Jack Dangers
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| Background information | ||
| Genre(s) | Electronic music | |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, synths, computers | |
| Years active | 19?? - Present | |
| Associated acts |
Meat Beat Manifesto, Perennial Divide | |
Jack Dangers (born John Corrigan, 1965, in Swindon) is an electronic musician, DJ, producer, and remixer best known for his work as the primary member of Meat Beat Manifesto. He currently resides in San Francisco.
Prior to founding Meat Beat Manifesto together in 1987, both Jack Dangers and Jonny Stephens were members of a short-lived group called Perennial Divide. While Stephens remained a member for several years, Jack Dangers is the only person credited as a member of the band on every single 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 Loopfinder 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 remixer 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 massive 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 R.U.O.K.?, 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 suffers from acute 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.
[edit] Discography
- Sounds Of The 20th Century
- Tape Music (2001 October 09)
- Sounds Of The 20th Century No 2 (2001 October 09)
- ¡Hello Friends! Tino Corp (2001)
- Pro.File 1 - Meat Beat Manifesto/Jack Dangers Remix Collection (2002)
- Varaciones Espectrales (2002)
- Forbidden Planet Explored Important Records (2004)
- Loudness Clarifies/Electronic Music From Tapelab Important Records (2004)
- Hiss & Buzz (2005 September)
[edit] Quotes
"VHS is the new vinyl." --from an interview in the October 2005 issue of Remix magazine. [1]
"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 [2]
