Legends of Industrial: Front 242 (1981-2022)

Front 242 were formed in Aarschot in 1981 by Daniel Bressanutti and Dirk Bergen.
After a few singles, Jean-Luc De Meyer (vocals) and Patrick Codenys joined the group and the first album, "Geography", was released. At this stage, Dirk Bergen left the group to become their manager.
In 1983, Richard 23 (Richard Jonckheere) joined the group as vocalist/percussionist. 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 originally coined by Kraftwerk) 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 "Pulse" and "Still & Raw".

Before Front 242, the members were already involved in other projects, like Prothese (Daniel B.), Under Viewer (Jean-Luc De Meyer & Patrick Codenys) and Tranik Ind. (Richard 23).

Jean-Luc De Meyer – lead vocals and lyrics
Daniel Bressanutti – mixing console, programming, live mixing,
Patrick Codenys – keyboards, programming, samplers
Richard Jonckheere ("Richard 23") – electronic percussion, backing vocals

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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCikj0-7SgAPVROjxNcIo5cA
Bandcamp: https://front242.bandcamp.com/
Bandcamp Label: https://alfamatrix.bandcamp.com/





Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2tyMOS8xKREgpEwHnLc6EX
Spotify Front 242 Radio https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1E4yKu9IZ1SxFj

FRONT 242 - Never Stop [Official Video]




Front 242 - Headhunter (Official Video)




FRONT 242 - Headhunter [Anton Corbijn official video]




FRONT 242 - Tragedy For You [Official Video] HQ




FRONT 242 - Operating Tracks [Official Video] HQ




Front 242 "Im Rhythmus Bleiben" (Official video/1991)








Front 242 - U Men (Music Video)




FRONT 242 - Masterhit [Official Video] HQ




Front 242 - Moldavia (Music Video)




FRONT 242 - Agressiva Due




Front 242 - Quite Unusual




FRONT 242 - Religion




Front 242 - Animal




FRONT 242 - Happiness




FRONT 242 - Funkahdafi




FRONT 242 - Terminal State




Front 242 - Soul Manager




Front 242 - No Shuffle (Remix)




FRONT 242 - One (With the Fire)




Front 242 - The Untold




Front 242 - Rerun Time




Front 242 - Modern Angel




Front 242 – Crushed / (Obscene)




Front 242 - Sacrifice - Unofficial video




Front 242 - Rhythm Of Time [HQ]




FRONT 242 - Punish Your Machine HQ




FRONT 242 - Take One [Official Video] HQ




FRONT 242 - Controversy Between [Official Video] HQ




Front 242 - Until Death (Us Do Part) (Music Video)




'TAKE ONE' FRONT 242 - OTH remix




FRONT 242 = Don't Crash




Front 242 - Body to Body (Music Video)




FRONT 242: GRIPPED BY FEAR (unofficial promo HD 2012)






Mark Stewart VS Front 242 - Rage of Angels OFFICIAL VIDEO




Front 242 - Welcome to Paradise (EDOBOT CLUB RMX) - Hey Poor








Front 242 discuss the future of electronic music and Synthesizers | Red Bull Music Academy




Front 242 1993 Interview & videos @ MTV




Front 242 - Documentary 1986

Prothese is the pre-Front 242 project of Daniel B.
New releases can be found at db2fluctuation.bandcamp.com Making music ,and organising noise
Using accidents as starting points, never erasing mistakes
Resigned to messy endings for everything

Daniel.B.Prothese is an alias of
Daniel Bressanutti 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanielBProthese-498107323916078/
Bandcamp: https://danielbprothese.bandcamp.com/
https://db2fluctuation.bandcamp.com/
http://alfamatrix.bandcamp.com/


