Uitspraak van verwijderd op donderdag 12 januari 2006 om 23:56:
Laatst CDtje van ze gedowned, Front By Front...best layed back spul
Het oudere werk is ook erg goed maar moet je wat vaker horen.
Het lijkt op het eerste gehoor wat rustig maar het is eigenlijk keihard.
Hier nog een leuk interview
http://www.thingstocome.com/news/news10-20-00.shtml
Link is dood@#$%$ maar ik heb hem nog.
Hier de copy/paste versie :
Interview: Front 242
Part I
Kim and Oliver: There have been conflicting reports on this. Does the band today contain it's original members? Jean-Luc De Meyer, Daniel B, Patrick Codenys, Richard 23? [There was someone who left after the first album, but that's irrelevant these names were the core].
Patrick: There has never been any question about the original members; we are excellent friends and we stay together.
Kim and Oliver: Is there a new Front 242 album or single on the way? When will it be released? Under what label?
Patrick: We will work on a new album but we do not want to precipitate things. Every work needs a time with reflection, sound designs and the perfect moment to start to work in the studio. I know that fans are not always patient but we want to take time for a quality release. Also, we are not particularly linked with any label contract.
Kim and Oliver: Tell us about your current tour and tour plans for 2001.
Patrick: Finish some solo project called MorF [with Daniel] and work on a F242 album.
Kim and Oliver: Do you prefer to perform to a rave crowd or Goth/industrial crowd?
Patrick: We cannot prefer any genre of audience; we've played big Rock Festivals, Techno Raves, industrial and Goth Room... Any audience is different and this is the excitement of playing "live"... Industrial people will react with a lot of energy, whereas Goths will be more emotional.
Kim and Oliver: There have been a number of side projects over the past few years with Front 242 members? Do you think they were great? Do you think they were up to par with Front 242 standards?
Patrick: None of them reached F242 standards; but also it has never been the purpose. Side projects are for changing your musical direction or for fun. Chances to meet 4 complementary people like in F242 is small; also the time for working on those projects is generally limited.
Kim and Oliver: Many people noticed a fundamental change in Front 242 after you signed with Epic. For example, many people feel there is a big difference between the albums up to Tyranny For You and the OFF/Up Evil albums... do you?
Patrick: There is a difference between the albums but the fact that we were on Epic did not change anything. It was clearly mentioned in our contract that we had "full" artistic freedom on any recording, and Epic did respect that point.
...The reason we did not sign with them after that contract is probably because we do not negotiate our integrity and the band became unpredictable. If you put all the F242 albums together, the band's career is coherent.
Kim and Oliver: If so, why the change? Did it have anything to do with technology or the rave/dance culture?
Patrick: No, an album is representative of an artist vision of his time. The technology is just a tool or a conductor, it does not affect the substance. Front 242 always fought for introducing a new aesthetic of electronic music radically opposed to the Rock establishment; if through time synth music took over rock music, we probably pushed the phenomenon.
...It would not be correct to say that today we want to be part of a mass culture; in 1981 we started to do music as a reaction to established musics; today we still feel in the same position: the music field is so vast and research is important; we have to try to create new directions, new aesthetics.
Kim and Oliver: What happened with Epic? Why did you change or allow Epic to change all the original artwork on the re-released albums?
Patrick: We wanted to change the covers to be able to compile all the singles, E.P., remixes or "live" versions we wanted to add on each album [related by time period]. Also, the old CD's, vinyl's keep their collector character.
Kim and Oliver: Will there be a Front 242 album of old style with strong song structures and Jean-Luc De Meyer loud on lead vocals?
Patrick: The percentage of "vocals" on an album is related to the quality of the result we can achieve on each track. Be aware that the voice is an instrument like another, maybe more direct since you can understand the lyrics but no more no less suggestive than an instrument, a noise, a sound.
...We work for the global quality of a track: if we have to cut into the lyrics because we feel that at that moment the sounds are more evocative, express the feeling on a better way... we will cut the lyrics. But in general, we respect Jean-Luc's work and try to integrate most of his work.
Kim and Oliver: I think you're all originally from Belgium, correct? What part of the world do you live in now?
