Jack Dangers
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Jack Dangers is an electronic musician, DJ, producer, and remixer best known for his work as the primary member of Meat Beat Manifesto
. He lives in San Francisco.
. While Stephens remained a member for several years, Jack Dangers is the only person credited as a member of the band on every Meat Beat Manifesto release.
In addition to his career with Meat Beat Manifesto, Jack Dangers has also contributed other projects. Along with Mike Powell and Ben Stokes, he is a part of unusual breakbeat
combo known simply as Tino
. Tino material is released through their independent label, Tino Corp. Another collaboration called Loop Finder General was announced at one time, but the only recording that has surfaced under this name is a track on ¡Hello Friends!
, a Jack Dangers DJ mix album primarily featuring Tino material.
As a remix
er and producer
, Dangers has collaborated with and reworked material for David Bowie
, Nine Inch Nails
, David Byrne
, DJ Spooky
, Depeche Mode
, Coil
, and many others.
Dangers is an avid collector of obscure audio and video material, and frequently employs samples
from his collection of records and videotapes in his music and during live shows.
Dangers also collects vintage electronic hardware; he owns an EMS Synthi 100
modular system that he claims is the only known working model. This unit is featured prominently on RUOK?
, released in 2002.
An activist for animal rights
and a practicing vegan, Dangers has contributed (as part of Meat Beat Manifesto) to two benefit compilations for In Defense of Animals
. He credits his active concern for these issues to fellow musicians Consolidated
, for whom he has produced several albums and done a number of remixes.
Dangers has acute psoriatic arthritis
, which makes it difficult for him to play many conventional instruments; consequently, many of the "real" instrument sounds on his records are accomplished electronically.
Other aliases and collaborations:
Other credits
"I don’t believe in slamming people in the face with my beliefs; I really go for more subtle references to politics. If people have an inch of compassion or a few brain cells, they should be able to figure it out." --from an interview for PETA
Meat Beat Manifesto
Meat Beat Manifesto, often shortened to Meat Beat or MBM, is an electronic music group originally consisting of Jack Dangers and Jonny Stephens formed in 1987 in Swindon, UK...
. He lives in San Francisco.
Career
Prior to founding Meat Beat Manifesto together in 1987, Jack Dangers and Jonny Stephens were members of a short-lived group Perennial DividePerennial Divide
Perennial Divide was a band formed in 1986 by Jack Dangers, Johnny Stephens and Paul Freeguard. It was relatively short-lived; Dangers and Stephens left it in 1988 to form Meat Beat Manifesto.-Purge LP :#"Blow" – 5:52...
. While Stephens remained a member for several years, Jack Dangers is the only person credited as a member of the band on every Meat Beat Manifesto release.
In addition to his career with Meat Beat Manifesto, Jack Dangers has also contributed other projects. Along with Mike Powell and Ben Stokes, he is a part of unusual breakbeat
Breakbeat
In 1992, a new style called "jungalistic hardcore" emerged, and for many ravers it was too funky to dance to. Josh Lawford of Ravescene prophesied that the breakbeat was "the death-knell of rave" because the ever changing drumbeat patterns of breakbeat music didn't allow for the same zoned out,...
combo known simply as Tino
Tino Corp.
Tino Corp. is a record label that is "dedicated to curating unique beats and sounds", including funky breaks and scratching records. It is made up of the following people:...
. Tino material is released through their independent label, Tino Corp. Another collaboration called Loop Finder General was announced at one time, but the only recording that has surfaced under this name is a track on ¡Hello Friends!
¡Hello Friends!
¡Hello Friends! is a compilation album DJ'ed by Jack Dangers including music produced by himself and Ben Stokes.-Track listing:#Loop Finder General: "Shave My Head" – 4:00...
, a Jack Dangers DJ mix album primarily featuring Tino material.
As a remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
er and producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, Dangers has collaborated with and reworked material for David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
, Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails
Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock project, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. As its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, Reznor is the only official member of Nine Inch Nails and remains solely responsible for its direction...
, David Byrne
David Byrne (musician)
David Byrne is a musician and artist, best known as a founding member and principal songwriter of the American new wave band Talking Heads, which was active between 1975 and 1991. Since then, Byrne has released his own solo recordings and worked with various media including film, photography,...
