Knife Party
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| Knife Party | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Perth, Western Australia |
| Genres | Electro house, dubstep, moombahton, drumstep |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | EarStorm, Big Beat, Warner Bros. |
| Associated acts | Pendulum, Swedish House Mafia |
| Website | knifeparty.com |
| Members | Rob Swire Gareth McGrillen |
Knife Party is an Australian electro house duo founded by two members of the drum and bass band Pendulum, Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen. They are based in London, United Kingdom.[1]
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History [edit]
Origins [edit]
McGrillen and Swire first met as members of metal band Xygen before hearing Konflict‘s "Messiah" at a club and vowing to enter the Drum and Bass scene. After recruiting DJ Paul Harding, they created the drum and bass rock fusion band Pendulum in 2002 and enjoyed a rise to fame after their 2005 release Hold Your Colour. By 2007 they re-released the album with the massive drum and bass scene hit "Blood Sugar" and began work on their next album In Silico, which brought considerable mainstream success. They followed up with a third album in 2010, Immersion, which was also well received in the mainstream. [2]
On 25 May 2011, Swire released a short preview on SoundCloud entitled "Not Pendulum".[3] On 5 August 2011, McGrillen and Swire made their first public appearance as Knife Party at Space, a nightclub located on the island of Ibiza in the Mediterranean Sea.[4][5] The duo are named after a song on the Deftones album White Pony.[6]
2011: 100% No Modern Talking [edit]
Knife Party's first EP, 100% No Modern Talking, was released digitally through Pendulum's imprint record label EarStorm. It was released as free download from their official website, Soundcloud and Facebook, as well as being available for purchase on Beatport and iTunes on 12 December 2011. The EP originally was to feature "Back to the Z-List" but was replaced with "Destroy Them with Lazers" as the duo had decided to abandon the track. A tweet in December 2011 suggested the possibility of a remix EP in the future.[7] The EP title refers to the lack of "Modern Talking", a wavetable in the software synthesiser NI Massive commonly used to create "talking" basslines.
2012: Rage Valley [edit]
Their second EP, Rage Valley, was released digitally through EarStorm and Big Beat. Rob tweeted a screenshot taken on his PC showing three of the four final Rage Valley tracks, captioning the photo "3 down, 1 to go", referring to the mastering of the final track "Sleaze".[8] The title track "Rage Valley" was originally named "Fuck Em" [9] but the title was changed "for secret shady reasons you will never know" according to Rob.[10] "Sleaze" was also re-titled, the original being called "Until They Kick Us Out".[11] Originally Rage Valley was set to be released before the end of April 2012, but due to multiple setbacks[12] the release was delayed for four weeks. It was made available for purchase on Beatport and iTunes on 27 May 2012.[13][14]
2013: Haunted House [edit]
Their third EP Haunted House, was released on 6 May 2013 digitally through EarStorm and Big Beat. A last minute change was made to the EP and where "Baghdad" was replaced with "Internet Friends" (VIP Mix).[15] Rob also announced the approximate release date for the new EP in a tweet, the week of 22 April, with iTunes on 29 April.[16] However, Rob later announced the final release date will be May 6th due to issues beyond his control. The EP was leaked on 29 April, and later uploaded in its entirety on Knife Party's YouTube channel on May 5th as well as a trailer video for the EP. The EP entered into the iTunes Top 10 Albums Chart and peaked at 3rd place. It also hit number 1 Electro House Album on Beatport.
