Cobalt 60 (band)

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Cobalt 60
OriginBelgium
Genres
Years active1995–1999
LabelsFacedown (Edel Music Subsidiary)
Spinoff ofFront 242, Kriegbereit
Past members

Cobalt 60 was an electro-industrial/EBM group featuring Jean-Luc de Meyer and Dominique Lallement. Cobalt 60 has also done music for the PC game Wing Commander: Prophecy (Wing Commander V).

History[edit]

After 1993, as Front 242 entered a temporary lull in activity, de Meyer contributed vocals to various projects including Cyber-Tec Project, Crisis n.T.i., and Birmingham 6. It wasn't until joining with Lallement of French band Kreigbereit that de Meyer felt that he'd established a new full-time project. Initial reception was mixed, with many 242 fans expecting a reprise of de Meyer's former project. The band explicitly sought to create its own distinct sound, achieving it through fast tempos, stripped-down instrumentation, spontaneity, and even lyrics sung in French.[1]

The duo signed to Facedown (an Edel Music subsidiary) in 1996 and released their first album, Elemental. Two singles from the album were produced — "If I Was" and "Born Again" — both produced by Marc Heal of Cubanate. In 1997 the band became engaged in video game soundtracks, providing a remix of the track "Crush" from Command & Conquer: Red Alert[2] and tracks for the soundtrack to Wing Commander: Prophecy. That year they also brought their live guitarist, Robert Wilcocks, into the band as a formal member and producer.[3]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

Singles[edit]

  • "Crush" (1996)
  • "Born Again" (The Cubanate Remixes) (1996)
  • "Prophecy – Wing Commander V : Prophecy Theme Single" (1997)
  • "Prophecy – The Clubmixes" (1997)
  • "It" (1998)
  • "If I Was" (1999)

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Maher, Sharon (Winter–Spring 1997). Valerio, Paul (ed.). "Cobalt 60". Industrialnation. Chicago, IL: Moon Mystique. 1 (14): 10–12. ISSN 1062-449X.
  2. ^ "CD Single: "Crush" by Cobalt 60 « Command and Conquer Revealed". Archived from the original on 2008-05-30.
  3. ^ "Jean Luc de Meyer". Front 242. Retrieved 20 January 2024.