Description
After more than four decades of (re)defining electronic body music, FRONT 242 conclude their live journey with “Black Out”, the definitive final live recording of their farewell tour – spanning over 40 performances across 6 months in Europe and the USA.
Recorded at AB Brussels (Ancienne Belgique) in January 2025, in their Belgian hometown, this album captures the intensity, precision, and raw energy that have defined FRONT 242’s live performances for generations.
“It is with a heavy mix of emotion that we close this great adventure, some 40 years in the making. We realize that ending our journey at this time, when we are still vibrant and full of energy is how the band should be remembered. We are excited to share these meaningful final performances with our wonderful fans who have been with us through it all”, the band wrote when announcing their final tour.
This format of “Black Out” is released as:
- FRONT 242 . black out – bonus tracks (2CD digipak)
- FRONT 242 . black out – limited fanpack edition – tote bag incl clear purple DLP vinyl + goodies
- V/A – recovery for you 2 – tribute to FRONT 242 (2CD)
Marking a historic moment, the album also includes the first official releases of several new tracks the band had introduced live over recent years (“Generator”, “Fix It”, “Hide & Seek”) .
For “Black Out”, FRONT 242 members Patrick Codenys, Jean-Luc De Meyer and Richard23 are joined on stage by Tim Kroker on drums, with mixing and production handled in the studio by David Baboulis from the band SOLDOUT.
Spanning the full FRONT 242 repertoire – from early foundational cuts to genre-defining anthems – “Black Out” stands as both a powerful farewell and a final testament to the band’s uncompromising vision.
CD track list
CD1
- W.Y.H.I.W.Y.G.
- Moldavia
- Body to Body
- Don’t Crash
- Operating Tracks
- U-Men
- Funkhadafi
- Quite Unusual
- Generator
- Commando Mix
- MasterHit*
CD2
- Gripped by Fear
- Take One
- Red Team
- Fix It
- Punish your Machine
- Tragedy for You
- Soul Manager*
- Hide and Seek
- No Shuffle*
- Welcome to Paradise
- Happiness
- HeadHunter
* exclusive on double- CD edition
Vinyl track list
A SIDE
- A1. W.Y.H.I.W.Y.G.
- A2. Moldavia
- A3. Body to Body
- A4. Don’t Crash
- A5. Operating Tracks
B SIDE
- B1. U-Men
- B2. Funkhadafi
- B3. Quite Unusual
- B4. Generator
- B5. Commando Mix
C SIDE
- C1. Gripped by Fear
- C2. Take One
- C3. Red Team
- C4. Fix It
- C5. Punish your Machine
D SIDE
- D1. Tragedy for You
- D2. Hide and Seek
- D3. Welcome to Paradise
- D4. Happiness
- D5. HeadHunter
Various Artists – Recovery 2 For You (Tribute to Front 242) 2CD track list
CD1
- Implant . Until Death (Implanted)
- Aesthetische . Neurobashing
- Kant Kino . Operating Tracks
- Krystal System . Headhunter
- Nigra Nebula . Welcome To Paradise
- Neikka Rpm . Gvdt
- Cubic . With Your Cries
- Frontal Boundary . U-Men
- To Avoid . Controversy Between
- Diffuzion . Masterhit (2.0)
- Aiboforcen Feat. Jean-Luc De Meyer . Loud
- Llumen . Gripped By Fear
- Lovelorn Dolls . Quite Unusual
- Cut.Rate.Box . Matrix Megahertz
- Circumpolar . Kampfbereit
- Armageddon Dildos . Tragedy For You (Joy After Cancer)
CD2
- The Breath Of Life . No Shuffle
- The Names . Sacrifice
- Komor Kommando Feat. The True Union . Religion
- Acylum . Serial Killers Don’t Kill Their Boyfriend
- Aiboforcen . Don’t Crash
- Star Industry. Headhunter
- Kant Kino . With Your Cries
- The Psychic Force . Special Forces
- Alien Vampires . Body To Body
- Darkness On Demand . Tragedy For You
- C-Lekktor . No Shuffle
- First Aid Tech Feat. Stahlgeist . Happiness (Club)
- Ad:Key . Never Stop
- Technoir . Rhythm Of Time
- Digital Factor . U-Men
- Elektroklänge . Take One (S S S Science)
