SHREM'S LIST OBSESSION: Top 20 All Time Best The Knife Tracks [20th Anniversary Special]

20 "I Live In A Tree" [2001] 
/b-side on N.Y. Hotel + You Take My Breath Away/

Brille Records · The Knife 'I Live In A Tree'

19 "Lasagna" [2001]

Rabid Records · Lasagna

18 "Neon" [2001]

Rabid Records · Neon

17 "The Captain" [2006]

Rabid Records · The Captain

16 "Keep You Kimi (The Knife Remix)" - Hird [2005]

thelittleflaw · Hird - Keep You Kimi (The Knife Remix)

15 "New Year’s Eve" [2003]

Rabid Records · New Year's Eve

14 "Who's That Girl" - Robyn [2005/2008] 
/co-written and produced by The Knife/

13 "Full of Fire" [2013]

12 "Marble House" [2006] /featuring Jay-Jay Johanson/

11 "Let's Talk About Gender Baby, Let's Talk About You and Me (Planningtorock rework)" [2013]

10 "Let My Shoes Lead Me Forward (The Knife remix)" - Jenny Wilson [2005]

9 "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" [2013]

8 "Like A Pen" [2006]

7 "A Tooth For an Eye" [2013]

6 "Silent Shout" [2006]

5 "Features Creatures (The Knife Remix)" - Björk [2019]

4 "Kino (Live)" [2006] 
/taken from "Silent Shout - An Audio Visual Experience"/

3 "Got 2 Let U (Shaken-Up Version)" [2014]

2 "You Take My Breath Away" [2003/2005] 
/featuring Jenny Wilson/

1 "Pass This On" [2005]

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SHREM'S LIST OBSESSION: Top 10 Favourite The Knife tracks

Since the video and the single for The Knife's most anticipated come-back single "Full Of Fire" was finally released today I thought it'd b a good opportunity to dedicate the next of my lists to the ultra-talented Swedish siblings and all their recordings so far. Here's my very subjective selection of some of their finest musical moments so far...

10 "I Live In A Tree" (2001) - B-side on "N.Y. Hotel" and "You Take My Breath Away" singles

The Knife 'I Live In A Tree' by Brille Records

09 "Lasagna" (2001) - from "The Knife"

The Knife - Lasagna by modestowl9

08 "We Share Our Mothers' Health" (2006) - from "Silent Shout"



07 "The Captain" (2006) - from "Silent Shout"

The Knife 'The Captain' by Brille Records

06 "Kino" [live version] (2001) - from "Silent Shout: An Audio Visual Experience" + B-side on "We Share Our Mothers' Health" single

05 "Like A Pen" (2006) - from "Silent Shout"



04 "Marble House" (2006) - with Jay-Jay Johanson from "Silent Shout"



03 "You Take My Breath Away" (2003) - with Jenny Wilson from "Deep Cuts"



02 "Silent Shout" (2006) - from "Silent Shout"



01 "Pass This On" (2003) - from "Deep Cuts"

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+ a very special bonus: "Let My Shoes Lead Me Forward (The Knife Remix)" - Jenny Wilson - one of those rather rare occasions when Karin and Olof provided a remix treatment for another artist... Truly magical...

Jenny Wilson - "Let My Shoes Lead Me Forward (Knife remix)" by SHREM

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SHREM'S DOUBLE TROUBLE: "HORRORS OF LOVE" - Ryskee feat. Jenny Wilson /// "YOU TAKE MY BREATH AWAY" - The Knife feat. Jenny Wilson

Two excellent guest appearances by Miss Jenny Wilson. One old, one new-ish. Both excellent!

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THE DECADE IN SONGS 50 - 41

I can't stop myself. Just realised I will most probably be unavailable on monday 2 do anything creative so here's the first portion of top 50 2day instead:

50 - NIGHT OF THE DANCING FLAMES - Róisín Murphy - the very first joint effort by maestro of micro-sounds Matthew Herbert and Miss Murphy who is gracing this chart in not any less than 13 (lucky) entries, more than any other artist

49 - DIVINE - Sébastien Tellier - party essential by Serge Gainsbourg of the electro-generation, the infamous French entry for Eurovision in 2008



48 - YOU TAKE MY BREATH AWAY - The Knife Feat. Jenny Wilson - my collection of ridiculously tacky shell suit tops and zip-ups was highly influenced by the outfits in the video...



