To date, they have released five EPs: 100% No Modern Talking, Rage Valley, Haunted House, Trigger Warning, and Lost Souls EP. They have also collaborated with Swedish House Mafia on their single, Antidote.
Their debut studio album, Abandon Ship, was released in November of 2014. Abandon Ship saw a deviation in sound from the heavier dubstep sound Knife Party had become known for on their earlier EP's, incorporating elements of more mainstream electro house. Originally scheduled for 27th October, unforeseen circumstances caused the album's release to be pushed back to 24th November. However, an accidental iTunes leak on 7th November made it available for download more than two weeks early to those who had pre-ordered it.
In March of 2015, at Miami's Ultra Music Festival, they debuted three new tracks, including a collaboration with Tom Staar, and later teased at a collaboration featuring Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine. On 24th July 2015, Knife Party announced via their official Twitter that fans could expect their next release, entitled Trigger Warning, to be released within the next 6-8 weeks. However, due to difficulties clearing samples, it was delayed until 20th November.
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EDM Death Machine
Knife Party Lyrics
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Nobody will drop the bass
No-one will do the Harlem Shake
No-one will know bitches love cake
There will be no internet friends
There will be no antidote
The human race will be extinct
Say hello to the robots!
The lyrics of Knife Party's song "EDM Death Machine" provide a dystopian view of the future where humanity has been replaced by robots. The song opens with the lines "In the future / Nobody will drop the bass / No-one will do the Harlem Shake / No-one will know bitches love cake". These lines refer to popular tropes in EDM culture that may no longer exist in a world that has been taken over by machines. The next lines "There will be no internet friends / There will be no antidote / The human race will be extinct" suggest that the absence of human interaction and the inability to find a cure for an unknown virus could lead to the end of humanity.
The chorus of the song is repetitive and emphasizes the arrival of robots with the line "Say hello to the robots!". This line is a call to recognize and acknowledge the arrival of our replacements. The song questions the role of technology in our lives and implies a warning that an overreliance on technology could lead to a loss of our humanity. Overall, the lyrics of "EDM Death Machine" reflect a sense of skepticism and fear towards the future of our species.
Line by Line Meaning
In the future
As time progresses and advances in technology become more apparent,
Nobody will drop the bass
People will no longer have a desire to lower the bass levels of music,
No-one will do the Harlem Shake
The popular dance craze known as the Harlem Shake will no longer be relevant or practiced by anyone,
No-one will know bitches love cake
The once popular meme phrase indicating a female's fondness for cake will no longer be known or used by anyone,
There will be no internet friends
People will no longer have virtual friendships or connections through the internet,
There will be no antidote
There will be no cure or solution to the problems and issues facing society,
The human race will be extinct
Humanity as we know it will cease to exist,
Say hello to the robots!
Embrace the introduction and takeover of robots and artificial intelligence in a society without humans.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: GARETH MCGRILLEN, ROBERT SWIRE, ROBERT SWIRE THOMPSON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@DeflargoTheGamer
The begining refers to so many good songs...
1. Cinema - Skrillex (No one will drop the bass)
2. Harlem Shake (No one will do the Harlem Shake
3. Decisions - Borgore (No one will know bitches loved cake)
4. Knife Party - Internet Friends (There will be no internet friends)
5. Knife Party - Antidote (There will be no antidote)
6. Dubsidia - Kill Humans (The human race will be extinct)
@officialvisaural
It's:
Benny Benassi - Cinema (Skrillex Remix) **
@pleasedont4051
SAY "HELLO" TO DA ROBOTS.
@justins6134
It really pisses me off when people give all the credit of cinema to skrillex, and entirely leave out the name of the person who actually made the song.
@elizabethcroninger2148
Cole MacMillan he said antidote? i thought he said "there will be no panty doe"
@officialvisaural
Justin S Word.
@jessicacreed7773
"No one will do the harlem shake" I bet that happened faster than Knife Party expected lmao
@ZevinKarate
That moment when EDM Death Machine is still the acronym "EDM".
@mrolfs
Still not convinced this isn't also a sly reference to Austrian Death Machine, a defunct metal band that wrote songs composed entirely of Arnold Schwarzenegger quotes and LOTS of Terminator references.
@p3rc1muz19u3
EDMDM