The Month of Mauz...Hope You Beat the Meat

 

Meat Beat Manifesto is an electronic music group originally consisting of Jack Dangers & Jonny Stephens formed in 1987 in Swindon, UK. Their sound is hard to nail down as it is constantly evolving. They make electronic dance music heavily influenced by industrial, techno, Dub, breakbeat. The band's live shows are intense audio-visual experiences, with dancers, led by choreographer Marcus Adams, in costumes designed by artist Craig Morrison, with videoclips accompanying live instruments, sequenced electronic instruments, & live DJing.

Dangers & Stephens left Perennial Divide in 1988 to take up residency in Soho. Armed Audio Warfare was scheduled to be the bands debut album, set for release in May 1988. It was to be their true Meat Beat manifesto. The masters to that album were damaged in a fire at the new Meat Beat HQ, Berwick St, Soho. New tracks were written & recorded. They were released as the 2xLP Storm the Studio in May 1989.

Here is that debut release. Take it away William S Burroughs... 

 

Meat Beat Manifesto - Storm the Studio, Sweatbox SDX040CD, 1989.
all decryption codes in comments

God O.D. (Part 1)    
God O.D. (Part 2)    
God O.D. (Part 3)    
God O.D. (Part 4)    
Re-Animator (Part 1)    
Re-Animator (Part 2)    
Re-Animator (Part 3)    
Re-Animator (Part 4)    
Strap Down (Part 1)    
Strap Down (Part 2)    
I Got the Fear (Part 1)    
I Got the Fear (Part 2)    
I Got the Fear (Part 3)    
I Got the Fear (Part 4)

 

 

 

 

Armed Audio Warfare as it was released in 1990 is a compilation of previously unreleased & rare tracks that embody the initial Meat Beat's manifesto. Had Armed Audio Warfare been released as planned, it might have sounded like this. The version of "Reanimator" is exclusive to the Armed Audio Warfare release.The songs "Kneel & Buzz" & "Kick That Man" are incorrectly switched in the track listings. "Kick That Man" comes before "Kneel & Buzz". The version of "Give Your Body its Freedom" is a different version of the song from the Strap Down single. The song, "Marrs Needs Women" is a different version (& spelling) of "Mars Needs Women" which appears the God O.D. single. 

 

Meat Beat Manifesto - Armed Audio Warfare, Wax Trax Records WAXCD7106, 1990.

Genocide    
Repulsion    
Mister President    
Reanimator    
I Got the Fear    
Kick That Man    
Kneel & Buzz    
Fear Version    
Give Your Body its Freedom    
Marrs Needs Women    
Cutman

 

 

 

 

I had Subliminal Sandwich lined up for this share, but I think it's many places elsewhere on the interweb, so in place I'm sharing these four single / Maxi-singles / EPs.

 

 

Meat Beat Manifesto - Helter Skelter 12" 45rpm, Play it AgaSam Records USA, BIUS3050, 1990.

Side A -
Helter Skelter
Side AA -
Radio Babylon

 

 

 

 

Meat Beat Manifesto - Version Galore (All Versions in One) EP, 

Play it Again Records BIAS192CD, 1991.

Radio Babylon (Space Children Intro mix)
Radio Babylon (Version Galore Jack Dangers remix)
Psyche-Out (Andrew Weatherall Sex Skank Stripdown)
Psyche-Out (Version 1)    
Psyche-Out (Dub)    
Radio Babylon    
Psyche-Out (Andrew Weatherall Sex Skank mix)

 

 

 

 

Meat Beat Manifesto - Mindstream EP, Mute 966343-2, 1993.

Mindstream (Stream of Consciousness Mix)    
Mindstream (Psychedelically Speaking mix)    
Mindstream (Mind the Bend the Mind Orbital remix)
Original Control (Electro the Robot DHS remix)
Mindstream (The Aphex Twin remix)
Mindstream (Fire Escape version)

 

 

 

 

Meat Beat Manifesto - It's the Music 12" maxi-single, Play it Again Sam Records BIAS322, 1996.

SIDE ONE (45rpm) - 
It's the Music
It's Just the Music
    
SIDE TWO (33 1/3rpm) -
I Control (Audio Collage #2)    
Asbestos Lead Asbestos (Plug mix)

 

 

 

 

& while I'm at it, here's a great one where Meat Beat Manifesto meets The Orb. This CD EP comes in an embossed round tin based on the Celtic design of the original Battersea shield.

 

 

The Orb versus Meat Beat Manifesto - Battersea Shield EP, Malicious Damage MD600, 2004.

Matron
1855 BC - The Orb vs MBM
Insane - The Orb

 

 

 

Hoping you see these, mauz.
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