Heldon ?
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try this track for testers
i quite like what i heard but i got these mp3s of a mate who i will ask more
http://s50.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1BQOROV8HV1EL279NPZMDFK4W1
certainly not a classic progrock band - more following in the french line of weird electronics and guitars
i quite like what i heard but i got these mp3s of a mate who i will ask more
http://s50.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1BQOROV8HV1EL279NPZMDFK4W1
certainly not a classic progrock band - more following in the french line of weird electronics and guitars
blissblogger
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they're good -- synth-prog but aggressive
richard pinhas, the mainman, is a robert fripp freak and probably more interesting as a guitarist than as an electronician, that synthoid element of the band is slightly underwhelming
but what keeps it exciting is that there's a live drummer who's really excellent and the whole vibe is kinda 'attack' rather than noodle-spacy
so as per add n to x the concept is electronic music that rocks
richard pinhas, the mainman, is a robert fripp freak and probably more interesting as a guitarist than as an electronician, that synthoid element of the band is slightly underwhelming
but what keeps it exciting is that there's a live drummer who's really excellent and the whole vibe is kinda 'attack' rather than noodle-spacy
so as per add n to x the concept is electronic music that rocks
Isn't the science fiction writer Norman Spinrad involved in this group?
In his SF/Nazi satire "The Iron Dream" Heldon is the name of the country that the "hero" ends up leading etc.
See eg. this review: http://www.sfreviews.net/irondream.html
In his SF/Nazi satire "The Iron Dream" Heldon is the name of the country that the "hero" ends up leading etc.
See eg. this review: http://www.sfreviews.net/irondream.html
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jimbackhouse
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heldon are bloody fantastic!
gilles deleuze contributes some vocals to their first album 'electronique guerilla'!
there might be some connection with norman spinrad - you can tell pinhas is a major sf freak
gilles deleuze contributes some vocals to their first album 'electronique guerilla'!
there might be some connection with norman spinrad - you can tell pinhas is a major sf freak
Thank you people i just ordered 3 Heldon album, listen to yours advice, made some internet search, tried to have albums from different periods so i just bought:
the first Electronic Guerilla because of gilles deleuze and also read there is much guitar/eletronica la "no pussyfooting" style
a mid period one who is described in various sites as the most improv and the most various, the most messed up also: Agneta Nillson
was a bit a hard choose between the last two, "interface" and "stand by", they seem their most loved album. The thing that make me choose "Stand by" is that somewhere i read there is a track compared to the track Red by King Crimson. Maybe i choose wrong!
Should receive the records (japan imports) the next month.
Now, while we are at, King Crimson, were a very frustrating band, innit? You can delight or puke at the camp of most classic progrock but Fripp was an awesome guitarist and in a few of KC lps there are a few spot of very great music next to very awful songs.
Take "Red", the track, is something extraordinary, heavy metal Bartok, incredible, why didn't they made all the album so? the rest of Red the album is in comparison, some exception there and there, weak.
It's no mystery Fripp best work was when he played for other people.
the first Electronic Guerilla because of gilles deleuze and also read there is much guitar/eletronica la "no pussyfooting" style
a mid period one who is described in various sites as the most improv and the most various, the most messed up also: Agneta Nillson
was a bit a hard choose between the last two, "interface" and "stand by", they seem their most loved album. The thing that make me choose "Stand by" is that somewhere i read there is a track compared to the track Red by King Crimson. Maybe i choose wrong!
Should receive the records (japan imports) the next month.
Now, while we are at, King Crimson, were a very frustrating band, innit? You can delight or puke at the camp of most classic progrock but Fripp was an awesome guitarist and in a few of KC lps there are a few spot of very great music next to very awful songs.
Take "Red", the track, is something extraordinary, heavy me
tal Bartok, incredible, why didn't they made all the album so? the rest of Red the album is in comparison, some exception there and there, weak.It's no mystery Fripp best work was when he played for other people.
i think "stand by" is a good choice- but i prefer "interface" which is more intense and less spacy
i wrote this about heldon
http://www.angbase.com/articles/heldon.html
it's from 1998 so my writing makes me wince a bit in spots but you might find it useful- it's an album guide of sorts
i wrote this about heldon
http://www.angbase.com/articles/heldon.html
it's from 1998 so my writing makes me wince a bit in spots but you might find it useful- it's an album guide of sorts
SMorlighem
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Check also Allez Théia (2nd LP), first track has certainly the most powerful use of a mellotron ever...
you're welcome
by the way- you can get the Heldon and Pinhas CD reissues from Wayside Music in the USA
http://www.waysidemusic.com
$13 each, $25 for the double- with the exchange rate the way it is, that should be a pretty decent price for europeans
some of the Heldon albums were released on vinyl in the USA in the 70s- i have been able to find the US versions at pretty reasonable prices from time to time
by the way- you can get the Heldon and Pinhas CD reissues from Wayside Music in the USA
http://www.waysidemusic.com
$13 each, $25 for the double- with the exchange rate the way it is, that should be a pretty decent price for europeans
some of the Heldon albums were released on vinyl in the USA in the 70s- i have been able to find the US versions at pretty reasonable prices from time to time
MiltonParker
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my favorites out of all of them are the last two solo records before his long break: Iceland and L'Ethique.
especially Iceland. that one just floors me.
especially Iceland. that one just floors me.