Discography [edit]
EPs [edit]
| Title | EP details | Tracks |
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| 100% No Modern Talking |
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| Rage Valley |
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| Haunted House |
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Singles [edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
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| AUT [18] |
BEL (FL) [19] |
BEL (WA) [20] |
FIN [21] |
IRL [22] |
NLD [23] |
SWE [24] |
SWI [25] |
UK [26] |
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| "Antidote" (Swedish House Mafia vs. Knife Party) |
2012 | 30 | 35 | 59 | 13 | 39 | 49 | 17 | 70 | 4 | Until Now |
Other charted tracks [edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| BEL (FL) [19] |
FIN [21] |
UK [26] |
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| "Internet Friends" | 2011 | 106 | — | 83 | 100% No Modern Talking |
| "Rage Valley" | 2012 | — | — | 71 | Rage Valley |
| "Bonfire" | 96 | 18 | 45 | ||
| "Centipede" | — | — | 86 | ||
| "Power Glove" | 2013 | — | — | 43 | Haunted House |
Remixes [edit]
| Year | Track | Original Artist | Release |
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| 2011 | "Save the World" | Swedish House Mafia | Save the World (The Remixes) |
| "Unison" | Porter Robinson | Spitfire | |
| "Crush on You" | Nero | Crush on You (Remixes) | |
| 2012 | "Last Time" | Labrinth | Last Time |
Production credits [edit]
| Year | Track | Artist | Release |
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| 2012 | "Apex" | Foreign Beggars | The Uprising |
Unreleased tracks [edit]
| Year | Track | Notes |
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| 2011 | "Zoology" (featuring Skrillex) | |
| "The Box" | ||
| "Suffer" | ||
| "Back to the Z-List" | Originally meant to be on the 100% No Modern Talking EP, but was replaced with "Destroy Them with Lazers". | |
| 2012 | "Untitled dubstep track" | Debuted at the Wiltern, Los Angeles. |
| "Robot Bass" | ||
| "Piledriver" (with Steve Aoki) | To be released with Aoki's album Neon Future. | |
| 2013 | "Baghdad" | Originally meant to be on the Haunted House EP, but was replaced with "Internet Friends (VIP)". Possibly reworked with Hardwell.[27][28][29] |
| "Untitled trap track" | Debuted at Bedlam, Bournemouth. | |
| "Untitled electro house track" | Debuted at Ultra Music Festival, Miami. |
Unreleased VIP's / VIP remixes [edit]
| Year | Track | Original artist |
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| 2011 | "Crush on You" (Knife Party VIP Remix) | Nero |
| "Destroy Them with Lazers" (VIP) | Knife Party | |
| 2012 | "Rage Valley" (VIP) | Knife Party |
| 2013 | "Last Time" (Knife Party VIP Remix) | Labrinth |
References [edit]
- ^ IMO Records "Knife Party Biography", IMO Records Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ "Knife Party Bio, Music, News & Shows". DJZ.com. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ Swire, Rob (25 May 2011). "Not Pendulum". SoundCloud. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ^ "Come Together Announces Space Line-Up". Mixmag. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ^ "Knife Party – Houston". NightCulture. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ^ Green, Thomas H. (13 December 2012). "Knife Party: Start The Party". Mixmag. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ^ "Twitter / knifepartyinc: @djicoubiti no VIP's, no remixes". Twitter. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ "Twitter / rob_swire: 3 down, 1 to go #tunemarathon". Twitter. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ "Twitter / knifepartyinc: 2nd Knife Party EP will be". Twitter. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ "Twitter / knifepartyinc: Oh yeah we renamed "Fuck Em"". Twitter. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ "Twitter / mistajam: Last nite was pretty pretty". Twitter. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ "Delayed EP Facebook". Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- ^ "Rage Valley EP". Beatport. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ^ "Rage Valley - EP by Knife Party". iTunes. Apple Inc. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ^ "Twitter / knifepartyinc: Last minute EP change: we don't usually release VIP's, but this time we're exchanging Baghdad for Internet Friends (VIP).". Twitter. 2013-04-16.
- ^ "Twitter / rob_swire: @JBrownElectro eh. it's the internet. cunts abound. EP should be up within the next week on our site / Beatport, then the 29th+ on iTunes.". Twitter. 2013-04-17.
- ^ "Connecting to the iTunes Store". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ "Discographie Knife Party". austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien.
- ^ a b "Discografie Knife Party". ultratop.be (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Discographie Knife Party". ultratop.be (in French). Hung Medien.
- ^ a b "Discography Knife Party". finnishcharts.com. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Discography Knife Party". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Discografie Knife Party". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
- ^ "Discography Knife Party". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Discography Knife Party". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien.
- ^ a b Peak chart positions in the United Kingdom:
- For all except where noted: "The Official Charts Company - Knife Party". The Official Charts Company. 5 May 2013.
- For "Antidote": "Chart Archive > 28 January 2012 >". Official Charts Company.
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ipo_1fl2PMc#!?t=40m40s
- ^ https://twitter.com/HARDWELL/status/331011864437862400/photo/1
- ^ http://i.imgur.com/oonFbxD.png
External links [edit]
- Official site
- Knife Party's channel on YouTube
- Knife Party on Facebook
- Knife Party on Twitter
- Knife Party on SoundCloud
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