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Meat Beat Manifesto

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Jack Dangers is the veteran composer and sound sculptor behind Meat Beat Manifesto. His constantly evolving musical invention has generated a long string of futuristic classics, “God O.D.”, “Strap Down”, “Psyche Out”, “Helter Skelter”, “Radio Babylon”, “Edge of No Control” and “It’s The Music”. The single, “Prime Audio Soup” from the Meat Beat Manifesto album Actual Sounds and Voices, was featured in the sci-fi fantasy blockbuster, The Matrix and on its platinum-selling soundtrack.

An acknowledged innovator in the electronic music scene, Jack Dangers continues to stretch sonic boundaries and influence new generations of sound activists. As a premiere remixer, producer and sound designer, he has played a seminal role in defining tomorrows’ music today. Past Dangers’ production/remixing projects include: Public Enemy, David Bowie, Orbital, Nine Inch Nails, David Byrne, Bush, Depeche Mode, Tower of Power, Banco de Gaia and DJ Wally. Most recently Dangers produced the highly anticipated DJ Spooky & Dave Lombardo (Slayer) album Drums Of Death featuring Chuck D and Vernon Reid.

Intriguing and intimidating…Dangers’ cultural osterizing evolves to the nth degree of studio sophistication… — ROLLING STONE

“Without MBM’s groundbreaking amalgams of hip-hop and industrial dance music, modern dance music genres such as Big Beat and Drum & Bass wouldn’t exist…one of Britain’s most inventive practitioners of sampladelic funk.” — ALTERNATIVE PRESS

“A true innovator, MBM main man Jack Dangers helped lay down the rules for dub-inflected electronica, throwing down heavy breaks atop challenging experimental sound” — CMJ

“The sounds of futuristic riddims that both predate electronic genre nicknames and mock their ideals; one that may be defined purely by its sphere of influence on modern music… — URB

Thirsty Ear will release Meat Beat Manifesto’s new album At The Center on May 24, 2005 as the latest installment of its widely acclaimed “Blue Series” in which the jazz and electronic music worlds meet to create a brand new synthesis. Supporting Meat Beat in this latest effort are Blue Series alumni and rising jazz talents Craig Taborn (keyboards), Dave King (drummer, The Bad Plus) and Peter Gordon (flute).