Heldon

Heldon was a French electronic rock band originally active between 1974 and 1978, and led by guitarist Richard Pinhas.[4] Other members included synthesizer player Patrick Gauthier and drummer François Auger.[5] The name of the band was taken from the 1972 novel The Iron Dream by Norman Spinrad.[6]

Heldon
OriginFrance
Genres
Years active1974–1978, 2001
Labels
  • Cuneiform
  • Bureau B
Past membersRichard Pinhas
Patrick Gauthier
François Auger
Didier Batard
Georges Grunblatt
Philibert Rossi
Jannick Top
Michel Ettori

Influenced by the work of Robert Fripp (and sometimes evoking his work with Brian Eno), the music of Heldon blended electronic and rock forms.[4] The first releases under the name Schizo, and later Heldon, were self-produced and self-distributed.[7] Jim Dorsch from AllMusic would later describe Heldon's seven albums as "groundbreaking."[4]

Pinhas had previously led the band Schizo and also released six albums under his own name.[7] Pinhas has worked with numerous collaborators, including musicians of the band Magma, and music journalist and multi-instrumentalist Hervé Picart.[8] He was also associated with philosophers such as Gilles Deleuze (of whom he was a student).[9] and Jean-François Lyotard,[2] as well as writers such as Norman Spinrad and the essayist and novelist Maurice Dantec.[7] Pinhas completed his PhD in Philosophy from the Paris-Sorbonne University in 1974, teaching for one year and beginning Heldon.[2]

The Pinhas/Heldon catalog was reissued on CD by the label Cuneiform, and later Bureau B.[4]

Discography of Richard Pinhas and Heldon
  • Schizo : And The Little Girl/Paraphrénia Praecox (1972) (7")
  • Schizo : Le Voyageur/Torcol (1972) (7")
  • Heldon : Électronique Guerilla (1974)
  • Heldon : Allez Téia (1974)
  • Heldon : Third (It's Always Rock and Roll) (1975)
  • Heldon : Soutien à la RAF (7") (1975)
  • Heldon : Agneta Nilsson (1976)
  • Heldon : Perspective 1 bis complément/Perspective 4 bis (1976) (7")
  • Heldon : Un Rêve Sans Conséquence Spéciale (1976)
  • Richard Pinhas : Rhizosphère (1977)
  • T.H.X. : Telstar / Rhizosphère Suite (1978) (7")
  • Richard Dunn : Séquences/Modulations (1978) (7")
  • Richard Pinhas : Chronolyse (1978)
  • Ose : Adonia (1978)
  • Heldon : Interface (1977)
  • Heldon : Stand By (1979)
  • Richard Pinhas : Iceland (1980)
  • Richard Pinhas : East West (1980)
  • Richard Pinhas : L'Ethique (1982)
  • Richard Pinhas Heldon : Perspective (1983)
  • Richard Pinhas : DWW (1992)
  • Richard Pinhas & John Livengood : Cyborg Sally (1994)
  • Richard Pinhas & John Livengood : Single (1996)
  • Richard Pinhas : De l'Un et du Multiple (1997)
  • Schizotrope : Le Plan (1999)
  • Richard Pinhas & Peter Frohmader: Fossil Culture (1999)
  • Pascal Comelade & Richard Pinhas : Oblique Sessions II (1999)
  • Schizotrope : The Life And Death Of Marie Zorn - North American Tour 1999 (2000)
  • Schizotrope : III Le Pli (2001)
  • Heldon : Only Chaos is Real (2001)
  • Richard Pinhas : Event and Repetitions (2003)
  • Richard Pinhas : Tranzition (2004)
  • Richard Pinhas : Metatron (2006, 2CDs)
  • Richard Pinhas & Merzbow : Keio Line (2008, 2CDs)
  • Richard Pinhas : Metal/Crystal (2010, 2CDs) with Merzbow & Wolf Eyes
  • Råd Kjetil Senza Testa : Vinliden (2010, LP) with Richard Pinhas and RKST.
  • Richard Pinhas & Merzbow : Rhizome (2011)
  • Richard Pinhas & Merzbow : Paris 2008 (2011, LP)
  • Richard Pinhas : Desolation Row (2013)[10][11]

The majority of recordings of Richard Pinhas and Heldon were pressed on CD by French label Spalax and American label Cuneiform Records, featuring numerous bonus tracks.

References
  1. Walcroft, Justin. "The Way Forward: An Interview With Electronic Music Pioneer Richard Pinhas". SR-Mag. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. Mitchell, Tony (9 November 2015). "Richard Pinhas: Electronique Guerilla – A Profile by Tony Mitchell". Cyclic Defrost. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  3. "Album Reviews". The Stranger. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  4. Dorsch, Jim. "Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  5. "HELDON". Prog Archives. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  6. Keenan, David (October 28, 2015). "Reality Is For People Who Can't Handle Science Fiction: Gallic Futurism in the French Underground 1969-1985". Red Bull Music Academy. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  7. Richard Pinhas | Biography. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2014-04-24.
  8. "Ose". Discogs.
  9. Masters, Mark (2014-05-29). "Richard Pinhas on lessons learned during a lifetime making experimental music". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  10. Richard Pinhas | Discography. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2014-04-24.
  11. "Heldon Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 7 November 2015.

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