Richard Pinhas
Rhizosphere/Live, Paris 1982
FormatCDLabelCuneiform RecordsGenreExperimental
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Rhizosphere, originally released in 1976, was Pinhas' first solo album. It consists of four solo pieces for synthesizer, plus a extended fifth synthesizer piece which is a duet with Heldon drummer Francois Auguer. I have always found it to be a mesmerizing work, on par with its influences of Terry Riley and Philip Glass, but completely different from them due to the usage of only Moog and ARP synthesizers. For this CD release, an additional 38' was added of a previously unheard, professionally recorded 1982 concert by the Richard Pinhas Band, a short-lived ensemble who were Heldon II in all but name and who featured a great cast who had all previously played in Magma: Clement Bailly (drums), Patrick Gauthier (synthesizer), Bernard Paganotti (bass) and Richard on electronics, synthesizers and guitar. Unlike the trance/hypnotic style of Rhizosphere, this is a pretty mighty, ballsy blast of rock + electronics.
Release notes
Rhizosphere: Tracks 1 to 4 recorded direct to stereo. Engineered and mixed by Richard Pinhas at Heldon Studios, Paris, France between October 1976 and February 1977. "Claire P." is dedicated to Philip Glass. Live At Bobino: Paris, France 1982: Recorded live at Bobino, Paris 1982 by WRTL. Special thanks to Dominique Farran for the concert recording, and to Steven Feigenbaum.
| Rhizosphere | |||
| 1 | Rhizosphere Sequent | 4:52 | |
| 2 | A Piece For Duncan | 5:43 | |
| 3 | Claire P. | 4:50 | |
| 4 | Trapeze/Interference | 6:50 | |
| 5 | Rhizosphere | 17:59 | |
| Live At Bobino: Paris, France 1982 | |||
| 6 | Livre 5 : L'Ethique | 8:39 | |
| 7 | Towards Belfast | 6:41 | |
| 8 | Polywaves Intermed | 2:09 | |
| 9 | Last Coda From The Western Wail | 15:17 | |
| 10 | 1992 : Iceland : The Fall | 4:37 | |
- Paula Millet
- Artwork [Cd Graphics And Design]
- Christine Gaussot
- Artwork [Cover Art]
- Bernard Paganotti
- Bass (6 to 10)
- Richard Pinhas
- Composed By, Synthesizer [Moo 55, Arp 2600], Engineer, Mixed By (1 to 5), Synthesizer, Effects [Electronic Processing], Guitar [Roland Synth, Travis Bean], Voice [Treatments] (6 to 10)
- Clement Bailly
- Drums, Percussion (6 to 10)
- Gilles Barthoulet
- Engineer (6 to 10)
- Phil Ross
- Engineer (6 to 10), Engineer [Assistant] (1 to 5)
- Steven Feigenbaum
- Reissue Producer
- Patrick Gauthier
- Synthesizer [Minimoog] (6 to 10)
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