Pinhas, Richard

Artist: Richard Pinhas
P: 2017
Richard Pinhas recorded seven influential albums as the leader of French space-rock pioneers Heldon in the 70s, with a further five solo records before his six-year break from music in 1982. Since returning to the form in the 90s he has been prolific, collaborating with such luminaries as Merzbow, Yoshida Tatsuya, Oren Ambarchi, Barry Cleveland, and Wolf Eyes

Artist: Richard Pinhas
P: 1977 / 1991
This early recording by Pinhas was one of the more electronic style releases. It sounds like Cyborg or Irrlicht from Schulze.

Artist: Richard Pinhas
P: 2007
Japanese Limited Edition issue of the album classic in a deluxe, miniaturized LP sleeve replica of the original vinyl album artwork. A collection of tracks originally released on 7-inches. Includes Schizo, Heldon, T.h.x., and solo recordings. 15 tracks in total.

Artist: Richard Pinhas
P: 2004
Composer, guitarist and electronics innovator Richard Pinhas is recognized as one of France’s major experimental musicians.
A pivotal figure in the international development of electronic rock music, Pinhas' stature in France is analogous to Tangerine Dream's in Germany: the father figure of an entire musical movement.
The pioneering, aggressive music produced by his band Heldon during the 1970s, fusing electronics, guitar and rock, heralded the industrial and techno to come and remains today vital and unsurpassed.
On Transition, Pinhas weaves beautiful, spacey, processed guitar tapestries, with added color from laptop, violin and the drumming of Antoine Paganotti of Magma. The voice of the late author Philip K. Dick can be heard on “Moumoune girl”, from a 1977 tape that he gave Pinhas. The BBC described his recent guitar music as “Music that is in flux and stasis at the same time, with an almost sculptural presence, stuffed with overtones and rich textures.”
Transition is a multifaceted and richly jeweled work in which cause and effect, acoustics and electronics, taped sound and live playing change roles and even realities.
"Among collectors of electronic music, some names have become legendary and are present in every search list. These names include Richard Pnhas, the leader of the French cult group Heldon."

Artist: TD, Steve Jolliffe, Mark Jenkins,
Paul Nagle, White Noise u.a.
P: 1995
This is a collection made by the AMP label from the UK.