Front by Front

by Front 242

Front by Front cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: November 1988
  • Label: Red Rhino
  • Country: Belgium
  • Length: 1:10:07
  • Community rating: 3.86/5 from 8 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A foundational text for Electronic Body Music, 'Front by Front' combines relentless, militant drum machine programming with cold, synthesized basslines. Featuring the massive club hit 'Headhunter', the record is a highly rhythmic, futuristic exploration of dark, mechanical dance music.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, sampling, atmospheric, distorted, industrial

Tracklist

  1. Until Death -Us Do Pt. - (4:32)
  2. Circling Overland (4:45)
  3. Im Rhythmus Bleiben (4:13)
  4. Felines (3:37)
  5. First In / First Out (3:52)
  6. Blend the Stengths (3:12)
  7. Headhunter V3.0 (4:45)
  8. Work 01 (3:29)
  9. Terminal State (4:11)
  10. Welcome to Paradise (V1.0) (5:19)
  11. Headhunter (V1.0) (5:02)
  12. Never Stop ! V1.0 (4:02)
  13. Work 242 n.Off Is n.Off (5:10)
  14. Agony -Until Death- (2:47)
  15. Never Stop ! V1.1 (4:24)
  16. Work 242 (6:39)

Credits

  • Front 242 - primary artist, concept by
  • Jack Adams - lacquer cut by
  • Daniel B. - performer [frontmen are], written-by
  • Jean-Luc De Meyer - performer [frontmen are], written-by
  • Patrick Codenys - performer [frontmen are], written-by
  • Richard 23 - performer [frontmen are], written-by
  • Digiview - A.V. - photography by

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