Deadline (band)

Electronic music collective

Deadline

Genres|

* Electronic
* jazz fusion
* dub

Years active| 1985–1991
Labels| Celluloid
Past members| Michael Beinhorn
Aïyb Dieng
Jonas Hellborg
Bill Laswell
Fred Maher
Robert Quine
Phillip Wilson
Bernie Worrell

Deadline was an electronic music collective with an ever rotating line-up. The core of the group was bassist Bill Laswell and drummer Phillip Wilson for their first album and Laswell and Jonas Hellborg for their second. Artists such as Aïyb Dieng, Michael Beinhorn, Bernie Worrell, Fred Maher, Robert Quine also made contributions to the project.[1]

## History

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Deadline began as a collaboration between composer Bill Laswell of Material and jazz drummer Phillip Wilson of Art Ensemble of Chicago. Their debut album, Down by Law, was issued in May 1985 through Celluloid Records.[2] It was a combination of industrial beats and live percussion with African and Western funk influences.[3] A touring band comprising Laswell and Wilson alongside Michael Beinhorn, Fred Maher and Robert Quine was established but fell apart after only a handful of gigs.[1][4] The techno leaning Dissident was released in 1991 and featured a different cast of players, with Jonas Hellborg as the main composer and Aïyb Dieng, Bill Laswell and Bernie Worrell the only returning contributors.[5]

## Discography

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Studio albums

* Down by Law (Celluloid, 1985)
* Dissident (Day Eight, 1991)

## References

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1. ^ a b "Noise Annoys: Guitar Adventures with Robert Quine" (PDF). i94bar.com. June 15, 2004. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
2. ^ "Deadline - Down By Law". Celluloid Records. 2014. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
3. ^ Genzel, Christian. "Down by Law". Allmusic. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
4. ^ "DNA and Deadline". The New Yorker. Vol. 56, no. 41–45\. F-R Publishing Corporation. 1980. p. 8. Retrieved October 18, 2014.41–45&rft.pages=8&rft.date=1980&rft_id=https://books.google.com/books?id=0dUeAQAAMAAJ&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Deadline+(band)" class="Z3988">
5. ^ "Deadline: Dissident". Jazz Journal International. Billboard Limited: 27. 1993. Retrieved October 18, 2014.

## External links

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* Deadline discography at Discogs
* Deadline discography at MusicBrainz

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

Artists|

* MusicBrainz