Spotify Release Info
Track: Welcome to Paradise (V1.0)
Artist: Front 242
Album: Headhunter
Artist Bio
Name: Front 242
Spotify Genres: ebm, industrial, industrial rock, darkwave, industrial metal, new wave, cold wave, synthpop
Followers: 164,836
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Biography
Front 242 were formed in Aarschot, Belgium, by Daniel Bressanutti and Dirk Bergen in 1981. Together they produced the first single "[Link]" (released October 1981). Jean-Luc De Meyer (vocals) and Patrick Codenys (synth) were looking for support from Daniel to complete the first single in their [a217080] project. Daniel asked them to work on the second single "[Link]" (released April 1982) and on Front 242. Richard Jonckheere (Richard 23) was not yet an official member of the group but already had a small singing part in the song "U.Men". The first album "Geography" followed in December 1982. Richard 23 was increasingly integrated into the group, especially because of his presence on stage. In contrast, Richard criticized the lack of this imposing presence in Dirk. Dirk then took over management but then left the band in April 1983. With this line-up, the band released many albums of EBM, gaining more popularity with every release. EBM stands for Electronic Body Music, a term first used on their album "[Link]" appearing on the inner sleeve, but not used as or considered as a genre name yet. The term was actually established as a genre through a marketing concept by promoter [a=Jens-Markus Wegener]. It was strongly pushed to German media to promote the SPV compilation [m11378] in 1987/1988. Sometimes the term itself is also credited to Kraftwerk from an interview in 1978, but according to Wegener the Kraftwerk reference wasn’t known at that time neither to him nor Front 242. 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, techno-like cover versions of their own songs. In 2003, they took a step back towards their EBM roots with the release of "[Link]" and "[Link]". Before Front 242, the members were already involved in other projects, like [a148769] ([a43841]), [a217080] ([a92674] & [a43842]) and Tranik Ind. ([a232851]).
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1.Headhunter V1.0Front By Front
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2.Headhunter V3.0Front By Front
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3.Welcome To ParadiseFront By Front
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4.No Shuffle - RemasteredNo Comment (Remastered)
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5.Don't Crash - RemasteredPolitics of Pressure (Remastered)
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6.Until Death (Us Do Part)Front By Front
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7.U-MenGeography (2004)
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8.Operating TracksGeography (2004)
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9.Circling OverlandFront By Front
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10.Lovely Day - RemasteredNo Comment (Remastered)
Discogs Release Info
Release: Front 242 - Headhunter
Year: 1988
Genres: Electronic
Styles: EBM, Industrial