Rituals involving fire, masks and wild dancing

WHAT!? WHO ARE YOU!? HOW DID YOU GET PAST THE DEFENCES!?
Very well...No matter...
Some of the eager eyed among you may remember that a few posts back I mentioned a new single from The Knife coming February 19th. Well, a little bit late, here it is!

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I don't really know what's going on here! This song was meant to release on the 19th but there's been no word from The Knife about it. No updates to their site... Furthermore this video's upload date is the 15th, 4 days before the release date. Lastly, I can find the video on youtube itself but Blogger's handy tool that lets me plonk videos from YouTube directly into posts can't find it. Curiouser and curiouser, cried Alice. Well, neveryoumind. We got to hear it together in the end, didn't we? That's the important part.

This track has a very African feel to it, using wooden and metal traditional instruments but keeping an electronic feeling too. (There's a wonderful moment with a flute-like sound being electronically altered at around 2 minutes in.) Karen's trademark ernest, altered vocals are of course present, only becoming more howling and desperate as the song continues. It feels pretty intense and not exactly something to dance to, more an exciting musical landscape to journey through. Because of that, I don't think the track is for everyone but if you've acquired the taste for this particular flavour, you'll really enjoy it.
Soundtrack to: This is one of those songs that conjured up a very vivid set of images in my head so; Running through the savannah, bathed in moonlight, painted with the markings of your people. Running from something, to something, just for the rush of adrenaline and wind in your face. Rituals involving fire, masks and wild dancing. Great, daring leaps of faith and rolling, crashing landings.
Yeah. It's that kind of a song.