Knock Knock | ||||
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Released | 4 May 2018 | |||
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Length | 78:29 | |||
Label | Pampa | |||
Producer | DJ Koze | |||
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Knock Knock is the third studio album by German electronic musician DJ Koze. It was recorded in Spain and released on 4 May 2018.
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 8.0/10[5] |
Metacritic | 85/100[6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The A.V. Club | A−[7] |
Exclaim! | 8/10[8] |
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Mojo | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 8.8/10[2] |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Resident Advisor | 4.4/5[12] |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
XLR8R | 8.5/10[13] |
Knock Knock was ranked #3 on Pitchfork's list of best albums of 2018, with Ryan Dombal complimenting its varied styles and sounds, writing that the album is "a parallel musical universe, one based on a collector's knowledge and a sense of play, where the histories of dance music and hip-hop and psychedelia are all pulled together by the same gravitational force."[14] Alex Petridis of The Guardian wrote: "[DJ Koze] has a knack of coming up with tunes that are hugely appealing, but never feel hackneyed or predictable; that sound like the work of a man with an appealingly odd, personal take on pop music in its multifarious forms."
Music video
[edit]The official music video for "Pick Up", the second single from the album as of November 2021, has received over 4 million views on YouTube and quoted by DJ Koze as "A video which leaves space for your own imagination!" It was animated by Terlina Lie.[15]
Track listing
[edit]Credits adapted from GEMA.[16] All tracks produced by DJ Koze.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Club der Ewigkeiten" ("Club of the eternities") | Stefan Kozalla | 4:09 |
2. | "Bonfire" | 5:25 | |
3. | "Moving in a Liquid" (featuring Eddie Fummler) |
| 4:40 |
4. | "Colors of Autumn" (featuring Speech) |
| 4:24 |
5. | "Music on My Teeth" (featuring José González) |
| 4:16 |
6. | "This Is My Rock" (featuring Sophia Kennedy) |
| 3:59 |
7. | "Illumination" (featuring Róisín Murphy) |
| 4:31 |
8. | "Pick Up" |
| 6:38 |
9. | "Planet Hase" (featuring Mano le tough) |
| 5:11 |
10. | "Scratch That" (featuring Róisín Murphy) |
| 4:36 |
11. | "Muddy Funster" (featuring Kurt Wagner) |
| 5:24 |
12. | "Baby (How Much I LFO You)" | Kozalla | 4:31 |
13. | "Jesus" | Kozalla | 5:13 |
14. | "Lord Knows" | Kozalla | 4:07 |
15. | "Seeing Aliens" | Kozalla | 4:51 |
16. | "Drone Me Up, Flashy" (featuring Sophia Kennedy) |
| 6:34 |
Total length: | 78:29 |
- "Bonfire" contains a sample of "Calgary" written by Justin Vernon and Matthew McCaughan and performed by Bon Iver.
- "Pick Up" contains samples of "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" written by James Weatherly and performed by Gladys Knight & the Pips and a sample of "Pick Me Up, I'll Dance" written by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead and Ronald Rose and performed by Melba Moore.
Charts
[edit]Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[19] | 15 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] | 28 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] | 168 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[22] | 82 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] | 7 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[24] | 57 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] | 18 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[26] | 18 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Simpson, Paul. "Knock Knock – DJ Koze". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ a b Richardson, Mark (4 May 2018). "DJ Koze: Knock Knock". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ a b Hermes, Will (4 May 2018). "Review: DJ Koze's 'Knock Knock' Is a Seamlessly Transporting Psychedelic DJ Set". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s". Pitchfork. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "Knock Knock by DJ Koze reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Knock Knock by DJ Koze Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ Purdom, Clayton (4 May 2018). "DJ Koze, Knock Knock". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ Pearson, Luke (1 May 2018). "DJ Koze: Knock Knock". Exclaim!. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ Petridis, Alexis (3 May 2018). "DJ Koze: Knock Knock review – stunning songs from pop's parallel universe". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
- ^ Worthy, Stephen (May 2018). "DJ Koze: Knock Knock". Mojo (294): 93.
- ^ Monroe, Jazz (June 2018). "Through the Looking Glass". Q (385): 117.
- ^ Unicomb, Matt (2 May 2018). "DJ Koze – Knock Knock". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ Murphy, Ben (8 June 2018). "DJ Koze 'Knock Knock'". XLR8R. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ Dombal, Ryan (2018-12-11). "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-12-12.
- ^ "Dj Koze - Pick Up (Official Video)". Pampa Records Official. YouTube. April 12, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
- ^ "GEMA - Members - Repertoire Search". online.gema.de. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
- ^ "Knock Knock by DJ Koze: Album Samples, Covers and Remixes". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
- ^ "Images for DJ Koze - Knock Knock". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – DJ Koze – Knock Knock" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – DJ Koze – Knock Knock" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – DJ Koze – Knock Knock" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – DJ Koze – Knock Knock" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – DJ Koze – Knock Knock" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – DJ Koze – Knock Knock". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "DJ Koze Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 June 2018.