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Heldon - Electronic Guerilla (Heldon I) "A reissue of Heldon's debut album Electronique Guerilla, originally released on Disjuncta in 1974. In 1973, 22-year old Richard Pinhas was well on his way to becoming a full-time philosopher. He had almost finished his PhD and begun teaching at the University of Paris. But he also had a hobby: writing music and recording it himself. When he submitted a few tracks to British label E.G. (home of King Crimson and Roxy Music), the imprint was interested, but Pinhas was frustrated to find out he'd have to... 05-BB 280CD $18.00
Heldon - Allez-Teia (Heldon II) "A reissue of Heldon's second album Allez-Teia, originally released on Disjuncta in 1975. Before making his own music in the early '70s, Richard Pinhas was a King Crimson fan. The British group has buzzed in Pinhas's mind for decades, but their greatest impact came early. When he first saw them play, Pinhas was struck by music played during intermission. "When I saw (King Crimson guitarist) Robert Fripp and Brian Eno perform in Paris later, I realized that the intermission music was their work," Pinhas... 05-BB 281CD $18.00
Heldon - It's Always Rock 'n' Roll 2 x CDs "A reissue of Heldon's third album Third (It's Always Rock 'N' Roll), originally released on Disjuncta in 1975. Third album from the French space-rock electro combo masterminded by Richard Pinhas. Heldon's darkest work lays another stone in their sonic mosaic: synths, drones, fuzz, and trippy improvisations. There's something wicked happening on Heldon's third album It's Always Rock And Roll. Richard Pinhas's essential attack of searing guitar and space-bound synthesizer didn't change radically after... 05-BB 282CD $23.00
Heldon - Allez Teia *Allez Teia*, originally released in 1975, was Heldon's second album. It is rightly considered an early, trance-inducing, electronic masterpiece. It is the only album in the Heldon cannon to feature acoustic guitar. Overall, I'd say that... Rune 37 $15.00
Heldon - Agneeta Nilsson "A reissue of Heldon's fourth album Agneta Nilsson, originally released on Urus Records in 1976. Agneta Nilsson opens with a mind-paralyzing track that proves stillness can have a pulse. "Perspective I" spends ten minutes poring through tectonic layers of heavy sound, piling everything so thick that the song becomes like quicksand for your brain. It's one of the most daunting works in the Heldon catalog, made all the more impressive by how simple it is. It's just sounds put together and turned up... 05-BB 283CD $18.00
Heldon - Un Reve Sans Consequence Speciale “Heldon's Richard Pinhas has never been shy of pinpointing his influences while, at the same time, making music that is noticeably distinct from any of his designated sources. He has, for instance, made it clear that a significant font of inspiration was Robert Fripp's guitar style and melding of rock music with cutting-edge electronics (especially in collaboration with Brian Eno). Pinhas first met Fripp in 1974, and the pair became friends and have remained in contact ever since. Pinhas was even... 05-BB 329 $18.00
Heldon - Allez Teia (SHM/mini-lp sleeve) We have exactly four copies available of this extremely limited edition, OFFICIALLY LICENSED, SHM-CD, which is packaged in a lovely mini-lp sleeve! *Allez Teia*, originally released in 1975, was Heldon's second album. It is rightly... Belle 121955 $45.00
Heldon - Interface “A brilliant moment occurs right at the end of Heldon's sixth album, Interface. The album's final song, its side-long title track, builds up slowly into a roaring tornado of fiercely mutating drum patterns, effervescent synth work, and guitar licks that wail into the atmosphere like an abandoned astronaut. Then, after nearly 19 minutes of highly futuristic avant-garde space rock, this ultramodern music fades out and is replaced by a concluding few seconds of traditional blues-rock guitar. "We were... 05-BB 330CD $18.00
Heldon - Stand By (SHM/mini-lp sleeve) We have exactly four copies available of this extremely limited edition, OFFICIALLY LICENSED, SHM-CD, which is packaged in a lovely mini-lp sleeve with obi! This is a reissue of the seventh and final album by this quintessential progressive... Belle 121961 $50.00
Heldon - Interface (SHM/mini-lp sleeve) We have exactly four copies available of this extremely limited edition, OFFICIALLY LICENSED, SHM-CD, which is packaged in a lovely mini-lp sleeve with obi! This is a reissue of the sixth album by this quintessential progressive French... Belle 121960 $50.00
Heldon - Third / It's Always Rock 'n' Roll 2 x SHM CDs (mini-lp sleeve) We have exactly four copies available of this extremely limited edition, OFFICIALLY LICENSED, SHM-CD, which is packaged in a lovely mini-lp sleeve with obi!... Belle 121596-7 $65.00
