Mickie's Zoo: Meat Beat Manifesto to tour

Meat Beat Manifesto to tour

Seminal electronic band MEAT Beat MANIFESTO (MBM) is gearing up for their U.S. tour supporting the the loss of Answers Come in Dreams via Metropolis Records (released October 12, 2010). Widely hailed for their groundbreaking live performances, MBM propels their electronic music into both a mesmerizing aural and visual dimension.

"The lively performance has become an integral component of my voice and production," sound sculptor and music innovator Jack Dangers explains. "The head is how to do it best than last time."Kicking off in Seattle, WA on February 2, 2011, Dangers and his live cohort Ben Stokes will go across the country, bringing their mindblowing live performances that combine a sonic electronic assault with their stunning and often provocative and political video mash-ups to the masses. (tour dates below).Minimal, textural and cinematic in scope, Answers Come in Dreams follows Dangers into more experimental territory. An artist who sees the very fluid connection between sound and visual, Jack created videos for apiece of the 12 tracks on the book which have been debuted on WIRED.com, URB.com, ElectronicMusician.com, PopMatters.com, among many others, hinting at what's in storage for the last show.Self described half-snarkily as "sub harmonic colonics. schadenfreude with extreme prejudice on those disbelievers of 7Hz," Answers Come in Dreams is simply that - a mind-flushing reboot of the flow province of music. From the downtempo soundscape of the opening track "Luminol" to the appropriately-titled submerged beats of "Waterphone," Answers Come in Dreams is a fascinating pastiche of sonic textures and electronic rhythms that fans of MBM's past work will find alluringly comfortable while new listeners will find alluringly intriguing.MBM's consistent musical invention has led to all forms of electronic musical experimentation over its 23 year history, from jungle to techno to industrial to dubstep to jazz fusion. Its long train of influential futuristic classics includes such groundbreaking tracks as "God O.D.", "Strap Down", "Psyche Out", "Helter Skelter", "Radio Babylon", "Edge of No Control" to "It's The Music". The single, "Prime Audio Soup" (from the album Actual Sounds and Voices) was featured in the sci-fi fantasy blockbuster The Matrix and on its platinum-selling soundtrack.An acknowledged and celebrated innovator in the electronic music scene (his remix of Tower of Power's "What Is Funk?" was nominated for a Grammy in 2006), Jack Dangers continues to stretch sonic boundaries and determine 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 production/remixing projects include: Public Enemy, David Bowie, Orbital, Nine Inch Nails, David Byrne, Bush, Depeche Mode, and Pillar of Power.MEAT BEAT MANIFESTOTour DatesFeb 2 - Seattle, WA EL CorazonFeb 3 - Portland, OR Peter`s Room Under Roseland Feb 4 - Vancouver, BC VenueFeb 9 - Los Angeles, CA El ReyFeb 11 San Francisco, CA MezzanineFeb 15 Denver, CO Summit Music HallFeb 16 - Chicago, IL Bottom LoungeFeb 19 - New York, NY Santo`s Party House