| Meat Beat Manifesto | |
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| Origin | Swindon, UK |
| Genre(s) | Techno Industrial Alternative dance Trip-Hop Industrial hip-hop |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | |
| Jack Dangers Lynn Farmer Mark Pistel Benjamin Stokes |
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| Former members | |
| Jonny Stephens Marcus Adams Craig Morrison Colin James Jon Wilson |
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Meat Beat Manifesto, often shortened to Meat Beat or MBM, is an electronic music outfit originally consisting of Jack Dangers and Jonny Stephens formed in 1987 in Swindon, UK. Swindon ( is a large town in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire in the South West of England, midway between Bristol (64 km / 40 miles The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of Experimental music, especially but not necessarily Electronic music. Alternative dance is a term used for the genre of music combining elements of Dance-pop (or other forms of electronic house or techno) and Alternative Trip hop is a music Genre also known as the Bristol sound or Bristol acid rap. Industrial hip-hop is a fusion of the dissonance and dystopian subject matter of Industrial music with the rhythms of hip-hop Jack Dangers (born John Corrigan, 11 January 1965, in Swindon) is an electronic musician DJ producer and remixer best known for his work Mark Pistel is a producer engineer programmer remixer and song writer who has been working in the genres of Electronic music Experimental music Break Beat Hip-Hop and Dance since Marcus Adams is a British Music video director. His videos have been successful on the Dance music video charts Craig Morrison (born 1975 is a British video game designer and director who works on massively multiplayer online role-playing game titles for Norwegian company Funcom See also Colin James (disambiguation Colin James Munn (born August 17, 1964 in Regina Saskatchewan) is a Canadian singer Jonathan Wilson (born February 4, 1983 in Tyler, Texas) is an American musician Electronic music is music that employs Electronic musical instruments and Electronic Music technology in its production Jack Dangers (born John Corrigan, 11 January 1965, in Swindon) is an electronic musician DJ producer and remixer best known for his work Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Swindon ( is a large town in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire in the South West of England, midway between Bristol (64 km / 40 miles The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This was also the hometown of the band XTC, who helped Meat Beat get started. XTC was a New Wave band from Swindon, England, active between 1976 and 2005
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History
Dangers and Stephens left Perennial Divide in 1988 to record an album, but the tapes were destroyed in a studio fire before the album could be released. Perennial Divide was a band formed in 1986 by Jack Dangers, Johnny Stephens and Paul Freeguard. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) They then recorded the LP Storm The Studio, which got them pigeonholed as an industrial act. Industrial music is a loose term for a number of different styles of Experimental music, especially but not necessarily Electronic music. In response, they released 99%, which was more techno-influenced, in May 1990. 99% is the third full LP release of Meat Beat Manifesto and the follow-up to Armed Audio Warfare. Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) In August of the same year, they released Armed Audio Warfare, which was an effort to re-create the lost tracks of the would-be debut album. Armed Audio Warfare is the second release of Meat Beat Manifesto.
The band's live show was conceived as an intense audio-visual experience, with dancers, led by choreographer Marcus Adams, in costumes designed by artist Craig Morrison and video clips accompanying live instruments, sequenced electronic instruments, and live DJing. In the United States, they opened for Nine Inch Nails on their debut national tour in 1990. Despite his contributions being nonmusical in nature, Adams was credited as a full band member and appeared in many of the band's record sleeves and promo photos until the release of Satyricon in 1992. Satyricon is the fourth official release by UK electronic band Meat Beat Manifesto and the follow-up to 99%. Adams also appeared in several of MBM's early videos, such as "Strapdown" and "Psyche-Out".
