Slow Knife is almost two albums; the first half, according to Kuedo, invokes the seduction of the city, taking the music of Michael Manns Manhunter as a cue, with the latter half being inspired by the bloody starscapes and voodoo wilderness of films such as Angel Heart, Night Of The Hunter and more recently the True Detective series. Both halves of the album are also in thrall to Ghost In The Shell and Mica Levi's inspiring Under The Skin soundtrack, especially in the turbulence of the mid-section.