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“Front 242” is a pioneering Belgian electronic body music group that came into prominence during the 1980s. For years to come they took the lead in electronic music composition. During their most active period (they decided to quit ebm in 1993 with the albums “06:21:03:11 Up Evil” and “05:22:09:12 Off”) they were influential to many electro-industrial and electronic artists, coining the term electronic body music (EBM) to describe their music.

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The origin of “Front 242” should be understood within the rise of industrial music, which originated in England in 1975 with the first performances of “Cabaret Voltaire” and “Throbbing Gristle”. These revolutionary groups introduced elements of style later taken up by “Front 242” such as electronic instrumentation, overwhelming percussion often with found objects, and looped samples of found soundbites. Going back earlier, these innovations can be seen as an extension of the work of William S. Burroughs and of Edgard Varèse, the first significant composer to adopt electronic sources of sound as musical instruments, and who also used overwhelming percussion including with found objects. It is perhaps no coincidence that Varese’s great mark on the music world took place at the “1958 World Fair” in Brussels, where Front 242 would work a few decades later.

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sewertroll wrote:
yesterday evening

Stop spamming that already!

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appreciatedmutt wrote:
Thursday morning

Wow!, this is an amazing vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE

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humaniac wrote:
last month

a!.. Headhunter - absolute hit

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MKDELTA wrote:
last month

More like old and refined ;)

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skinnydrifter wrote:
last month

Front 242 are not boring now, but the pulse has gone down from the golden days of the 80s, on the live standards, but they're still a great band to see live.

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tekknoveteran wrote:
last month

front 242 now are old and boring, even live. now there are many new artists full of energy. when i was listening front 242 in the 80s they where absolutely excellent, but nowbody liked them.

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Days_of_Prayer wrote:
October 2009

Headhunter is godly.

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_Positron_ wrote:
October 2009

Come to Russia, please :)

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NathanBolstad wrote:
October 2009

Ministry fans rejoice! The PISS ARMY is here to stomp your grandmothers!

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K_101 wrote:
October 2009

http://www.lastfm.pl/event/1234667+Electronic+Battle+Night

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bsimpson1972 wrote:
October 2009

So very important!

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Fixmer_McCarthy wrote:
October 2009

SMEAR BODYYY

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android9791 wrote:
September 2009

if you like dark music, you may like my group http://www.last.fm/group/Paint+The+Future+Black it's a cool place to chat with other fans about gothic/dark music

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Andi242GER wrote:
September 2009

+++DEAR FRONT STOP+++I WANT A NEW ALBUM STOP+++

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bau242 wrote:
September 2009

forever front242

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echouno wrote:
September 2009

Crecí con FRONT 242. Güey son la neta estos putos...

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skinnydrifter wrote:
September 2009

Man I love them

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_Positron_ wrote:
August 2009

Super! Super! =) The most vigorous group of this genre (EBM) "Старички" молодцы однозначно =)

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eoooe wrote:
August 2009

<<- E. B. M. ->> [3]

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August 2009

<<- E. B. M. ->> [2]

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