Knife Party – Haunted House EP
Vampires, werewolves, mummies, ravers: come one, come all to the place where your darkest delights come to life. Welcome to Knife Party’s Haunted House, where things are far stranger on this bewitched EP than at your run-of-the-haunted-mill Gettysburg. On this site, disembodied spirits of the deceased dance with the living, and the living dance back. Toss your garlic in the pantry and stow away your stakes, for this supernatural experience is one to embrace, so let the ghoulish feel of audio darkness sweep through you like a ghost. Below I’ve ranked my favorites, from top treats to biggest tricks. There’s no turning back now.
Poke fun at current songs: check. Integrate new, devilishly pleasing sounds: check. Make me feel badass even though I work on a farm: check. Make me feel badass while I work on a farm: check plus. Chickens, horses, pigs: beware.
Although teased in January, the official “Power Glove” wasn’t yet relinquished until the release of this EP. Some say it was because Knife Party hadn’t been able to completely harness the hulk that dwells within it, while others say our basic human ears should be far away from its dominating potency because it will turn them evil. In the end, they were both right. Rated PG-13.
It’s “Internet Friends” with a different beat on the drops, which means put on a nightlight and you should be fine. Well, that is until you encounter the second drop; that one will knock the electricity right out of your house.
While showing flashes of ingenuity, Knife Party’s Haunted House EP is like a mixed bag of candy on Halloween: it has some keepers, like “EDM Death Machine” and “Power Glove”, but it also has some some (milk) duds, like in “LRAD” and “Internet Friends VIP”. Although at times they get seriously ghastly with their haunts, other times we’re left uninspired with their lackluster “boos”. In my opinion, this house is only half as haunted as it seems.
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