Autoimmune International I Hold the Mic! Hellfire Less Solid Waste Lonely Soldier Children of Earth Young Cassius Guns N Lovers Return To Bass 62 Dub Colors of Sound Spanish Vocoder International Reprise

Ok, here we go. This cd tips it’s hat to the past a bit. The production is really up there. This is maybe the best sounding meat beat as far as the production goes. I hear a huge reggae dub vibe in many of the songs. I also here this avant guard aphex twin style modular madness in the music as well in some of the songs. The production is what sets this above aphex twin in my opinion. So warm and fat. Where this lp really stands is above the last couple of mbm releases. I think the songs on this have gotten back to the catchy side of jack’s psyche. The songs are structured more like songs, rather than just avant guard blips and beeps. It is not as catchy as say subliminal sandwich or 99% or satyricon, but it sounds like the logical step after actual sounds and voices which I liked a lot. I usually skip over in dub and ruok. This is not like the last 2 mbm cds. This one really is song oriented in the vein of actual sounds and voices. So if you were like me, not a huge fan of the last 2 MBM releases, this one reeled me back into the Jack Dangers camp again. The live show for this CD is amazing. That is what sold me on it more than anything. Go see them live. Below are some youtube videos, just the songs, low quality, so dont judge production by those videos.

Huge analog sounds, Big bass. Very goo drum production and beats. Sure Meat Beat’s Music has slowed down a lot over the ages tempo wise, but this one remains interesting despite being slow. The sound programming is amazing. I can tell he uses a lot of modular and vintage gear. His recordings have this warmth and fatness and smooth sound that many productions in the electronic genre lack. I think he is big on analog tape machines as well and I can tell that is part of what glues his mixes together. Not sure how he pulls it off. I am envious of the production.

My favorite track is Solid Waste, this song reminds me of the old consolidated records from way back when. I love when Jack sings. I wish he sang more on his lps, and that really is my only complaint about this record, the lack of Jack’s voice. Other tracks I really like on this cd are Young Cassius(kick ass rap like song, done in the tricky style), Less(very cool modular strange alien groove, reminds me of aphex twin), Children of Earth, Lonely Soldier(big ass bass), 62 Dub(alien dub, trippy), Spanish Vocoder(another aphex twin sounding track).

I really like this cd, I still think Jack should sing more and that is what keeps me from giving it a 5. The production on this CD is great. I give this a 3.8 out of 5. Buy now! Click Here to buy Autoimmune by Meat Beat Manifesto. Click Here to download Autoimmune by Meat Beat Manifesto
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