Geography (Front 242 album)
Geography is the debut album by Front 242, released in 1982.[1][4]
| Geography | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September, 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | EBM, industrial, new wave, synthpop | |||
| Length | 40:21 | |||
| Label | New Dance[1] Himalaya Red Rhino Europe Wax Trax! Animalized Epic | |||
| Producer | Front 242 | |||
| Front 242 chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Alternative cover | ||||
 Epic 1992 release cover | ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
Critical reception
Dave Thompson, in Alternative Rock, wrote that the album "boasts three dancey gems still being sampled (or spun) today and a clutch of other crucial songs which would be equally influential outside the club scene."[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Operating Tracks" (Album Version) | 3:48 |
| 2. | "With Your Cries" (Album Version) | 2:45 |
| 3. | "Art & Strategy" (Album Version) | 2:16 |
| 4. | "Geography II" (Album Version) | 1:10 |
| 5. | "U-Men" (Album Version) | 3:15 |
| 6. | "Dialogues" (Album Version) | 2:06 |
| 7. | "Least Inkling" (Album Version) | 2:26 |
| 8. | "Gvdt" (Album Version) | 2:57 |
| 9. | "Geography I" (Album Version) | 2:14 |
| 10. | "Black White Blue" (Album Version) | 4:21 |
| 11. | "Kinetics" (Album Version) | 2:05 |
| 12. | "Kampfbereit" (Album Version) | 3:21 |
| 13. | "Ethics" (Album Version) | 2:29 |
| 14. | "Principles" (Album Version) | 4:43 |
| 15. | "Body to Body" (Album Version) | 4:13 |
| Total length: | 44:09 | |
GEOGRAPHY - VINTAGE REISSUE - LIMITED EDITION (2 CD)
(This double-CD was completely remastered and rebuilt by Daniel Bressanutti. Some tracks differ notably in sound)
| No. | Title | Notes | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Operating Tracks" | 3:53 | |
| 2. | "With Your Cries" | 2:59 | |
| 3. | "Art + Strategy" | 2:16 | |
| 4. | "Geography II" | 1:10 | |
| 5. | "U-Men" | 3:17 | |
| 6. | "Dialogues" | 2:06 | |
| 7. | "Least Inkling" | 2:28 | |
| 8. | "GVDT" | 2:57 | |
| 9. | "Geography I" | 2:29 | |
| 10. | "Black White Blue" | 4:17 | |
| 11. | "Kinetics" | 2:16 | |
| 12. | "Kampfbereit" | 3:26 | |
| 13. | "He Runs Too Fast for Us" | This song lasts 2:02, and after a long hiatus features the songs "Principles", "Body to Body" and "Ethics", although they weren't tracked as such | 15:30 |
| Total length: | 49:04 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Couteau" (Credited to "Prothese") | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Conditionnel Humain" (Credited to "Prothese") | 6:19 |
| 3. | "Chanson" (Credited to "Prothese") | 3:53 |
| 4. | "Syncussion" (Credited to "Underviewer") | 3:16 |
| 5. | "Mood" (Credited to "Underviewer") | 2:27 |
| 6. | "Principle" (2Trax) | 3:32 |
| 7. | "Body to Body" (2Trax) | 3:39 |
| 8. | "Labo" (Credited to "Underviewer") | 3:51 |
| 9. | "I Remember" (Credited to "Underviewer") | 2:32 |
| 10. | "Trouble" (Credited to "Underviewer") | 3:39 |
| 11. | "U-Men" (Instrumental) | 3:29 |
| 12. | "Kampfbereit" (Instrumental) | 3:37 |
| 13. | "In November" (Live VPRO) | 2:46 |
| 14. | "Controversy Between" (Aerial Version) | 3:42 |
| 15. | "Sample D." (Aerial Version) | 3:28 |
| 16. | "Take One" (Rebuilt) | 3:48 |
| 17. | "See the Future" | 5:51 |
| 18. | "Take One" (Live VPRO) | 4:46 |
| 19. | "Kampfbereit" (Live VPRO) | 3:27 |
| Total length: | 1:12:35 | |
Samples
The 1971 science fiction film THX 1138 was sampled in the song "Operating Tracks".
gollark: I disagree with saying "someone" for non-people entities.
gollark: There are various problems with this:- massive increase of complexity in guns- you would need to recharge it constantly, and it would need batteries and such, and would generally be a hassle- GPS spoofing (possibly just jamming, depending on design) would stop guns working- people could probably just remove the geofencing bit- how are you planning to keep the "do not shoot here" lists updated on all of them?
gollark: I sent this mere *hours* ago.
gollark: Does the particular context of it change the meaning much? Or imply that you should only do that sometimes?
gollark: Language is hard, since it often deals with things which are hard to rigorously define in the first place, is subject to bizarre evolutionary pressures, and is often manipulated for argumentative gain.
References
- Thompson, Dave (August 5, 2000). "Alternative Rock". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
- "Geography – Front 242". AllMusic.
- Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 3: MUZE. p. 625.CS1 maint: location (link)
- Reed, S. Alexander (June 3, 2013). "Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.