Knife Knights have shared ‘Seven Wheel Motion,’ a new offering from 1 Time Mirage, their forthcoming debut album for Sub Pop. Colossal drums puncture walls of labyrinthine noise sculpted from deranged synthesizers and mutated guitars throughout and is an absolute powerhouse of a song. Ishmael Butler seems to rap in dialogue with himself, detailing a threatening streetscape and shaping the experience into personal realizations. “Smooth landings, queens in tandems, cash in grand sums,” he declares at one point. “Life is random/I roll the dice and bet on me.”
Listen to the new track below:
1 Time Mirage will be available worldwide September 14th from Sub Pop. The otherworldly long-player features guest appearances from labelmates Shabazz Palaces and Porter Ray, along with Stas THEE Boss, OCnotes, Thaddillac, El Mizell, Marquetta Miller, Gerald Turner, and Darrius Willrich. The album was produced by Ishmael Butler and Erik Blood at Protect and Exalt: A Black Space in Seattle.
Knife Knights recently premiered the aforementioned “Seven Wheel Motion” with additional 1 Time Mirage standouts “Give You Game,” and “My Dreams Never Sleep” live for KEXP.
1 Time Mirage available worldwide on September 14th from Sub Pop
Tracklisting
- Bionic Chords (feat. OCnotes & Darrius Willrich)
- Drag Race Legend
- Give You Game (feat. Marquetta Miller & Stas THEE Boss)
- Light Up Ahead (Time Mirage) [feat. Porter Ray, Gerald Turner, Darrius Willrich, OCnotes & Shabazz Palaces]
- Seven Wheel Motion
- Low Key (feat. Shabazz Palaces)
- My Dreams Never Sleep (feat. OCnotes, Marquetta Miller & Shabazz Palaces)
- Light Work (feat. El Mizell)
- Can’t Draw the Line (feat. OCnotes)
- Come On Let’s Go (feat. OCnotes & Marquetta Miller)
- Mr. President
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