Front 242 discuss the future of electronic music and Synthesizers | Red Bull Music Academy

[@RBMA]

Read more about the Belgian masters of EBM on militaristic imagery, resisting narratives and more... ► daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2017/07/front-242-interview

[@didiervidry7687]

Vive le national communisme de FRITZ WOLFFHEIM et Heinrich LAUFENBERG ! ITS THE REAL SENSE OF EBM ! LUDD FRANCE.

[@houstonsportsfan242]

I bought Patrick a drink in Dallas after a show. We spoke for an hour and he introduced me to Daniel and Richard. I ended up giving them a ride to their hotel. He was kind and answered all of my curious questions about the band. 😊😊

[@peterboels]

FRONT242: Brilliant band. Glad I was there as a young teenager in the 80's. Absolute pioneers for electronic music, working hard, being creative on all fronts. And always stayed true to themselves! And even in 2022, they still put up a great live show.

[@azynkron]

Im Rhythmus Bleiben :)

[@juanespinosa1259]

Front 242, my favorite band ever!

[@Spoilermixer787]

Best band ever!!! These guys are my heroes, still after 35 years.

[@robertrondholz2252]

"Gripped By Fear"" this song fits great with America's time right now, started listening at 16 I'm now 51, I will listen to Front 242 "Until Death". You know good music Spoilermixer.

[@Spoilermixer787]

​@@robertrondholz2252. These guys were the Nikola Tesla of the Electronic music universe. Way ahead of the times, and only few people understood their music. They are touring in the US this year. You going?

[@robertrondholz2252]

I would have to go see them, I will be looking into it, thank you Spoilermixer.

[@WhySoBroke]

Frontastic 242 insights!!! Learned so much from the GOAT!!!

[@michelvondenhoff9673]

Great band, seen them live amongst others like Borghesia, The Klinik, The Neon Judgement and Skinny Puppy.

[@rocznik83]

After learning that they have used Amiga to produce their art, I respect them even more.

[@Ben-nx7yy]

Whats that? Amiga?

[@michaelmaterne]

@@Ben-nx7yy Very old computer

[@istanformarzipan]

Daniel Bressanutti is an amazing solo artist as well, genius

[@uncleruckus3149]

I like lots of great music, but i seriously think front 242 is quite possibly the greatest of all time, the images I get in my mind when i listen are the most thought provoking, fascinating,, funnest, most surreal, otherworldly other dimensiions... Always find myself coming back to all the front 242 albums, not so much the comeback album from 2003, but everything from 81-93...

[@jamesdelrogers542]

When I was in my early 20s I heard from 242 in a totally different way, I didn't know what machine made a noise, I was completely enthralled in the ambience of all the strange sounds, it's sad now a little bit like going to Disneyland when you're a grown-up I can see how the illusion was made but I don't necessarily have the same experience of it I once did ,I suppose one another time now as well

[@rewanji]

We need a complete box reissue of Front 242 that really does them justice, including a documentary and video materials together with a well documented book. Why hasn’t this happened yet?…

[@robertburdinie1151]

Honestly, probably music rights. Would be awesome though. Saw them last Saturday and it was stellar

[@yep9462]

@@robertburdinie1151 Yeah, I think this is the reason why some of their best albums are not on Spotify. (Not to say Geography and Front by Front suck - everything they made during the 80s was great)

[@JunkyardSam]

This is the most in-depth interview with Front 242 that's ever been done, I believe. Outstanding. The Red Bull Music Academy videos are amazing -- thank you Red Bull. Very informative!

[@williamperez6251]

Great interview!! I love Front 242.

[@landofthesilverpath5823]

The fact they didn't learn keyboard gives me a lot of inspiration. Working with limits is great advice.

[@davideliemerlino8532]

So sad to see the bored faces of the crowd...I WOULD BE AT THE EDGE OF MY SEAT!

[@rewanji]

Probably because most of the audience is a spanish language one, so not well used to listen and understand a full conversation in English…

[@1vootman]

Patrick dropping some serious knowledge. He's right about synthesisers, without modern DAWS, IDM would be impossible to make...like Autechre or Aphex Twin

[@Katmat87]

What do you mean, early aphex and autechre predate daws

[@escaton74]

great Interview, saw them first supporting Depeche Mode on their Music For The Masses Tour

[@alienvomitsex]

I'm 31 and more jealous than you'll ever know

[@escaton74]

@@alienvomitsex comes with the high price of having ca 20 years less left

[@alexnerius1051]

Still today one of the best EBM bands, and one of the best bands in general.

[@1vootman]

Love these guys, life long fan here.

[@klinkske]

Very frustrating to see you cut the music out 🙄

[@maxshea4762]

Licensing issues, I think.

[@uvoikimovundutrauerblume3302]

When i look at the Brussels skyline i always think on Take One , this track was the first connection with front 242 around 1985 . A lot of people was against Front242 and mostly synthesized music .

[@derekholland3328]

how am i JUST seeing this?!!...lolol...love these guys and their pioneering history.

