The last of four Cairo Knife Fight songs performed in front of an intimate audience at Auckland's York Street Studios.

Producer: Ben King, Engineer: Hayden Taylor, D.O.P. Bevan Crothers, Cameras: Matt Gerrand, Paul Casserly, Glen Manchester, Hugh Sundae, Edit: Hugh Sundae

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The Violence Of Action is the third of four songs performed by Cairo Knife Fight in front of an intimate audience at Auckland's York Street Studios.

Engineer: Hayden Taylor, D.O.P. Bevan Crothers, Cameras: Matt Gerrand, Paul Casserly, Glen Manchester, Hugh Sundae, Edit: Hugh Sundae

The second of four Cairo Knife Fight songs performed in front of an intimate audience at Auckland's York Street Studios.

Producer: Ben King, Engineer: Hayden Taylor, D.O.P. Bevan Crothers, Cameras: Matt Gerrand, Paul Casserly, Glen Manchester, Hugh Sundae, Edit: Hugh Sundae

The first of four Cairo Knife Fight songs performed in front of an intimate audience at Auckland's York Street Studios.

Producer: Ben King, Engineer: Hayden Taylor, D.O.P. Bevan Crothers, Cameras: Matt Gerrand, Paul Casserly, Glen Manchester, Hugh Sundae, Edit: Hugh Sundae

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