welcome to
front 242
>for you<
comming up: >facts< about
the leading group in elec-
tromusic: the belgian group
front 242. meanwhile enjoy
this mix of their song
>moldavia<.
credits:
>grafix: >technobrain
>clawboy
>music: >clawboy
>coding: >technobrain
>clawboy
all >242<-fans can contact
>quasar< at the following
address: vredestraat 3
831o brugge
>belgium<
>front 242< was formed in
1981 by daniel brussanuti
and dirk bergen as a synth-
gitarduo.
in october of that year
they record the first front
242 single:
>body to body<
in march 1982 the group is
expanded with jean-luc de
meyer and patrick codenys
to record the single:
>u-men<
1983: release of the first
front 242 album:
>geography<
it can be described as a
synthetic pressure-field of
pulses aimed below the belt
richard jonckheere joins
the group while dirk bergen
leaves.
in 1984 front sings by the
us-label >wax trax< which
will grow with the group.
in september of that year
the belgian group tours for
the very first time in the
united states as a support
act for >ministry<.
1985: release of the second
front album:
>no comment<
>electronic body music< be-
comes a term in electronic
music and the reputation of
front crosses the borders
of belgium. again the group
tours in the us.
1986: first important tour
in europe
1987: release of the album:
>official version<
a crushing metal dance mas-
terpiece with a whirling
power.
in march the group tours in
europe after which they go
to the united states.
in october they tour again
in europe as the support-
act of >depeche mode<.
1988: release of the album:
>front by front<
an overwhelming record with
a monstrous impact which
confirms their status of
electroband no. 1 in the
world.
in januari 1989 they start
a european tour and in may
they start touring in the
united states
on the first of september
199o front 242 signs with
>epic us<.
on 3o november the album:
>tyranny for you<
is officially presented in
berlin. this masterpiece is
the crown for 1o years
of >front 242<.
march 1991: start european
tour first leg.
april 1991: start us tour
first leg.
may 1991: european tour se-
cond leg.
august 1991: us tour second
leg.
october 1991: >quasar< re-
leases this homage to front
242.
comming up:
complete
>front 242<
>disco-graphy<
including all songtitles
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>1981<<
>principles-body to body<
single
>principles
>body to body
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>1982<<
>u-men<
single
>u-men
>ethics
>geography< lp - 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
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>1983<<
>endless riddance<
12 inch - cd
>controversy between
>take one
>sample d
>two in one<
12 inch - cd
>principles
>body to body
>u-men >ethics
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>1985<<
>no comment<
lp - cd
>commando mix
>s.fr.nomenklatura
>deceit
>lovely day
>no shuffle
>special forces
>politics of pressure<
12 inch - cd
>no shuffle >don t crash
>funkahdafi
>commando remix
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>1986<<
>interception< single
>quite unusual
12 inch - cd
>quite unusual
>agressiva
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>1987<<
>back catalogue< cd
>u-men >geography ii
>kampfbereit >oper. tracks
>geography i >take one
>controversy between
>sample d >nomenklatura ii
>nomenklatura >lovely day
>special forces
>commando remix
>no shuffle >don t crash
>funkhadafi >take one live
>official version<
lp - cd - mc
>w.y.h.i.w.y.g.
>rerun time news
>television station
>agressiva due
>masterhit >slaughter
>quite unusual edit
>red team
>agressiva angst
extra tracks on cd
>quite unusual 12 inch v
>agressiva 12 inch v
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>1988<<
>headhunter<
single
>headhunter v2.o
>welcome to paradise v2.o
12 inch
>headhunter v1.o
>welcome to paradise v1.o
cd - cdv
>headhunter v1.o
>welcome to paradise v1.o
>headhunter v2.o
>front by front<
lp - cd - mc - dat
>until death
>circling overland
>in rythmus bleiben
>felines
>first in - first out
>blend the strens
>headhunter v3.o
>work o1
>terminal state
extra track on cd
>welcome to paradise v1.o
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>1989<<
>never stop!<
single
>never stop! v1.o
>never stop! v1.1
12 inch - cd
>never stop! v1.o
>work 242 n.off is n.off
>agony until death
>never stop! v1.1
>work 242
>master hit< 12 inch - cd
>part i masterblaster
>part ii hypnomix
>part iii lp version
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>199o<<
>tragedy for you<
single - 12 inch - cd
>t.f.y. tragedy for you
>t.f.y. punish your
machine mix
extra track 12 inch - cd
>t.f.y. slomo
>tragedy for you two<
12 inch - cd
>t.f.y. neurodancer
>trigger 3
>t.f.y. instrumental
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>1991<<
>tyranny for you<
lp - cd - mc
>sacrifice
>rhythm of time >moldavia
>trigger 2 anatomy of a
shot
>gripped by fear
>tragedy for you
>the untold >neurobashing
>leitmotiv 136
>soul manager
>mixed by fear<
12 inch - cd
>gripped by fear
>dsmo 1
>dsmo 2
>dsmo 3
>dsmo 4
>gripped by fear bunker
mix o1
>mixed by fear
>gripped by fear club
mix o2
>rhythm of time<
12 inch - cd
>rhythm of time - 12
>rhythm of time - anti-g
mix
>rhythm of time - victor
the cleaner
you have reached the end of
>front 242< >for you<.
here is once again the ad-
dress to contact >quasar<:
vredestraat 3
831o brugge
>belgium<
see you in another >quasar<
production.
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