Patrick: We live mostly in Belgium, a small country where you can easily blend... but in my head and through my travels I feel on the same planet as you.
Kim and Oliver: Has making music with Front 242 made you wealthy? Many people are curious about this, especially young electronic musicians thinking about their futures in this changing world.
Patrick: If you want to make music for the money, you should stop right away. It took us 10 years to live of our music and even today, we never decided to live like wealthy people. We re-invest a lot in equipment, but also we moderate our way of living in order, for example, to be able to spend a year without having to work for money. We can enjoy doing research, discovering new sounds, new form of art without having to be 24 hours at work for filling a record label contract.
...Freedom of time for discovering and research is the only luxury for an artist. Also, Americans should work less and enjoy the world; have more than 15 days holiday a year... more and more money calls for more consuming; free time allows reflection to define what you really need.
Part II
Kim and Oliver: Front 242 was noted in the press during the 1980's as a political band... are you still today? Has the change in world politics changed the band... do things 'SEEM' nicer to you too?
Patrick: We are a "conscious" band. Things are far for being nicer!
Do you want to talk about Africa, Aids, Environmental issues, Human Cloning, Genetically modified food, etc...? Any album for me is a way to translate our concerns, pleasures and "political minds".
...You do not start to do music as an art form if you have nothing to express... like cinema, where some movies are for pure entertainment and others want to change people's mind and visions; music works within the same parameters.
Kim and Oliver: During your Official Version tour [1988] your stage gear and outfits were extremely military based... how has this changed?
Patrick: The set was military based because the military image was in focus. The 80's has been through the cold war where army and weapon displays were daily presented on the news... F242 was then reflecting one of the main imageries of that time. We do not present ourselves that way anymore.
Kim and Oliver: You don't have to answer this [I guess you don't have to answer any of these questions]... Does or did drugs ever have an effect on the band? If so, which ones and how? Again, these questions seem relevant in today's dance culture.
Patrick: I don't care if people are doing drugs or not. I never did do drugs... I'm naturally f***ed up.
Kim and Oliver: Again, this one I don't blame you for not answering... can you tell us the ages of the band members?
Patrick: Starts at 35 ends at 44.
Kim and Oliver: Can you tell us something about your recording equipment? Favorite synthesizers? Favorite microphone for vocals? Mixing console? Favorite effect processors?
Patrick: We like what we choose but every synth has treasure in their belly if you're willing to program. I personally like the Yamaha VL1m and Roland JD990, but, again, those machines need programming.
Console: digital Mackie; Mics for vocals: Bruel & Kjaer; FX: Eventide HD series [or VST plug ins].
Kim and Oliver: How long does it take to finish recording a Front 242 song?
Patrick: Forever...
Kim and Oliver: For those who don't know... tell us what 'Front 242' means?
Patrick: It is a random graphic logo. Some band members have studied graphic arts and we are looking for strong slogans and symbols.
Kim and Oliver: Which album do you and the other band members consider to be your best work?
Patrick: Geography is the most important; it is the root. I personally like Official Version; but the master album is probably Front by Front.
Kim and Oliver: Which song or songs are your favorites?
Patrick: Sacrifice. Don't Crash.
Kim and Oliver: What other music do you guys listen to?
Patrick: Really everything, from World Music to Techno....from Massive Attack, Aphex Twin to Dead Can Dance, etc...
Kim and Oliver: What are some of your favorite films?
Patrick: As most recently; I enjoyed Fight Club, Matrix, Big Lebovski, Ghost Dog, etc...
Kim and Oliver: Tell us something about your lives outside of Front 242... Married? Children? Like to go fishing?
Patrick: Married, one son, one dog... traveling, scuba diving, party, reading, cinema, sex, red wine, art, etc...
Kim and Oliver: Are you aware of the underground labels like PCP [Planet Core Productions], Germany and Things to Come Records, USA that hold a candle to you and say they continue to hold the torch you lit for electronic music more than 20 years ago?
Patrick: No, but I appreciate people who have my point of view when it comes to a musical genre.
Kim and Oliver: Is Front242.com the official web site for Front 242?
Patrick: Yes.
Kim and Oliver: Anything else you would like to say to your fans?
Patrick: That we respect their loyalty and their support is essential... they are part of Front 242.
