What is Knifehandchop?

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Knifehandchop
Knifehandchop performing at Sneeky Dee's in Toronto, ON 2007Enlarge picture
Knifehandchop performing at Sneeky Dee's in Toronto, ON 2007

Knifehandchop is electronic musician Billy Pollard from Toronto, Canada. He started programming electronic beats when he was 18.

Knifehandchop takes from many different influences and styles, and mixes them together into a form of bastard pop. He uses elements from ragga, techno, hardcore, hip-hop and electro.

He has released vinyl and CDs on labels such as Tigerbeat6 and Irritant records. In 2003 he toured Europe and Japan. The same year he recorded a Peel Session for BBC Radio One and he also recorded a Breezeblock session for the same station.

Discography

  • Bling The Noize (Irritant Records)
  • Fighting Pig Learns Judo Tricks (Irritant)
  • Bounty Killer Killer (Irritant/Dhyana Records)
  • Taking The Soul Out Of Music (Irritant)
  • Dancemix 2000 (Irritant)
  • Respect To All The Haters (Tigerbeat6)
  • Hooked on Ebonics (Irritant)
  • TKO From Tokyo (Tigerbeat6)
  • Rockstopper (Tigerbeat6)
  • How I Left You (Tigerbeat6)
  • Street Chic (Ad Noiseam)
  • Techno-Gaiden (Tigerbeat6)
  • The Triple Threat EP (Tigerbeat6)
  • Dirty New York E.P. (Tigerbeat6)

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Toronto

Coordinates: 43°39′N, 79°23′W

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Canada

Canada

Flag Coat of arms
Motto: A Mari Usque Ad Mare  (Latin)
"From Sea to Sea"
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Ragga

Raggamuffin music, usually abbreviated as ragga, is a sub-genre of dancehall music or reggae, in which the instrumentation primarily consists of electronic music; sampling often serves a prominent role in raggamuffin music as well.
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Techno

Techno
Stylistic origins
Electro, industrial, synthpop, electronic art music, Chicago house

Cultural origins
mid-1980s Detroit, Michigan, USA

Typical instruments
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Hardcore techno

Hardcore techno or Hardcore dance music, often referred to as just "hardcore" is a style of electronic music that originated in the early-to-mid-1990s in multiple locations including the Netherlands, Germany and the UK.
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Hip hop music

Hip Hop Music
Stylistic origins
Jamaican dancehall toasting alongside the rhythms of R&B, disco, and funk

Cultural origins
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Electro music
This article is about the genre known as simply electro, not to be confused with electro house, electroclash, electropop or electro-industrial, which are also often referred to as "electro" for short.

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Tigerbeat6

Tigerbeat6 is a San Francisco based independent record label run by Kid 606. The name reflects Kid 606's obsession with cats, which also comes to light in the catalogue numbers, all of which start with MEOW.
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Irritant Records

Irritant Records is an independent record label based in North London, started by electronic musician Pisstank. The label specializes in genres such as breakcore, gabber, & experimental electronic music.
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2003

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John Peel

John Peel

The cover of Peel's autobiography - Margrave of the Marshes.
Birth name John Robert Parker Ravenscroft
Born 30 August 1939(1939-08-30)
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BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1

Broadcast area UK: National FM & DAB
United States: Sirius Satellite Radio, Dish Network
Canada: Sirius Satellite Radio
Frequency FM: 97.7 MHz - 99.
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Irritant Records

Irritant Records is an independent record label based in North London, started by electronic musician Pisstank. The label specializes in genres such as breakcore, gabber, & experimental electronic music.
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Ad Noiseam

Ad Noiseam is an experimental electronic music independent record label, based in Berlin, Germany. Ad Noiseam was founded in April of 2001 by Nicolas Chevreux and has released music by artists such as Tarmvred, Somatic Responses, Antigen
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