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PRICE:
$28.00
$28.00
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ARTIST
HELDON
TITLE
Electronique Guerilla (Heldon I) (50th Anniversary Edition)
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
BUREAU B
CATALOG #
BB 280LTD-LP
BB 280LTD-LP
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
3/15/2024
In 1973, 22-year-old
Richard Pinhas
was well on his way to becoming a full-time philosopher. He had almost finished his Ph.D 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 wait a year for them to release anything. So Pinhas put out his first album on his own label, Disjuncta. He called the project
Heldon
(from a location in
Norman Spinrad
's 1972 sci-fi novel
The Iron Dream
). It might have been the first self-released rock record in France. Most of
Electronique Guerilla
was made by Pinhas alone, but "Ouais, Marchais, Mieux Qu'en 68" featured five collaborators, including one of his mentors,
Gilles Deleuze
. Over winding guitars and pointed percussion, the French philosopher reads lyrics taken from
Friedrich Nietzsche
's
The Voyager and His Shadow
. Despite being self-released -- with Pinhas himself delivering some stock directly to record stores --
Electronique Guerilla
quickly sold over 19,000 copies. That convinced Pinhas he should make and release more music by himself -- but he would have little time for philosophy. It's a choice he's stuck to for four decades, and the fiery
Electronique Guerilla
provided a potent spark.
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