Front 242 // Belpop Documentary 2008 w/ English Subtitles by FESTIVAL FORTE

[@sergiojimenez2179]

242 is without any kind of doubt one of the greatest electronic bands ever .

[@OliverBusse]

My first contact to EBM in 1986 and still my favorite band along Nitzer Ebb

[@fabi7013]

Great footage! Saw F242 as a support band for Depeche Mode on late 1987 and got strongly involved and fascinated with their music at that time, unlike the most of the Milan’s gig audience…

[@cthlupex]

up evil and off are my favourites

[@warlock242]

I'm so glad it has been translated.

[@madjidhamdini1977]

me too ! im belgian but "french part" ... english's international ^^

[@madjidhamdini1977]

@@Rugon i work at koln, most of dutch speak or understand english

[@whitlowjohnonly1_2]

There's an English version of this? Where?

[@madjidhamdini1977]

​@@whitlowjohnonly1_2 @@whitlowjohnonly1_2 in video screen ,down right first just before the settings , you've subtitles ^^ click on subtitle , after you go to setting ,choise english and enjoy ^^

[@madjidhamdini1977]

@@Rugon i'm not lazy lol , but it need to live in countrie/ towns ,for learn ( speak with peolples and make mistakes ) it's better and more easy than a "simple" translator , that's why i use english if i'm in a country when i dont speak language . Here in belgium at summer when i'm in hollyday at beach ,without speak one word of nederland ,english help me a lot ^^

[@rubberduky1829]

I had the extreme pleasure of seeing them last night here in Dallas, Tx at Granada theater ( small venue ) and being able to touch the stage all night. Leather Strip opened and he was fucking amazing. The after party was at Lizard Lounge and I got to meet Jean Luc upstairs with Leather Strip ( Claus Larsen ) only by accident because a girl came up to me and said she's knows Front 242. I followed her upstairs to the VIP area, neither of us had paid the VIP package for a meet and greet. But she actually knows Claus and we just blended in with about 7 other people. I got a picture with Jean Luc and Claus Larsen. Only the second time I have ever seen 242. I am 45 now and probably won't ever get to see them again, because they rarely come to the states.

[@whitlowjohnonly1_2]

1989 and 1991.

[@NDKoBA]

Saw them in the early 90s -I guess- in Paris, as guest, with Dépêche Mode. Anyway, Front242 is so impressive on stage, as most Belgian bands are. Massive sound, no double thought, straight in your face. I don’t know their secret. There must be something.

[@monolalia]

So ahead of their time they somehow managed to use a Commodore 128 (1985) on their debut album (1982)!

[@wintermoon5442]

242 is so damn good. it's like a sonic feast. the first time i heard them in high school, i was blown away. got to see them live and was surprised at how good the electronics translated live.

[@markchristopher2signal2]

My fav electro industrial band

[@Asger21]

Really great documentary. Thanks!

[@gordon2402]

When i saw them here in Deutschland at the beginning of the 2000 ( Bochum my hometown ) A chapter of my life ended Happy and full of Ebm inspiration Thx !!! Body to body was THE 4 to the floor technoid ebm beat 81 ( 😮 ) that everybody loves who is into electronic machine music ⚙️( i know DAF was first but Front 242 were pure electronic drums)

[@wcg66]

Great to hear Foufone in Montreal kept their US tour alive! Front 242 was a huge band for me, a big influence.

[@VishnuZutaten]

This documentary is a masterpiece. Thank You!

[@geoffaldwinckle1096]

I picked up a Front 242 album here in New Zealand in 1985. Hookee ever since.

[@PerAnkh418]

I discovered Front 242 in 87 through Depeche Mode 👍

[@mikehydropneumatic2583]

Belgium should be proud of F242 and T.C. Matic. Epic bands.

[@asleanfinnsen7048]

And Jaques Brel!!!

[@jamesbelcher9588]

36:26 TFW you learn that "Headhunter" was literally about corporate job recruiting.

[@DJ_Pigg]

Thanks for the subtitles.

[@Octavianus08]

I love Up Evil and Off. I think they are amazing albums. I just wanted to make that clear.

