― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 12:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― Die Emanzipation von Baaderonixx (redukt) (Fabfunk), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 12:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 12:50 (eighteen years ago) link
― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 12:53 (eighteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 13:01 (eighteen years ago) link
― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 29 June 2005 13:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― drone/a/saur (william), Sunday, 18 September 2005 01:19 (eighteen years ago) link
― tricky (disco stu), Thursday, 29 September 2005 03:57 (eighteen years ago) link
(I'm in Belgium, so I've just ordered a ticket for their 25th anniversary (a double show on March 3rd and 4th))
― StanM (StanM), Friday, 4 November 2005 15:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― Baaderonixx says DANCE!! TAKE A CHANCE!!! are you ready for... TRUE ROMANCE (baa, Monday, 7 November 2005 09:51 (eighteen years ago) link
Alfa Matrix newsletter, yesterday:
Important news concerning FRONT 242 double gig Brussels !
On Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th March, Belgium's electronic music pioneers FRONT 242 will be celebrating the band's 25th anniversary with their fans and friends at the legendary Ancienne Belgique concert hall in Brussels - Belgium for two explosive sold-out nights...
To make the event even more special, the band's label ALFA MATRIX will be offering you CD's and DVD's from FRONT 242 (and related) at very special "anniversary" prices... Make sure you visit our merchandising stand at the Ancienne Belgique and receive on top one exclusive FREE 17-track CD compilation (until stocks are exhausted).
In related news, when visiting FRONT 242 during their rehearsals, we picked up rumours that the following songs will also be played during one or both nights: Until death us do part, Circling overland, Tragedy for you, Quite unusual, ...
See you all there to join the rhythm...
― StanM (StanM), Thursday, 2 March 2006 21:02 (eighteen years ago) link
― StanM (StanM), Thursday, 2 March 2006 21:07 (eighteen years ago) link
― Le Baaderonixx de Clignancourt (baaderonixx), Thursday, 2 March 2006 21:51 (eighteen years ago) link
― StanM (StanM), Thursday, 2 March 2006 22:04 (eighteen years ago) link
― Le Baaderonixx de Clignancourt (baaderonixx), Thursday, 2 March 2006 22:05 (eighteen years ago) link
― StanM (StanM), Friday, 3 March 2006 18:18 (eighteen years ago) link
― StanM (StanM), Friday, 3 March 2006 21:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 4 March 2006 01:02 (eighteen years ago) link
That's about it, I think.
― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 4 March 2006 01:12 (eighteen years ago) link
I LIE.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 4 March 2006 01:13 (eighteen years ago) link
And the visuals. I haven't mentioned the visuals yet. They were incredible. Unfortunately, I've only seen one big camera near the PA and nothing else, so I'm going to have to assume these two shows aren't going to be released on DVD. :-(
― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 4 March 2006 01:27 (eighteen years ago) link
― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 4 March 2006 01:37 (eighteen years ago) link
can any front 242 fans help me out? heard "headhunter v1.0" the other day for what might have been the first time, but I've heard chunks of it before - I can place the opening bit as sampled by dennis dj's "cerol na mao", but the bit which starts at around thirty seconds in - where have I heard that before? kraftwerk? miami bass? blackstrobe? the ingame music for the first command & conquer? argh!
-- etc (et...), August 31st, 2005
. . . wait, maybe I've gotten it the wrong way round - that pulsing keyboard bit's sampled by the avalanches on "flight tonight", isn't it?
― etc, Saturday, 4 March 2006 02:12 (eighteen years ago) link
― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 4 March 2006 12:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 4 March 2006 13:43 (eighteen years ago) link
― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 4 March 2006 13:44 (eighteen years ago) link
01. first in, first out02. body to body03. no shuffle04. don't crash05. religion06. welcome to paradise07. commando remix08. quite unusual09. melt10. circling overland11. gripped by fear12. loud13. moldavia14. (don't know this one) ("inspired by the freedom fight"? "I feel home again"?)15. take one16. headhunter----17. kampfbereit18. punish your machine----19. soul manager20. rhythm of time
― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 4 March 2006 15:01 (eighteen years ago) link
*finally shuts up now*
― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 4 March 2006 15:03 (eighteen years ago) link
― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 4 March 2006 22:05 (eighteen years ago) link
I was going to check out their first album recently, haven't gotten around to it yet. One song sounded pretty good anyway.
