Heldon | |
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Origin | France |
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Years active | 1974–1978, 2001 |
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Past members | Richard Pinhas Patrick Gauthier François Auger Didier Batard Georges Grunblatt Philibert Rossi Jannick Top Michel Ettori |
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]
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]
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.
Heldon | |
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Origin | France |
Genres | |
Years active | 1974–1978, 2001 |
Labels |
|
Past members | Richard Pinhas Patrick Gauthier François Auger Didier Batard Georges Grunblatt Philibert Rossi Jannick Top Michel Ettori |
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]
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]
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.