Short History, Discography, Side projects & Links
FRONT 242 can be presented as one of the pioneers in electronic music since the eighties ans still perpetuate their leadership in the nineties. This belgian band has forced several markets to its musical vision from Europe to the USA by selling over two millions record.
Their style makes a link between the many different electronic music genres that have emerged through these last two decades. They have enriched their sound by incorporating innovative technologies to provide a successful continuity of enveloping atmospheres and rhythms, making you want to find out more ... Finally, FRONT 242 have always kept a powerful image as a 'live' band. They have a high profile on stage using live sequencing (no play-back tapes), synthetisers, screens and a dynamic show.
(Source : Transmission 242 & Play It Again, Sam!)
Principles - Body To Body
U-Men - Ethics
Operating Tracks - With Your Cries - Art And Strategy - Geography II - U-Men - Dialogues - Least Inkling - G.V.D.T. - Geography I - Black With Blue - Kinetics - Kampfbereit
Controversy Between - Take One - Sample D
Principles - Body To Body - U-Men - Ethics
Intro - In November
Commando Mix - S.FR. Nomenklatura - Deceit - Lovely Day - No Shuffle - Special Forces
Take One (Live) - U-Men (Live)
No Shuffle - Don't Crash - Funkadhafi - Commando Remix
Quite Unusual - Agressiva
U-Men - Geography II - Kampfbereit - Operating Tracks - Geography I - Take One - Controversy Between - Sample D - Nomenklatura II - Nomenklatura - Lovely Day - Special Forces - Commando Remix - No Shuffle - Don't Crash - Funkadhafi - Take One (Live In Chicago)
W.Y.H.I.W.Y.G. - Rerun Time "News" - Television Station - Aggresiva Due - Masterhit - Slaughter - Quite Unusual (Edit) - Red Team - Agressiva Angst
Extra tracks on CD: Quite Unusual (12" Version) - Agressiva (12" Version)
Headhunter (V1.0) - Welcome To Paradise (V2.0) - Headhunter (V2.0)
Until Death (Us Do Part) - Circling Overland - Im Rhythmus Bleiben - Felines - First In/First Out - Blend The Strenghts - Headhunter (V3.0) - Work - Terminal State - Welcome To Paradise (V1.0)
Never Stop! (V1.0) - Never Stop! (V1.1) - Agony (Until Death) - Never Stop! (V1.1) - Work 242
Part I (Masterblaster) - Part II (Hypnomix) - Part III (LP Version)
Tragedy > For You < - Punish Your Machine - Slo-Mo
Neurodancer - Trigger 3 - Instrumental
Sacrifice - Rhythm Of Time - Moldavia - Trigger 2 (Anatomy Of A Shot) - Gripped By Fear - Tragedy > For You < - The Untold - Neurobashing - Leitmotiv 136 - Soul Manager
Hidden tracks on CD: Hard Rock - Trigger 1
Gripped By Fear - This World Must Be Destroyed : DSM 01 - DSM 02 - DSM 03 - DSM 04 - Gripped By Fear (Bunker Mix #01) - Mixed By Fear - Gripped By Fear (Club Mix #2)
Rhythm Of Time (-12) - Rhythm Of Time (Anti-G Mix) - Rhythm Of Time (Victor The Cleaner)
Operating Tracks - With Your Cries - Art And Strategy - Geography II - U-Men - Dialogues - Least Inkling - G.V.D.T. - Geography I - Black With Blue - Kinetics - Kampfbereit - Ethics - Principles - Body To Body
Commando Mix - Deceit - S.FR. Nomenklatura - Lovely Day - No Shuffle - Special Forces - S.FR. Nomenklatura - Body To Body (1988 Remix) - See The Future (Live) - In November (Live) - Special Forces (Demo)
U-Men - Geography II - Kampfbereit - Operating Tracks - Geography I - Take One - Controversy Between - Sample D - Nomenklatura II - Nomenklatura - Lovely Day - Special Forces - Commando Remix - No Shuffle - Don't Crash - Funkadhafi - Take One (Live In Chicago) - U-Men (Live In Chicago)
W.Y.H.I.W.Y.G. - Rerun Time "News" - Television Station - Aggresiva Due - Masterhit - Slaughter - Quite Unusual (Edit) - Red Team - Agressiva Angst - Quite Unusual (12" Version) - Agressiva (12" Version) - Masterblaster - Hypnomix
FRONT
BY FRONT 1988-1989 (CD)
Until
Death (Us Do Part) - Circling Overland - Im Rhythmus Bleiben - Felines
- First In/First Out - Blend The Strenghts - Headhunter (V3.0) - Work
- Terminal State - Welcome To Paradise (V1.0) - Headhunter (V1.0) - Never
Stop! (V1.0) - Work 242 N.Off Is N.Off - Agony (Until Death) - Never Stop!
