05:22:09:12 Off

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Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 2, 1993
RecordedArt & Strategy Studio
Genre EBM, industrial, hardcore techno
Length71:19
Label Red Rhino Europe
Epic
Producer Daniel Bressanutti
Patrick Codenys
Front 242 chronology
06:21:03:11 Up Evil
(1993)
05:22:09:12 Off
(1993)
Live Code
(1995)

05:22:09:12 Off is the seventh studio 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]

Contents

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.

Reception

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Melody Maker Positive [3]

The album has received a mostly favorable reception from critics.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Front 242

No.TitleLength
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.

Personnel

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References

  1. Orr, Deborah, ed. (12 July 1991). "CMJ Radio Top 150" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. 37 (362). Great Neck, NY: College Media, Inc.: 11–12. ISSN   0890-0795 . Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  2. Raggett, Ned. "05:22:09:12 Off - Front 242" . Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  3. Melody Maker, 1993-08-28, p. 36

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