Silent Shout
Encyclopedia
Silent Shout is the third studio album
(excluding Hannah med H Soundtrack
) by Swedish electronic
duo The Knife
. It was initially released in Sweden on 15 February 2006 by Rabid Records
, and subsequently in the rest of Europe the following month and in the United States on 25 July by Mute Records
. Silent Shout is darker than its predecessor, 2003's Deep Cuts
. The album spawned five singles: "Silent Shout
", "Marble House
", "Like a Pen
", "We Share Our Mothers' Health
" and "Na Na Na".
The album, the music video for the title track and some of the press photos were inspired by Black Hole
by American cartoonist Charles Burns
.
A three-disc deluxe edition of Silent Shout was released in Europe on 2 July 2007 and in the US on 17 July. In addition to the studio album, this package includes the DVD Silent Shout: An Audio Visual Experience
—which contains The Knife's live concert in Gothenburg
on 12 April 2006, as part of their Silent Shout tour, and all of the duo's music videos to date—, as well as a CD of the concert's audio.
, which assigns a normalised
rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average
score of 74, based on 22 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". Pitchfork Media
named it the best album of 2006, with its title track being ranked the second best song of the year. The song was also listed at number seventy-four on the website's list of The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s, while the album was placed at number fifteen on its list of The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s.
Resident Advisor
—an online magazine with a focus on electronic music
—named Silent Shout the second best album of 2006 and ninth best album of the 2000s decade. In 2009 the album was included at number five on Clash
s Essential 50 list. Silent Shout was placed at number ninety-five on Slant Magazine
's list of the best albums of the 2000s.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
(excluding Hannah med H Soundtrack
Hannah med H Soundtrack
Hannah med H Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the 2003 Swedish drama film Hannah med H, recorded by the Swedish electropop duo The Knife. Made up mostly of instrumentals, the album was released in Sweden on 26 November 2003 by Rabid Records...
) by Swedish electronic
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
duo The Knife
The Knife
The Knife are a Swedish electronic music duo from Gothenburg, formed in 1999. The group consists of siblings Karin Dreijer Andersson and Olof Dreijer, who together also run their own record company, Rabid Records. They first received international attention after their song "Heartbeats", covered by...
. It was initially released in Sweden on 15 February 2006 by Rabid Records
Rabid Records
Rabid Records is a Swedish record label founded in 1998 by members of Honey Is Cool. Today the label is operated by Karin Dreijer Andersson and Olof Dreijer of the synthpop duo The Knife, as well as Frau Rabid. The label rarely releases anything other than works by The Knife, but it is currently...
, and subsequently in the rest of Europe the following month and in the United States on 25 July by Mute Records
Mute Records
Mute is an independent record label based in the UK. It was founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller and featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure and Fad Gadget.-Beginnings:...
. Silent Shout is darker than its predecessor, 2003's Deep Cuts
Deep Cuts (The Knife album)
Deep Cuts is the second studio album by Swedish electronic duo The Knife. It was released in Sweden on 17 January 2003 by Rabid Records. The 2004 version contains three additional tracks and is packaged with a DVD of music videos...
. The album spawned five singles: "Silent Shout
Silent Shout (song)
"Silent Shout" is the first single and title track from the album Silent Shout by the Swedish electronic duo The Knife. The song was released in 2006.-Critical reception:...
", "Marble House
Marble House (song)
"Marble House" is the second single from The Knife's 2006 album Silent Shout. It was released in four different regions on four different labels. It features Swedish singer Jay-Jay Johanson. The music video was directed by Chris Hopewell...
", "Like a Pen
Like a Pen
"Like a Pen" is the third single from the album Silent Shout by the Swedish electronic duo The Knife. The song was released in 2006.-Critical reception:...
", "We Share Our Mothers' Health
We Share Our Mothers' Health
"We Share Our Mothers' Health" is the fourth single from the album Silent Shout by the Swedish electropop duo The Knife. It was released in four different regions by four different labels in three different formats.-Critical reception:...
" and "Na Na Na".
The album, the music video for the title track and some of the press photos were inspired by Black Hole
Black Hole (comics)
Black Hole was a twelve-issue comic book limited series written and illustrated by Charles Burns and published first by Kitchen Sink Press and then Fantagraphics...
by American cartoonist Charles Burns
Charles Burns (cartoonist)
Charles Burns is an American cartoonist, illustrator and film director.-Life:Burns is renowned for his meticulous, high-contrast and creepy artwork and stories. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife, painter Susan Moore, and their two daughters Ava and Rae-Rae.His father was an oceanographer for...
.
A three-disc deluxe edition of Silent Shout was released in Europe on 2 July 2007 and in the US on 17 July. In addition to the studio album, this package includes the DVD Silent Shout: An Audio Visual Experience
Silent Shout: An Audio Visual Experience
Silent Shout: An Audio Visual Experience is a live DVD from The Knife, taken from the April 12, 2006 concert at the Trädgår'n, Gothenburg, Sweden, in their 2006 Silent Shout tour...
