Cut Hands
Cut Hands | |
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| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Electronic music, experimental music, new-age music |
| Years active | 2008-present |
| Labels | Susan Lawly, Very Friendly, Blackest Ever Black, Dirtier Promotions |
| Members | William Bennett |
Cut Hands is a British electronic music project of William Bennett, famed for his power electronics band Whitehouse. Cut Hands began in 2008, and it's music is heavily inspired by African and Haitian Vodou music, being very rhythmic and percussion-based.[1]
Early History
The project began when William Bennett was invited to DJ at a large club in Glasgow, Optimo. When he asked what they wanted him to play, they told him he could play whatever he wanted. At the time, he was very interested in the music of African culture, and thus he played ritual drumming music, mixed in with Haitian Vodou music.[2] The name "Cut Hands" is a reference to the Whitehouse song "Cut Hands Has The Solution", which was from their 2003 album Bird Seed.[3]
Discography
Studio Albums
- Afro Noise I (Volume 1) (2011, Very Friendly)
- Afro Noise I (Volume 2) (2011, Very Friendly)
- Black Mamba (2012, Very Friendly)
- Festival Of The Dead (2014, Blackest Ever Black)
- Afro Noise I (Volume 3) (2014, Dirtier Promotions)
- Afro Noise I (Volume 4) (2014, Dirtier Promotions)
EPs
- Afro Noise I (2011, Artencio/Susan Lawly)
Singles
- "Black Mamba" 12" (2012, Blackest Ever Black)
- "Damballah" 12" (2013, Blackest Ever Black)
- "Madwomen" 12" (2013, Downwards)
References
- ^ Gibbs, Rory J. "Allmusic ((( More Than A Mind Can Take: An Interview With Cut Hands". The Quietus. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ^ Sande, Krain J. "William Bennett: Cut Hands Has The Solution". Fact. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ^ D., Chris. "William Bennett [Cut Hands] Interviewed". Decibel. Retrieved July 30, 2015.