Cutting Pink with Knives belong to that grand old British culture comprised of taking all the best parts from everyone else’s culture, ignoring the shit bits and mashing them together into something new and relevant to our interests. This is known as ‘multiculturalism’ if you’re a Labour politician, ‘fusion’ if you’re a pretentious jazz beard or ‘mash-up culture’ if you’re into the jungle musics.

CPWK draw from a wide range of musical subcultures including grindcore – a form of rock music focusing around broken drum machines stuck at the fastest setting, completely out-of-tune guitars with all the strings pulled off and screaming into a microphone like a rape/murder victim. They also fuse metal – a type of rock music/culture based around wearing the same filthy ripped-up 501’s forever, leather, selling out totally and wearing make-up. Also they fuse elements of Hardcore (screaming) and Electronica (machines) but sound nothing at all like Enter Shakiri.

After news came in that the band were playing their first gig in ages at the Stag and Dagger ‘festival’ at the Macbeth in Hoxton we got down there to check them out, mainly due to us being too drunk on complimentary cocktails to make it across town to see the Deathset. CPWK were the other best band on the line up by far. Unfortunately the lead singer was nowhere to be seen and had been replaced with a screeching man-banshee wearing a filthy wifebeater and no footwear whatsoever. After the gig we caught a few words with guitarist (Edi) and ‘actual’ member of the band Alex (bass) to ask them what the hell is up with the Pink…

This look can reduce any female within fifty miles into a quivering shuddering pile of orgasms, careful girls!

Hey Alex what the hell is up with the Pink?

Nothing - our usual singer just couldn’t make the gig today. We got that guy to replace him at the last minute.

What’s up with ‘that guy’. I asked him about the interview and he just told me he’s not actually in the band, turned his back on me and walked off somewhere?

No he’s never actually been in the band. We are just using him for the next few gigs.

That guy is pretty cool though, eh. Doesn’t wear shoes, doesn’t do interviews and doesn’t afraid of anything.

Um, yeah, I guess he’s a pretty cool guy.

So this is the culture issue, what musical culture/subculture would you guys say you come from?

Kind of grindcore-meets-noise-meets-hardcore. It’s really just chaos and insanity.

How are you feeling about the new album Populuxxe?

Pretty good, it’s been out for a while now. It’s been doing okay.

You got Kate Moross doping the album cover.

Yeah, I like a lot of her work and she wanted to do it, which was cool.

I’m liking the album anyways. The gig was pretty awesome also.

It was good. We have done better though.

Chris in the office was talking about the last time you played here and during the first chord Edi (we think) dived off the stage and kicked the mirrorball right off the ceiling.

Haha, sounds like the sort of thing that would happen at one of our gigs.

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Edi sneezes - bless you!

At this point in the writing up of the interview we get an e-mail informing us that CPWK are in fact actually splitting up forever. We asked them:

Why?

"We are splitting up. No drama, no hatred between us. We're just calling this shit to an end. It’s hard to know how to say goodbye to something that’s been the most important thing in our lives for the past 3 or 4 years. Nothing I say can really encapsulate what this has meant to us and how odd it will be to not have it around anymore. We've done a lot of things that we're all really proud of, played some amazing shows, released lots of records and generally had a great time, but its time that we go our cute little separate ways."

But why now?

Alex: Well, I started this band to get chicks and to be totally honest it hasn’t worked. Chris joined the band to fund his hair gel habit and we've not made enough money. Alex joined the band to get a foothold on the international stock market, but we've got no shares.

Okay then, I guess that makes sense. The Macbeth gig was mainly guys and not even the girly type of guys that Bullet for my Valentine get.

It’s a sad, sad state of affairs; a chick free, hair-product depleted and financially rocky state of affairs that we're waving goodbye to.

Goodbye then. *waves goodbye*

Goodbye all. So that’s it for CPWK. It’s the end, finished, kaput, done, over, the fat lady has sung, the cows have come home, finito, hasta la vista, laters, boom, we’re outta’ here, eat my dust, it’s been fun but it’s time to call it a day. Goodnight sweet prince. You can check out the CPWK at their last FM page here and at their last ever gigs at the following places on the following dtaes: Bradford music week - Love apple 7.30pm onstage 14 Jun 2008 PARIS BRULE T IL? @ l'Inattendu w/ Ten Volt Shock, B Abuse and more!