[@noizegirl9795]

What a great look inside the inner workings of one of my favourite bands of all time. I had no idea that Foufs in Montreal (still around) was partially responsible for saving that tour with Wax Trax! Records. I hope to catch them again soon, it's been 5 years since I saw them last.

[@mozbilly1]

very good documentary

[@maharisshi]

They're awesome :)

[@gentrelane]

I LOVE front 242

[@alimhaider8680]

great documentary

[@davidhope2506]

Great band. You have Kraftwerk, Joy Division, DAF, Krupps... 242 is in the mix there... so let's have a box set of Front 242 asap. They deserve it. Pioneers of Electronic Music.

[@xymox61]

25:14, that is when Jean-Luc sang personnaly to me at Foufounes électriques at the After-Show...........amazing memories!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nowwowlodz]

I'm really grateful for this document !

[@Sarke2]

Really great documentary

[@ntr10me]

All questions...ANSWERED! Nice.

[@scheitelkaiser]

Great english subtitles!

[@The6milphil]

Thanks for the subtitles cousins!

[@fabinhowikipedia]

Sou fã de varias bandas ate com maior notoriedade, mas Front 242 é uma paixão sonora, visual, vídeos e tudo por conta de um amigo que me apresentou nos anos 80 ele tinha um estilo punk, underground sei la ... Mas eu pirava no estilo dele, meus pais jamais deixariam eu fazer metade das coisas que ele fazia, mas era super do bem, meus pais adoravam ele e tudo, mas adora uns cabelos loucos, roupas, botas, tatoos etc

[@Modenut]

Awesome documentary. =)

[@luzelenahincapie635]

rr a.itas sññe

[@LPArtProductions]

I got to know Front 242 thanks to Depeche Mode, and to this day they are two great inspirations for me

[@44holmez]

Thanks for this

[@hankscorpio8928]

6:07 live, the manic energy of R23 opposes and balances the dour, stalwart, stoicism of Jean Luc. This living study of contrasts sets up Patrick to be the puppet master directing both of them. But those with eyes to see, stand by the sound board and watch Daniel B. sculpt it all into an amazing live experience.

[@Shouldbeeasier]

To me it's funny how they talk about evil and off. They where the albums that introduced me to F242 in the early 90s and are still my favourite albums. What they thought was musical suicide was actually genius, way ahead of its time.

[@illegalLettuce]

I could not agree more with you! 5:22:9:12 = EVIL, So that album is EVIL OFF, and I always loved the female vocals on that album...its like alternate reality version of front 242. 6:21:3:11 = FUCK, so that album is FUCK UP EVIL. BOTH of these albums are masterpieces and amazing to hear on lsd 🤣🤘🤫

[@magnuslindkvist4376]

So, you're telling me that "Headhunter" is inspired by the recruitment process at a Belgian insurance company?!?

[@tomprice4016]

Ha. And what's even cooler is that the song was created by putting wrong floppy in the disk drive.

[@uwesturm3891]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Lofote]

13:35: Good old Commodore 128 computer :)... (note that it doesn't fit into the timt frame at the point in the doc, the C128 came out in 1985+, and you are talking about 1982 at that point) :)

[@monolalia]

They were just that ahead of their times. It all makes sense

[@shuujin]

Thank you for this nice work! You should fix some mistakes. The band "Fad Gadget" is misspelled "FaT" Gadget. The video director is "Etienne Auger", not "Sylvain Roger" as it is mentioned in the sentence "with my friend Sylvain Roger".

[@xymox61]

Wow, just had to say this. I was accused of being Nazi for listening and being a fan of this music. Wow, it's been said by THEM!! Thanks guys! At 20:00.

[@DJSTOEK]

🖤💀

[@svens2715]

Damm ! God gave us : Front242, Nitzer Ebb and Depeche Mode Those guys are not producing lousy, easy, simply accescible stupid love and feel good songs... Quite the opposite ! But they always open the door to an alternative and another/better world ... 49 y old but still they influence me enormously... 12 y old when i went (by bike for 50m) for my first DM concert and now i have more than 300 visits to the 3 aforementioned bands on my curriculum...& still keep digging them ! Body temperature now rising to above normal level, pupils dilatating, heartbeat greatly increasing and tongue numbness indicators are appearing to indicate approaching delirium level just by writing this... It’s not just capitalist opportunism that incited DM to have F242 and NE opening their awesome performances All this drives me back to my first Kraftwerk vynil when i was eight ...

