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From:
Ed Miner
To:
Danny Thierens
Cc:
idm
Date:
Wed, 18 Feb 1998 21:00:34 -0800
Subject:
Re: (idm) the death of front 242 ?
Msg-Id:
<34EBBC72.4DD16F57@netscape.com>
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danny. i am going to italy on thursday. is there any possibility we could still do the trade we were talking about. i wanted a copy of the "mind the gap vol. 17".., and you had mentioned something about the new download cd.. at any rate let me know. ed- Danny Thierens wrote:
quoted 20 lines hi folks,> hi folks, > > in a very recent interview with a .be magazine, front 242 declared > themselves "dead and obsolete" eventhough they are still touring (see my > review of some months ago). they feel they "having nothing more to > contribute" to the current electronic scene and "feel surpassed" by so > many other bands. excuse me for my poor translation skills. > > apparently, no new material will be released and some band members will > continue to pursue careers in other bands. > > a possible new album to accompany their current tour was not mentioned, > eventhough a new techno-y chemical-bleep live-version of _first in first > out_ (from _front by front_) appears on the compilation _mind the gap > vol. 17_ (see my seperate mail on gonzo circus / mind the gap). > > funniest quote from the interview : "we won the lottery and with that > money we bought an emulator-2". > > dv8