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NEWS - 2008
12.14.08
Tour EP
Keep on the lookout for a CD EP being sold on road at MBM live shows. It made its debut in NYC at the Highland Ballroom and followed the band to the west coast. Check the MBM shop for leftover copies (however at the time of this publication they were not there yet).
11.24.08
Brainwaves Artifacts
There are two previously unreleased MBM tracks on the Brainwaves 2008 3xCD set: "Apathetic Sympathetic" (an outtake from Autoimmune and "Reanimator pts 5-8". Leftover copies from the fest can be purchased in the Brainwashed shop.
10.19.08
Live and Direct
Jack Dangers and co. have four live dates coming up in November around the Brainwaves Festival. They'll be playing in NYC with Excepter, hit Brainwaves, and then head back to the West Coast for shows with Dub Gabriel.
11.19.08 - New York City - Highline Ballroom w/ Excepter
11.21.08 - Boston - Brainwaves Festival w/ Silver Apples, Matmos, Stars of Lid, etc
12.04.08 - Los Angeles - Knitting Factory w/ Dub Gabriel
12.05.08 - San Francisco - Independent w/ Dub Gabriel
03.15.08
Music for Planetarium
Released in a limited quantity to coincide with the release of Autoimmune is Music for Planetarium, recorded by Jack Dangers for the T.I.T. Planetarium in Budapest "under a quilt at night in Marin County, California." This is part 6 of the Brainwashed Handmade Series and can be ordered directly through us at Brainwashed Commerce. Brainwashed will have 500 copies and give some to Jack Dangers for the forthcoming MBM tour if they are done in time. The letterpress process isn't quick and easy. All text is hand-laid and all discs are hand assembled at home. To see images from the letterpress process (and the most recent Brainwashed Handmade release) by the same artist, go here: mp3 ringtones and verizon ringtoneshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/interrobang918/. All paid orders will be shipped immediately upon completion. Expected date: April 8, 2008.
03.04.08
Autoimmune Presale
meatbeatmanifesto.com is offering a presale special for Autoimmune. The album is now identical for both North American and European releases, 14 all new songs. Click here for the latest album information.
Digital Single
A pre-release digital single will be available at iTunes and other digital stores March 18 and features exclusive remixes of tracks from Autoimmune as follows:
- Guns And Lovers Rmx
- Guns And Lovers
- Lonely Soldier Rmx
- Hellfire Rmx
02.19.08
Bush of Lies
A non-LP track, "Bush of Lies" is now available for download at meatbeatmanifesto.com. We don't know if this was one of the tracks intended for a B-side or an additional album track from the originally proposed 20-track 2xCD release, but it's free entire song!
02.09.08
Tour Dates Announced
MBM are gearing up for the new release, Autoimmune, to be followed immediately by a string of US dates:
Wed-Apr-09 Seattle, WA Neumo's
Thu-Apr-10 Portland, OR Berbatti's Pan
Fri-Apr-11 San Francisco, CA Slims
Sat-Apr-12 Los Angeles, CA El Rey
Sun-Apr-13 San Diego, CA Cane's
Wed-Apr-16 Denver, CO Bluebird Theatre
Sat-Apr-19 Chicago, IL The Abbey
Mon-Apr-21 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
Tue-Apr-22 Buffalo, NY Showplace Theatre
Wed-Apr-23 Toronto, ON Lee's Palace
Thu-Apr-24 Boston, MA Middle East
Sat-Apr-26 New York, NY Highline Ballroom
Sun-Apr-27 Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel
Mon-Apr-28 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
Tue-Apr-29 Atlanta, GA Smith's Old Bar
Wed-Apr-30 Orlando, FL The Social
Fri-May-02 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
Sat-May-03 Austin, TX Club Deville
Sun-May-04 Dallas, TX Granada Theatre
From the press release:
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San Francisco, CA - Seminal electronic band MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO (MBM) has just announced live dates, supporting the release of its new album Autoimmune on Metropolis Records on April 8, 2008. Known for both its groundbreaking albums and dynamic and awe-inspiring multimedia live shows, MBM's 2008 kickoff will be quite the event. "The live performance has become an integral component of my sound and production," sound sculptor and producer extraordinaire Jack Danger explains. "The question is how to do it better than last time. And outbest himself, he undoubtedly will.
MBM is continually evolving, staying three steps ahead of the music scene. Its tenth album pushes musical boundaries further than it has before, creating a masterpiece of dubstep and electronica in Autoimmune. Kicking off with the aural collage "International," Jack assembles vocal samples and arranges them artfully atop a funky dub sway beat, creating a tapestry that hints at the sonic textures further within. On "I Hold the Mic!," guest vocalist Daddy Sandy's toasting weaves in and out of MBM's futuristic soundscapes.The techno-tinged "Spanish Vocoder" pushes his early techno roots, propelling the dance beats into mesmerizing heights. Bay Area rapper Azeem takes control of the mic on "Young Cassius", a perfect melding of urban hiphop and electronic jazz. "Every record is different," Jack explains, "and in this record I focused on what I like to do versus what other people like me to do: beats, bass and distortion."
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 and current Dangers' production/remixing projects include: Public Enemy, David Bowie, Orbital, Nine Inch Nails, David Byrne, Bush, Depeche Mode, Tower of Power, The Bee Gees and DJ Spooky & Dave Lombardo (Slayer). MBM also contributed the track "Suicide" to the top-selling soundtrack to Underworld: Evolution and Jack's remix of Tower Of Power's "What Is Funk?" was nominated for a Grammy in 2006.
"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
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