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EBM Fans Should Explore Front 242’s Many Side Projects For More Great Music

Bobby Caughron February 25, 2023 2 min read
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EBM Fans Should Explore Front 242's Many Side Projects For More Great Music

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

Front 242 Side Project Videos:

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Bobby Caughron

Bobby Caughron is a music journalist and Editor-In-Chief for XS ROCK. He began a life-long fan of hard rock and metal music after hearing KISS as a kid. He is still an avid fan of the 80s metal scene and continues to discover and write about new music in all rock genres today.

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