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Front 242   / artists (F) Real Name: Daniel Bressanutti, Dirk Bergen, Jean-Luc de Meyer, Patrick Codenys, Richard Jonckheere Profile: Front 242 was created in 1980 by Daniel B (Daniel Bressanutti) and Dirk Bergen. After a few singles, Jean-Luc De Meyer (vocals) and Patrick Codenys joined the group and the first album, "Geography", was released. At this stage, Dirk Bergen left the group to become their manager. In 1983, Richard 23 (Richard Jonckheere) joined the group as vocalist/percussionist. With this line-up, the band released many albums of EBM-music, gaining more popularity with every release. (EBM stands for Electronic Body Music, a term invented by F242 themselves) They also established a solid live reputation, with an energetic show in para-military outfits. The year 1993 brought a radical change in style, with guest musicians, the disappearance of their military look and the exploration of both harder (guitar samples) and softer (female vocals, ambient) sounds. After many years of silence, except for a few live/remix-albums, Front 242 re-appeared in the spotlight in the late nineties with their Re:boot-tour, bringing modern, techo-like cover versions of their own songs. In 2003 they took a step back towards their EBM-roots, with the release of "Pulse" and "Still & Raw". Before Front 242, the members were already involved in other projects, like Prothese (Daniel B.), Under Viewer (J.-L. De Meyer & Patrick Codenys) and Tranik Ind. (Richard 23) URLs: http://www.front242.com http://www.front242usa.com/ http://www.evil-e.net http://members.fortunecity.com/twins242/front242 http://front242.club42.net/ http://www.myspace.com/front242 Members: Daniel B., Dirk Bergen, Jean-Luc De Meyer, Patrick Codenys, Richard 23 Name Variations: All | Front 242 | F. 242

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Lezlie, Mar 19, 2007

Front 242 had an enormous impact on my life. It came with the album "05:22:09:12 Off". Previously I had heard several cool tracks, but when listening to the the above mentioned, I almost fell to the floor. The dark and desperate atmosphere of the album, featuring the excellent vocals by 99 Kowalski, is truly mindblowing and second to none.

Later that year I bought "06:21:03:11 Up Evil", and the following "Angels Versus Animals". Both albums are top notch (just listen to "Born To Breathe" and "Der Verfluchte Engel" on "Angels Versus Animals", woooow!).
These albums, especially "05:22:09:12 Off" will always be on the very top of my list.

Regarding their latest album, "Pulse", it's a very welcome return for Front 242. This is a great album, and tracks like "One (With The Fire)" and "Together" are simply awesome.

I can not for the life of me understand the criticism by some people of Front 242's 1993 albums. Yes, Front 242 was a breakthrough act, and yes, they have superb tracks from their early days, but the '93 albums are unmatched; they marked a new sound for the band, and all great bands develop. The albums from '93 were the band at its very best, I feel these albums captured all that Front 242 had ever stood for.
How can one not like this music? It's beyond me...

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