Cobalt 60
Encyclopedia
Cobalt 60 is a Front 242
side project featuring Front 242's Jean-Luc de Meyer
and Dominique Lallement. They are an electro-industrial
/EBM
group, though they frequently use guitar
s, an uncommon feature among artists of the genre. Cobalt 60 has also done music for the PC game Wing Commander: Prophecy
(Wing Commander V).
Front 242
Front 242 is a pioneering Belgian electronic music group that came into prominence during the 1980s. They are known for being the premier pioneer of electronic body music and as a major influence on the electronic and industrial music genres.-Formation:...
side project featuring Front 242's Jean-Luc de Meyer
Jean-Luc De Meyer
Jean-Luc De Meyer is a vocalist and lyricist who is best known as the lead vocalist of the Belgian EBM group Front 242.He started singing in the experimental group "Under Viewer" with Patrick Codenys...
and Dominique Lallement. They are an electro-industrial
Electro-industrial
Electro-industrial is a music genre drawing on EBM and post-industrial that developed in the mid-1980s. While EBM has a minimal structure and clean production, electro-industrial has a deep, complex and layered sound. The style was pioneered by Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, and other groups,...
/EBM
Electronic body music
Electronic body music or industrial dance is a music genre that combines elements of industrial music and electronic dance music...
group, though they frequently use guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, an uncommon feature among artists of the genre. Cobalt 60 has also done music for the PC game Wing Commander: Prophecy
Wing Commander: Prophecy
Wing Commander: Prophecy is the fourth direct sequel in Chris Roberts' Wing Commander science fiction space combat simulator franchise of computer games. The game was released in 1997, produced by Origin Systems and distributed by Electronic Arts...
(Wing Commander V).
Studio albums
- ElementalElemental (Cobalt 60 album)Elemental is the first album by Cobalt 60, a side-project of Front 242's Jean-Luc De Meyer.-Track listing:# "Bye Bye" – 3:58# "Sad" – 2:11# "T.O.M.A.M." – 3:51# "Before" – 3:41# "You Are" – 4:19...
(1996) - Twelve (1998)
Singles
- "Crush" (1996)
- "Born Again" (The CubanateCubanateCubanate is a crossover band from London, founded in 1992 by Marc Heal and Graham Rayner with Phil Barry and Steve Etheridge. The group became well-known known for its early fusion of distorted metal guitars, and techno percussion .-History:Cubanate played their first UK tour in November 1992...
Remixes) (1996) - "Prophecy – Wing Commander V : Prophecy Theme Single" (1997)
- "Prophecy – The Clubmixes" (1997)
- "It" (1998)
- "If I Was" (1999)