Heldon/Richard Pinhas: S&D

is that like richard pinhas WITH wolf eyes or richard pinhas, wolf eyes opening?

I don't know about the dates with Wolf Eyes, but I understand the last bit to mean collaborative recording (NYC + MICHIGAN). Like, wow! The live dates aren't much use to me, sadly, but you kids all enjoy now.

I've been on a major Heldon/RP tip in the past few weeks ever since I got the singles comp, which is a superb primer of his work and really shows the evolution of his sound in great bite-size chunks - an awesome listen (esp. when driving at night!). The version of Telstar is one of the best things I've heard all year for sure. Get it while you can, as it's now sold out at source, but Forced Exposure still have copies.

"Half a year until Dadaismus will be buying Yes box sets"

Three years now
-- Dadaismus (Dada), neljapäev, 12. Oktoober 2006

My oh my, doesn't time fly-ah?

Oh, and if that "new Pinhas" that Ned mentioned should be the Metetron two-fer, then some of that 's pretty gripping.

Wolf Eyes + Pinhas collab has been in the works since last summer, looks like it's finally moving forward.

the Metetron two-fer

And indeed it is.

or Metatron, even? :)

Recent Richard Pinhas - sound art performance is a stunning listening experience !

on youtube: Richard Pinhas at Highways
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6dft_tfahw

"iceland" sounds a lot like vangelis ca. blade runner. maybe they were using similar equipment? but the compositional style is similar too.

I am listening to "Chaos Line" -- is the rest of Keio Line as lushly Fenneszy and beautiful?

The title track of Interface about did me in on my bus ride this morning. What a kick ass tune.

Interface. Just... wow.

One of those 19 minute tracks you wish was 90 min.

I've only just discovered how much bands like Trans Am sound like these guys. Wow.

Pinhas solo records are great for winter. L'Ethique and Chronolyse soundtracking gray days in the bay, and also kicking a lot of ass!!!!

eh Dominique, last I went to sleep listening to Iceland and this morning I woke up with Chronolyse. Winter is indeed arrived!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcqo0bDj9IU&feature=related

discovered him last week

this is gonna be my next musical obsession afaict

I think the Patrick Gauthier solo album is really worth checking out if you like Heldon! I like it better than Pinhas's solo stuff .

amazed that he has done a disco version of telstar and records with ~gilles deleuze~ and he doesn't have a wikipedia page in his own name

was a student of deleuze, had a really cool conversation with him about music in which deleuze was just an old snobby jerk when pinhas was trying to big up fripp and shit. i wrote about it but like fuck is anyone reading that. go here: http://www.webdeleuze.com/php/texte.php?cle=5&groupe=Anti%20Oedipe%20et%20Mille%20Plateaux&langue=2

Pinhas put out a 2CD set this year, Metal/Crystal, with Merzbow and Wolf Eyes on it. It's great. I reviewed it for The Wire but I don't think the review's run yet.

yeah i gotta get that, hope review is in wire e.o.y. issue

joe meek >>> deleuze >>>> merzbow

20th century yall

Agreeing with unperson, in fact I just submitted my AMG review for it -- his collaborators (both tour band and the guests) are excellent throughout but Pinhas's work is of course the core and it's just lovely as well as harrowing in equal measure.

!!! I did not know about this!
Maybe Santa will know what to bring me now.

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

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