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Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Don't Crash on the Dancefloor

Front 242 "Don't Crash"
(song removed)

There are very few songs that will force me to dance every time I hear them. "Don't Crash" is one. In all honesty, it's been years since I heard this jam at a club, but I'm well-prepared to run out to the floor and give it a big ol' industrial stomp should I ever hear someone play it.
Front 242 was one of a handful of pre-Nine Inch Nails industrial groups that L.A. kids could actually hear on the radio and see on video shows (the others being Ministry, Skinny Puppy and Nitzer Ebb). When it came to radio songs, though, "Headhunter" was the biggie, followed (to the best of my memory, because this blog is more of a test of memory than anything else) by "Welcome to Paradise." "Don't Crash" was one of the early singles, later compiled on Backcatalogue, which was released in 1987 and then reissued in 1992. (You can find used copies on Amazon.)
Front 242 is said to have started the whole EBM thing, which I like to describe as bad-ass Europeans embracing Depeche Mode. "Don't Crash" is a perfect example. Notice the melodies seemingly spit out in chant form. Notice the slow, steady beat that is just hard enough to make you think it's German, even though it's Belgian, which I suppose is close enough. It's not as threatening as Skinny Puppy or Ministry c. A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste, but it's still far heavier than "Work for Love" (again with the Ministry).
Now go stomp around your cubicle.

Comments:
brought back tons of memories, thanks!
 
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