Daniel B. Prothese "Hea+ShockFeedback" (2019) Front 242 project / Music video




EchOlO+ung 1 PhaseEin by Daniel.b.Prothese




GEO CACHE [planet]. "Shades" by Daniel.B.Prothese (c) db2fluctuation




NIRVANA [exe]. "Shades" by Daniel.B.Prothese (c) db2fluctuation




I(N)FINITE. "Shades" by Daniel.B.Prothese (c) db2fluctuation




PROTOPIA DREAMS [motion]. "Shades" by Daniel.B.Prothese (c) db2fluctuation




OBLIQUE RESHAPE [carbon drawdown]. "Shades" by Daniel.B.Prothese (c) db2fluctuation




OBLIQUE RESHAPE [algorithm]. "Shades" by Daniel.B.Prothese (c) db2fluctuation




PROLOGUE. "Shades" by Daniel.B.Prothese (c) db2fluctuation




INTO BROKEN EYES [1]. "Shades" by Daniel.B.Prothese (c) db2fluctuation




INTO BROKEN EYES [2]. "Shades" by Daniel.B.Prothese (c) db2fluctuation

Before joining Front 242 in 1981, Brussels-based artists Patrick Codenys and Jean-Luc De Meyer began working together in 1978. This became Underviewer, a project created using a bass, synthesizers, rhythm boxes and a tape recorder.

With the introduction of analogue machines, the duo enjoyed the total freedom of tone and inspiration, although at the time there were many technical limitations and constraints. From musical experimental tracks to melodic and structured songs, Underviewer focused their creative approach on minimalist arrangements influenced by German bands including La Düsseldorf, Neu!, Can, and DAF.

Dormant for over 30 years, Underviewer has recovered 14 of these recordings from the original 4-track tapes; most recreated by using the same vintage machines, imperceptibly adapting them only where needed. These songs were finished in 2016 to form the debut album of a band that has existed for more than 38 years.

The album ‘Wonders & Monsters’ brilliantly renders the force and timeless melodic quality of music which belongs to everywhere and any time, never claiming to belong to any form of avant-garde. 14 songs swaying between fire and ice, carried by the distinctive and unique voice of Jean-Luc De Meyer, and fuelled by Patrick Codenys sharp and modern production style. Underviewer’s songs have that particular infectious charm and poppy catchiness that make them instantly accessible and addictive.

Members: Jean-Luc De Meyer, Patrick Codenys

Website: https://www.underviewer.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/underviewer
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaJtgP1SFacTtWtA0YHJnGQ
Bandcamp: http://alfamatrix.bandcamp.com/


Underviewer - Nobody But You (Redux)




Underviewer - Wonders & Monsters

Three diverse personalities: Daniel B. (Front 242), Patrick Codenys (Front 242) & Elko Blijweert (Dead Man Ray) with Male Or Female avoid categorisation. Their musical concept extends the usual sound format to extreme improvisation and psychedelism. This deliberate choice, far away from the music industry standards, reveals what they think music should be: "the exploration of the senses". With the album "…Recalled Moments" and its ep extension "And Failed Destruction", M.or.F defies all boundaries of electronic music, transcending urban cultures and time.

Meanwhile, their enthusiasm for side projects has continued, as Patrick Codenys started appearing with a new group called Red Sniper, Bresanutti started recording with a new group called Troissoeur, and Codenys and Richard 23 formed a quasi-DJ project called Coder23 which toured in late 2004 and early 2005 as the opening act for VNV Nation. De Meyer contributed vocals on two studio tracks for the Glis album Nemesis in 2005. The lyrical content of the two songs ("The Irreparable" and "La Béatrice") were based on the poems of Charles Baudelaire.

Years active: 2001-2004

Male or Female, also known as Morf, a new project for Bresanutti and Codenys along with vocalist Elko Blijweert. In 2002 and 2003, Morf released an album, an E.P., a double album, and a DVD/CD two-disc combo, on the Belgian record label Alfa Matrix, and went on tour through the U.S.

Studio facility, named after Art & Strategy as a sublabel of Alfa Matrix for Front 242 and all the side projects of its members and one the the side projects called Art & Strategy.
The studio is located in Aarschot, Belgium, and was founded in 1991.