[@birdsiview6845]

I remember how heavy the bass was at their show , tragedy for you tour! Other than standing in front of the dj playing drum and bass, the way front 242 used bass was the heaviest.

[@noitexcev]

This is Amazing and insightful

[@birdsiview6845]

I’d say they were more like the punk rock of dance music. Not just them, but the “industrial” scene as a whole. Plug ins are an addiction, and you can never keep up with how many updates that take place, they actually are constantly ruining a good thing, that’s what I hate about technology!

[@zocc116]

front 242 was my first pirated cassette tape. feels like a century ago...

[@MrPoonomatic]

it IS a century ago 😊

[@bcx1138]

these 3 guys' english is better than most americans' english

[@umen2424]

One of the best music interviews

[@kylesmyth4308]

Great wisdom on approaches

[@BaddaBigBoom]

For "architecture" read BRUTALISM!! :-)

[@birdsiview6845]

I would love to know who were the first bands who reached out to them, maybe for advice or to collaborate. Would it have been al jourgenson and wax trax artists, or maybe someone else? Maybe kraftwerk

[@agamemnon60]

Millennial audience shuffling in their chairs. Interviewer opening a can of red bull while Patrick is talking. I can't even begin to process this generational ennui. Front 242 are musical legends. Show some respect.

[@davirodrigueselias4455]

demais absolutamente pioneiros de um novo conceito unico exclusivo personalidade, DEPOIS DE KRAFTWERK VEM FRONT 242 JEAN MICHAEL E DEPECHE MODE ................

[@ianpk5234]

Who has the full version of this interview that includes the song examples played through?

[@artsolomon202]

Best ebm band ever.

[@80Jay71]

Good summary of their history, but cutting out the sound-bites they themselves give freely is extremly frustrating.

[@MatthewSuffidy]

The 80s were the birth of consumer electronic expression. It would have been even worse living before then. I was born in October 1972.

[@John_F898]

In what year was this filmed, not uploaded?

[@Maschinestorm]

I think something like 2012-2013 is when I first saw it.

[@T.d.Mack74]

Thank you this is special

[@DJSTOEK]

Loving this.

[@daturagirl]

great interview !

[@doberchic]

@57:19 Beautiful analogy. Would love to know how he would translate that!

[@-E42-]

too bad the music examples have been edited out -still an amazing interview, allowing them to "break character" in a way and talk about the true brains behind the project. evidently there was a ton of conscious planning that went into the music and the designs

[@DJSTOEK]

🖤

[@klinkske]

I love front 242 but why did red bull put a sleeping drink it those cans. It s not giving them wings, is it…

[@Katmat87]

Great interview, shameless closeups of redbull cans though 😅

[@Maschinestorm]

20:15 lol. come on now. are ya ready kids? who lives in a pineapple undadasea?

[@BarbieChaite]

Ils sont tous affalés à boire du Red Bull... ça leur donne de l'énergie...

[@supersolot]

Oui ils font des concerts en chaises roulantes... En voulant faire les jeunes de 20 ans, ils feraient mieux de s'inspirer de KRAFTWERK, plus posé mais puissant quand même. PS : je viens de voir ton pseudo, marrant de te voir ici, je t'ai connu à tes tout début, l'époque de Kind Raccoon et de la clique avec Anne Laplantine... Enfin bref.

[@BarbieChaite]

@@supersolot ah oui KR le raciste homophobe néo réac... j'ai jamais compris pourquoi la "bande" à Laplantine le kiffait... je les ai jamais compris ces gens de toute façon.

[@supersolot]

@@BarbieChaite Ha je ne sais pas, je me souviens juste un peu de toi de cette période, je ne sais plus où (outre ta page youtube), groupe facebook ou autre. Pour la bande à Laplantine je ne les ai jamais cotoyé de près ou de loin... Je pense qu'ils se la pétaient un peu genre artistes méga décalés. Enfin bref... Juste pour dire que le monde est petit, je te vois sous une vidéo de F242 😄

[@relaxingelectronicmusic775]

cool..-.,

[@birdsiview6845]

Wikipedia is not the best choice if you are looking for truth. First you need to find out who created it, who purchased it, and who is funding it, because everybody has an agenda to sculpt your mind and belief. And belief means nothing really, you always have to be ready these days to be able to change your mind and accept what you believed may have been influenced by Deviancy.

[@ElGatoVato768]

The kids in the audience do not have a clue and do not care to have it.

[@Maschinestorm]

The ultra perma boring / bored generation. Neurons fried out. Trust fund kids suckin' on their cans of fizzy pop. Showed up for the free credits and red buel. We all know the score.

[@frankalfar]

The question on form using the inane build build build then boom , really that's a question for Front 242 , songs like Kämpfbereit, headhunter and I'm Rytmus Bleiben are way ahead of EDM.

[@BarbieChaite]

Merci Red Bull pour cette heure de banalités éculées.

[@xavierwmz]

Yes, you were great in the past. But when are you going 2 release a new album like Tyranny, guys ?