While the COVID-19 pandemic keeps raging, disrupting the whole world, and also continues heavily impacting artists who are now unable to perform live and unite with their fanbase, we challenged the “Devil B.” himself, adding a third “6” to his age by releasing a second chapter to his re-filtering exercise exactly 6 months later. The 66.6 concept was born…

DANIEL B. of course took the challenge with open arms, joined hands with his good old friend Elko Blijweert who added some hypnotic psychedelic guitars to the work. He this time reinvented solid FRONT 242 classics like “Welcome To Paradise” and “Funkhadafi”, but also turned “Sfr. Nomenklatura” into a stunning mesmerizing hammering club hit, while offering us a new grinding and oppressive DANIEL B. cut aptly titled “The End Of The End”.  Over half an hour of messy addictive electronics in a luxurious darkish 4-panel digipak release for your ultimate pleasure.

No constraint, no restriction for a full dynamic and hi-energy sonic impression!

Welcome once again to the Electronic B. Music universe… and don’t tell the Devil!

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Together with DANIEL B. we decided to celebrate his 66^th birthday by releasing this surprising and totally unexpected “Six+Six” album. During a 46+ minute long sonic journey through the artist’s prolific career, DANIEL B. revisited a selection of songs he wrote for FRONT 242 or MALE OR FEMALE by re-filtering them through his limitless sonic kaleidoscope anno 2020!

Meticulously selected to best fit the set-up of a new upbeat live-DJ concept of DANIEL B/PROTHESE that received raving reviews at its inauguration in Belgium in February 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic settled in and disrupted the world, leading to the cancellation of all other festival dates, these songs get now officially released to the world in studio format… 

When you define making music as “organizing noise”, it’s no surprise that DANIEL B. always used studio moment accidents as starting points for his sound design and assembling process, relentlessly stretching his machines to their utmost limits for the most passionate, messy and addictive final result! An uncompromising creative attitude that simply commands respect.

Taking challenge after challenge, project after project, without any constraint nor restriction, DANIEL B. this time took the challenge of simply reinventing himself! Picking old-time personal favorites like “Happiness”, “Neurobashing”, “Seq666” and MorF’s club hit “Skeleton Toy” and bringing them to the next instrumental level. Fusing intricate sequences, adding dynamic noise and dense atmospheres and bringing these hypnotic and addictive rhythms to reach the ultimate peak where trance, electro, intelligent techno, and body music merge to make one and give you that hi-energy punch in the ears that makes you scream for more! Welcome to the Electronic B. Music universe.

The digital and CD edition of the album come out with the bonus track “Intro.Outro”.

“Six+Six” is also released in a very limited vinyl format edition (only 200 copies in total – in 2 different colours) on DANIEL B.’s own label brand:

https://store.db2fluctuation.one/

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“99.9” is an eccentric musical biotope that evolved from a close collaboration between Daniel B. PROTHESE (Front 242, Nothing But Noise, Male Or Female) – elektronik – and Edwin Vanvinckenroye (Troissoeur) –  violin and vocals.

Edwin’s unique acoustic energy fused with Daniel B.’s sharp electronic sound architecture creates a wide range of colours and generates depth. The music starts with the sound of old synthesizers and acoustic/classical instruments played in an unusual way. The music sits somewhere inbetween contemporary neo-classical world, ambient and electro-folk. The central ideas are variation and expressiveness. New compositions are formed out of repetitive elements, which have a compelling and intoxicating effect on the listener. “99.9” mixes songs, trance and sound design with a subtle hint of noise: acoustic passion paired with steaming energy. Not hard, yet gripping. Not evasive, yet accessible. The result oversteps the borders of genre. The energy is essential. And the intense communication between the ‘clashing’ musicians. Some kind of body music to be discovered. Cinematic by nature, energetic, alien, dulcet, loud and quiet, “99.9” explores a field of electro-acoustic world music with an edge.

