Heldon/Richard Pinhas: S&D

yeah it's good, we got it in at my radio station.

L'Ethique (from 1982) is the shit, features several Magma alumni plus Deleuze on a couple of tracks :

http://cdn.7static.com/static/img/sleeveart/00/002/351/0000235121_350.jpg

The first time I ever listened to the John Peel show was when he played Alain Renaud's "Back and In", which I believe has a RPinhas production credit.

unperson's review has already run in the wire, i remember reading it

iceland is a stunner. deep, gorgeous, and really quite different than the arpeggioed frippery on his other albums from that era. (the ones I've heard, anyway.)

also, "iceland (part2)" sounds pretty similar to the terminator theme to my ears. not a bad thing!

Merzdon - Heldow Kills Animal K

<3

Loving this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl5UIeGpyvc

Pinhas worth seeing live in 2011 Y/N?

Has anyone seen him perform recently? What should I expect if I go?

relevance

wall of sound guitar noise-soundscapes, usually accompanied by projected visuals. If the sound at the venue is good, can be pretty gorgeous

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KKNDf95AgI&feature=player_embedded

nb ive not seen RP but i nonetheless believe him to be relevant on account of his wondrous albums

Sounds pretty great. The venue is kind of weird and I didn't think it booked shows like this, but I guess it does. Will be best if I can get a seat, I imagine.

is he playing solo or with others? I saw him play with members of Wolf Eyes back in September, and it was pretty intense and loud.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSc1AojeTbE

I absolutely adore Pinhas/Heldon!! What a group, what a concept! I want more sci-fi cyborg prog, I really do. All the albums up through East/West are worthwhile although it's true I haven't heard anything after that. East/West is half good. Interface, Stand By and Rhizosphere Live Paris are my favorites. Killer drumming. I actually have been practicing drums to sequencers since getting into this band and it's a heck of a lot of fun but so easy to fuck up and train wreck. Infinite respect. I always wonder how the hell this group managed to be professionals/full time. Only in France, only in the 70s I guess. Maybe the novelty of giant moog modulars and the (very) distant relationship to groups like Tangerine Dream gave them a boost?!

(Dadaismus -- how's yer Yes box-sets buyin' goin'?
:)

Can't see it happening, but it'd be great to see Pinhas going out under the Heldon name again.

I want more sci-fi cyborg prog, I really do.

Try Cybotron! (the Aussie band from the 70s that is, not Juan Atkins)

Cool, thanks Matt#2!

Incidentally, some of the instrumental Juan Atkins Cybotron is the only techno I've ever really been able to get behind - I want more of that, very badly! I want a whole album that sounds like the instrumental Techno City. Does such a thing exist by any chance? I am completely 100% uninformed about the genre. All I know is I don't like it once samplers come in and they start using those big loud drum beats for dance music. I like it when it's all analog synths, with subdued electronic drums, and preferably with a dark kraftwerk vibe. And no vocals.

Maybe I should bump a techno thread? This kind of feels like a more appropriate place to ask though...

I want more sci-fi cyborg prog, I really do.

Bernard Szajner, dude.

Perfect, thanks, much appreciated.

Revisiting Metal/Crystal today instead of working.

Heldon fans please vote in 70s poll and get them rightly further up!
I introduced sund4r to them so poll has had 1 success already!

Funny, I was just thinking about them as I saw Agneta Nilsson and Stand By at Reckless last weekend. Coincidentally those are the two I don't have -- I don't even have MP3s of Stand By even though I swore I had something years ago (after I last posted here in 2005 maybe). They are the Cuneiform editions from '93. Not sure of the newer Captain Trip ones offered remasters?

Are the cds oop?

Maybe not, I see they are available at ImportCDs. Their release date is 2004 on Cuneiform.

http://www.importcds.com/music/168328/heldon-interface
http://www.importcds.com/music/548051/heldon-stand-by

Tonight, San Francisco Pinhas immanent

http://www.sfemf.org/archive/sfemf-2013/

http://fantasticfreedominstitute.com/work/the-body-of-your-pet-philosophy-person-i-do-not-despair-important/

he's doing a brief US tour

- September 14 – October 3, 2013 -
Richard Pinhas North American mini-tour
– performances in Canada & USA –

2013 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
Sept. 14
Stanford,
California
KZSU 90.1 FM
(radio station at Stanford University)
Listen Live

Richard Pinhas
Radio appearance
Sept. 15
San Francisco,
California
San Francisco Electronic Music Festival
Brava Theater Center
2781 24th St. (at York)
San Francisco, CA

Richard Pinhas
8 pm

Sept. 18
Sacramento,
California
Bows and Arrows
1815 19th St. Sacramento, CA 916.822.5668
Richard Pinhas
with Barry Cleveland

Sept. 19
Oakland,
California
Duende
468 29th St.
Oakland, CA
www.duendeoakland.com

Richard Pinhas
with Barry Cleveland
Sept. 27
Cleveland,
Ohio
Negative Space
3820 Superior Ave. East Cleveland, OH 216.485.3195 Richard Pinhas
Sept. 28 Erie,
Pennsylvania
Performing Artists Collective Alliance
1505 State Street
Erie, PA 16501

Richard Pinhas
Sept. 29
Oberlin,
Ohio
Oberlin College Music Conservatory
"Room C25"
77 W College St
Oberlin, OH 44074 Richard Pinhas with Aaron Dilloway
Oct. 1 Brooklyn,
NY St. Vitus
1120 Manhattan Ave. Brooklyn, NY Richard Pinhas
with Aaron Dilloway
Oct. 2 Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania Brillobox
4104 Penn. Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 412.621.4900 Richard Pinhas
with Aaron Dilloway
Oct. 3 Washington D.C.
Sonic Circuits Festival
Atlas Performing Arts Center
1333 H Street NE
Washington D.C.

Richard Pinhas
7:30 pm

the sfemf logo reminds me of the zodiac logo

richard pinhas still doesn't have a wikipedia article after all these years

someone in ohio loves him eh?
guess this means flying into cleveland instead of chicago :(

new rp / tatsuya lp is good

"circulus vitiosus"

Have got "Interface", interesting record, very relenteless and claustrophobic - if this is Prog Rock then it's a pity British Prog Rock is never this good
― Dadaismus (Dada), Friday, October 10, 2003 3:11 PM

getting into these guys lately - "interface", "stand by" and pinhas' "chronolyse" in particular

"aurore" is melting my mind right now. fuck

Interface/Stand By are such a devastating 1-2 punch.

"circulus vitiosus"

― reggie (qualmsley), Friday, 13 February 2015 00:26 (2 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

that was a pretty key track for me when I used to make weird dj mixes that shifted genres every 15 seconds