Cutting Pink With Knives
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Cutting Pink with Knives were an electronic grindcore band from London
. Active in the British independent music scene between 2004 and 2008, the band were known for their chaotic and energetic live performances.
release of their first LP
, Alef Alef Alef! on Canada
's digital hardcore label, D-Trash Records
.
The band was originally a solo project of Eddy Frankel; the incorporation of touring members Chris Abitbol (vocals
) and Dan Antell (bass guitar
) drove the band away from their more aggressive early material, and helped define the group as being uniquely different to their counterparts in the UK grindcore
/hardcore
scene.
2005 marked the group's first print release with London Casio
-grind band Trencher
– the now rare 5" vinyl The Process of Villages Burning Down. Following this, the band were subsequently signed to London-based Adaadat Records and released their first full-length commercial LP, Oh Wow! (2006) to considerable acclaim.
In 2007, Antell left the band to concentrate on his career as a nurse. Following an interview with Alex Fitzpatrick for a UK metal magazine, Fitzpatrick was recruited to perform alongside the remaining members as bassist. Allegedly, Fitzpatrick had hoped to sign the group to his own label (Holy Roar Records
) prior to the interview, and as such, 2008's Populuxxe was released as part of their summer catalogue. Populuxxe was also released as a limited edition 10" vinyl from Isomorph Records
(founded by British graphic design artist Kate Moross
).
In August 2007, BBC 6 Music
and BBC Radio 1
aired a live session with Cutting Pink With Knives. Several songs from Populuxxe were played as well as a few from previous CDs.
After extensive touring supporting bands of many different genres – including An Albatross
, Kate Nash
, The Locust
, Polysics
, Tinchy Stryder
, and DJ Scotch Egg
– and playing festivals like ZXZW, the band split amicably in July 2008, following their final performance at Belgian festival Rock Herk.
On September 21, 2009, Holy Roar Records
made Cutting Pink With Knives' discography available for download. It included over 100 tracks of previously unreleased songs, demos, the complete BBC live session, and the last three songs they recorded as a band.
The track "Fuck You, I'm The King of France" (originally from the split with Trencher
) appears on the Methodist Leisure Inc. freebie spazzcore compilation Short Attention Span (2009)
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Active in the British independent music scene between 2004 and 2008, the band were known for their chaotic and energetic live performances.
Band history
The group began performing live on the London circuit following the digitalMusic download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
release of their first LP
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, Alef Alef Alef! on Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
's digital hardcore label, D-Trash Records
D-Trash Records
Formed in 1998, Canada's D-Trash Records started as an online collective by members of Cpuwar and DJ Rabies as the beginnings of an international network of electronic music artists....
.
The band was originally a solo project of Eddy Frankel; the incorporation of touring members Chris Abitbol (vocals
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
) and Dan Antell (bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
) drove the band away from their more aggressive early material, and helped define the group as being uniquely different to their counterparts in the UK grindcore
Grindcore
Grindcore is an extreme genre of music that started in the early- to mid-1980s. It draws inspiration from some of the most abrasive music genres – including death metal, industrial music, noise and the more extreme varieties of hardcore punk....
/hardcore
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
scene.
2005 marked the group's first print release with London Casio
Casio
is a multinational electronic devices manufacturing company founded in 1946, with its headquarters in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Casio is best known for its electronic products, such as calculators, audio equipment, PDAs, cameras, musical instruments, and watches...
-grind band Trencher
Trencher
Trencher may refer to:* Trencher , a comic book series* Trencher , a digging machine* Trencher , a place setting item * Trencher cap, a square academic cap...
– the now rare 5" vinyl The Process of Villages Burning Down. Following this, the band were subsequently signed to London-based Adaadat Records and released their first full-length commercial LP, Oh Wow! (2006) to considerable acclaim.
In 2007, Antell left the band to concentrate on his career as a nurse. Following an interview with Alex Fitzpatrick for a UK metal magazine, Fitzpatrick was recruited to perform alongside the remaining members as bassist. Allegedly, Fitzpatrick had hoped to sign the group to his own label (Holy Roar Records
Holy Roar Records
Holy Roar Records is an independent record label run by Alex Fitzpatrick and Ellen Godwin. The label began in January 2006 when they moved to London from Birmingham and put out their first release in June 2006, the Phoenix Bodies album 'Raise the Bullshit flag'. Since then Holy Roar Records has...
