Front 242 - Geography (1982/2004)

With this album we are -or rather Front 242 is- writing history. Originally released in 1982, it surprises me how fresh the music still sounds today. The "2004" tag in the title refers to the re-release of Geography as a 2-cd edition, the second disc providing extra tracks and recordings of live performances (both of which are actually good, which is not always the case with such "bonuses").

Back then synths and drum machines often had a particular metallic sound: I guess nowadays you either like it or you don't. Personally I'm very fond of it, so this album is a treat. Great bass lines, real fun synth pad stuff and dark-sounding vocals: that's early Front for ya (someone tells me the lyrics are dark, too, but I haven't been able to check that yet). Okay, this might be yer olde style electro-punk industrial, but you need not fear that it is dated, as it simply isn't. Astonishing! Before today I had never heard the debut of Front 242, and I must say I'm positively surprised. A real gem, this... I am a born-again industrian!

Oh darn-diddly, I almost forgot to mention that this is another uppie from zpider. So we should all nicely say in unison, "Thank you, mr & mrs zpider." :-D

IFNKOVHGROGHPRM (Disc 1)

IFNKOVHGROGHPRM (Disc 2)

posted by Paxjorge @ Wednesday, July 12, 2006