05:22:09:12 Off

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  • Artist: Front 242
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: November 02, 1993
  • Total Time: 71:12
  • Genre: Rock

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A combination remix collection and wholly separate album, 05:22:09:12 Off (aka Evil Off) is a semi-sequel to 06:21:03:11 Up Evil, appearing about six months after the release of the first disc. Not only is it a fine companion piece to the earlier disc, it easily stands on its own, finding the band thoroughly engaged in some of its most extreme, experimental music ever. A fair amount of the record is given over to darker plunges, with grinding industrial noise and moody, rumbling sonics used as the basis for many a composition, while other songs explicitly flirt with hardcore techno via hyperactive rhythms. More than a few compositions -- the rhythms on "GenEcide" being a great example -- sound like they're forecasting a lot of subsequent avant techno work on Warp Records and elsewhere. Another radical departure involves the use of female vocals throughout; no direct credits are given for the singer or singers, unfortunately, but contemporary interviews referred to a New York-based trio that would be appearing on the album. Combined with Daniel Bressanutti and Patrick Codenys' thrilling reinvention of their sound throughout -- little here sounds like the "typical" Front 242 familiar from Front by Front or the like -- the vocals make 05:22:09:12 Off a fascinating listen. The key tracks are "Animal" and "Angel," both of which crop up in a variety of different forms throughout 05:22:09:12 Off. "Animal" itself appears in three radically different versions at the start of the disc, ranging from understated minimalism to crisp but oddly distanced rhythms, as well at least one other take later on. "Angel," meanwhile, surfaces as both "Modern Angel," with the female singer delivering her lines with sheer threat and command over the acid-touched forward crunch of the music, and the appropriately titled "Speed Angel." Three songs reappear from 06:21:03:11 Up Evil in remix form, including a fair take on "Melt" and a wonderful mix of "Crapage" called "Junkdrome." ~ Ned Raggett, Rovi

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05:22:09:12 Off
Studio album by Front 242
Released November 2, 1993
Recorded Art & Strategy Studio
Genre Industrial, EBM
Length 1:11:19
Label Red Rhino
Producer Daniel B. & Patrick Codenys
Front 242 chronology
06:21:03:11 Up Evil 05:22:09:12 Off Live Code

05:22:09:12 Off is an album by Industrial/EBM group Front 242. It was released by Sony on 2 November 1993 (see 1993 in music). The album's title is a simple substitution cipher for the word "evil"; where each letter is represented by its equivalent numerical position in the alphabet.

The album was unusual in that it primarily features a female voice, that of Christine "99" Kowalski, on vocals, with Jean-Luc De Meyer only appearing on a few tracks.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars [1]
Melody Maker "...a gripping example of what these oft-misunderstood people can get up to when frustrated...." [2]
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Track listing

All songs written and composed by Front 242

No. Title Length
1. "Animal" (Cage) 3:00
2. "Animal" (Gate) 3:02
3. "Animal" (Guide) 2:44
4. "Modern Angel"   4:12
5. "Junkdrome"   7:35
6. "Serial Killers Don't Kill Their Girlfriend"   5:58
7. "Skin" (Fur coat) 3:59
8. "GenEcide"   6:53
9. "Crushed"   6:13
10. "offEND"   1:38
11. "Animal" (Zoo) 4:02
12. "Serial Killers Don't Kill Their Boyfriend"   3:09
13. "Happiness" (More angels) 6:38
14. "Crushed" (Obscene) 4:11
15. "Melt" (Again) 5:06
16. "Speed Angels"   2:52

Track 14 & 15 on CD version only.

Personnel

  • Daniel Bressanutti – Producer, Mixing
  • Patrick Codenys – Producer, Mixing
  • John Dubs – Producer
  • Bob Ludwig – Mastering
  • Eran Westwood – Producer, Mixing
  • Jean-Luc De Meyer – vocals
  • Daniel Bressanutti – keyboards, programming, live mixing
  • Patrick Codenys – keyboards, programming, samplers
  • Richard Jonckheere, often credited as "Richard 23" – percussion, vocals

References

  1. ^ Raggett, Ned. "05:22:09:12 Off - Front 242". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r191721. Retrieved 30 August 2011. 
  2. ^ Melody Maker, 8/28/93, p. 36 

External links

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