Front 242 is a Belgian electronic music group that came into prominence during the 1980s. Pioneering the style they called electronic body music, they are a profound influence on the electronic and industrial music genres. Front 242 were formed in 1981 in Aarschot, near Leuven, Belgium, by Daniel Bressanutti and Dirk Bergen, who wanted to create music and graphic design using emerging electronic tools. Prior to forming Front 242, Bressanutti worked on a music project called Prothese that had already produced several one-off tracks. The front part of the name comes from the idea of an organized popular uprising and the fact that the word can be translated in many languages while retaining the same meaning. The number "242" was chosen because it's "just sort of a design work".
Links to Peel[]
Peel first played the band's single in 1981 called Principles and would play further material well into the 80's and early 90's. The group also did a session for his show in 1986. After the early 90's, Peel seemed to have lost interest in the group.
Sessions[]
Front 242 - Peel Session 1986
1. Recorded: 1986-07-13. First Broadcast: 23 July 1986. Repeated: 11 August 1986
- No Shuffle / Funkadhafi / Don't Crash / Body To Body
Other Shows Played[]
- 1981
- 03 November 1981: Body To Body (7" - Principles / Body To Body) New Dance ND 002
- 12 November 1981 (BFBS): Principles (7") New Dance
- 1983
- 15 October 1983 (BFBS): Take One (12" - Endless Riddance) Mask Musik
- 1985
- 12 May 1985 (BFBS): No Shuffle (10" album - No Comment) Red Rhino Europe
- 30 December 1985: No Shuffle (10" album - No Comment) Red Rhino Europe
- 1986
- 25 January 1986 (BFBS): 'S.Fr. Nomenklatura Parts 1&2 (LP-No Comment)' (Red Rhino)
- 01 February 1986 (BFBS): 'No Shuffle (7")' (Operation Afterglow / Another Side)
- 1987
- 01 April 1987: Red Team (LP - Official Version) Red Rhino Europe
- 10 April 1987 (BFBS): Red Team (LP - Official Version) Red Rhino Europe
- 15 April 1987: Red Team (LP - Official Version) Red Rhino Europe
- 04 May 1987: Angst (LP - Official Version) Red Rhino
- 12 May 1987: Quite Unusual (LP - Official Version) Red Rhino Europe
- 10 June 1987: 'Agresiva Due (LP-Official Version)' (Red Rhino Europe)
- 13 August 1987 (Radio Bremen): Agressiva Due (album - Official Version) Red Rhino Europe
- 1988
- 22 February 1988: Funkahdafi (12" - Politics Of Pressure) Another Side
- 23 November 1988: Felines (LP - Front By Front) Red Rhino Europe
- 05 December 1988 (BBC World Service): Felines (LP - Front By Front) Red Rhino Europe
- 1989
- 04 January 1989: Circling Overland (LP - Front By Front) Red Rhino
- 07 January 1989 (BFBS): Blend The Strengths (LP - Front By Front) Red Rhino
- 20 March 1989: Never Stop (12") Red Rhino Europe
- 19 April 1989: Never Stop (12") Wax Trax!
- 1990
- 06 February 1990: Master Hit (12") Red Rhino Europe
- 1992
- 09 October 1992: 'Never Stop (CD-Front By Front)' (Red Rhino)
- 1996
- 02 February 1996: Headhunter (part of Dave Clarke's mix)