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In 2016, Alfa Matrix released the first full-length album by FRONT 242 founding member Daniel B.’s solo-project: DANIEL. B. PROTHESE. The “Überlastung” vinyl box and its CD companion “AIIHB0A0” were both sold-out prior to release date.

The new year 2018 will start straight into it with the release of DANIEL. B. PROTHESE’s new album “CHZWaaR+ZMe+aaL” which will once again be released in several formats: a clear transparent vinyl edition limited to 300 copies only (with carton sleeve CD included and exclusive poster), a stand-alone digi-sleeve CD edition and last but not least a deluxe double-CD edition with an exclusive 8-track bonus disc. Music collectors will also notice that our dear friends of Wool-E are also once again simultaneously issuing a tape of DANIEL B. PROTHESE limited to only 111 copies. Once again, the music on CD, vinyl (and tape) are part of a whole, with different tracks on each medium, aptly chosen to best match with the specific playback conditions offered by each medium…

On –, DANIEL. B. PROTHESE reveals a less experimental and much more rhythmic side of the project with powerful minimal industrial sequences sometimes even coming closer to the rough basslines of EBM. “It is my take on ebm… Electronic .B. Music”, says Daniel B. laughing. “It is a mix of new and old formulas, I wanted to go back in time but at the same time not really sound retro. I tried to explore new ways to make that kind of music and make it sound less like the “schlager gothic” it has sometimes become…”.

Mind-boggling loud bass lines, incisive aggressive electro sequences, noisy percolating bleeps, oppressive dense atmospheres, hammering drum attacks, experimental industrial noise… “CHZWaaR+ZMe+aaL” is a bit of all this together with the unique sharp production skills of electronic music pioneer Daniel B.

With this new album, DANIEL B. PROTHESE reminds us that his conceptual approach is centered on musical freedom without constrains, allowing you to simply expect the unexpected, release after release… “I think you can always tell that there is at least a certain “Daniel. B” feel to any of my musical approach, and it is almost impossible to erase this”, Daniel B. adds.  And why would we want to!  It’s “DB+tronics” at its best…

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In 2016, Alfa Matrix released the first full-length album by FRONT 242 founding member Daniel B.’s solo-project: DANIEL. B. PROTHESE. The “Überlastung” vinyl box and its CD companion “AIIHB0A0” were both sold-out prior to release date.

The new year 2018 will start straight into it with the release of DANIEL. B. PROTHESE’s new album “CHZWaaR+ZMe+aaL” which will once again be released in several formats: a clear transparent vinyl edition limited to 300 copies only (with carton sleeve CD included and exclusive poster), a stand-alone digi-sleeve CD edition and last but not least a deluxe double-CD edition with an exclusive 8-track bonus disc. Music collectors will also notice that our dear friends of Wool-E are also once again simultaneously issuing a tape of DANIEL B. PROTHESE limited to only 111 copies. Once again, the music on CD, vinyl (and tape) are part of a whole, with different tracks on each medium, aptly chosen to best match with the specific playback conditions offered by each medium…

On –, DANIEL. B. PROTHESE reveals a less experimental and much more rhythmic side of the project with powerful minimal industrial sequences sometimes even coming closer to the rough basslines of EBM. “It is my take on ebm… Electronic .B. Music”, says Daniel B. laughing. “It is a mix of new and old formulas, I wanted to go back in time but at the same time not really sound retro. I tried to explore new ways to make that kind of music and make it sound less like the “schlager gothic” it has sometimes become…”.

Mind-boggling loud bass lines, incisive aggressive electro sequences, noisy percolating bleeps, oppressive dense atmospheres, hammering drum attacks, experimental industrial noise… “CHZWaaR+ZMe+aaL” is a bit of all this together with the unique sharp production skills of electronic music pioneer Daniel B.

