Admittedly, it is not entirely clear if these synths were just used them as controllers to trigger sounds on a sampler backstage…. The likes of the Nord Lead, Korg M1 and Korg Z1 could all be seen live. From the 90s and onwards The Emulator II disappeared.
The advent of Techno and Detroit’s influence on electronic music subsequently influenced Front 242 as well. Later, he changed towards a more portable setup with machines like the MFB Synth II or the Korg R3. There were multi-track recorders, a Mac, and a TG-77 among other synths. The other members, vocalist Jean-Luc De Meyer, shouter and drummer Richard 23, and sample mangling maniac Patrick Codenys made up for Bressanuttis’s absence.īehind the stage, Bressanutti operated a variety of machines, synths and samplers. Performances of Front 242 in the early days turned heads, as the band’s mastermind and its producer, Daniel Bressanutti, mainly performed behind the stage and on the side.
Live Performances: The man behind the scenes
