Memory Lane: Knife Party 03/24/2012

     After the success of the Calvin Harris show, I definitely wanted a part of this EDM movement so I looked to see what other shows were coming up. Then I see this group called Knife Party. I didn't know who these guys were and the venue's website didn't say much other than they were from Australia. I didn't know what intrigued me about these guys but I had a feeling that his was a good show. Little did I know, that this show would change the game of EDM.

     I got to Stereo Live and the supporting acts were pretty good. One of them was a guy called Oscillator Z that played mostly dubstep in his set. I wasn't very big into dubstep back then but I grew into a liking of it later on at another festival (but that's another story). He played mostly his own material, which was pretty decent. The next guy was Surain, which played a couple of notable tracks in the beginning like "Promises" Calvin Harris remix and "Animal Rights" by Deadmau5. After that, he lost the crowd and they were already getting restless for Knife Party.

     After the opening acts did their sets, it was time for Knife Party. As soon as the Australian duo emerged from the backstage, the audience went berserk as the venue was taken over with screams and the smell of marijuana. They opened the set with their intro theme song called "Rage Valley" which was full of raw intensity and angst. I felt goose bumps after hearing that song. I also had a feeling that this song was going to be huge enough for other acts to play it.

    During Knife Party's set, it got a bit rowdy as people started to lightly push one another. But it was nothing that I could handle. They also played their songs from their 100% No Modern Talking EP: "High Five," "Internet Friends," "Destroy Them With Lasers," and "Tourniquet." When they played "Internet Friends," they played the regular version and then they added a dubstep version into their set - which the crowd expressed with screams. They also played Skrillex's newest singles, at the time, "Breakin' A Sweat" featuring the Doors and "The Devil's Den" featuring Wolfgang Gartner.

     Sadly, after all I listened to at Knife Party's set, I left early because I had to be in College Station the next day. But while I was there, it was full of pure loudness covered with mesmerizing sounds. After the show, I grew a real liking into Knife Party and their combination of electro house and dubstep incorporated into their music. This was another good call on my part by going to see Knife Party. A week after, I knew that they performed in Miami for Ultra 2012 and downloaded their link for their live set - which was just approximately as close as it was from their live set at Houston just days before.

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