Label: Hummus
Reissued 7/5/2024, Originally released 2002
Didier Séverin's sudden departure from Earth in March 2022 left a gaping hole. But he left us a considerable legacy, including Challenger, released in March 2002 on Hydra Head Records (USA). A cathartic album, the point of combustion in an upward trajectory which began eight years earlier when Didier Severin (vocals), Philippe Hess (guitar), Roderic Mounir (drums) and Thierry van Osselt (bass) – later replaced by Jeremy Tavernier – embarked on the Knut adventure. At the time, Geneva, along with Copenhagen, was one of the European capitals of squat culture and a crossroads for international tours. Community and DIY ideals deeply infused Knut's modus operandi, their ability to create a network and a label, Snuff Records contributing to the rise of the local scene (Nostromo, Brazen, Shora, Fragment, Grace).
Track listing:
- Whacked Out
- Repressed
- El Niño
- Bite the Bullet
- Neon Guide
- H/armless
- 58.788
- Ice Will
- March
DIY EP
- Dissolve
- Aim at the Sun
- The Will to Please