47 - HEARTS ON FIRE - Cut Copy - synthpop band from Melbourne, nu rave kids' favourite, catchy catchy catchy

46 - NEED IN ME (12'') - Gus Gus - the original 12" version from their most dancefloor orientated period "FOREVER", the creators of dance scene's most exuberant beats

45 - POOR LENO - Röyksopp

44 - DUST - Recloose Feat. Joe Dukie - New Zealand's funkiest export, been dancing 2 it almost ritually the past 5 years!



43 - MISS BROADWAY - Glass Candy



42 - HEADS WILL ROLL - Yeah Yeah Yeahs - 4 Alessandra r u ready 4 2nite???



41 - CONFUSION - Colder - post punk and krautrock influenced soundscapes in below zero temperatures en français, SEXY

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HOW SCANDINAVIAN OF ME...

The end of the decade always keeps me busy. It's just the most fun time 4 all lists making geeks like me. My music library enriched itself by various Scandinavian acts throughout the last 10 years. Quite possibly the most visible "trend" of the noughties in my books. So here's yet another of my lists, this time summing up the diverse and ever so creative Nordic scene of 2000-2009... From Helsinki based nu-jazz maestro Jimi Tenor, through Norwegian italo disco by Sally Shapiro, Annie's sugar sweet candy-pop, unclassifiable Danish party weirdoes - Hess Is More, up 2 the Icelandic champions Gus Gus & Björk... Please enjoy Shrem's Scandinavian extravaganza...

50-Natural Cosmic Relief/Spell - Jimi Tenor (FIN)
49-Fa Fa Fa - Datarock (NOR)
48-Girl Like You - Bertine Zetlitz (NOR)
47-Let My Shoes Lead Me Forward - Jenny Wilson (SWE)



46-Ghost Trains - Erlend Øye (NOR)
45-Heartbeat - Annie (NOR)
44-Vökuró (V V Mix) - Björk (ICE)
43-I'd Rather Dance With You - Kings Of Convenience (NOR)
42-Heirloom - Björk (ICE)
41-Hold You - Gus Gus Feat. Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson (ICE)

40-Deja Vu - Jay-Jay Johanson (SWE)
39-Think Twice - Ralph Myerz & The Jack Herren Band (NOR)



38-Keep Reachin' Up - Nicole Willis Feat. The Soul Investigators (FIN)



37-Summer Sun - Koop Feat. Yukimi Nagano (SWE)
36-Marble House - The Knife Feat. Jay-Jay Johanson (SWE)
35-Would Would You Like To Disco? - Hess Is More (DEN)
34-Free Your Heart - Frost (NOR)
33-David - Gus Gus (ICE)
32-Trying - Nuspirit Helsinki (FIN)
31-My Fantasy - Sally Shapiro (NOR)

30-I Love - Who Made Who (DEN)
29-Eurodans - Todd Terje (NOR)
28-Koop Island Blues - Koop Feat. Ane Brun (SWE)



27-Lay Of The Land (Jimpsters Vocal Version) - Plej (SWE)
26-Hot Lips - Pacific! (SWE)
25-Seven - Fever Ray (SWE)
24-Where Are You - Moonflowers (NOR)
23-Kino (LIve) - The Knife (SWE)
22-Test - Little Dragon (SWE)



21-Getting Closer - Hird (SWE)

20-Ghosts - Beady Belle (NOR)
19-You Take My Breath Away - The Knife Feat. Jenny Wilson (SWE)
18-Declare Independence - Björk (ICE)
17-Would You - Slowpho (NOR)



16-Call Of The Wild - Gus Gus Feat. Jimi Tenor (ICE/FIN)
15-Skin-Deep - Beady Belle (NOR)
14-With Every Heartbeat - Robyn (SWE)
13-Need In Me (12'') - Gus Gus (ICE)
12-Anthonio - Annie (NOR)
11-My Plastic Heart - Frost (NOR)



10-Keep You Kimi (Keep You Hird Plej Remix) - Hird Feat. Yukimi Nagano (SWE)
09-Poor Leno - Röyksopp (NOR)
08-Chewing Gum - Annie (NOR)
07-On The Radio - Jay-Jay Johanson (SWE)
06-The Girl & The Robot - Röyksopp Feat. Robyn (SWE)
05-Hidden Place - Björk (ICE)
04-Silent Shout - The Knife (SWE)
03-Moonlight Dance - Sally Shapiro (NOR)
02-Add This Song - Gus Gus (ICE)

01-Pass This On - The Knife (SWE)



Well? Any other "scandophiles" among u guys?

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