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january 21st, 2010


threads:
analogue-synth
guitar-themed
psych-prog
minimalism-drones
machine-music

 best of 2010 !!! 
wah wah (spain) #lps 068 lp
wah wah records supersonic sounds (spain) #lps 068 lp

heldonélectronique guerilla” long playing record and seven inch single record set

  • zind (2:18)
  • back to heldon (8:31)
  • northernland lady (6:57)

  • ouais marchais mieux qu'en 68 (le voyageur) (4:22)
  • circulus vitiosus (8:43)
  • ballade pour puig antich (révolutionnaire assassiné en espagne) (2:19)

  • schizo (and the little girl) (3:38)
  • paraphrenia praecox (4:00)

  • le voyageur (4:22)
  • torcol (2:48)
september 2009 release ; discovering richard pinhas’ music as a teenager (due to the influence of the fine folks @ record collector’s depot in ridgewood, nj ; r.i.p.) undoubtedly tinted my whole musical outlook just so (heldon led to terry riley & king crimson, which led to la monte young & robert fripp, which led to just about every musical impulse i’ve acted on over the last 10 years) - while “stand by” was my first, “électronique guerilla” here has become my favorite, due to the high-energy mix of “automaticsynth argpeggiations & acid-laced guitar burn that remain pinhas’ trademark ...

this (immaculate, really) issue does everything picture-perfect ; the pressing & sound-quality throughout are superb, and they’ve even included both of the schizo (pre-heldon) ep’s on a single 7” record (in it’s own sleeve, tucked inside the lp) ; it’s the version to own ... seriously. this is one of my own all-time top-whatever desert-island etc ... records ; no home should be without a copy ... highly recommended !!!
wah wah press release...
artist : heldon
title : électronique guerilla
label : wah wah records supersonic sounds
catalogue number : lps068
format : lp + bonus ep 7"

after our latest string of releases centered around the diverse german 70's scene, we’re happy to introduce the next installment in the wah wah lps reissue series. this time we move over to france to re-discover the beginnings of one of the most adventurous, influential and innovative french bands of the seventies: heldon.

centered around guitarist richard pinhas and featuring a floating cast of regular collaborators (didier batard, françois auger, patrick gauthier, alain renaud, georges grunblatt; coco roussel amongst others), heldon will marry pinhas personal obsessions - modern philosophy (deleuze, guattari), science-fiction (norman spinrad, philip k.dick), progressive rock (king crimson, fripp & eno), american minimalism (terry riley, steve reich) and electronic music - into a diverse musical cocktail that goes from the violent to the relaxed, but always retaining a dark and mysterious vibe.

often linked by critics and listeners to the experimental german bands of the era (tangerine dream, ash ra tempel..), heldon will release six crucial albums before being closed down by pinhas in the late 70’s. since then, pinhas has developed long solo career that lives up to this day, releasing several albums and collaborations (pascal comelade, john livengood, maurice dantec) the most recent being with japanese noise king merzbow.


heldonelectronic guerrilla

dedicated to robert wyatt, heldon’s debut contained a puzzling collection of tracks that serve as a perfect introduction to pinhas’ universe: science-fiction, philosophy and musical experimentation collide in a harsh lo-fi tapestry of sounds dominated by pinhas1954 gibson les paul guitar and aks synth. not unlike some contemporany german bands, heldon manages to take rock n’ roll’s language to a new experimental stage. convulse and evocative soundscapes recommended to all lovers of innovative and ground-breaking music

strictly limited to 500 copies - high quality sleeves reproducing the original artwork from 1974’s first press on disjuncta - includes insert with extra liner notes by spanish journalist and longt-time heldon fan paco peiróbonus 7" ep with tracks taken from heldon’s predecessor band schizo two ep’s .

personnel:
richard pinhas (aks synth, 1957 gibson les paul guitar)
alain renaud (guitar on 3)
george grunblatt (vcs3 synth on 4)
patrick gauthier (piano and vcs3 synth on 4)
coco roussel (drums on 4)
pierrot roussel (guitar bass on 4)
gilles deleuze (voice on 4)


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