Heldon - Stand By “After the release of Stand By, Richard Pinhas focused on solo LPs before quitting music for around a decade. "It was the end of the tale," he explains. "We decided to split for many reasons. The main one was that one or two of the other musicians wanted to stop. They were session musicians, mainly. At one point they said they didn't have so much time to give. And it was a time when a lot of bands who had become reluctantly successful decided to split . . . Split at the top, not waiting to go down."... 05-BB 331CD $18.00
Heldon - Electronique Guerilla (SHM/mini-lp sleeve) We have exactly four copies available of this extremely limited edition, OFFICIALLY LICENSED, SHM-CD, which is packaged in a lovely mini-lp sleeve! Belle 121954 $45.00
Heldon - It's Always Rock 'n' Roll 2 x vinyl lps (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) "A reissue of Heldon's third album Third (It's Always Rock 'N' Roll), originally released on Disjuncta in 1975. Third album from the French space-rock electro combo masterminded by Richard Pinhas. Heldon's darkest work lays another stone in their sonic mosaic: synths, drones, fuzz, and trippy improvisations. There's something wicked happening on Heldon's third album It's Always Rock And Roll. Richard Pinhas's essential attack of searing guitar and space-bound synthesizer didn't change radically after... 05-BB 282LP $34.00
Heldon - Agneeta Nilsson vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) "A reissue of Heldon's fourth album Agneta Nilsson, originally released on Urus Records in 1976. Agneta Nilsson opens with a mind-paralyzing track that proves stillness can have a pulse. "Perspective I" spends ten minutes poring through tectonic layers of heavy sound, piling everything so thick that the song becomes like quicksand for your brain. It's one of the most daunting works in the Heldon catalog, made all the more impressive by how simple it is. It's just sounds put together and turned up... 05-BB 283LP $25.00
Heldon - Allez Teia vinyl lp + download code (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) A beautiful, fully licensed, gatefold lp replica of the original. It sez here: "Heldon's startling second album. Sounds like Cluser or Harmonia combined with Gastr del Sol."... 05-SV 028 $27.00
Heldon - Un Reve Sans Consequence Speciale vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) “Heldon's Richard Pinhas has never been shy of pinpointing his influences while, at the same time, making music that is noticeably distinct from any of his designated sources. He has, for instance, made it clear that a significant font of inspiration was Robert Fripp's guitar style and melding of rock music with cutting-edge electronics (especially in collaboration with Brian Eno). Pinhas first met Fripp in 1974, and the pair became friends and have remained in contact ever since. Pinhas was even... 05-BB 329 LP $25.00
Heldon - Interface vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) “A brilliant moment occurs right at the end of Heldon's sixth album, Interface. The album's final song, its side-long title track, builds up slowly into a roaring tornado of fiercely mutating drum patterns, effervescent synth work, and guitar licks that wail into the atmosphere like an abandoned astronaut. Then, after nearly 19 minutes of highly futuristic avant-garde space rock, this ultramodern music fades out and is replaced by a concluding few seconds of traditional blues-rock guitar. "We were... 05-BB 330LP $25.00
Heldon - Live In Metz '77 vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) This is a legit, reasonably good sounding, live bootleg recording, sanctioned by Richard & released for Record Store Day. Three of the tracks were never officially recorded by Heldon in the studio. The sound is meh. The music is terrific! "All tracks side A are unreleased versions and have never been edited before. Color vinyl; Edition of 1000. Richard Pinhas, the founder of '70s legends Heldon, is one of France's best known experimental musicians and is a key figure in development of rock... 05-BBLP 055LP $23.00
Heldon - Stand By vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) “After the release of Stand By, Richard Pinhas focused on solo LPs before quitting music for around a decade. "It was the end of the tale," he explains. "We decided to split for many reasons. The main one was that one or two of the other musicians wanted to stop. They were session musicians, mainly. At one point they said they didn't have so much time to give. And it was a time when a lot of bands who had become reluctantly successful decided to split . . . Split at the top, not waiting to go down."... 05-BB 331LP $25.00
Gauthier, Patrick - Bebe Godzilla vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) An early 80's release by this keyboardist who rightly made a name for himself playing with Magma, Heldon & Weidorje! This crosses the sound of Magma & Heldon. Players include Richard Pinhas, David Rose, Bernard Paganotti, Christian Vander, Didier Batard, Jean-Pierre Fouquey & more! "RSD 2016 release. Transparent blue LP in 350-gram matte sleeve with obi strip. Limited edition of 1000. Patrick Gauthier, keyboardist in legendary French prog bands Heldon, Magma, and Weidorje, recorded his...S 05-FFL 016LP $26.00