—which contains The Knife's live concert in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
on 12 April 2006, as part of their Silent Shout tour, and all of the duo's music videos to date—, as well as a CD of the concert's audio.
Critical reception
Silent Shout received very positive reviews from music critics. At MetacriticMetacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
, which assigns a normalised
Standard score
In statistics, a standard score indicates how many standard deviations an observation or datum is above or below the mean. It is a dimensionless quantity derived by subtracting the population mean from an individual raw score and then dividing the difference by the population standard deviation...
rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average
Weighted mean
The weighted mean is similar to an arithmetic mean , where instead of each of the data points contributing equally to the final average, some data points contribute more than others...
score of 74, based on 22 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
named it the best album of 2006, with its title track being ranked the second best song of the year. The song was also listed at number seventy-four on the website's list of The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s, while the album was placed at number fifteen on its list of The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s.
Resident Advisor
Resident Advisor
Resident Advisor is an online electronic music magazine dedicated to the global dance music scene. The website won a People's Voice award in the 12th Annual Webby Awards in 2008.-Site History:...
—an online magazine with a focus on electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
—named Silent Shout the second best album of 2006 and ninth best album of the 2000s decade. In 2009 the album was included at number five on Clash
Clash (magazine)
Clash is a popular music and fashion magazine based in the United Kingdom. Its magazine title is published 12 times a year. It has a circulation of around 40,000....
s Essential 50 list. Silent Shout was placed at number ninety-five on Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine is an online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, DVDs, theater, and video games, as well as interviews with actors, directors, and musicians. The site covers various film festivals like the New York Film Festival.- History :...
's list of the best albums of the 2000s.
Track listing
Deluxe edition
Personnel
- The Knife – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, productionRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, engineeringAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
, mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
, programmingProgramming (music)Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices, often sequencers or computer programs, to generate music. Programming is used in nearly all forms of electronic music and in most hip hop music since the 1990s. It is also frequently used in modern pop and rock... - Christoffer Berg – mixing (tracks 1–7, 9, 11)
- Pelle Gunnerfeldt – mixing (tracks 8, 10)
- Jay-Jay JohansonJay-Jay JohansonJay-Jay Johanson is a Swedish musician and singer-songwriter, known for his melancolic vocals. His music has integrated the trip-hop genre until he switched his sound to a more electroclash-oriented direction with the 2003 release Antenna, which featured "On The Radio"...
– vocals (track 6) - Henrik Jonsson – masteringAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
- Johan Toorell – artworkAlbum coverAn album cover is the front of the packaging of a commercially released audio recording product, or album. The term can refer to either the printed cardboard covers typically used to package sets of 10" and 12" 78 rpm records, single and sets of 12" LPs, sets of 45 rpm records , or the front-facing...
Weekly charts
| Chart (2006–07) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Dance Albums Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
15 |
| Belgian Albums Chart Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995... (Flanders) |
47 |
| European Top 100 Albums European Top 100 Albums The European Top 100 Albums chart is the European adaptation of the Billboard 200 albums chart. It was created in March 1984.The European Top 100 Albums, commonly referred to as Eurochart Top 100 Albums shows the sales of an act in 19 European countries based on IFPI data.The European Top 100... |
55 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
25 |
| Swedish Albums Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
1 |
| US Top Electronic Albums | 12 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2006) | Position |
|---|---|
| Swedish Albums Chart | 46 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 17 February 2006 | Rabid Records Rabid Records Rabid Records is a Swedish record label founded in 1998 by members of Honey Is Cool. Today the label is operated by Karin Dreijer Andersson and Olof Dreijer of the synthpop duo The Knife, as well as Frau Rabid. The label rarely releases anything other than works by The Knife, but it is currently... |
Standard |
| Germany | 17 March 2006 | V2 Records V2 Records V2 Records is a record label that is owned by Universal Music Group as of October 2007. The label was founded in 1996 by Richard Branson, five years after he sold Virgin Records to EMI.... |
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| United Kingdom | 20 March 2006 | Brille Records Brille Records Brille Records is an independent record label based in the UK, which has released work from bands including Whirlwind Heat, Good Shoes, Envelopes, Operator Please, The Bridge Gang and The Knife. It was in partnership with EMI Records UK from August 2005 until February 2008. It was started in 2004... |
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| Australia | 17 May 2006 | Hussle Recordings | |
| Sweden | 2 July 2006 | Rabid Records | Deluxe |
| United Kingdom | Brille Records | ||
| United States | 17 July 2006 | Mute Records Mute Records Mute is an independent record label based in the UK. It was founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller and featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure and Fad Gadget.-Beginnings:... |
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| 25 July 2006 | Standard |