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Heldon collection
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 ARTIST: Heldon 
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 COUNTRY: france
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Heldon 

French band formed in the 70's by guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Richard Pinhas (sometimes called the 'French Fripp'), synth player Patrick Gauthier, drummer François Auger and scores of other 
musicians dropping in and out over the course of six albums between '74 and '79. Their sound could best be described as a mixture of Frippian guitars with the cold, 
icy prog of KING CRIMSON and the hypnotic drones of CAN over a harsh, aggressive electronic background.

Their six first albums range from fairly spacy and quiet ("Allez Teia") to brain-searing sonic attacks ("Interface"). The easiest one to get into and most recommended to neophytes 
is "Stand By", their strongest effort todate. It is the least chaotic and most CRIMSON-like of the lot yet still features Pinhas' frenzied/tortured guitar play that verges on heavy metal in spots, 
complete with growling bass and guttural vocals. In 1998, Pinhas has tried to revive the band with an album called "Only Chaos Is Real", featuring French SF-writers Maurice Dantec 
and Normand Spinrad (their voices digitally treated) as well as trash singer David Korn. This album isn't quite in tune with the rest, sounding more like 'punk meets techno'. Overall, 
the music of the original six albums is dark and cold, yet fascinating and intense. 
It combines the elements of the French and German schools of electronic into something uniquely. HELDON.

studio

Electronique Guérilla 1974 ** 
Heldon II: Allez Teia 1975 ** 
It's Always Rock And Roll 1975 ** 
Heldon IV: Agneta Nilsson 1976 ** 
Un Rêve Sans Conséquence Spéciale 1976 **
Interface  1978 **
Stand By 1979 ** 
Only Chaos Is Real 1998 **

LIVE

Well And Alive In France: Live In Nancy 1979 2006 mp3 320 
Live Electronik Guerilla: Paris 1975-1976 2006 mp3 320