Parker, Evan/Joe McPhee - What If/They Both Can Fly "On a sultry July evening on an intimate stage at Kongsberg Jazz Festival, Norway, two elder statesmen of improvised music -- one wearing a grey shirt, the other sporting a Thunder Pussy T-shirt -- stepped up to the platform. What followed resembled... 05-RCD 2149CD $18.00
Pinhas, Richard - Iceland vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) “Richard Pinhas' album Iceland was first released in 1979 and is his third solo work, also the first after the split from Heldon. This album seems like a long, inward-looking journey and is like a kind of counter-point to the expansive sci-fi worlds and the bombastic prog of Heldon; on Iceland you will find long, sublime tracks next to short, rougher sketches. Echo guitars, rhythm machines and the washed-out warmth of analog synthesizer sounds create a very peculiar, chilling atmosphere.”... 05-BB 393 LP $31.00
Pinhas, Richard - Iceland CD “Richard Pinhas' album Iceland was first released in 1979 and is his third solo work, also the first after the split from Heldon. This album seems like a long, inward-looking journey and is like a kind of counter-point to the expansive sci-fi worlds and the bombastic prog of Heldon; on Iceland you will find long, sublime tracks next to short, rougher sketches. Echo guitars, rhythm machines and the washed-out warmth of analog synthesizer sounds create a very peculiar, chilling atmosphere.”... 05-BB 393CD $15.00
Pinhas, Richard - Rhizosphere vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) "Bureau B present a reissue of Richard Pinhas's Rhizosphere, originally released in 1977. Richard Pinhas is one of the most important French electronic space rock musicians. Following five albums with his band Heldon, he released his first solo record in 1977. Backed by Heldon's congenial drummer François Auger but no longer bound by the group dynamic, he explores his freshly purchased Moog modular system in search of new sounds. It marked a departure into new realms. "We don't need new technique... 05-BB 279 LP $25.00
Pinhas, Richard - Rhizosphere "Bureau B present a reissue of Richard Pinhas's Rhizosphere, originally released in 1977. Richard Pinhas is one of the most important French electronic space rock musicians. Following five albums with his band Heldon, he released his first solo record in 1977. Backed by Heldon's congenial drummer François Auger but no longer bound by the group dynamic, he explores his freshly purchased Moog modular system in search of new sounds. It marked a departure into new realms. "We don't need new technique... 05-BB 279CD $18.00
Pinhas, Richard - The Venue: Live in London 1982 vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) “The last show by this particular Richard Pinhas/Heldon line-up, live in London in 1982, featuring, among others, Magma members Patrick Gauthier, Bernard Paganotti, Clement Bailly, as well as Jean-Philippe Goude (Weidorje). This is a historical document recorded live from the audience which captures an exceptional evening and a great concert. Heldon is undoubtedly one of the most innovative and influential bands in French electronic rock music.” 05-BBRP 082LP $23.00
Pinhas, Richard - Chronolyse limited mini-lp sleeve The first solo album by Richard Pinhas, which is really a Heldon album for over half its length, released in Japan in a very limited edition (only 1,000 copies made) mini-lp sleeve that is really quite beautiful. Composer, guitarist & electronics... CAPTAINTRIP562 $25.00
Fripp & Eno - No Pussyfooting CD Classic, landmark first album by Robert Fripp (guitars) and Brian Eno (tapes/synths/treatments). Their two albums opened up a whole world of possibilities in a post-Terry Riley fashion (see: Sensations Fix, Heldon/Richard Pinhas, Doldrums, Windy & Carl and etc. etc. etc.). 23-DGM 0527 $13.00
Fripp & Eno - Evening Star CD Classic second album by Robert Fripp (guitars) and Brian Eno (tapes/synths/treatments). Their two albums opened up a whole world of possibilities in a post-Terry Riley fashion (see: Sensations Fix, Heldon/Richard Pinhas, Doldrums, Windy & Carl and etc... 23-DGM 0516 $16.00
Pinhas, Richard - Iceland CD (expanded) This was Richard's first album after the dissolution of Heldon and it's an mostly solo work (Francois Auger (drums) and Jean-Philippe Goude (mini-moog) join him on one track) that conjures up impressions of icy, pristine landscapes. Includes a previously unreleased 25' track. "Iceland, from 1979, was Pinhas's third solo release (and considered by many to be his best). It was a slower, more classical recording, with a capacity of hypnotize the listener without their knowledge."-Alternative Press.... Rune 44 $15.00