, DJ Spooky
DJ Spooky
Paul D. Miller , known by his stage name DJ Spooky, That Subliminal Kid, is a Washington DC-born electronic and experimental hip hop musician whose work is often called by critics or his fans as "illbient" or "trip hop". He is a turntablist, a producer, a philosopher, and an author...
, Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
, Coil
Coil
A coil is a series of loops. A coiled coil is a structure in which the coil itself is in turn also looping.-Electromagnetic coils:An electromagnetic coil is formed when a conductor is wound around a core or form to create an inductor or electromagnet...
, and many others.
Dangers is an avid collector of obscure audio and video material, and frequently employs samples
Sampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
from his collection of records and videotapes in his music and during live shows.
Dangers also collects vintage electronic hardware; he owns an EMS Synthi 100
EMS Synthi 100
The EMS Synthi 100 was a large analogue synthesizer made by Electronic Music Studios Ltd. It was released in 1971 and cost £6,500. It is estimated that fewer than 40 units were built....
modular system that he claims is the only known working model. This unit is featured prominently on RUOK?
RUOK?
RUOK? is a 2002 album by the UK industrial-techno group Meat Beat Manifesto. Some editions included the mini Enhanced CD Free Piece Suite. Recorded at Tape Lab Studios, California. Mastered at The Exchange, London...
, released in 2002.
An activist for animal rights
Animal rights
Animal rights, also known as animal liberation, is the idea that the most basic interests of non-human animals should be afforded the same consideration as the similar interests of human beings...
and a practicing vegan, Dangers has contributed (as part of Meat Beat Manifesto) to two benefit compilations for In Defense of Animals
In Defense of Animals
In Defense of Animals is an animal rights organization founded in 1983 in San Rafael, California, USA. It has 60,000 members and an annual budget of $650,000. The group's slogan is "working to protect the rights, welfare, and habitats of animals"....
. He credits his active concern for these issues to fellow musicians Consolidated
Consolidated (band)
Consolidated was an American radical activist recording and performing group, formed in 1988 and best known in the early 1990s as an alternative dance/industrial music band. They were distinguished by left-leaning political activism and politically radical lyrics, as well as their innovative sonic...
, for whom he has produced several albums and done a number of remixes.
Dangers has acute psoriatic arthritis
Psoriatic arthritis
Psoriatic arthritis is a type of inflammatory arthritis that, according to the National Psoriasis Foundation, will develop in up to 30 percent of people who have the chronic skin condition psoriasis...
, which makes it difficult for him to play many conventional instruments; consequently, many of the "real" instrument sounds on his records are accomplished electronically.
Discography
Solo, as Jack Dangers:- Sounds of the 20th Century No1Sounds of the 20th Century No1Sounds Of The 20th Century No1 is the first release by Jack Dangers under his own name. The 9" vinyl release also launched the record company Flexidisc....
(2000) - Sounds of the 20th Century No2Sounds of the 20th Century No2Sounds Of The 20th Century No2 is the second release by Jack Dangers under his own name. The vinyl release was coupled with the album Tape Music when released as a flexi disc vinyl....
(2001) - Tape MusicTape MusicTape Music is an experimental 10" vinyl release by Jack Dangers. The vinyl release was coupled with the album Sounds Of The 20th Century No2 when released as a flexi disc vinyl....
(2001) - Variaciones EspectralesVariaciones EspectralesVariaciones Espectrales is the first proper album credited to Jack Dangers. It was recorded as part of the Series 7 collection for Bella Union, an independent record label, the directive being that Dangers had to record one song a day for seven days. Lynn Farmer is credited to playing drums on...
(2002) - Forbidden Planet ExploredForbidden Planet ExploredForbidden Planet Explored is a double album by Jack Dangers. The first CD is a live performance of the soundtrack to Forbidden Planet while the second CD is sci-fi sound effects.-Liner notes:...
(2004) - Loudness Clarifies / Electronic Music from TapelabLoudness Clarifies / Electronic Music from TapelabLoudness Clarifies/Electronic Music From Tapelab is a double album by Jack Dangers. Disc two compiles ten years worth of Jack's experimental musique concrète tape work and is a selection of electro-acoustic works recorded between 1993–2003 for film, radio and television...
