Deep Cuts
The Knife · 2003
101 min · 27 tracks · electronica
Experimental synths intertwine with haunting vocals, creating an immersive soundscape that challenges pop conventions.
Why this album works
'Deep Cuts' is often credited with influencing the later wave of synthpop and electronic music, resonating particularly within underground scenes. Its standout track 'Heartbeats' has been widely covered and remixed, solidifying its place in pop culture and even reaching the UK charts.
- Best for
- dynamic emotional journeys long immersive listening sessions layered dense sonic textures
- Context
- Released in 2003, 'Deep Cuts' was The Knife's second studio album, following their self-titled debut in 2001. At this point, the duo began to carve out a distinctive niche within the electronica scene, blending dark themes with infectious melodies.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Heartbeats Standout 3:51
- 2 Girls’ Night Out 3:38
- 3 Pass This On Standout 3:48
- 4 One for You 3:48
- 5 The Cop 0:43
- 6 Listen Now 2:50
- 7 She’s Having a Baby 2:10
- 8 You Take My Breath Away Standout 4:27
- 9 Rock Classics 4:56
- 10 Is It Medicine 2:22
- 11 You Make Me Like Charity 3:05
- 12 Got 2 Let U 3:59
- 13 Behind the Bushes 4:14
- 14 Hangin’ Out 1:03
- 15 This Is Now 3:55
- 16 Handy‐Man 2:40
- 17 The Bridge 3:53
- 18 Pass This On (Dahlbäck and Dahlbäck remix) 5:32
- 19 Heartbeats (Rex the Dog remix) 6:12
- 20 You Take My Breath Away (Mylo remix) 7:11
Disc 2
- 1 When I Found The Knife 5:04
- 2 You Take My Breath Away (II) 3:57
- 3 You Take My Breath Away (I) 4:29
- 4 Handy‐Man 2:41
- 5 Heartbeats Standout 3:55
- 6 Pass This On Standout 3:57
- 7 N.Y Hotel 2:48
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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