― Bimble The Nimble (Bimble...), Saturday, 4 March 2006 22:11 (eighteen years ago) link
Oh, and they did Masterhit and Crapage too, by the way.
― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 4 March 2006 23:59 (eighteen years ago) link
― StanM (StanM), Sunday, 5 March 2006 00:00 (eighteen years ago) link
01. first in, first out02. body to body03. u-men04. lovely day05. religion06. welcome to paradise07. masterhit08. tragedy > for you <09. crapage10. 7rain11. until death (us do part)12. one with the fire13. moldavia/neurobashing14. together15. im rhythmus bleiben16. headhunter----17. operating tracks18. happiness----19. loud20. take one
― StanM (StanM), Sunday, 5 March 2006 14:22 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 5 March 2006 14:24 (eighteen years ago) link
what i would give to have witnessed this!
― stirmonster (stirmonster), Sunday, 5 March 2006 14:30 (eighteen years ago) link
― frenchbloke (frenchbloke), Sunday, 5 March 2006 15:40 (eighteen years ago) link
― StanM (StanM), Sunday, 5 March 2006 17:00 (eighteen years ago) link
(wtf?)
― StanM (StanM), Sunday, 5 March 2006 17:04 (eighteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 18 May 2006 15:12 (seventeen years ago) link
OMG! It's 10:20 AM And I'm Watching The Awesome "Take One" Video!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=9dFpJ6GiwRc
― scott seward, Friday, 14 December 2007 15:21 (sixteen years ago) link
just spent the day revisiting a large chunk of the F242 catalogue. damn it stands up well. i'd completely forgotten the pleasures that headphone listening to 242 can induce. i was lucky to see the Front By Front tour, and fuck it was good. easily one of my favourite gigs. when cruising the ILM archives, i expected a barrage of hatred towards the band, so this thread came as a pleasant surprise i have to say.
― mark e, Tuesday, 29 January 2008 21:33 (sixteen years ago) link
Hmm, I have to disagree re. the test of time. Recent spins have left me a bit cold.
― baaderonixx, Tuesday, 29 January 2008 21:48 (sixteen years ago) link
ahh well. its all to do with nostalgia innit. i'm sooo loving the old technonlogy sounds today. then again, the love maybe due to the fact i shaved my head this morning. Oh, and surely Front 242 are meant to leave you feeling cold. Warm and cuddly they were never meant to be ?
― mark e, Tuesday, 29 January 2008 21:53 (sixteen years ago) link
New free 2-track single available for download now:
http://www.alfa-matrix.com/shop_comments.php?id=1534_0_8_0_C
― StanM, Sunday, 15 June 2008 16:23 (fifteen years ago) link
Dear Alfa Matrix, please provide more than two initial seeds next time you announce something like that.
http://i28.tinypic.com/2je4qiw.png
― StanM, Sunday, 15 June 2008 16:44 (fifteen years ago) link
Contents: live versions of U-Men and Im Rhythmus Bleiben, plus this comment in the mp3 files:
Tune in on www.alfa-matrix.com/shop_comments.php?id=1533_0_8_0_C on July 4th 2008 for further moments.
(I'm hoping they're going to announce the release of the two anniversary gigs in the Ancienne Belgique)
― StanM, Sunday, 15 June 2008 17:13 (fifteen years ago) link
mail from alfa matrix:
Dear Front 242 fan,
After the free "First moment" download teaser, FRONT 242 brings you the live release "Moments..." including the very best of Front242's compositions recorded during the band's worldwide "Vintage Tour" that is still running strong today.
Available as an 18-track digipack CD (holding 4 tracks in alternative versions not featured on the box edition), there will also be a pure vintage collector limited double-disc edition with in total some 32 tracks: 2 picture discs inside a 23 cm square deluxe carton box with 1 poster, 2 stickers and 1 button.