(2004) - Music for Planetarium (2008)
Other aliases and collaborations:
- See also Perennial DividePerennial DividePerennial Divide was a band formed in 1986 by Jack Dangers, Johnny Stephens and Paul Freeguard. It was relatively short-lived; Dangers and Stephens left it in 1988 to form Meat Beat Manifesto.-Purge LP :#"Blow" – 5:52...
and Meat Beat Manifesto discographyMeat Beat Manifesto discographyDiscography for Meat Beat Manifesto.-Albums:*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...
- Let's Go DiscoLet's Go DiscoLet's Go Disco is one of the first releases by Jack Dangers. The UK white-label test pressing of the single-sided 12" for "Let's Go Disco" comes with no sleeve, and features no print on its record's labels whatsoever. The UK 12" releases for "Let's Go Disco" have the following message etched into...
(as Space Children) (1988) - ¡Hello Friends!¡Hello Friends!¡Hello Friends! is a compilation album DJ'ed by Jack Dangers including music produced by himself and Ben Stokes.-Track listing:#Loop Finder General: "Shave My Head" – 4:00...
(DJ CD) (2001) - Pro.File 1 Meat Beat Manifesto/Jack Dangers Remix CollectionPro.File 1 Meat Beat Manifesto/Jack Dangers Remix CollectionPro.File 1 Meat Beat Manifesto/Jack Dangers Remix Collection is a collection of remixes by Jack Dangers and his collaborative Meat Beat Manifesto.-Track listing:#DHS: "House Of God " - 7:15#*Remix by: Jack Dangers...
(with Meat Beat Manifesto) (2002) - Hiss & BuzzHiss & BuzzHiss & Buzz is a 12" vinyl collaboration credited to Jack Dangers Meets Dubloner. The album is released as a clear green vinyl....
(with Dubloner) (2005) - TracksTracks (Bomb The Bass & Jack Dangers album)Tracks is a 12" vinyl collaboration between Bomb The Bass and Jack Dangers....
(with Bomb The BassBomb the BassBomb the Bass is the umbrella title for the output of British musician and producer, Tim Simenon. The band, which has evolved its style over the years, has been classed as electronic or dance....
) (2001) - EducationEducationEducation in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
(The JDs) (with Jon Drukman of Bass Kittens) (2010)
- Let's Go Disco
Other credits
- Remixed "Insect Kin" on BushBush (band)Bush are an alternative rock band formed in London in 1992 shortly after vocalist/guitarist Gavin Rossdale and guitarist Nigel Pulsford met in a London nightclub. Realising they shared a love for such diverse artists as the Pixies, Bob Marley, The Jesus Lizard, MC5, Nirvana, Hüsker Dü, and Big...
's remix album DeconstructedDeconstructed (Bush album)Deconstructed is a remix album by British post-grunge band Bush. It did not feature any truly new material more so than it was a collaborative effort between the band and various producers working in the electronic genre of music which showcased complete remixes of the band's previous songs,...
album. - Remixed "Kill People" on ExcepterExcepterExcepter is an experimental music group from Brooklyn, founded in 2002 by No-Neck Blues Band member John Fell Ryan. They have released their work on labels such as Load Records and Animal Collective's Paw Tracks, and are known for their improvisational approach to playing both live and in the...
's FRKWAYS Vol. 2 remix 12. - Remixed "Soulsonic" on Tox Simian's Soulsonic EP. (2011)
Compilation appearances
- "A Strange Case Of Instrumentation" and "The Self Enjoy" on BrainwavesBrainwaves (compilation)Brainwaves is a compilation album put together by Brainwashed.com to commemorate the Brainwaves festival. The album is a 3 CD set, limited to 500 copies and comes with a Brainwaves logo badge...
(2006 November)
Quotes
"VHS is the new vinyl." --from an interview in the October 2005 issue of Remix magazine."I don’t believe in slamming people in the face with my beliefs; I really go for more subtle references to politics. If people have an inch of compassion or a few brain cells, they should be able to figure it out." --from an interview for PETA
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is an American animal rights organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, and led by Ingrid Newkirk, its international president. A non-profit corporation with 300 employees and two million members and supporters, it claims to be the largest animal rights...