''Haunted House'' is the third EP by the Australian
electronic music
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duo
Knife Party
Knife Party are an Australian electronic music duo consisting of Rob Swire and Gareth McGrillen, two members of the drum and bass band Pendulum.
The duo has worked with artists such as Swedish House Mafia, Steve Aoki, MistaJam, Foreign Begga ...
, released on 5 May 2013 by
Earstorm Records and
Big Beat Records. It was announced through their official
Twitter
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page on 8 August 2012.
Background
On 16 April 2013, Knife Party announced on Twitter that they have replaced the track "Baghdad" with a 'VIP' Mix of Internet Friends. Knife Party premiered the official artwork for the EP on 27 April, on their Facebook page. The EP was made available to pre-order in the US on 27 April, with the confirmed release date of 6 May. The EP leaked on 29 April 2013, but the leaked version of "Power Glove" was erroneous because its sub bass was pitched down an octave too low. On 5 May 2013, the EP was uploaded and available to stream in full on Knife Party's official
YouTube
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and
SoundCloud
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accounts. The EP was later released in digital and CD formats a day later. "Power Glove" debuted at #38 on the Scottish Singles Chart and at #43 on the
UK Singles Chart
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on 12 May 2013.
Track listing
Chart performance
References
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2013 EPs
Knife Party EPs