Final Cut (band)

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Final Cut is a techno-industrial band formed in Detroit, Michigan and led by Anthony Srock with a revolving cast of guest musicians.

History

Srock, then a DJ in Detroit, formed Final Cut (sometimes preceded by The) in the late 1980s as a collaboration with DJ Jeff Mills. They released their debut single "Take Me Away" in 1989 and the album Deep in 2 the Cut later that year. Final Cut was noted for mixing established industrial music with Detroit techno, with a sound comparable to heavy metal but made with machines rather than guitars. Deep in 2 the Cut gained appreciation years later as an influential early entry in the development of industrial music. Mills then left the project, and Srock took a leadership role with various guest musicians and a more guitar-oriented sound.

The project was signed to I.R.S. Records and their second album Consumed was released in 1992. That year, Final Cut toured with an all-live band with Srock on lead vocals. After a period of inactivity, Srock returned with another collection of guest musicians in 1996, releasing the album Atonement. This album added 1970s funk to the project's established industrial sound. A remix EP titled Grind was released in 1998. A new album was started in 2004 but never completed.

Srock later founded Full Effect Records. The 2009 hit single "Warriors Dance" by The Prodigy featured a sample of the Final Cut song "Take Me Away".

Selected collaborators

• Taime Downe
• Ogre
• Martin Atkins
• Charles Levi
• Chris Connelly
• Louis Svitek
• William Tucker
• Dwayne Goettel
• Jeff Mills
• Greg Lucas
• Max Edgin
• Joe Lafata

Discography

Albums

• Deep into the Cut (1989)
• Consumed (1992)
• Atonement (1996)
• Grind (EP, 1998)

References

References

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2. John 18{{!}}02{{!}}2016, Jacob. "Listen to the 1989 debut from Detroit's Final Cut - The Wire".
3. "Deep Into the Cut - Final Cut {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic".
4. "The Quietus {{!}} Reviews {{!}} Final Cut".
5. "Consumed - Final Cut {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic".
6. (2015-11-09). "Final Cut InterView: Atoning for Absence".
7. "Atonement - Final Cut {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic".
8. "Grind - Final Cut {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic".
9. (2013-08-30). "Full Effect Records".
10. "The Prodigy - 'Warrior's Dance'".

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