Pinhas, Richard - L'Ethique During a fairly incredible 7 year run that began in the mid 1970s, Richard Pinhas released a large string of influencial albums; 7 by Heldon and 5 under his own name, all of which attempted in one way or another to meld (avant-garde) rock music... Rune 36 $15.00
Pinhas, Richard - Chronolyse 180 gram white vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) (Mega Blowout Sale) "...ranges from industrial drones (during pre-industrial times) to earth-shaking rock to pre-new age visions of beauty." - Alternative Press Richard Pinhas has long been recognized as a pivotal figure in the development of combining rock music with electronics. Years before MIDI existed, Richard was creating sophisticated electronic music using vast walls of the available components of the day. Both as a solo artist and with his band Heldon, he released a number of... Rune 30-v $6.00
Butchershop Quartet - The Rite Of Spring 2 x CDs I saw these guys last nite perform this and the CDs arrived this morning! How timely! The Butchershop Quartet are a 2 guitar, bass, drums quartet (who have great shirts made up with embroidered namepatches that say "drums" "bass" "guitar 1" "guitar 2")... GALAPACOS47701 $12.00
Pinhas, Richard / Yoshida Tatsuya / Ryoko Ono - Live At Tusk Fest vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) "French psych-experimental-rock genius Richard Pinhas in collaboration with Sax Ruins drummer, Tatsuya Yoshida, and saxophonist, Ryoko Ono. Recorded live at Tusk Festival, at Gateshead Old Town Hall, on October 10, 2015. Richard Pinhas, the founder of '70s legends Heldon, is one of France's best known experimental musicians and is a key figure in development of rock music fusing with electronic music. Yoshida Tatsuya is one of the most innovative musicians of the Japanese experimental music scene... 05-BBLP 040LP $20.00
Skogsberg, Joakim - Jola Rota vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) Originally on the very, very collectable and rare Gump label (my pal, drummer & record collector Peter Nordins, of Anekdoten, gave me a GUMP t-shirt for my birthday some years ago!) Weird doesn't even begin to cover this one! Only 500 copies were.... 05-SUBL 090LP $32.00
Esquerita - Wild Cat Shakeout (Mega Blowout Sale) "With a six-inch pompadour, brocaded shirts, rhinestone shades, and a rhythmic, belligerent style of piano playing, Esquerita was the original Little Richard, years before Mr. Penniman tutti-frutti'd his way to stardom. Working around the... 23-FVCD 080 $5.00
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Wonderful Radio Bonzo : The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band At the BBC 1966-1968 vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) “Here are 16 previously-unrelated and high-quality studio tracks which Viv Stanshall accurately described as "insane spewings of our collective genius." Fellow writer Neil Innes contributes tracks never heard elsewhere such as the legendary Brain Opera. On this LP, the Bonzos' journey from warped jazz to rock n' roll that critiques and celebrates contemporary pop culture, through dangerous trousers, an electric shirt collar solo, and a protest song about dry cleaners.” 05-RANDB 047LP $18.00
Besombes, Philippe / Jean-Louis Rizet - Pôle CD (Mega Blowout Sale) It's really great to see this French electronic/rock classic reissued, especially as the vinyl pressing was quite poor. This double album is a collaboration between these two electronic musicians working with a huge array of keyboards and the latest technology. It includes a large number of guest musicans (who are not credited in the booklet, unfortunately) and the electronics and rock band instruments combined lead to certain comparisons with Heldon, although the actual music is quite different than... 18-MIO 009 $8.00
Circles - More Circles vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) "Circles are one of the most fascinating of German ambient/electronic bands from the post new-wave era."-Alan Freeman (Audion, Crack In The Cosmic Egg) "Highly recommended for anyone into Harmonia, Cluster, Fripp & Eno, Heldon, Conrad Schnitzler, NEU!, Throbbing Gristle, Ilitch, Irmin Schmidt, Amon D��l II. In the late 1970s and '80s there was a lot happening in the German post-krautrock underground that few people knew about -- lots of independent artists doing their own thing, either... 05-Ment 002 LP $30.00
Falsini, Franco - Cold Nose vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) Totally thrilled to see this electronic classic reissued, directly from the master tapes and available for the 1st time in something like 35 years. I've owned this since it was first released, and, like other, similar (although not similar sounding) early 'electronics + rock' albums by groups like Heldon, Cluster, Harmonia, etc. it's one I've never gotten tired of. Hugely and highly recommended. "Franco Falsini is an Italian musician and producer perhaps best known for his work with his space... 27-VMLP 217 $32.00
