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Knifehandchop Bio
Knifehandchop is 21-year-old producer Billy Pollard from Toronto, Canada. He’s been making music since the age of fifteen, when the arrival of a computer made the trials, tribulations and compromises of band life a thing of the past for him. Without looking back, Billy took to the computer and began crafting beats and sounds rooted in influences ranging from hip hop producers (like Timbaland, the Neptunes and RZA) and underground electronic producers (like Venetian Snares, kid606 and cylob) to hardcore producers (like Hellfish, DJ Traffik and DJ Radium) to a diverse record collection that includes industrial, metal, rap, techno and noise. The end result is an energetic, diverse sound that takes on many styles: jungle, techno, pop, dance, electro and more. Knifehandchop tracks drop hard beats on top of melodies, noise, and lots of choice samples of sometimes questionable legality. This is electronic music, pure and simple; done with lots of emotion, humor and energy.
Knifehandchop has had well-received releases on labels such as Irritant and Tigerbeat6. He does live shows regularly in Canada, the USA & Japan, where he plays his own music alongside live remixes of tracks made by others. Upcoming releases for 2003 include the “Bling the Noize” CD on Irritant Records and the “Rockstopper” CD on Tigerbeat6. “Bling the Noize” compiles all of the out-of-print and highly sought-after Irritant 7”s onto one CD, along with some hard-to-find compilation tracks and a few catchy, sample-laden, previously unreleased pop gems. “Rockstopper” represents with the infamous sped-up ragga-rap and gabber style that Knifehandchop is known for, next to newer jams which reflect a more thoughtful, emotional musical direction. The result is a powerful musical soundclash that takes the Knifehandchop sound into new, unexpected directions.
Knifehandchop Discography (newest to oldest)
Bling the Noize (Irritant)
TKO from Tokyo 12” (Tigerbeat6)
Hooked On Ebonics 7” (Irritant)
Respect to all the Haters 12” (Tigerbeat6)
Dancemix2000 7” (Irritant)
FTP uber alles 12” (Core-Tex Labs)
Bounty Killer Killer 7” (Irritant)
Orange 7” (Irritant)
Fighting Pig Learns Judo Tricks CD (irritant)
Compilations:
Tigerbeat6 INC (Tigerbeat6)
Welcome To Our World (Irritant)
lieder aus dem kinderland (appareil)
Irritant Number Nine (Irritant)
Lo-fi Electronic Pop Music (Irritant)
Knifehandchop Weblinks and Reviews & Interviews
Knifehandchop website:
Tigerbeat6 website:
Irritant Records website:
Vice magazine interview:
Drawer B review of “fighting pig learns judo tricks”
BSOTS review of “TKO from Tokyo”
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