Deadline was an

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collective with an ever rotating line-up. The core of the group was bassist

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and drummer Phillip Wilson for their first album and Laswell and Jonas Hellborg for their second. Artists such as Aïyb Dieng, Michael Beinhorn,

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, Fred Maher,

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also made contributions to the project.

History

Deadline began as a collaboration between composer

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and jazz drummer Phillip Wilson of

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. Their debut album, '' Down by Law'', was issued in May 1985 through Celluloid Records. It was a combination of industrial beats and live percussion with African and Western funk influences. A touring band comprising Laswell and Wilson alongside Michael Beinhorn, Fred Maher and

was established but fell apart after only a handful of gigs. The

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leaning ''

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'' was released in 1991 and featured a different cast of players, with Jonas Hellborg as the main composer and Aïyb Dieng,

and

the only returning contributors.

Discography

;Studio albums *'' Down by Law'' (

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, 1985) *''

'' (Day Eight, 1991)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Deadline (band) American dub musical groups American electronic music groups American industrial music groups Jazz fusion ensembles Musical groups established in 1985 Musical groups disestablished in 1991