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Dangers and Stephens left Perennial Divide in 1988 to record an album, but the tapes were destroyed in a studio fire before the album could be released. They then recorded the LP ''Storm The Studio'', which got them pigeonholed as an Industrial Act . In response, they released ''99%'', which was more Techno -influenced, in May 1990 . In August of the same year, they released ''Armed Audio Warfare'', which was an effort to re-create the lost tracks of the would-be debut album. The band's live show was conceived as an intense audio-visual experience, with dancers, led by choreographer Marcus Adams, in costumes designed by artist Craig Morrison and video clips accompanying live instruments, sequenced electronic instruments, and live DJing. In the United States, they opened for Nine Inch Nails on their debut national tour in 1990. Adams appeared in many of the band's promo photos with his trademark "popcorn" hairstyle (mostly shaved, with scattered tufts of braided hair) until the release of ''Satyricon'' in 1992. ''Satyricon'' continued to show Meat Beat as more of an Electronica band. In 1994 Dangers relocated from England to San Francisco , resulting in Stephens' departure from the band. Dangers continued the band as a solo-plus-collaborators project, releasing the double album ''Subliminal Sandwich'' in 1996. While this album represented MBM's major-label debut on Trent Reznor 's Nothing records, it failed to achieve the critical and commercial successes of previous releases. In 1997 Dangers recruited drummer Lynn Farmer and guitarist Jon Wilson to record and release ''Actual Sounds & Voices'' in 1998, which found the group's earlier flirtations with Jazz Fusion featured more prominently; the record included appearances by saxophonist Bennie Maupin . The album yielded the single "Prime Audio Soup" which was featured in the film The Matrix . In 2002 Meat Beat released ''RUOK?'', which demonstrated great steps in the evolution of their sound and prominently featured Dangers' newly acquired EMS Synthi 100 . In 2003 they released a remix album for ''Storm The Studio'', followed by ''...In Dub'', a remix album of ''RUOK?''. ''At the Center'', the latest MBM album, was released in May 29, 2005. A part of independent label Thirsty Ear's Blue Series , the album is a collaboration between Jack Dangers and jazz musicians Peter Gordon, Dave King, and Craig Taborn. It has been well-received by many critics, with one reviewer calling it "one of the best albums of the year in ''any'' genre." {Link without Title} DISCOGRAPHY
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