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{{Infobox Musicianmusical artist| subject_name name = Finite Automata|background = group_or_band|origin = [[Pensacola, Florida]], [[United States]]| image_name = Fa_live_2009.jpg| image_size = 300px| image_caption genre = Finite Automata performing live in 2009 in Mobile, Alabama.| origin = Pensacola, FL [[Post-industrial music| genres = Post-Industrialindustrial]]<br />[[Electro-Industrial|Electro industrial]]<br />Experimental[[Industrial rock]]<br />Aggrotech| influences = Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, Front 242, Project Pitchfork, Cabaret Voltaire, Hexen Prozess, Psyclon Nine, Columbine, Mind Altering Substance, The Ludovico Technique[[Dark ambient]]| years_active = 2006-Present&ndash;present| labels label = unsigned[[Beyond Therapy Records]]| associated_acts = [[Transfer Case]]<br />[[Vimana Cult]]<br />, [[Wizard CockTransfer Case]]| website = [http://www.finiteautomata.net www.finiteautomata.netOfficial Website]| members current_members = [[Dom Price|Mod Eschar]]<br />[[Christopher Stanley|(c.) Grendel]]<br />[[Mat Porter|Mat PatheticSyn]] 2007-2008, 2011-present<br />[[Beni Driskell]] (Live 2011-present)| former_members past_members = [[Vic Martinez|Vik Martinez]] (Live 2008-2009)

'''Finite Automata ''' is a Pensacola based electro-an American [[industrial music|industrial and aggrotech ]] musical group. Their sound has been noted as fusing elements of EBMformed in [[Pensacola, darkwave, elecktro, and dark ambientFlorida]] in 2006. They are known locally for their deep layered sound, frequent experimental live use of sound making devices such as radios and tapedecks, and their highly politically charged, confrontational live , and theatrical stage performances which feature .<ref>Michael Smith, "Industrial acts converge on the use of strange contraptionsBig Easy Tavern", sharp objects''gopensacola.com'', candlesFeb 2, wire2012. [http://www.gopensacola.com/article/20120203/GOPENSACOLA05/120202004/Industrial-acts-converge-Big-Easy-Tavern]</ref> The group's name stems from the computer science concept of [[Finite State Machines]], and various props. They are also known used as a metaphor for their disturbingly fatalistic approach when dealing with the subject matter predictability of their materialhuman behavior.<ref>Jessica Franz (Chirality), "Interview with Finite Automata", ''Carpe Nocturne Magazine'', June 1, 2011. [http://www.carpenocturnemagazine.com/ISSUES_2011/SUMMER_2011/] Access date: March 12, 2012.</ref> The band cites 1980's and 1990s electro-industrial groups [[Skinny Puppy]], [[Front Line Assembly]], which is often rabidly introspective and politically charged[[Project Pitchfork]] as their primary influences.

== Background History==The band came together as Finite Automata is the product of a chaotic side project started in mid-2006 and was plagued by line-up changesmusician, programmer, with front-man and visual artist [[Mod Eschar ]] (Dom Dominique Price) the only consistent member until early April of , as an attempt to create a sound similar to 80's electro industrial. In 2007, when he Eschar was approached joined by keyboardist [[c. Grendel ]] (Christopher Stanley) who expressed interest in helping with the projectand later by musician [[Mat Syn]] (Mathew Porter). Grendel became <ref>Michael Smith, "Finite Automata, Preacher, Transfer Case @ The Handlebar. 05/07/11", ''s primary keyboardist Take Cover and composerShoot'', May 19, with Mod arranging sequences 2011. [http://takecoverandshoot.com/2011/05/19/finite-automata-preacher-transfer-case-the-handlebar-050711/] Access date: March 12, 2012.</ref> After several years of playing regionally they were picked up by [[Beyond Therapy Records]] in 2011 and providing snarled growling vocalsreleased their first [[Extended play|EP]] ''Here Won No One'' on that label.