With this new album, DANIEL B. PROTHESE reminds us that his conceptual approach is centered on musical freedom without constrains, allowing you to simply expect the unexpected, release after release… “I think you can always tell that there is at least a certain “Daniel. B” feel to any of my musical approach, and it is almost impossible to erase this”, Daniel B. adds.  And why would we want to!  It’s “DB+tronics” at its best…

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In 2016, Alfa Matrix released the first full-length album by FRONT 242 founding member Daniel B.’s solo-project: DANIEL. B. PROTHESE. The “Überlastung” vinyl box and its CD companion “AIIHB0A0” were both sold-out prior to release date.

The new year 2018 will start straight into it with the release of DANIEL. B. PROTHESE’s new album “CHZWaaR+ZMe+aaL” which will once again be released in several formats: a clear transparent vinyl edition limited to 300 copies only (with carton sleeve CD included and exclusive poster), a stand-alone digi-sleeve CD edition and last but not least a deluxe double-CD edition with an exclusive 8-track bonus disc. Music collectors will also notice that our dear friends of Wool-E are also once again simultaneously issuing a tape of DANIEL B. PROTHESE limited to only 111 copies. Once again, the music on CD, vinyl (and tape) are part of a whole, with different tracks on each medium, aptly chosen to best match with the specific playback conditions offered by each medium…

On –, DANIEL. B. PROTHESE reveals a less experimental and much more rhythmic side of the project with powerful minimal industrial sequences sometimes even coming closer to the rough basslines of EBM. “It is my take on ebm… Electronic .B. Music”, says Daniel B. laughing. “It is a mix of new and old formulas, I wanted to go back in time but at the same time not really sound retro. I tried to explore new ways to make that kind of music and make it sound less like the “schlager gothic” it has sometimes become…”.

Mind-boggling loud bass lines, incisive aggressive electro sequences, noisy percolating bleeps, oppressive dense atmospheres, hammering drum attacks, experimental industrial noise… “CHZWaaR+ZMe+aaL” is a bit of all this together with the unique sharp production skills of electronic music pioneer Daniel B.

With this new album, DANIEL B. PROTHESE reminds us that his conceptual approach is centered on musical freedom without constrains, allowing you to simply expect the unexpected, release after release… “I think you can always tell that there is at least a certain “Daniel. B” feel to any of my musical approach, and it is almost impossible to erase this”, Daniel B. adds.  And why would we want to!  It’s “DB+tronics” at its best…

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For this solo-project, FRONT 242’s founding member Daniel B. stands for minimal noise and randomly or lfo’s generated rhythmic electronic sound manipulations. 

Enjoy the noise!

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In 2016, Belgian electronic music pioneers FRONT 242 celebrate the band’s 35th anniversary year of existence. Besides some highly praised 242 collector items released over the last few months, we had also promised some more very special “anniversary” surprises… Well, here we are!

We proudly present you today the very first full-length release by Daniel B.’s solo-project which was actually initiated even before FRONT 242 was born: DANIEL.B. PROTHESE.

“Überlastung” is released as a deluxe box-set subtitled “AIIHB0A0” and strictly limited to 300 copies worldwide. Included are  2 vinyls (the “Spannung” clear orange colour 12” LP and the “Unterbrechung” clear green colour 7” vinyl) both featuring exclusive material, plus a  digi-sleeve double-CD. Music collectors will also notice that our dear friends of Wool-E are also issuing simultaneously a tape MfMTV3 “2006-2010 ” of DANIEL B. PROTHESE limited to only 111 copies.
The music on the CD’s and the vinyls are very complementary and quite different, aptly chosen to best match with the specific playback conditions offered by each medium…

For this release-project, DANIEL.B. PROTHESE stands for minimal noise and randomly or lfo’s generated rhythmic electronic sound manipulations. Also note that each new release-project by PROTHESE is approached in a totally different fashion, so we can simply expect the unexpected without any particular focus on one specific sound style in the future…

“The project started as noise for personal pleasure”, Daniel B. says. This release is a collection of tracks shaped and mixed between approximately 1995 and 2010. “The recording process was one of voluntary limits, no use of midi, only analogue (some really old) sound generating equipment and sequencer, no more than 8 recorded tracks… and a few digitally mistreated drum sounds were also used, that’s all!” Daniel B. explains.