Circles - Circles vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) "Circles are one of the most fascinating of German ambient/electronic bands from the post new-wave era."-Alan Freeman (Audion, Crack In The Cosmic Egg) "Highly recommended for anyone into Harmonia, Cluster, Fripp & Eno, Heldon, Conrad Schnitzler, NEU!, Throbbing Gristle, Ilitch, Irmin Schmidt, Amon D��l II. In the late 1970s and '80s there was a lot happening in the German post-krautrock underground that few people knew about -- lots of independent artists doing their own thing, either... 05-Ment 001 LP $30.00
Henkel, Brad / Jacob Wick - Lovely Bag You Have “’I love your shirt" opens the album with a quick-changing sequence of contrasting textural exchanges. A sound rather like a kitten's mew counters a fuzzy eruption, then a pipe-scouring squall counters an elongated burr, setting up a dynamic of call and response, which suggests that one either musician relies upon a jazz-rooted sound palette, their shared backgrounds in jazz still influence their understanding of musical interaction. The duos exchanges are sufficiently spirited that you might even... RPR 1108 $13.00
Pinhas, Richard - Metatron 2 x CDs "We take it for granted today, but not too long ago, integrating electronics into a rock setting was something exotic and strange..... Heldon and Richard Pinhas are considered building blocks for whole schools of experimental rock music, and one of the few who rarely fail to deliver on the hype."-Pitchfork Media. "Richard Pinhas demonstrates that he is capable of contstructing some of the most formidable but exhilharating sonic edifices ever heard by mortal ears."-Bill Tilland/All Music.. RUNE 228-229 $21.00
Rough & Wojtyla Featuring Richard Pinhas - Rough & Wojtyla Featuring Richard Pinhas vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) “Rough & Wojtyla Featuring Richard Pinhas is Rough & Wojtyla's second album. Richard Pinhas, the founder of '70s legends Heldon is one of France's best known experimental musicians and is a key figure in the fusion of rock with electronic music. Drones are supported by a tentative jazz drum beat and Pinhas's guitar. In perfect harmony, the three musicians don't take themselves seriously. They saturate their sonic world with long abstruse silences, before returning more furiously into the barely... 05-BBLP 057LP $20.00
Pinhas, Richard - De l'Un Et Du Multiple (expanded) 2 x vinyl lps (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) Nice album of guitar "Pinhas-tronics" released in 1996 on Spalax. Sheets of guitars shimmery & shine, making a 'heavenly music', to trance out to. "A reissue of Richard Pinhas's De l'un et du Multiple, originally released in 1996. Available for the first time on vinyl. Richard Pinhas, the founder of '70s legends Heldon, is one of France's best known experimental musicians and is a key figure in development of rock music fusing with electronic music. This solo album was recorded at his home... 05-BBLP 036LP $31.00
Zombi - Shape Shift 2 x vinyl lps (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) After far too long, a new one from this quite fabulous synths and drums instrumental duo. They've certainly kept busy as each half of the band has released solo albums and they toured the USA with Goblin, where I finally got to see them. While you can hear their influences clearly (Goblin! Heldon! 70s synth-disco Giorgio Moroder, Tangerine Dream!), they really just sound like Zombi at this point and no one else. This is a really strong one from them and this conceivably might be the one - if there ever.... 19- RR7315LP $29.00
Pinhas, Richard - Iceland 2 x vinyl lps (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed) This was Richard's first album after the dissolution of Heldon and it's an mostly solo work (Francois Auger (drums) and Jean-Philippe Goude (mini-moog) join him on one track) that conjures up impressions of icy, pristine landscapes. “Consisting of longer, brooding synth-based pieces as well as short proto-industrial études and interstitial sketches, Iceland features Pinhas’ delay-ridden electric guitar, pulsating machine rhythms and analog synthesizer washes—all vivid in texture and timbre... 28-SV 053 $28.00
Pinhas, Richard / Oren Ambarchi - Tikkun CD + DVD "...it’s like the weird, beautiful music you think you only hear in dreams." – Q The music, which consists of three very lengthy tracks, comes across as a cross between the heavy, synth-driven, sequencer beats of classic Heldon... Rune 388-389 $21.00
Majeure - Solar Maximum Majeure is better known to y'all as A.E. Paterra, the half of Zombi who isn't Steve Moore. In Zombi, he's the drummer, but as Majeure, like Steve, he's a synthi genius who pulls out FAT analog Moog sounds that sound like they were lifted right off of... 28-TMPR53212.2 $16.00