Front by Front

Heavy on drums, keyboards and programming, this album originally released in 1988 and re-released in 1992 can get tiresome for those not into the electronic/industrial sound. I am not one of those people. Hailing from Belgium, Front 242 generates a sound which is rhythmic, slightly ominous and quasi-hypnotizing. There are two songs that I especially like on this release, the immensely popular Headhunter and Never Stop. Headhunter especially is an interesting song because while the lyrics are sparse they paint a vivid and chilling picture. The lyrics are sung from the perspective of a bounty hunter, who is looking to capture a man to sell him to another man. His purpose is to catch humans and turn them in for profit. Apparently this bounty hunting thing is an easy to implement, four step process as evidenced by the following line in the song, “One you lock the target, two you bait the line, three you slowly spread the net, and four you catch the man.” It's a good song.

Here is Headhunter.