Jack Dangers

由Jack Danger 領(lǐng)軍的Meat Beat Manifesto 自'88年成軍起，便持續(xù)地在Break Beat，Trip hop，Drum n' Bass等電子舞曲方面嘗試各類實(shí)驗(yàn)，并一再突破工業(yè)舞曲 / 電音的范疇。MBM獨(dú)特的Electro Funk包含大量生動(dòng)靈活Bass節(jié)拍，其影響甚至可及現(xiàn)下極為出名的Chemical Brothers，F(xiàn)uture Sound of London或是Prodigy等。雖并未受到如上述各團(tuán)般的重視， 但MBM仍在各處熱烈擁護(hù)者的支持下不停的在地下埋首於各類獨(dú)特的音樂(lè)實(shí)驗(yàn)。
MBM的音樂(lè)是 HIP HOP與INDUSTRIAL DANCE的合成物，其標(biāo)志是JACK DANGERS一手貝司演奏絕活 噪音之間空靈氛圍的鋪陳。總體來(lái)說(shuō)，MBM的作品不太吵鬧，但與大多數(shù)優(yōu)秀的INDUSTRIAL 樂(lè)一樣，在并不多的歌詞中充斥著失意和自毀，并且時(shí)不時(shí)引發(fā)DANGERS輕微的憤怒。MBM的專輯《ARMED AUDIO WARFARE》和《STORM THE STUDIO》直接促 成產(chǎn)生了現(xiàn)今電子樂(lè)界的兩大重要派別：BIG BEAT和DRUM &BASS，并且影響了許多 后來(lái)人，這其中便有PRODIGY和CHEMICAL BROTHERS，當(dāng)然就與SONIC YOUTH沒(méi)有NIRVANA 那么流行一樣，MBM的知名度遠(yuǎn)不及PRODIGY等樂(lè)隊(duì)，甚至MBM今年為PRODIGY在美國(guó)的巡演做了幾場(chǎng)暖場(chǎng)演出，DANGERS對(duì)此一點(diǎn)不作計(jì)較。隨著隊(duì)齡的增大， MBM 的音樂(lè)開始多樣化，藝術(shù)性也得到了升華。其新專輯《ACTUAL SOUNDS AND VOICES》雖保留了MBM許多標(biāo)志性的東西，但又新加入了JAZZ、JUNGLE、迷幻等元素，使許多歐美樂(lè)評(píng)家對(duì)它一致叫好。
Jack Dangers has become a source of inspiration -- recognized and unrecognized -- for many throughout the spectrum of electronica; just as Dangers himself was inspired as a young teenager by the cut up experimental electronics of Cabaret Voltaire and the techno-pop of Kraftwerk, there's little doubt that Dangers' output as the braintrust of Meat Beat Manifesto helped inspire the drum'n'bass, big beat, and trip-hop movements of the '90s, along with playing significant roles in industrial, acid house, and ambient techno.
Born Jack Corrigan in Swindon, England (born 1967), Dangers cut his teeth in the mid-'80s with future MBM accomplice Johnny Stephens in Perennial Divide. While his band was still active, he initiated Meat Beat for what he had planned to be a one-off, an outlet to release "I Got the Fear." Several albums later, Dangers' boundary-free, politically conscious outlet had become a prime player in the dance music community, gleaning as much influence from the likes of the Bomb Squad production team as he influenced others.
Dangers began racking up a number of production and remixing credits in the early '90s, helping out his friends in Consolidated and Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy and remixing David Bowie, Bush, and Depeche Mode. He also paid a debt to Public Enemy by helping produce the He Got Game soundtrack and started the Tino Corp. label with video director Ben Stokes. In 2001, the Shadow label released Hello Friends!, a mix CD from Dangers that showcased the Tino Corp. catalog.