Product Description
In 2008, Danish theater experimentalists Hotel Pro Forma invited The Knife to write music and libretto for their modern opera, "Tomorrow, In a Year". The Knife, Swedish siblings Olof Dreijer and Karin Dreijer-Andersson (aka Fever Ray), created a studio version of this opera in collaboration with the English musician/singer Planningtorock and the American musician/singer Mt.Sims as creative family members. They engaged with the Danish mezzo soprano Kristina Wahlin Momme, the Danish actress Laerke Winther and the Swedish pop singer Jonathan Johanson for the vocal parts. These 90 minutes of music by The Knife and their collaborators Mt.Sims and Planningtorock are sparked by the pioneer of natural selection Charles Darwin and his revolutionary evolutionary findings and writings in his book On The Origin of The Species. First published in 1859 and based on the discoveries he made on his journey to Galapagos Islands from 1831-1836, aboard the good ship HMS Beagle.

CD 1
1 Intro
2 Epochs
3 Geology
4 Upheaved
5 Minerals
6 Ebb Tide Explorer
7 Variation Of Birds
8 Letter To Henslow
9 Schoal Swarm Orchestra

CD 2
1 Annie’s Box
2 Tumult
3 Colouring Of Pigeons
4 Seeds
5 Tomorrow In A Year
6 The Height Of Summer

— Bonus Track —
7 Annie's Box [Alt. Vocal]

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The Knife to release Charles Darwin-influenced opera album
'Tomorrow, In A Year' is a collaboration with Mt. Sims and Planningtorock

January 6, 2010
http://www.nme.com/news/the-knife/49096



The Knife are to release a studio album of the Danish opera that they composed the music for.

Released on March 1, the recording of Tomorrow, In A Year saw the electro-pop duo research the life and works of Charles Darwin, whose book 'On The Origin Of The Species' is the main inspiration behind the opera. The band's Olof Dreijer also attended a field recording workshop in the Amazon to find inspiration for the project and to record material.

The opera was commissioned by Danish performance group Hotel Pro Forma and is a collaboration between The Knife and Berlin-based acts Mt. Sims and Planningtorock.

Dreijer admitted that he had initially been struggled with the idea of working in an area he knew little about. "At first it was very difficult as we really didn't know anything about opera," he said. "We'd never been to one. I didn't even know what the word libretto meant.

"But after some studying, and just getting used to opera's essence of pretentious and dramatic gestures, I found that there is a lot to learn and play with."

Album track 'Colouring of Pigeons' is streaming and is available to download at http://www.theknife.net.