Front 242

Front 242 is a Belgian electronic music group. They were famous during the 1980s. They are known for being a pioneer of electronic body music, and as an influence on the electronic and industrial music genres.^[1]

Front 242
Background information
Origin	Belgium
Genres	EBM, industrial, techno
Years active	1981–present
Labels	Another Side, Red Rhino Europe, Animalized, Wax Trax!, Epic, XIII Bis Records, Alfa Matrix
Members	Jean-Luc De Meyer Daniel Bressanutti Patrick Codenys Richard Jonckheere Tim Kroker
Past member(s)	Dirk Bergen Jean-Marc Pauly Pierre Pauly Kristin Kowalski Eran Westwood John Dubs Jean-Marc Lederman

Front 242 was formed in 1981 in Aarschot, Belgium, by Daniel Bressanutti and Dirk Bergen. Patrick Codenys and Jean-Luc De Meyer had also formed a group called Under Viewer at around the same time. The two duos joined together in 1982. In 1983, Dirk Bergen left the band and Richard Jonckheere, called Richard 23, joined as vocalist.^[2]

In 1987, Front 242 signed with Wax Trax! Records in the U.S. and Red Rhino in Europe.

Band members

• Jean-Luc De Meyer - vocals
• Daniel Bressanutti - keyboards, programming, live mixing
• Patrick Codenys - keyboards, programming, guitars, samplers
• Richard Jonckheere, often credited as "Richard 23" - electronic percussion, vocals
• Tim Kroker - electronic drums

Occasional band members and collaborators

• Dirk Bergen - credited as keyboardist on Geography
• Jean-Marc Pauly - credited for writing and composing vocals on 06:21:03:11 Up Evil
• Pierre Pauly - credited for writing and composing vocals on 06:21:03:11 Up Evil
• Kristin Kowalski - credited as writer, composer and vocalist on 05:22:09:12 Off, Animal, and Angels Versus Animals
• Eran Westwood - credited as writer, composer and vocalist on 05:22:09:12 Off, Animal, and Angels Versus Animals
• John Dubs - credited as writer and composer on Animal and Angels Versus Animals
• Jean-Marc Lederman - credited as remixer on Angels Versus Animals.

Discography

• Geography (1982)
• No Comment (1984)
• Back Catalogue (1987)
• Official Version (1987)
• Front by Front (1988)
• Tyranny (For You) (1991)
• Live Target (1992)
• 06:21:03:11 Up Evil (1993)
• 05:22:09:12 Off (1993)
• Angels Versus Animals (1993)
• Live Code (1994)
• [e-mail]@ge (1995)
• Re-Boot: Live '98 (1998)
• Pulse (2003)
• Moments ... (2008)