Vintage sound machines lovers will recognise noise bleeps generated by the following studio equipment all making a part of Daniel B.’s personal collection: formant modular, system 101-102, system 100M, roland se 505, boss rvb 100, moog voyager anniversary #614, electro harmonix sequencer drum, yamaha 40m  #Z699, mfb synth II, Sherman filter model 1 # 909, arp odyssey…

“AIIHB0A0” – Carton Digisleeve Double-CD

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ONLY 300 COPIES ! 

In 2016, Belgian electronic music pioneers FRONT 242 celebrate the band’s 35th anniversary year of existence. Besides some highly praised 242 collector items released over the last few months, we had also promised some more very special “anniversary” surprises… Well, here we are!

We proudly present you today the very first full-length release by Daniel B.’s solo-project which was actually initiated even before FRONT 242 was born: DANIEL.B. PROTHESE.

“Überlastung” is released as a deluxe box-set subtitled “AIIHB0A0” and strictly limited to 300 copies worldwide. Included are  2 vinyls (the “Spannung” clear orange colour 12” LP and the “Unterbrechung” clear green colour 7” vinyl) both featuring exclusive material, plus a  digi-sleeve double-CD. Music collectors will also notice that our dear friends of Wool-E are also issuing simultaneously a tape MfMTV3 “2006-2010 ” of DANIEL B. PROTHESE limited to only 111 copies.
The music on the CD’s and the vinyls are very complementary and quite different, aptly chosen to best match with the specific playback conditions offered by each medium…

For this release-project, DANIEL.B. PROTHESE stands for minimal noise and randomly or lfo’s generated rhythmic electronic sound manipulations. Also note that each new release-project by PROTHESE is approached in a totally different fashion, so we can simply expect the unexpected without any particular focus on one specific sound style in the future…

“The project started as noise for personal pleasure”, Daniel B. says. This release is a collection of tracks shaped and mixed between approximately 1995 and 2010. “The recording process was one of voluntary limits, no use of midi, only analogue (some really old) sound generating equipment and sequencer, no more than 8 recorded tracks… and a few digitally mistreated drum sounds were also used, that’s all!” Daniel B. explains.

Vintage sound machines lovers will recognise noise bleeps generated by the following studio equipment all making a part of Daniel B.’s personal collection: formant modular, system 101-102, system 100M, roland se 505, boss rvb 100, moog voyager anniversary #614, electro harmonix sequencer drum, yamaha 40m  #Z699, mfb synth II, Sherman filter model 1 # 909, arp odyssey…

“Spannung” 12” vinyl LP (clear orange) 

SIDE A

1. Sp4nnung 95
2. Sp4nnung 2

SIDE B

1. Sp4nnung 1
2. Sp4nnung 3

“Unterbrechung” –  7” vinyl (clear green)

SIDE A

1. Sp4nnungb0g3n

SIDE B

1. Sp4nnung 6

“AIIHB0A0” – Carton Sleeve Double-CD

CD1

1. Ub3rl4stung<242 v0lts>
2. Sp4nnung 95 unk0ntr01113rt
3. Sp4nnunSSym3tr13

CD2

1. Spannung 777
2. Spannung VCM
3. Spannung 8
4. Spannung 9
5. Spannung<str3ss>
6. Spannung 10 313ktrost4tik
7. Spanung4bfa4ll

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For the occasion  “Pulse + Still & Raw” and “No Comment + Politics Of Pressure” will be re=released on vinyl and in a deluxe vinyl box edition, FRONT 242 also decided to re-release the rerecorded & remastered 2004 edition of their debut album “Geography” as a deluxe collector box edition. The vinyl-sized carton box features a military camouflage design with a spotted varnish printed FRONT 242 logo and a die-cut “2” across the upper cover (once assembled with the two other limited collector box sets released for the anniversary series, you get the “2-4-2” cut across the 3 box sets).

