Meat Beat Manifesto, often shortened as Meat Beat, Manifesto or MBM, is an electronic music group originally consisting of Jack Dangers and Jonny Stephens that was formed in 1987 in Swindon, United Kingdom. The band, fronted by Dangers (the only permanent member), has proven versatile over the years, experimenting with techno, breakbeat, industrial, dub and jazz fusion while touring the world and influencing major acts such as Nine Inch Nails, the Chemical Brothers and the Prodigy. Some of the band's earlier work has been credited with influencing the rise of the trip hop, big beat, and drum and bass genres.
Dangers and Stephens had formed the English pop group Perennial Divide in 1986 with Paul Freeguard and released the first few Meat Beat Manifesto singles as a side project.
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Links to Peel[]
Peel previously played Dangers and Stephens group, Perennial Divide in 1987 and seemed to have first played Meat Beat Manifesto's tunes in February 1988 where he played their 'I Got The Fear' single. Further material from the group were played on his radio programmes including a session they recorded in 1992. After 1997, Peel seemed to have lost interest in the group and never played any of their material.
Sessions[]
MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO John Peel 13th December 1992
Their only session was released on the Peel Session (CD, Strange Fruit, 1993)
1. Recorded: 1992-12-13. First Broadcast: 06 February 1993. Repeated: 14 May 1993
- Soul Driver / Fire No 9 / Drop / Radio Babylon
Other Shows Played[]
- 1988
- 15 February 1988: I Got The Fear (7") Sweatbox
- 1989
- 15 May 1989: God O.D. (LP - Storm The Studio) Sweatbox
- 1990
- 19 February 1990: Dog Star Man (12") Play It Again Sam
- 1992
- 16 October 1992: Your Mind Belongs To The State (album - Satyricon) Play It Again Sam
- 07 November 1992: Brainwashed This Way / Zombie / That Shirt (album - Satirycon) Play It Again Sam
- 20 November 1992: Drop (CD – Satyricon) Play It Again Sam
- 1993
- 16 January 1993: 'Mindstream (The Aphex Twin Remix) (12")' (Play It Again Sam)
- 29 January 1993: Mind Stream (12") Play It Again Sam
- 1997
- 19 March 1997: ‘Lucid Dream (Various Artists 2xCD – Sally’s Photographic Memory)’ Volume