Electronic duo Monster & Maskiners will be releasing their new album "Never Die!" via Rotwang Records on May 11. The group's debut record was put out on Rabid Records, the label run by The Knife. Go to Rotwang's website for more info and samples: http://www.rotwangrecords.com/

The Knife will be releasing a video collection on DVD entitled "When I found the Knife by Frau Rabid" on July 4. The tracklist is fairly similar to the bonus DVD that comes with the UK edition of "Deep cuts", except that it will include a bonus CD with new mixes of some of the band's favorite tracks. Here's the full low-down for what's included:

DVD:
01. When I Found The Knife (Story by Frau Rabid, animation by Vardag)
02. You Take My Breath Away (II)
03. Handy-Man
04. Pass This On
05. You Take My Breath Away (I)
06. Heartbeats
07. N.Y Hotel

CD:
01. Heartbeats - Rex The Dog Remix
02. You Take My Breath Away - Mylo Mix
03. Pass This On - Dahlbäck and Dahlbäck mix
04. You Take My Breath Away - MHC Remix
05. Pass This On - M.A.N.D.Y Knifer mix
06. I Live In A Tree
07. Manhood
08. Afraid Of You

The Knife will be contributing a remix to the new Jenny Wilson single "Let My Shoes Lead Me Forward", due out May 11 on their own label Rabid Records. They describe it as "dancy, desolate, classic techno" akin to something Jimmy Sommerville (Bronski Beat) would do.

Jenny Wilson on tour in Europe:

04/15 - Häpnafestivalen, Stockholm
04/17 - Paradiso, Amsterdam (NL) w/Jens Lekman
04/18 - Rodeo Club @ Projekt 7, Magdeburg (GER) w/Jens Lekman
04/19 - Schoken, Stuttagart (GER) w/Jens Lekman
04/20 - Atomic Cafe, München (GER) w/Jens Lekman
04/21 - Bierstindl, Innsbruck (AUS) w/Jens Lekman
04/22 - Emporio Malkovich, Verona (ITA) w/Jens Lekman
04/23 - Covo, Bologna (ITA) w/Jens Lekman
04/28 - Café de la Danse, Paris (FRA) w/First Floor Power
04/29 - Le Normandie, Saint-Lo (FRA) w/First Floor Power
04/30 - Le Grand Mix, Tourcoing (FRA) w/First Floor Power
05/18 - KB, Malmö w/El Perro del Mar
05/19 - Stenhammarsalen, Göteborg w/El Perro del Mar
05/27 - Popaganda, Stockholm

Her new album "Love and youth" is out now on Rabid Records, the label run by The Knife.

José González
Live @ ULU, London, 03/17/05

Not only is it the second day of spring, but it's also St. Patrick's day which means that most people are going to get drunk on Guinness and clog up the streets of London wearing stupid hats which they will end up vomiting into. But despite the racist debacle that St. Patrick's day has turned into, this Thursday is a day of party thanks to Arcade Fire playing a show at the University of London Union. There's been a massive hype around Arcade Fire the last few weeks so naturally their show sold out long time ago and tickets are being sold on eBay for ridiculous amounts. It's definitely a perfect chance for a record label to promote an up and coming act. Weirdly enough someone has decided that it would be a good idea to put José Gonzáles in the support slot, this Guinness drenched day. And sure, there's a fairly large crowd watching him play his songs, but a lot of people are at the back or in the bar, and their chatter almost drowns out José's singing and guitar strumming. For the people in the front, who can actually hear something, it's quite a captivating moment, and Gonzáles' hits such as "Crosses" and "Heartbeats" (a cover of a song by The Knife) all go down well. But for me, who has seen José twice before, with the second one taking place in a small atmospheric bar cellar in East London, tonight's dose only makes me sleepy. To be honest, any artist who plucks away in the spirit of Bert Jansch and John Fahey should ideally be witnessed in a smaller venue and this is partly why I now feel that going one hour early to catch José Gonzáles play yesterday was a bloody waste of time, especially when I could have been in a pub drinking 2-3 pints of Guinness shoulder to shoulder with some twat in a large green hat.
Note: The Arcade Fire were breathtaking.
- Simon Tagestam

"Comic Sans must die" is the name of a new comp of underground Swedish electronic music available for free download via BitTorrent: http://handgranat.org/comic_sans_must_die
Contributors include DJ Heinrich, Le Bombe, Aspirin, Haiko a José Gonázlez/The Knife mashup from Svante and more.

The Knife were the featured artist on the BBC's One Music program with Rob da Bank from February 17: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onemusic/rob/
The stream will be available until February 23.

Dusted has a "listed" feature from the elusive Rex the Dog which of course includes mention of The Knife: http://www.dustedmagazine.com/features/296

Tracklist for the new single "You take my breath away" from The Knife:

CDS:
01. You Take My Breath Away - Radio Edit
02. I Live In A Tree
03. You Take My Breath Away - Mylo Mix
+ video from director Peter Geschwind

12":
A1. You Take My Breath Away - Mylo Mix
A2. You Take My Breath Away - Original
B1. You Take My Breath Away - Puppetmasters Club Remix
B2. You Take My Breath Away - MHC Remix

Not only did we get a batch of new reviews posted yesterday, but we've also got a review of the very first live concert appearance ever by The Knife. Check it out.

Live report: The Knife @ The ICA, London 02/08/05

The Knife has selected "You Take My Breath Away" as their second UK single which will be released on February 28. Full details soon. In other news, BBC 6 Music's Steve Lamacq has chosen the track for his Rebel Playlist this week. Check it: http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/steve_lamacq/index.shtml

UK website/newsletter/etc. Popbitch.com is offering guestlist tickets to that upcoming live DJ appearance/promo dealie with The Knife. Email for more info.

The new Rough Trade Shops "Counter Culture" compilation includes the track "Kino" from The Knife.

Rabid Records will be holding "An evening with The Knife" at the ICA in London on February 8 featuring an "evening of art, music and performance with a few special surprises thrown in for good measure." The official schedule lists a screening of the film "Sharp Like A Knife" as well as DJ sets from DJ Coolof and the elusive Rex The Dog. This is probably as close as you're gonna get to seeing The Knife live, so I'd say it's not to missed.