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The Knife

The Knife is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Siouxsie and the Banshees, Mylo, Allie X, Trentemøller and Jay-Jay Johanson. Those roots explain a lot about how The Knife arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Fever Ray, Austra, iamamiwhoami, Ladytron and Robyn, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into SRSQ, José González, Fever Ray, Alison Wonderland and Trespassers William, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 33 connections around The Knife, reaching back through Siouxsie and the Banshees and forward to SRSQ. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Knife were a Swedish electronic music duo from Gothenburg, formed in 1999. The group consisted of siblings Karin and Olof Dreijer, who together also run their own record company, Rabid Records. They gained a large international following in response to their 2003 album Deep Cuts.

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The KnifeSiouxsie and the Ban…MyloAllie XTrentemøllerJay-Jay JohansonSonic YouthKate BushLe TigreSRSQJosé GonzálezFever RayAlison WonderlandTrespassers WilliamRobynLa RouxBorn This Way: The R…Fever RayAustraiamamiwhoamiLadytronRobynRóisín MurphyPeachesLa Roux

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The Knife connections

The Knife grew out of Siouxsie and the Banshees, Mylo, Allie X and Trentemøller, shares an orbit with Fever Ray, Austra, iamamiwhoami and Ladytron, went on to shape SRSQ, José González, Fever Ray and Alison Wonderland. 33 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced The Knife

Roots8

Sounds and acts that shaped The Knife.

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