(V1.1) - Work 242
Religion (7" Mix by Andy WALLACE) - Religion (Pussy Whipped Mix by J.G. THIRLWELL) - Religion (Lovelace A Go-Go by J.G. THIRLWELL) - Religion (Bitch Slapper Mix by J.G. THIRLWELL)
Religion (THE PRODIGY Bass Under Siege Mix) - Religion (THE PRODIGY Trance U Down Mix) - Crapage (Never Hurry A Murray Mix by THE ORB) - Crapage (The Turd Mix by THE ORB)
Religion (7" Mix by Andy WALLACE) - Religion (Pussy Whipped Mix by J.G. THIRLWELL) - Religion (THE PRODIGY Bass Under Siege Mix) - Religion (Bitch Slapper Mix by J.G. THIRLWELL) - Religion (THE PRODIGY Trance U Down Mix) - Crapage (Never Hurry A Murray Mix by THE ORB) - Crapage (The Turd Mix by THE ORB) - Religion (Lovelace A Go-Go by J.G. THIRLWELL)
Crapage - Waste - Skin - Motion - Religion - Stratoscape - Hymn - Fuel - Melt - Flag - Mutilate
Animal Cage / Gate / Guide - Modern Angel - Junkdrome - Serial Killers Don't Kill Their Girlfriend - Skin (Fur Coat) - GenEcide - Crush - offEND - Animal Zoo - Serial Killers Don't Kill Their Boyfriend -- Happiness (More Angels) - Crushed (Obscene) - Melt (Again) - Speed Angels
12": Animal (Radio) - Der Verfluchte Engel - Happiness (More Angels) - Born To Breathe
CDS: Animal (Radio) - Born To Breathe
Animal (Radio) - Serial Killers Don't Kill Their Dog Either - Modern Angel (KMFDM Remix) - Animal (Extended) - Break Me (Female) - Der Verfluchte Engel - L'Ange Moderne - Born To Breathe
Der Verfluchte Engel - Motion - Masterhit - Flag - Tragedy > For You < - Im Rhythmus Bleiben - Skin - Headhunter - Welcome To Paradise - Crapage - Soul Manager - Punish Your machine - Religion
Rhythm Of Time (Messengers of Neptune Mix) - Happiness (Dub Mix) - Gripped By Fear (Bunkerclub Mix) - Mixed By Fear - Crapage (The Float Of Sink Mix) - Junkdrome - Religion (Bass Under Siege Mix) - Happiness (Dance Mix) - Break Me (Female) - Rhythm Of Time (Victor The Cleaner Mix) - Dancesoundtrackmusic (D.S.M.) - Religion (Trance U Down Mix)
Happiness (Dance Mix) - Religion (Trance U Down Mix) - Rhythm Of Time (Victor The Cleaner Mix)
Happiness - Masterkit - Moldavia - Melt - Soul Manager - No Shuffle - In Rhythmus Bleiben - Crapage - Body To Body - Religion - Headhunter - Welcome to Paradise - First In-First Out
Extra tracks on various limited edition : Punish Your Machine - Motion - Religion (Exclusive Version)
Headhunter 2000 (SPACE FROG Mix) - Headhunter 2000 (APOPTYGMA BERZERK Mix) - Headhunter 2000 (FUNKER VOGT Mix) - Headhunter 2000 (AQUALITE Mix)
Headhunter 2000 (FRONTLINE ASSEMBLY Mix) - Headhunter 2000 (SUSPICIOUS Mix) - Headhunter 2000 (XINGU HILL Mix) - Headhunter 2000 (HAUJOBB Mix)
Headhunter 2000 (EMPIRION Mix) - Headhunter 2000 (LEAETHER STRIP Mix) - Headhunter 2000 (SUBSTANZ T Mix) - Headhunter 2000 (BEEFCAKE Mix)
Headhunter 2000 (RESISTANCE D. Mix) - Headhunter 2000 (THE GALLAN PIXS Mix) - Headhunter 2000 (NOISEX Mix) - Headhunter 2000 (DOUG LAURENT Mix)
Disc 1: Headhunter 2000 (FRONTLINE ASSEMBLY Mix) - Headhunter (AQUALITE Mix) - Headhunter (HAUJOBB Mix) - Headhunter (BEEFCAKE Mix) - Headhunter (XINGU XILL Mix) - Headhunter (Talla 2XLC Mix) - Headhunter (Doug LAURENT Mix) - Headhunter (NOISEX Mix) - Headhunter (SUBSTANZ T. Mix)
Disc 2: Headhunter (APOPTYGMA BERZERK Mix) - Headhunter (LEAETHER STRIP Mix) - Headhunter (FUNKER VOGT Mix) - Headhunter (EMPIRION Mix) - Headhunter (GALAN PIXS Mix) - Headhunter (RESISTANCE D. Mix) - Headhunter (SUSPICIOUS Mix) - Headhunter (SPACE FROG Mix)
