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Front 242 - Front By Front (1988) [Japanese Edition, 1989]

Posted By: Designol

Date: 30 Nov 2023 13:28:20

Front by Front is an album by Front 242, released in 1988, and has been labelled as "easily one of the greatest industrial albums ever made". Japanese edition includes five bonus tracks.

Official Version was fantastic, but this album was something else again. Easily one of the greatest industrial albums ever made, bar none, Front by Front hit like a bombshell on its listeners and influenced more bands and songs than can be counted. Even the album art design, with everything from a rough pixel computer font cover to harsh video stills and blunt slogans, is a work of art, perfectly in sync with the electric mania inside (unfortunately, in the late '90s the entire Front 242 catalog was reissued with "high-tech" graphics). From the rampaging start of the album, "Until Death (Us Do Part)," not a single note, sample, guttural syllable, or headache-inducing drum hit is out of place. The album's most deservedly famous track can make an equally good case for being the definite EBM song: "Headhunter." A portrait of capitalism as mercenary terrorism with a wickedly compelling mock orchestral bass providing lead melody, "Headhunter" deserves notice not merely for the pounding music but the astonishing vocal arrangements. Richard 23 and Jean-Luc de Meyer serve up the memorable step-by-step chorus in perfect balance, the latter delivering each step like an order from on high while 23's singing adds on even more frenetic energy. The overall feeling of militaristic, blunt efficiency encompasses music, artwork, and lyrics – thus utterly appropriate song titles like "Circling Overland" and "First In/First Out." "In Rhythmus Bleiben" stands out as a particularly fine song in a series of them, the melange of computer squeals and glitches, building percussion, chaotic vocal samples, and a downright anthemic chorus resulting in one killer tune.

Review by Ned Raggett, Allmusic.com

Front 242 at Allmusic
Front 242 at Wiki

Tracklist:

01. Until Death (Us Do Part) (04:31)
02. Circling Overland (04:43)
03. Im Rhythmus Bleiben (04:14)
04. Felines (03:33)
05. First In, First Out (03:52)
06. Blend The Strengths (03:12)
07. Headhunter V3.0 (04:45)
08. Work 01 (03:27)
09. Terminal State (04:09)
10. Welcome To Paradise (05:20)

Bonus Tracks:
11. Never Stop V 1.0 (03:55)
12. Work 242 N.Off Is N.Off (05:10)
13. Agony (Until Death) (02:31)
14. Never Stop! V 1.1 (04:22)
15. Work 242 (06:41)

EAC log

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 29. March 2013, 21:34

Front 242 / Front By Front (Japan press)

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Analyzed: Front 242 / Front By Front (Japan press)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -0.02 dB -14.11 dB 4:14 03-Im Rhythmus Bleiben
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