Final (band)


Final is a project of English musician Justin Broadrick, creator of the band Godflesh, which he started when he was 13 years old. Unlike Godflesh, Final is primarily electronic in nature, taking on a space-like, dark ambient sound.
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History

Originally project was formed in 1982 as a power electronics/industrial duo of Justin Broadrick and Andy Swan under name Atrocity Exhibition. The duo released cassettes on Post Mortem Rekordings, Justin Broadrick's own cassette label. Later in 1983, the duo changed their name to Smear Campaign, and first performed live on 7 July 1984 in The Mermaid Pub in Birmingham, using Broadrick's stepfather's shortwave radio and distortion pedals. The played at the pub alongside Con-Dom and Family Patrol Group and was briefly signed on The Grey Wolves's label, changing their name to Final after this show.
Beginning in 1982, Broadrick released over fifty tapes through his Post Mortem Rekordings label until 1986, many of which were Final tapes. Other contributors during this period included Guy Pearce, Nicholas Bullen, Kevin Johnson, and Paul Neville. The music from this period is expected to receive a boxset reissue on Hospital Productions. In 1986, Final went on hiatus while Justin Broadrick played in Napalm Death and Head of David and later co-founded Godflesh. Andy Swan would later go on to form the bands Iroha and Khost, both of which Broadrick has remixed songs for.
Final was revived in 1993 as an experimental ambient solo project of Justin Broadrick meant to "explore beat-less spaces" and focus on textures, now expanding its influences to the likes of Brian Eno and Maurizio Bianchi. This new incarnation started utilizing electric guitar, tape decks, synthesizers and samplers. One was released on Sentrax and Subharmonic and was Final's first ever CD release. 2 and 3, which both compiled pieces recorded over several years, were collaborations with Broadrick's bass players: Godflesh's G. C. Green and Jesu's Diarmuid Dalton respectively. Two series of live improvised music were self released under the Final name on Avalanche Recordings, Infinite Guitar and Guitar & Bass Improvisations. A collaborative avant-garde drone album with Dirk Serries was also released in 2009, Final + Fear Falls Burning.
Final played its first live show in twenty years as support for The Living Jarboe in 2005, with a laptop as the only instrument. A European tour followed in 2006 alongside L'Enfance Rouge and a further show was played later that year at Supersonic Festival and as support for Isis at All Tomorrow's Parties. One-off shows were played in Birmingham in 2009, during Broadrick's Roadburn Festival residence in 2012 and as a double bill with the live debut of Council Estate Electronics in 2014. The Birmingham show saw a Bandcamp release as Live Reprocessed. Dalton assisted Broadrick on some of these dates. Final played its first ever United States show on 8 December 2018 at Hospital Fest in Queens, New York City.

Members

Current lineup
Former members
  • Andy Swan
Former touring musicians and collaborators

Discography

Studio albums

One 2 The First Millionth of a Second 3 Fade Away :Afar: - limited Picture Disc of 500 copiesDead Air Reading All The Right Signals Wrong Infinite Guitar 3 / Guitar & Bass Improvisations 3 The Apple Never Falls Far From The Tree Burning Bridges Will Light Your Way Infinite Guitar 4 Black Dollars - expanded reissue of My Body is a Dying Machine EPExpect Nothing and the Kingdom Will Be Yours It Comes To Us All I Am the Dirt Under Your Fingernails Ravine Of Spears What We Don't See

Singles and EPs

Flow / Openings - limited release of 1,000 copiesSolaris - the 1998 reissue by Invisible Records features one bonus trackUrge / Fail - limited release of 250 copiesMy Body is a Dying Machine You Couldn't Mean Any Less Oblivion Vol 1 Oblivion Vol 2 Oblivion Vol 3
  • ''Oblivion 0''

Live albums

Live Reprocessed | Birmingham 2009 Live Marseille 2006
  • ''Live Incubate''

Sets and compilations

Infinite Guitar 1 & 2 / Guitar & Bass Improvisations Vol 1 & 2 Origins 1983-87 - forthcoming box set of cassette recordings chosen by Justin Broadrick

Collaborations

Final + Fear Falls Burning
  • ''Fear Falls Burning vs Final''

Other releases

Desquamation Exterpite A Final Process Of Elimination Assault Live Mission 1 Live Mission 2 Smear Atrocity Maximum Hatred Fight Back Live Mission 3 Live Mission 4 Live Mission 5 To The Desinfectionraum Inheritance Execution Of The Will Failure - outtake from the 3 album available only through Final's official websiteInfinite Guitar 1 - CDr limited release of 150 copiesInfinite Guitar 2 - CDr limited release of 150 copiesGuitar & Bass Improvisations Volume 1 - CDr limited release of 150 copiesGuitar & Bass Improvisations Volume 2 - CDr limited release of 150 copies

Exclusive songs on compilations

  • "Exist" on Power And Control
  • "Blood Love" on Power And Control
  • "Vomit Eat" on International Sound Communication 2
  • "A Message To Man" on International Sound Communication 6
  • "I Am Pt 2" on Thee Anal Probe Archives 10th Anniversary Retro
  • "Belief" on Carnage In A Country Garden and on Thee Anal Probe Archives 10th Anniversary Retro
  • "Inheritance" on Cultural Terror Volume One & Two - A Zeal SS Sampler
  • "Execution Of The Will" on Cultural Terror Volume One & Two - A Zeal SS Sampler
  • "Crimes Pt.2" on Belial
  • "Thumbscrew" on Belial
  • "Processor Remix" on Destined To Decay
  • "Desquamation Live Mission 2" on Destined To Decay
  • "Dream 1-3" on Shrine
  • "Hide" on Ambient 4: Isolationism
  • "Alien Soundtracks" on Indiscreet Stereo Test Record
  • "Exit" on Endless 2
  • "Voidbeat 1" on Fear Drop 3 - track credited as Final Vs. Solaris
  • "Sticks & Stones" on The Lo Fibre Companion
  • "Two Chords" on Strings & Stings: A 100% Guitar Compilation
  • "Far" on Fear Drop 7
  • "The End Has Come" on HHR Vs 2xH Vol 1 "Where Is My Robotic Boot?"
  • "4AM Internal" on Fabriksampler V2
  • "Pripyat Funfair" on Ominous Silence Compilation 2012
  • "Dedicated To Greenland" on ''Fear Drop 17''