Stereo Embers The Podcast 0087: Jack Dangers (Meat Beat Manifesto)

“Meat Beat Manifesto Are Like The Beatles…Interpreted Through A Jackhammer”

It turns out there’s some pop roots coursing through the creative veins of the legendary Industrial outfit Meat Beat Manifesto. Growing up, braintrust Jack Dangers may have been a huge fan of bands like Throbbing Gristle, but he was also a huge fan of The Beatles. In this interview, the Swindon-born Dangers talks to Alex about how his factory jobs coupled with his love of pop music informed the future sound of Meat Beat Manifesto. He also talks about becoming a vegan, his friendship with XTC and how he met his wife at an animal rights concert. Dangers gets into the making of MBM’s new album Opaque Couche’, why he’s more creative now than ever and whether or not he’d ever move back to Swindon…