In September The group is currently working on two studio albums including an official back release of the same year the two were joined by Ex-Pathetics guitarist [[Mat Pathetic]]; who became the bandtheir first album 's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise_(music) gadgetrist] and primary guitarist. Pathetic contributed to the song 'Recurse'Filth In Eyes''; a confrontational piece inspired , which contains material written and recorded between 2007 and 2010 by the band's disagreement with the activities of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westboro_Baptist_Church Westboro Baptist Church] Eschar and religious bigotry in general. Porter left the band in early 2008 due to conflicting musical interests with c. Grendel , and Pathetics's then repeated tardiness to practice and recording sessions due to his own responsibilities at the timetheir upcoming new release containing their most recent material.

The group has gained a modest following in the Pensacola music scene, however this is often overshadowed by acts of other genres. The group makes infrequent appearances due to the enormous amount of planning and scale required for their performances. They have played local venues such as [[Sluggo* EPs** 's]], [[End of the Line Cafe]], and [[The Handlebar]]. The band has played shows with local acts such as [[User Assumes Risk]] and [[Vomit Gun]]. The band recently performed at the 'Here Won No One'Florida Underground Industrial Music Festival'' in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando Orlando Florida] with notable acts in the genre such as The Ludovico Technique, Cyanide Regime, and Spider Lilies. The band has also performed with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En_Esch En Esch], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Mur Mona Mur], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slick_Idiot Slick Idiot].(2011)

The groups name comes from a term in computer science relating to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finite_automata finite state machines]. The band uses the name as an allusion to human behavior being primitive or predictable in nature. <ref name="Offical Last FM Page">{{cite web| url = http://www.last.fm/music/Finite+Automata| title References= Finite Automata| publisher = ''Last FM'' (2009-06-15){{Reflist| accessdate= 2009-08-122}}</ref> == Style ==Finite Automata's overall style is much akin to bands of the same genre, most notably Skinny Puppy and Frontline Assembly earlier on, and incorporating more of an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggrotech#Aggrotech Aggrotech] influence later in their career. Most works have a deep, dark layered sound incorporating elements of the 80's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-industrial_music post-industrial scene] and more modern elements of Industrial Rock, Terror Noise, and Dark Ambient. Percussion tracks are often forged out of found material and recorded sounds which are spliced and altered to give them their characteristic harshness.  Mod Eschar's vocal and lyrical influences include [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nivek_Ogre Nivek Ogre], Peter Spilles, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rozz_Williams Rozz Williams]. The subject matter of the music is often convoluted as Eschar's lyrical style is often recited from an observational point of view, lending to the ambiguous nature of the band's lyrical content.

Performances by the band are often full-scale productions, with the band often bringing their own lighting crew, equipment, props, costumes and volunteer cast of actors. The band's performances often feature themes of control, greed, vanity, torture, fatalism and helplessness. During the band's Recurse years, Eschar would often be "tormented" by various masked figures throughout the performance. The theatrics often make liberal use of stage blood and feature strange contraptions and masks sculpted and created by Eschar himself. Recently the group has taken a more dystopian and apocalyptic style in regards to their stage presentation. Late 2010 saw a marked change in the band's Modus Operandi, as they began moving away from their previous influences and began to incorporate more modern elements into their overall sound. Both Eschar and (c.) Grendel have cited the reasoning as being a desire to not be compared to their influences, and to grow as musicians, as well as have the music more accurately articulate their ideas. == Discography External links==* ''[[Recursehttp://www.finiteautomata.net/ Finite Automata website]]'' (2008) ''(unreleased/to be release 2012)''* ''[[Here Won No Onehttp://www.myspace.com/finiteautomata on MySpace]]'' (2010)* ''Untitled Album'' (2012) ''(unreleased[http://www.facebook.com/ in production)'' ==References=={{reflist}}finiteautomataofficial on Facebook]

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