Finitribe were a Scottish electronic music group. The group was originally referred to as Fini Tribe. The name was taken from finny tribe, a term used by the Rosicrucians to describe the fishes. by Chris Connelly, John Vick, Andy McGregor, Philip Pinsky, David Miller and Simon McGlynn. Initially a post-punk guitar outfit, the band released a debut EP Curling and Stretching on their own Finiflex label in the summer of 1984, graduating to their first John Peel Session in 1985, before rethinking their whole approach in the mid 1980s.

Tired of the conventional drums, bass and guitar set up, they acquired a sampler and began experimenting with electronic music. The result was Let The Tribe Grow, an EP released on the Glasgow label Cathexis and featuring "De Testimony", a seminal dance floor anthem for the original Balearic/Acid House generation. These singles all featured on the band's most critically and commercially successful album, An Unexpected Groovy Treat (1992), the last album they were to record for One Little Indian.

A compilation album of the band's early material is scheduled for release on 10 October 2025, entitled The Sheer Action of Fini Tribe: 1982-1987

Finiflex

Vick developed the Finiflex recording studio, based in Leith. Providing high-end sound recordings for television, radio, sound design and advertising with clients including IKEA and Irn Bru. Vick joined with DJ Davie Miller to form the band Finiflex, releasing their first single Ta Ta Oo Ha in 2017,

Selected discography

  • "Curling and Stretching" 12" EP (Finiflex 1984)
  • "Let the Tribe Grow" EP (Cathexis 1986)
  • Noise, Lust & Fun (Finiflex 1988, One Little Indian 1989)
  • Grossing 10K (One Little Indian 1989)
  • An Unexpected Groovy Treat (One Little Indian 1992)
  • "Forevergreen" EP (1993) – UK No. 51
  • "Brand New" (1994) – UK No. 69

As Finiflex

  • Ta Ta Oo Ha (Finiflex, 2017)
  • Suilven (album) (Finiflex, 2018)

References

  • BBC Radio One John Peel sessions
  • An overview of the band
  • A brief interview with the band at the time of Sleazy Listening