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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 2, 1993 | |||
Recorded | Art & Strategy Studio | |||
Genre | EBM, industrial, hardcore techno | |||
Length | 71:19 | |||
Label | Red Rhino Europe Epic | |||
Producer | Daniel Bressanutti Patrick Codenys | |||
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05:22:09:12 Off is an album by industrial/EBM group Front 242 released by Sony on 2 November 1993. The album peaked at #27 on the CMJ Radio Top 150. [1]
The album's title is a simple substitution cipher for the word "evil"; where each letter is represented by its equivalent numerical position in the alphabet. The album was unusual in that it primarily features a female voice, that of Christine "99" Kowalski, on vocals, with Jean-Luc De Meyer only appearing on a few tracks.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Melody Maker | Positive [3] |
All tracks are written by Front 242.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Animal" (Cage) | 3:00 |
2. | "Animal" (Gate) | 3:02 |
3. | "Animal" (Guide) | 2:44 |
4. | "Modern Angel" | 4:12 |
5. | "Junkdrome" | 7:35 |
6. | "Serial Killers Don't Kill Their Girlfriend" | 5:58 |
7. | "Skin" (Fur Coat) | 3:59 |
8. | "GenEcide" | 6:53 |
9. | "Crushed" | 6:13 |
10. | "offEND" | 1:38 |
11. | "Animal" (Zoo) | 4:02 |
12. | "Serial Killers Don't Kill Their Boyfriend" | 3:09 |
13. | "Happiness" (More Angels) | 6:38 |
14. | "Crushed" (Obscene) | 4:11 |
15. | "Melt" (Again) | 5:06 |
16. | "Speed Angels" | 2:52 |
Track 14 & 15 on CD version only.
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