • Raging Lung • Without You My Life Would Be Boring • Stay Out Here / Ready To Lose ›
Tracklist
–The Knife | A Tooth For An Eye | 6:04 |
–The Knife | Full Of Fire | 9:17 |
–The Knife | A Cherry On Top | 8:43 |
–The Knife | Without You My Life Would Be Boring | 5:14 |
–The Knife | Wrap Your Arms Around Me | 4:36 |
–The Knife | Crake | 0:55 |
–The Knife | Old Dreams Waiting To Be Realized | 19:02 |
–The Knife | Raging Lung | 9:58 |
–The Knife | Networking | 6:42 |
–The Knife | Oryx | 0:37 |
–Shannon Funchess, Emily Roysdon And The Knife | Stay Out Here | 10:42 |
–The Knife | Fracking Fluid Injection | 9:54 |
–The Knife | Ready To Lose | 4:36 |
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eclectic_kitty
December 22, 2020
referencing Shaking The Habitual, 3x12", Album, 180 + 2xCD, Album, BRILLLP117, 9556-1
I love this record, and the packaging is amazing, not to mention how cheap this is for 3 LPs, 2 CDs and 2 posters, but I have to say that this is one of my crackliest records. Granted, I don't have access to the tools for a wet cleaning, but I do have a record brush that I use very meticulously, and few of my other records have this many crackles and pops.
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GimmieDatPlz
July 21, 2020
referencing Shaking The Habitual, 3xLP, Album, 180 + 2xCD, Album, RABID048, RABID048T
a bit long winded but all in all great record, nice pressing too
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Alyxxandria
May 18, 2019
referencing Shaking The Habitual, 2xCD, Album, RABID048
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...
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...
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abdulsatarid
February 18, 2018
edited over 3 years ago
referencing Shaking The Habitual, 2xCD, Album, BRILLCD117
referencing Shaking The Habitual, 2xCD, Album, BRILLCD117
One mistake: It's not The Kniφe, it should be The Kniфe.
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Alyxxandria
June 22, 2017
referencing Shaking The Habitual, 2xCD, Album, BRILLCD117
Sleeve hurts my eyes. Music hurts my ears. There's a message, but I don't get it.
But I question my gender. I question the world. And I question why I paid for this.
But I question my gender. I question the world. And I question why I paid for this.
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nicholas32
March 17, 2017
referencing Shaking The Habitual, 2xCD, Album, BRILLCD117
I actually remember seeing a sampler of this album in a card sleeve (in a Helen and Douglas shop from last year). Didn't manage to buy it so I can't submit it onto the database.
m3nn0
October 25, 2016
edited over 4 years ago
referencing Shaking The Habitual, 3xLP, Album, 180 + 2xCD, Album, RABID048, RABID048T
referencing Shaking The Habitual, 3xLP, Album, 180 + 2xCD, Album, RABID048, RABID048T
Way too much fillers and the descent tunes are too long. Though there are a handful of nice tunes, it's mostly a waste of vinyl. A2 is a repeated drum driven song that never gets interesing and it's 9 minutes long. Plain repeating boring drum sounds. Why?! And who's waiting for side C?! 18 minutes of boring sounds that's been done for over 50 years already in a much much more fashion, and here there's no drama in what you hear, no theme or tension to be found.
Waste of vinyl space! They should've kept it to single disc.
Waste of vinyl space! They should've kept it to single disc.
JacquesdeVilliers
June 6, 2016
referencing Shaking The Habitual, 3x12", Album, 180 + 2xCD, Album, BRILLLP117, 9556-1
This is one of my favourite albums of recent times, quite possibly of all time, but I can't say I was super impressed with the mastering on this vinyl edition. Despite the detail and busy-ness of the music, everything feels quite narrow and hemmed in to me, where I would have expected a much greater sense of space and wider dynamics. Just doesn't sound like a very good mastering job for the vinyl format (compare it to another 'experimental' electronic album on vinyl like Rival Consoles' Howl and the difference in quality is stark). Was wondering if anyone else has similar feelings? It's not a terrible sounding record by any means, and the packaging is outstanding, but I'm also painfully aware of how much better it *could* sound.
T.J.E
November 24, 2014
referencing Shaking The Habitual, 3x12", Album, 180 + 2xCD, Album, BRILLLP117, 9556-1
Ordered mine from Amazon and they said it was 4 pounds. I know it's 180g, but there's no way this thing alone is that much; then again, it did come in a huge box with the record in their usual packaging inside.
Rodders215
February 7, 2021