Love them or hate them, Knife Party successfully invented a completely different sound when they dropped onto the scene and have continued to innovate their productions constantly. While their live shows have been something of a let down for me, partly because of their uninspired performance and partly because of the less than savory fanbase they attract, I have always looked to their mixes as a great way to connect with the duo and their ever-evolving sound. Their latest 30-minute mix for Mixmag does just that. The mix is, as you’d expect, full of rage-worthy tracks but is surprisingly house and electro-focused, particularly in the first half. That might be a turn-off for brain-dead Knife Party purists, but it’s a refreshing mix of ups and downs in a short but sweet mix. Highlights for me (other than the obvious): Lazy Rich‘s “Silhouettes” remix, “Internet Friends VIP” and the Space Laces mix of Excision‘s “X-Rated”. Tracklist after the jump.
Tracklist
01 – Knife Party ‘Rage Valley’ (VIP)
02 – Jewelz & Scott Sparks ‘Toxic Rush’
03 – Jordy Dazz & Dannic ‘Fuego’
04 – Avicii ‘Silhouettes’ (Lazy Rich mix)
05 – Chuckie & Promise Land ft A Wilson ‘Breaking Up’ (B Brenes & T Romera mix)
06 – Swedish House Mafia ‘Save The World’ (KP mix)
07 – Rob Marmot & My Digital Enemy ‘African Drop’ (T Staar mix)
08 – The Loops Of Fury ‘Church Of Fury’
09 – Labrinth ‘Last Time’ (KP mix)
10 – Alvaro ‘Pay Attention To The Drums’
11 – Knife Party ‘Internet Friends’ (VIP)
12 – Excision ft Messinian ‘X Rated’ (Space Laces mix)
13 – MSD & Jillian Ann ‘Quiet Riot’ (Pegboard Nerds mix)
14 – ETC!ETC! & Brillz & Diplo feat Whiskey Pete ‘Bueller’ (vocal mix)
15 – Knife Party ‘Fire Hive’
16 – Monsta ‘Messiah’ (Alvin Risk mix)
17 – Knife Party ‘Centipede’
18 – Excision & Datsik ‘Deviance’ (Dirtyphonics mix)
19 – Knife Party ‘Bonfire’