Headhunter (APOPTYGMA BERZERK Mix) - Headhunter (EMPIRION Mix) - Headhunter (Talla 2XLC Mix) - Headhunter 2000 (FRONTLINE ASSEMBLY Mix) - Headhunter (PEAK Mix) - Headhunter (LEAETHER STRIP Mix) - Headhunter (FUNKER VOGT Mix) - Headhunter (PROJECT X Mix) - Headhunter (HAUJOBB Mix) - Headhunter (CHILDREN WITHIN Mix) - Headhunter (THE GALLAN PIXS Mix) - Headhunter (SPACE FROG Mix) - Headhunter (SUSPICIOUS Mix)
7Rain - Loud - Strobe - Collision - 7Rain (Ghost) - Strobe (Fragments)
Seq666 (P) - Seq666 (U) - Seq666 (L) - Seq666 (S) - Seq666 (E) - Together - Triple X Girlfriend - NoMore / NoMore - Beyond The Scale Of Comprehension - Song (Untitled) - Song (StarCandy) - One (With The Fire) - One (Reverse) - Matrix (OpenStatic) - Matrix (MegaHertz) - Never Lost (Faust) - Never Lost (Riley) - 7Rain (Filter) - Pan (Dhe) - Pan (Mihk)
GEOGRAPHY - VINTAGE REISSUE (CD)
Operating Tracks - With Your Cries - Art And Strategy - Geography II - U-Men - Dialogues - Least Inkling - G.V.D.T. - Geography I - Black With Blue - Kinetics - Kampfbereit - He Runs Too Fast For Us
Disc 1: Operating Tracks - With Your Cries - Art And Strategy - Geography II - U-Men - Dialogues - Least Inkling - G.V.D.T. - Geography I - Black With Blue - Kinetics - Kampfbereit - He Runs Too Fast For Us
Disc 2 : Couteau (PROTHESE) - Conditionnel Humain (PROTHESE) - Chanson (PROTHESE) - Syncussion (UNDERVIEWER) - Mood (UNDERVIEWER) - Principle (2trax) - Body To Body (2trax) - Labo (UNDERVIEWER) - I Remember (UNDERVIEWER) - Trouble (UNDERVIEWER) - U-Men (Instrumental) - Kampfbereit (Instrumental) - In November (Live VPRO) - Controversy Between (Aerial Version) - Sample D. (Aerial Version) - Take One (Rebuilt) - See The Future - Take One (Live VPRO) - Kampfbereit (Live VPRO)
CATCH THE MEN (DVD)
Recorded live on August 4th, 2004 at the Lokerse Feesten (B)
Happiness - Body To Body - Religion - Together - Im Rhythmus Bleiben - Crapage - Animal - First In First Out - Moldavia - Melt - Headhunter - Welcome To Paradise - Punish Your Machine
Daniel BRESSANUTTI
à;GRUMH... (Producer)
THE ART CORPORATION: "The Art Corporation" (CD) with Dirk BERGEN (Ex-242) and Geert ALAERTS
NUDE
PARADE GROUND (Producer)
POLYPHONIC SIZE (Producer)
PROTHESE
THE WEATHERMEN (Producer)
Jean-Luc DEMEYER
32CRASH (With IMPLANT)
BIGOD 20: Lyrics and vocals on "The Bog" (CDS)
BIRMINGHAM 6: 7 tracks on "Error of Judgement" (CD)
C-TEC
COBALT 60
FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY: Lyrics and vocals on 1 track of "Artificial Soldier" (CD)
GLIS: Vocals on 2 tracks of "Nemesis" (CD)
IMPLANT: Lyrics and vocals on some tracks of "Audio Blender" CD
MODERN CUBISM
PUNISH YOURSELF: Vocals on 1 track of "Gore Baby Gore" (CD)
Patrick CODENYS
Some works with Colin NEWMAN (WIRE) & PARADE GROUND
GAIDEN
Richard (23) JONCKEERE
MINISTRY: Background vocals on "The Nature Of Love"
REVOLTING COCKS: With Luc VAN ACKER and Alain JOURGENSEN (MINISTRY)
HOLYGANG
LATCHAK: With Jean-Pierre EVERLAST and Piet GODDAER (OZARK HENRY)
Jean-Luc DEMEYER & Patrick CODENYS
UNDERVIEWER (Pre FRONT 242)
Daniel BRESSANUTTI & Patrick CODENYS
GRISHA ZEME
MALE OR FEMALE: With Amy CHANDLER and Elko BLYWEERT
SPEED TRIBE
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