Finitribe

Finitribe was a dance music band from Edinburgh, Scotland. The group is sometimes also referred to as Fini Tribe. The name was taken from "finny tribe", a term used by the Rosicrucians to describe the fish race.

They began in the mid 1980s as Gallery Macabre, an experimental guitar band, before moving into a sample-based dance style, setting up their independent Finiflex label, playing live and recording as funds allowed. Following a period on Chicago's Wax Trax, and the limited release of two twelve-inch singles, the band restructured with the departure of some band members and migration of vocalist Chris Connelly to join the Ministry/Revolting Cocks crew.

Based on the dancefloor success of the track "Detestimony" from the 1986 "Let the Tribe Grow" EP, the remaining members became a more dance-oriented act signing to One Little Indian records. The label was then home of The Shamen, a group which had undergone a similar transition from guitar rock to dance music, although Finitribe never approached The Shamen's considerable commercial impact. The group had minor mainstream success with dance mixes of the tracks "101" and "Forevergreen" from their 1992 album "An Unexpected Groovy Treat". The follow up LP "Sheigra" failed to meet with the same success despite critical acclaim. In 1996, the group, slimmed down to Miller and Pinsky with a collection of vocal collaborators, released a final album "Sleazy Listening", in a drum and bass/trip-hop style, in 1998.

The group performed sessions for John Peel in 1985, 1989, and 1998.

Members

*David Miller (guitar/vocals/noise)
*Philip Pinsky (bass/vocals & production)
*John Vick (keyboards/sampling/production & editing) until 1996)
*Simon McGlynn (drums, until 1988)
*Andy McGregor (guitar/vocals/noise & pictures) until 1988)
*Chris Connelly (vocals, production) until 1988)

Discography

*Curling and Stretching EP (1984)
*Let the Tribe Grow EP (1986)
*Noise, Lust & Fun (1988)
*Grossing 10K (1989)
*An Unexpected Groovy Treat (1992)
*Forevergreen EP (1993)
*Sheigra (1995)
*Sleazy Listening (1998)

External links

* [http://drf.freeweb.hu/finitribute.htm Fini Tribute-a FINITRIBE fan page]
* http://www.myspace.com/finitribe
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/f/finitribe/ BBC Radio One John Peel sessions]
* [http://www.music.us/biography/artist/16001/finitribe.html An overview of the band]
* [http://www.snarl.org/texts/features/finitribe.htm A brief interview with the band at the time of "Sleazy Listening"]
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