The “Geography” anniversary collector box is strictly limited to 1242 copies and includes the following items:

• 1 x FRONT 242 “Geography” LP (black 180 gr vinyl)
• 1 x FRONT 242 “Geography” CD carton sleeve (with 3 bonus tracks)
• 1 x FRONT 242 “Geography limited” LP (black 180 gr vinyl) – A collection of songs taken from the “Geography” sold-out limited 2CD box edition released by Alfa Matrix in 2004 including pre-FRONT 242 material under the PROTHESE and UNDERVIEWER monikers as well as special instrumental and aerial version of FRONT 242 early songs.
• 1 x FRONT 242 “take one / see the future” (crystal transparent  7″ vinyl) – an exclusive 7” single which could have been released back in the early days…!
• 1 x V/A – Sounds From The Matrix 08 (carton sleeve CD) – A bonus Alfa Matrix label compilation featuring 18 label mates of FRONT 242.
• 1 x “front by front” lanyard (printed white on black)
• 1 x « geography » laminated live pass
• 2 x “Geography” posters on art paper (315 mm x 220 mm)

Originally released in 1982, FRONT 242’s debut album “Geography” was already re-released later in 2004 by Alfa Matrix in a fully remastered and remixed version using modern technology while staying faithful to the spirit of the original versions and augmented with the bonus track “He runs too fast for us” which did not appear on the original LP back in the early eighties.

It is this uplifted version of the album which today gets released on vinyl format. A true “classic” record in electronic music history which became such an influential album on the development of industrial / EBM music throughout the 80’s and far beyond and which constitutes the layers on which FRONT 242 was constructed.

Tracklist :

FRONT 242 “Geography” LP (black 180 gr vinyl)

SIDE A

1. Operating Tracks
2. With Your Cries
3. Art And Strategy
4. Geography II
5. U-Men
6. Dialogues
7. He Runs Too Fast For Us

SIDE B

1. Least Inkling
2. GVDT
3. Geography I
4. Black White Blue
5. Kinetics
6. Kampfbereit

* A carton sleeve CD version of this album is also included in each Vinyl with 3 bonus tracks:

1. Ethics
2. Principles
3. Body To Body

FRONT 242 “Geography limited” LP (black 180 gr vinyl) 

SIDE A

1. PROTHESE : Couteaux
2. PROTHESE : Conditionnel Humain
3. PROTHESE : Chanson
4. UNDERVIEWER : Syncussion
5. UNDERVIEWER : Mood
6. UNDERVIEWER : Labo
7. UNDERVIEWER : Trouble

SIDE B

1. FRONT 242 : Body To Body « inst »
2. FRONT 242 : Principles « inst »
3. FRONT 242 : U-men « inst »
4. UNDERVIEWER: I Remember
5. FRONT 242 : Kampfbereit « inst »
6. FRONT 242 : In November
7. FRONT 242 : ControversyBetween « aerial »
8. FRONT 242 : Sample D « aerial»

FRONT 242 “take one / see the future”
(crystal transparent  7″ vinyl)

Side A

1. See The Future

Side B

1. Take One

V/A – Sounds From The Matrix 08
(carton sleeve CD compilation)

1. KOMOR KOMMANDO . das oontz
2. SHAUN F . drty fckn dsko (hard mix)
3. SEIZE . virtual love
4. PSY’AVIAH . sweet hard revenge
5. NEIKKA RPM . warped
6. DIFFUZION . one way
7. VIRGINS O.R PIGEONS . born in sin (DJ Psycon mix)
8. LEAETHER STRIP . aengelmaker (dagmar’s edit)
9. ACYLUM . crazy
10. MESMER’S EYES . judgement day
11. KRYSTAL SYSTEM . alakor
12. HELALYN FLOWERS . psychic vamp
13. UNTER NULL . your fall
14. DUNKELWERK . harkers verderben (shortcut)
15. SCHWARZBLUT . der abschied
16. KANT KINO . we are kant kino
17. IMPLANT . we are noise
18. ESSENCE OF MIND . watch out

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