EBM Fans Should Explore Front 242’s Many Side Projects For More Great Music
Bobby Caughron 
As one of the most respected bands of the EBM movement, it’s almost hard to fathom that Front 242 has only released a total of 8 studio albums throughout their long career. Since the beginning, Front 242 has released Geography (1982), No Comment (1984), Official Version (1987), Front by Front 1988), Tyranny (For You) (1991), 06:21:03:11 Up Evil (1993), 05:22:09:12 Off (1993), and Pulse (2003). Yes, they have also released several live albums and EPs but only 8 studio albums in 41 years seem minimalistic at best.
However, all of the members of the band are individual creative forces and have kept busy over the years with multiple side projects that often amount to incredible hidden musical gems.
Jean Luc De Meyer has been the most prolific and has lent his voice and other talents to the most projects overall, but often these side projects give you a glimpse of what each band member brings to the overall sound of Front 242.
A decent amount of these albums and projects can be found on Alfa Matrix’s Bandcamp webpage at https://alfamatrix.bandcamp.com/
Here’s a list of some of the great side projects and guest appearances by members of Front 242 (with some links for free listening)
32Crash – Jean-Luc De Meyer
The Art Corporation – Daniel Bressanutti
Art & Strategy – Daniel Bressanutti, Patrick Codenys
Bigod 20 – Jean-Luc De Meyer Vocals on single track “The Bog”
Birmingham 6 – Jean-Luc De Meyer (Vocals on 7 songs on Error Of Judgement album)
Cobalt 60 – Jean-Luc De Meyer
Coder 23 – Patrick Codenys, Richard 23
Cyber-Tec Project/C-Tec – Jean-Luc De Meyer
Front Line Assembly – Jean-Luc De Meyer – (Vocals on track “Future Fail” Of Artificial Soldier Album)
Gaiden – Patrick Codenys
Glis – Jean-Luc De Meyer – Guest Vocals on “The Irreparable” and “La Béatrice” (“Nemesis” Album)
Grisha Zeme – Daniel Bressanutti, Patrick Codenys
Haujobb – Jean-Luc De Meyer, on song “We Must Wait”
Holy Gang – Richard 23
Implant – Jean-Luc de Meyer, Vocals on track “The Creature”
thefucKINGFUCKS – Patrick Codenys
Komor Kommando – Jean-Luc De Meyer – (Vocals on track “John the Revelator”, Alfa Matrix Re:Covered – A Tribute to Depeche Mode Album)
LaTchak – Richard 23
Lederman/De Meyer – Jean-Luc De Meyer
Male Or Female – Daniel Bressanutti, Patrick Codenys
Ministry – Richard 23, background vocals on song “The Nature Of Love”
Modern Cubism – Jean-Luc De Meyer
Nothing but Noise – Daniel Bressanutti, Dirk Bergen
Parade Ground – Patrick Codenys on Album “Rosary”
Psy’Aviah – Jean-Luc De Meyer – Vocals on song “Ophelie” of Eclectric Album
Prothese – Daniel Bressanutti, Dirk Bergen
Punish Yourself – Jean-Luc de Meyer, Vocals -on song “Voodoo Virus”
Red Sniper – Patrick Codenys
Revolting Cocks – Richard 23
Speed Tribe – Daniel Bressanutti, Patrick Codenys
Troissoeur – Daniel Bressanutti, as Remixer
Underviewer – Patrick Codenys, Jean-Luc De Meyer
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