1992's Satyricon continued to show Meat Beat adopting a more mainstream electronic sound, crediting influences of such newly popular dance bands as Orbital, The Shamen, and The Orb, all of whom had either remixed or been remixed by MBM. Orbital were an English electronic duo consisting of brothers Phil Hartnoll and Paul Hartnoll whose career lasted from 1989 until 2004 The Shamen were an experimental Electronic music band initially formed in Aberdeen, Scotland by Colin Angus (b The Orb are an English Electronic music group known for popularising Chill out music in the 1990s and spawning the genre of Ambient house. The album produced the hits "Mindstream" and "Circles". However, "Original Control (Version 2)", renamed "I Am Electro" in later compilations, remains the best-known track from the album, featuring samples of recordings from the 1939 World's Fair exhibit Elektro The Robot, and was the opening song in MBM's 2005-2006 tour. Elektro is the nickname of a Robot built by Westinghouse in Mansfield Ohio between 1937 and 1938
In 1994 Dangers relocated from England to San Francisco, resulting in Stephens' departure from the band. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Dangers continued MBM from his new home, releasing the double album Subliminal Sandwich in 1996. Subliminal Sandwich is an album released by Meat Beat Manifesto June 4 1996 on Interscope Records. While this album represented MBM's major-label debut on Trent Reznor's Nothing Records, it failed to achieve the critical and commercial successes of previous releases. Trent Reznor (born Michael Trent Reznor on May 17 1965 is an American Musician, singer producer, and Multi-instrumentalist. Nothing Records was an American Record label, specializing in Industrial rock and Electronic music, founded by Trent Reznor (of
In 1997 Dangers recruited drummer Lynn Farmer and guitarist Jon Wilson to record and release Actual Sounds + Voices in 1998, which found the group's earlier flirtations with jazz fusion featured more prominently; the record included appearances by saxophonist Bennie Maupin. Actual Sounds + Voices is a 1998 album by UK industrial band Meat Beat Manifesto. Fusion or more specifically jazz fusion or jazz rock, is a Musical genre that merges Jazz with elements of other styles of music particularly Bennie Maupin (born 29 August 1940) is a Detroit Jazz Multireedist. The album yielded the single "Prime Audio Soup" which was featured in the film The Matrix. The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction - martial arts - Action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski and While Jon Wilson left the band prior to the 1998-99 tour, Farmer remains with the band as of Spring 2007. Wilson was replaced by former Consolidated programmer and lead vocalist Mark Pistel, who also remains a contributing member. Mark Pistel is a producer engineer programmer remixer and song writer who has been working in the genres of Electronic music Experimental music Break Beat Hip-Hop and Dance since
In 2002 Meat Beat released RUOK?, which demonstrated great steps in the evolution of their sound and prominently featured Dangers' newly acquired EMS Synthi 100, as well as guest contributions from turntablist Z-Trip and The Orb's Alex Paterson. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. RUOK? is a 2002 album by the UK industrial-techno group Meat Beat Manifesto. The EMS Synthi 100 was a large analogue Synthesizer made by Electronic Music Studios (London Ltd. DJ Z-Trip (born Zach Sciacca) is a Phoenix Arizona native he was known early in his career for performing with the Bombshelter DJs ( DJ Emile The Orb are an English Electronic music group known for popularising Chill out music in the 1990s and spawning the genre of Ambient house. Alex Paterson ( Duncan Robert Alex Paterson also known and abbreviated as Dr Alex Paterson, born 15 October 1959 near Battersea in In 2003 they released a remix album for Storm The Studio, followed by ...In Dub, a remix album of RUOK?. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
At the Center was released in May 29, 2005. At The Center is an album by Meat Beat Manifesto. Credits Artwork design Robert Beam Drums Percussion David King A part of independent label Thirsty Ear's Blue Series, the album is a collaboration between Jack Dangers and jazz musicians Peter Gordon, Dave King, and Craig Taborn. Thirsty Ear Recordings is an American Independent record label. It has been well-received by many critics, with one reviewer calling it "one of the best albums of the year in any genre. "[1]
From 2005 through 2006, MBM launched a worldwide tour, their first since 1999, making use of video sampling technology that allowed the band to trigger video clips in realtime, on two large screens positioned stage front, while the band performed either sidestage or behind the screens. Many of the video clips used were the sources of samples previously used in various MBM tracks, such as footage of Elektro the Robot and clips from films such as Head and Dark Star. Head is a psychedelic Motion picture released in 1968, starring TV group The Monkees (in credit order Peter Dark Star is a 1974 Sci-fi Tongue-in-cheek comedy Motion picture directed by John Carpenter and co-written with Dan O'Bannon Live video footage of the band performing was projected onscreen alongside the triggered samples.
In May, 2007 Jack Dangers released a double CD of old Meat Beat Manifesto demos, as well as an instrumental version of the Perennial Divide album, Purge, entitled Archive Things 1982-88 / Purged. In History and Political science, to purge is to remove people considered by the group in power to be "undesirable" from a Government, Political Archive Things 1982-88 is a compilation of Jack Dangers early work much of which was issued in very limited editions MBM's 9th studio album, Autoimmune, was released on April 7, 2008 in Europe via Planet Mu Records and on April 8, 2008 in the US and Canada via Metropolis Records[1]. Autoimmune is an album by Meat Beat Manifesto Credits Lyrics Jack Dangers Album Art by Rich Borge According to the band's website, Z-Trip is again collaborating on several tracks. The lead single, "Guns And Lovers" was released as a digital single via iTunes on March 18, 2008, while the track "Lonely Soldier" was released as a single via bleep. iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application introduced by Apple Inc com.
Discography
Meat Beat Manifesto have put out albums and singles, and participated in remixes and compilation albums. Discography for Meat Beat Manifesto. Albums 1989 Storm The Studio 1990 Armed Audio Warfare
Primary releases:
- 1989 Storm The Studio
- 1990 Armed Audio Warfare
- 1990 99%
- 1992 Satyricon
- 1996 Subliminal Sandwich
- 1998 Actual Sounds + Voices
- 2002 RUOK?
- 2003 Storm The Studio RMXS
- 2004 ...In Dub
- 2005 At The Center
- 2008 Autoimmune
References
External links
- Official website
- Tapelab - more MBM/Jack Dangers material incl. unreleased and demo downloads
- Vintage Synth Explorer Analog Artist Feature - MBM kit list and further info, incl. streaming clips
- Brainwashed.com page
- Interview with Jack Dangers and a live performance by Meat Beat Manifesto
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