Watch KEXP live performances of 1 Time Mirage tracks “Seven Wheel Motion,” “Give You Game,” and “My Dreams Never Sleep”

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.”

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. Watch now [see July 19th session].

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. [see July 19th session.]

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.  

Preorders of 1 Time Mirage through megamart.subpop.com and select independent retailers will receive the limited Loser edition pressed on blue and white marbled vinyl. The 1 Time Mirage album cover also features artwork from Robert Beatty.