Members: Daniel B., Elko Blijweert, Patrick Codenys

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHrvhJP5i7_eUN8YXAEgoBA
Bandcamp: http://alfamatrix.bandcamp.com/
https://alfamatrix.bandcamp.com/album/and-failed-destruction


Male or Female DVD + CD (Front 242)




Male or Female - Skeleton Toy




Male or Female - Amplifier




Male or Female - Could I Love A Pair Of Wings?

HOLY GANG 'Free Tyson Free' feat: Richard 23 of FRONT 242 [HQ Audio]




Holy Gang - Power Is My Life




Holy Gang - Get Chained




Holy Gang - Sanity Fair




LaTchak "If this is love" R23 Front 242 side project





Richard 23 of Front 242 and the Revolting Cocks Interview Respectable Street 35th anniversary 2022




Wax Trax! Wednesday with Richard 23 and Patrick Codenys 6 30 2021




Vintage Richard 23 // Front 242 Interview For Community TV




IN THE MIX #3 RICHARD 23 (FRONT 242)

Speed Tribe – Speed Tribe (DVD) - 2002

Intended more as a home theater experience than a conventional racecar documentary, Speed Tribe plays like a dance rave on the racing circuit. It works more as a showcase for heavily processed digital imagery and rib-thumping electronica, combined with the inherent thrills of racing's most challenging annual endurance event, Le 24 Heures du Mans. The digital video of 2001's Le Mans race does not function as a historical record of the event; instead, filmmakers Rod Chong and Sharon Matarazzo create an impressionistic tapestry of the Le Mans experience, employing all varieties of image manipulation and multiangle viewing, while the rhythmic, pulsating soundtrack (by Front 242 cofounders Daniel Bressanuti and Patrick Codenys) keeps pace with the zooming Audis, Porsches, Corvettes, and Panoz competitors. Like Moby's Play the DVD, this techno-disc is perfect for pushing your home theater to the limit; an expanded soundtrack CD and audio-only race-driver interviews are icing on the highly stimulating cake.

Members: Daniel B., Patrick Codenys
Style: Leftfield, Interview, Techno, Ambient
https://www.discogs.com/it/release/53937-Speed-Tribe-Speed-Tribe

Visually stunning. A surround sound masterpiece. An audio-visual concept album that sets the standard for the future of entertainment. Since 1923, scores of people from around the globe have journeyed to a town in France called Le Mans, to witness a 24-hour spectacle of speed, endurance and technology. Dance.com presents Speed Tribe, a unique immersive audio-visual concept album which brings the thrilling action of the Le Mans 24-hour race to your senses. The DVD features Le Mans like you’ve never seen it, creatively filmed and edited to electronic beats and soundscapes that push the limits of surround sound. The companion CD soundtrack provides a re-scored and re-mixed listening experience. Dance.com presents Speed Tribe, a unique cinematic/audio journey through one of the most grueling races the world has ever known. Features hard-edged techno, ambient and urban beats, created specifically for multi-channel, Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS Surround Sound. Created by legendary electronica producers Daniel Bressanutti and Patrick Codenys of Front 242, and digital filmmakers Rod Chong and Sharon Matarazzo.

Award-winning DVD sets new standard for entertainment
48-minutes surround sound release from 242 producers music edited to films featuring fast c[/tt]ars of Le Mans 65-minute companion remix CD soundtrack 40 minutes of extras including exclusive interviews ID code to access Internet-only Speed Tribe releases Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 Surround Sound double-disc luxurious Digipak package NTSC Region 0 (all regions, PAL-compatible)


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Speed Tribe - Start ( Front 242 )




Speed Tribe - Le Mans DVD (Front 242)




Speed Tribe V3 - Le Mans (with Front 242)




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Speed Tribe - Version #1




Speed Tribe - Version #2




Speed Tribe - ver.1 Part I




Speed Tribe - ver.1 Part II




Speed Tribe - ver.2 Part I




Speed Tribe - ver.2 Part II




Speed Tribe - Extras - Johnny Herbert




Speed Tribe - Extras - David Brabham




Speed Tribe - Extras - Frank Biela




Speed Tribe - Extras - John Nielsen




Speed Tribe - CD Version