Heldon

Heldon is a French electronic rock band created in 1974. The name of the band was taken from the 1972 novel The Iron Dream by Norman Spinrad.[1]

Like its predecessor Schizo, it is above all the group of guitarist Richard Pinhas who released a large number of albums under his own name.[2] Among others heard on Heldon releases are synth player Patrick Gauthier and drummer François Auger.[3]

He has worked with numerous collaborators, including musicians of the band Magma as well as philosophers such as Gilles Deleuze (of whom he was a student) [4] and writers such as Norman Spinrad and the essayist and novelist Maurice Dantec (the Schizotrope project).

Influenced by the work of Robert Fripp and Brian Eno, the music of Richard Pinhas and Heldon is sui generis and innovative and has in its turn greatly influenced the field of electronic rock.

The first releases under the name Schizo, and later Heldon, were self-produced and self-distributed.[2]

Discography of Richard Pinhas and Heldon

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. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 Richard Pinhas | Biography. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2014-04-24.
  3. ↑ "HELDON". Prog Archives. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Masters, Mark (2014-05-29). "Richard Pinhas on lessons learned during a lifetime making experimental music". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  5. ↑ Richard Pinhas | Discography. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2014-04-24.
  6. ↑ "Heldon Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 7 November 2015.

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