[@stijnverbanck1572]

Depeche mode is altijd vernieuwend geweest.

[@poemeetsludwig2410]

I do love everything until tyranny for you, weekly listening. Please be a 3 guys band again.

[@philippeschoepen1852]

vu en 1987 à l'AB... Ai toujours leur t-shirt :-)

[@Rattadazong]

🎹---Zwei-Vier-Zwei---🎹

[@gonesnake2337]

Did they just gloss over Official Version? Maybe my favourite Front 242 album.

[@jannegustavsson4177]

No men or her, just great! 242 !!

[@eiiiotrodger6279]

60,000 belgian francs = $1000 in in 1985 USA dollars, which would be $2,500 today

[@henryperrier7285]

je fais des versions spéciales de front

[@blackcloudsovereurope]

ELECTRONIC BODY MUSIC = FRONT 242

[@GunterDierickx]

26:36 La Muerte, a nee zeker?

[@gonzchi]

Is this Dutch? I thought they speak French in Belgium .... 🤔

[@Richie.G.String]

In the north of Belgium, they speak Dutch. In the south, they speak French. A small enclave in the east speak German. You were hearing a combo of Dutch and French.

[@purelegendaryboccaccio1104]

39:40 .... 1888 ? haha really old band ! Sure the Furst EBM band !

[@ewignichjesehn]

if you didn´t know: that is DUTCH in the subtitles..

[@richard232323]

oh about your turn on the subtitles under the frame? Then you get ENGLISH!

[@hvhvgitaar]

@Luis Alberto Pinto Sanchez Apologies for being pedantic :The language is Dutch. “Flemish” denotes the region, the culture or the people.

[@Nico3039]

ah oui, les clichés...comme moi avec le t-shirt "integration", le treillis/bretelles et les rangers...j'ai jamais autant été maté de ma vie...^^

[@philippeschoepen1852]

Le journaliste qui les a accusés d'être des fachos est Christophe Bourseiller (vu dans un Elephant ça trompe énormément). A 21'00'. Il s'est rétracté par la suite.

[@TheRealSountox]

Still looks a lot like dutch to me.

[@Stinian]

+TheRealSountox yes those are the tv subtitles, you can start the English subtitles by clicking on the first icon at the right side on the bar below

[@WeltSchmerz1349]

Just a bare fact: the defense of Donetsk Airport was lasting for 242 days. Ukrainian fighters (known as "cyborgs") against the prevailing Russian and LDNR separatist forces. How did Front 242 knew it back in 1981? 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@Spurdospaerde692]

Best of all, the operation began on 24/2. Leave it to German or Russian warfare, you always get the proper EBM aesthetics.

[@WeltSchmerz1349]

@@Spurdospaerde692 And now, you'll see more and more of Ukrainian warfare. Russians are only good in waging missile war against civilians - on the battlefield, those cowards SUCK.

[@WeltSchmerz1349]

P.S.: oh sorry, their missile raids becoming worse as well - during the massive attack this Monday, 44 of 50 missiles were intercepted. Our air defense weapons are better, and our operators are more skilled day by day. And yeah, desperate mobilization of untrained folks or buying Irani drones made of hay and turds - it's not EBM aesthetics, it's a fcuking shame. Ukrainian defense is where you should find it. "Passive fields. February 2022. A Nation that stands alone..." (VNV Nation - Honour, with slightly edited date) 🇺🇦

[@jannegustavsson4177]

"Just fuckin' alive?" -Just stop saying that

[@Spurdospaerde692]

It's "I feel so f-ing alive", but yeah, the profanity feels forced when it's stated by Front 242 (though it works as a sample on the album).

[@turagos]

Live without Front242 ,is a useless live!

[@kirabiedermann]

hoe meer ik kijk naar deze reportage hoe minder ik ze apprecieer. De mystiek is weg.Het zijn gewoon mannekes Den ene kan niet eens tegoei praten, den andere is ne marginaal. Geniale band. Ik wil niet meer weten hoe ze zijn of waarom .... headhunter...egghunter...urgh, typisch belgisch.