Aki Kaurismäki
In a 2006 interview with "Pitchfork", the Knife cited David Lynch, Aki Kaurismäki, Korean cinema, "Trailer Park Boys", "Donnie Darko" and "Doom" as inspirations for their work. In addition, Karin named Sonic Youth, Kate Bush, Le Tigre and Siouxsie and the Banshees, while Olof cited techno, grime and Southern hip hop.