Cut Hands is a

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project of

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. Cut Hands began in 2008, and its music is heavily inspired by

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music, being very rhythmic and percussion-based.

Early history

The project began when William Bennett was invited to DJ at Optimo, a large club in Glasgow. 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

n culture, and thus he played ritual drumming music, mixed in with

music. The name "Cut Hands" is a reference to the

song "Cut Hands Has the Solution", which was from their 2003 album '' Bird Seed''. Bennett's work as Cut Hands has brought him considerable attention in mainstream media, being placed in documentaries such as VICE's ''Kings of Cannabis'' and having songs like "Black Mamba" sampled in hip-hop such as

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's "Pneumonia".

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, Dirter Promotions) *''Afro Noise I (Volume 4)'' (2014, Dirter Promotions) *''Sixteen Ways Out'' (2022, Susan Lawly)

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

External links

Cut Hands Facebook page

Cut Hands Discogs page
{{Authority control British electronic music groups British experimental musical groups British noise musicians British industrial musicians