Tuesday, January 17, 2012

First Post: Cutting Pink With Knives



Hey all, new contributor on the blog here, I figured I'd kick it off with one of my favorite bands, the UK's own Cutting Pink With Knives. They were around from 2004 until 2008, and did some of the most inventive techno-grind I've ever heard. When I first heard them it reminded me of Genghis Tron but a lot sillier (mostly because both bands use drum machines). They started out as a relatively one-dimensional drum machine grind band, but as time went on they incorporated more synths and major chords/chord patterns into their songwriting. Their third and last album, Populuxxe, is near-perfect; I can't think of an album that mixes the heaviness of grindcore with poppy dance music with over-the-top guitar lead lines better than this.

2 comments:

  1. i do not know what to expect from a "one dimensional drum machinegrind" band, but am checking now :)

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  2. Really Really love this. I'm a large fan of unconventional pop and this has it in spades.

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