) prior to the interview, and as such, 2008's Populuxxe was released as part of their summer catalogue. Populuxxe was also released as a limited edition 10" vinyl from Isomorph Records
Isomorph Records
Isomorph Records, also known as Isomorphs, is an independent record label based in London. The label is run by acclaimed designer, illustrator and entrepreneur Kate Moross....
(founded by British graphic design artist Kate Moross
Kate Moross
Kate Moross is a designer and illustrator based in London. Her achievements include a nationwide billboard campaign for Cadburys and a signature clothing range for Topshop...
).
In August 2007, BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music
BBC 6 Music is one of the BBC's digital radio stations, was launched on 11 March 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years....
and BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
aired a live session with Cutting Pink With Knives. Several songs from Populuxxe were played as well as a few from previous CDs.
After extensive touring supporting bands of many different genres – including An Albatross
An Albatross
An Albatross is a noise rock band based in Wilkes-Barre, PA, known for their chaotic live shows and psychedelic/circus-like presentation.-History:Formed in the fall of 1999 by guitarist Jake Lisowski, vocalist Edward B...
, Kate Nash
Kate Nash
Kate Marie Nash is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. She had a UK no. 2 hit "Foundations" in 2007, followed by the platinum selling UK number 1 album Made of Bricks. She was named Best Female Artist at the 2008 BRIT Awards....
, The Locust
The Locust
The Locust is a musical group from San Diego, California, United States known for their unique mix of grindcore speed and aggression, mathcore complexity, and new wave weirdness.- Style :...
, Polysics
Polysics
is a Japanese new wave and rock band from Tokyo, who dubs its unique style as "technicolor pogo punk". It was named after a brand of synthesizer, the Korg Polysix. The band started in 1997, but got their big break in 1998 at a concert in Tokyo...
, Tinchy Stryder
Tinchy Stryder
Kwasi Danquah III , better known by his pseudonyms Tinchy Stryder and Star In The Hood, is a Ghanaian British recording artist, music executive, A&R executive, and businessman...
, and DJ Scotch Egg
DJ Scotch Egg
DJ Scotch Egg is a Japanese producer of chiptune/gabba music based in Brighton, England.He has released music on the Wrong Music label, Adaadat and was signed to Load Records after Lightning Bolt was impressed by his music.)...
– and playing festivals like ZXZW, the band split amicably in July 2008, following their final performance at Belgian festival Rock Herk.
On September 21, 2009, Holy Roar Records
Holy Roar Records
Holy Roar Records is an independent record label run by Alex Fitzpatrick and Ellen Godwin. The label began in January 2006 when they moved to London from Birmingham and put out their first release in June 2006, the Phoenix Bodies album 'Raise the Bullshit flag'. Since then Holy Roar Records has...
made Cutting Pink With Knives' discography available for download. It included over 100 tracks of previously unreleased songs, demos, the complete BBC live session, and the last three songs they recorded as a band.
Albums
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Alef! Alef! Alef! | D-Trash Records D-Trash Records Formed in 1998, Canada's D-Trash Records started as an online collective by members of Cpuwar and DJ Rabies as the beginnings of an international network of electronic music artists.... |
| 2006 | Oh, Wow! | Adaadat |
| 2007 | Populuxxe | Holy Roar |
Split Releases
| Year | Title | Label | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Process Of Villages Burning Down (Split w/ Trencher) | Life In A Box, Crucificados, White Heat | 5" Vinyl (ltd. to 500) |
| 2007 | Split w/ Concentration Champ | Samizdat | 7" Vinyl (ltd. to 500) |
| 2007 | Split w/ Rolo Tomassi Rolo Tomassi / Cutting Pink With Knives Split Rolo Tomassi / Cutting Pink With Knives Split is a split cassette tape by Rolo Tomassi and Cutting Pink With Knives and was released through "Yehonala". There were only 100 of these tapes made... |
Yehonala | Cassette (ltd. to 500) |
| 2007 | Split w/ Antithesis | Concubine | 7" Vinyl (ltd. to 330) |
Singles
| Year | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | St. Mark/Airz | Holy Roar |
| 2007 | Laser Hannon | Holy Roar |
The track "Fuck You, I'm The King of France" (originally from the split with Trencher
Trencher
Trencher may refer to:* Trencher , a comic book series* Trencher , a digging machine* Trencher , a place setting item * Trencher cap, a square academic cap...
) appears on the Methodist Leisure Inc. freebie spazzcore compilation Short Attention Span (2009)
Band members
- Eddy Frankel (guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
) - Chris Abitbol (vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
) - Alex Fitzpatrick (bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
)