ARTiST: Union Of Knives
TiTLE: Violence And Birdsong
LABEL: Relentless / EMI
GENRE: Rock
TiME: 48:55 min
SiZE: 75,3 MB
BiTRATE: VBRkbps
RiP DATE: Jul-05-2006
RELEASE DATE: Aug-14-2006
WEBSiTE: n/a
Track List:
01. Opposite Direction 04:35
02. Operated On 04:58
03. Evil Has Never 04:29
04. I Decline 04:09
05. Even Machines Make Mistakes 02:32
06. Taste For Harmony 04:53
07. Lick Black Gold 05:11
08. Go Back To School 03:34
09. The Law Is Against My Heart 02:33
10. We Can't Go Wrong 05:35
11. You Better Keep Me 06:26
Release Notes:
What the press sayà
ôYou wonÆt be disappointed, easily one of my
favourite tracks at the momentà bit of Radiohead, DJ
Shadow, Aphex Twin, The Eels... incredible" û Zane
Lowe (Radio 1) on Operated On
"Union Of Knives excite me because they canÆt be
pigeonholed. Pounding rhythms are married to
emotionally charged vocals, soaring guitar lines and
an array of sounds and noises that create a dense
whole that still gets under your skinö - John
Kennedy (Xfm) in Music Week
ôQuivering Big Rock songs being circled by tribal
electro-drums with guitars of solid glacier.
Marvellousö û NME
ôSeriously epic indie arrangement and weighty
melodicism, the I Decline EP traverses decades and
genresàyou are powerless to resist. We just sold our
soul and this is the dark stuff.ö û The Fly
ôUnion Of Knives offer a more nuanced take on
chemical gritàtheir aura is less stale fags and
lager, more the first flush of springö û Metro
Newspaper
ôA progressive slice of pounding pleasure,
demonstrates the band at their most sonically
diverseàshould be a cracking debut albumö û Music
Week
ôHaunting harmonies layering melody on top of the
heavy drums and electro beatsàwhen you're a band
with a gift for making building dancefloor tracks
within 2 or 3 minutes you know you're on to a
winner" û Clash
ôUnion Of Knives have already got all the right
people at radio frothing over their epic soundàitÆs
obvious why this threesome are causing such a fuss.
CanÆt wait to hear the debut albumö 5/5 Essential
Leftfield Tune û DMC Update
ôA mishmash of influences as culturally diverse as
anything about at the momentàexpect their high
octane mix of Underworld-style banging techno and
U2-style emotional, dramatic rock to be all over the
scene this summerö
- One Week To Live
ôUnion Of Knives look set to steal the headlines
this summerö - EQ Magazine
ôTheir songs jump genres as easily as a spring
booted gazelleö û Unpeeled
www.unionofknives.com