Also available is an exclusive vintage "Kommando" 242 T-shirt which was also designed for the occasion. The shirt is available in various sizes (M, L, XL).
We present you 6 packages: - Digipak CD (holding 4 tracks in alternative versions not featured on the box edition) http://www.alfa-matrix.com/shop_comments.php?id=1540_0_8_0_C - Limited 2CD Carton Box (including "Sounds From the Matrix 007" in all boxes) http://www.alfa-matrix.com/shop_comments.php?id=1541_0_8_0_C - Kommando t-shirt (sizes: M, L, XL) http://www.alfa-matrix.com/shop_comments.php?id=1542_0_8_0_C - Limited 2CD Carton Box (including "Sounds From the Matrix 007" in all boxes) + CD digipack http://www.alfa-matrix.com/shop_comments.php?id=1543_0_8_0_C - Limited 2CD Carton Box (including "Sounds From the Matrix 007" in all boxes) + Kommando t-shirt (sizes: M, L, XL) http://www.alfa-matrix.com/shop_comments.php?id=1544_0_8_0_C - Limited 2CD Carton Box (including "Sounds From the Matrix 007" in all boxes) + Kommando t-shirt (sizes: M, L, XL) + CD digipack http://www.alfa-matrix.com/shop_comments.php?id=1545_0_8_0_C
IMPORTANT: for 5 days (UNTIL Tuesday July 8th, 12 PM) you - as a downloader of "First Moment" - can purchase the digipak, the double CD boxset (or both in one package) for 3 euro cheaper than the normal price ! Follow the links below in order to benefit from this special fan discount ! This offer expires on July 8th, 12 PM so be quick !
- Digipak CD (holding 4 tracks in alternative versions not featured on the box edition) http://www.alfa-matrix.com/shop_comments.php?id=1547_0_8_0_C - Limited 2CD Carton Box (including "Sounds From the Matrix 007" in all boxes) http://www.alfa-matrix.com/shop_comments.php?id=1546_0_8_0_C - Limited 2CD Carton Box (including "Sounds From the Matrix 007" in all boxes) + CD digipack http://www.alfa-matrix.com/shop_comments.php?id=1548_0_8_0_C
Or order the Limited 2CD Carton Box + Kommando t-shirt (sizes: M, L, XL) + CD digipack in one go ! http://www.alfa-matrix.com/shop_comments.php?id=1545_0_8_0_C
Tracklisting Boxset:
CD1 1. Happiness 2. Body to Body 3. U-Men 4. Lovely Day 5. Religion 6. Welcome to Paradise 7. Commando Remix 8. Funkhadafi 9. 7Rain 10. Until Death 11. Moldavia 12. Together 13. Im Rhythmus Bleiben 14. HeadHunter 15. Operating Tracks 16. Punish Your Machine
CD2 1. First in First Out 2. No Shuffle 3. Don't Crash 4. Welcome to Paradise 5. Commando Remix 6. Quite Unusual 7. Master Hit 8. Crapage 9. Melt 10. Gripped by Fear 11. Loud 12. Moldavia 13. Take One 14. HeadHunter 15. Kampfbereit 16. Punish Your Machine
Tracklisting Digipak:
1. Happiness 2. Body to Body 3. Religion 4. Welcome to Paradise 5. Commando Remix 6. Lovely Day 7. Until Death 8. Moldavia 9. Funkhadafi 10. 7Rain 11. Loud* 12. Together 13. U-Men 14. Take one* 15. Im Rhythmus Bleiben 16. HeadHunter 17. Kampfbereit* 18. Punish Your Machine* (*) alternative versions not featured on the box edition
― StanM, Friday, 4 July 2008 04:20 (fifteen years ago) link
OMG no one should be listening to Front 242 at 9:30 AM unless they are on some heavy drugs or alcohol.
― Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You, Friday, 4 July 2008 05:09 (fifteen years ago) link
I posted that at 6:20 AM :-(
― StanM, Friday, 4 July 2008 08:13 (fifteen years ago) link
Great news! Got me the itch for ebm and now I'm playing some Mussolini Headkick.
― no-nonsense, Friday, 4 July 2008 12:53 (fifteen years ago) link