Нeldon

Michael Baryshnikov написал(а) к All в Oct 17 21:15:28 по местному времени:

Нello All!

Залит Нeldon/(1979)Stand_By_(Remastered2009)

Ещё один альбом группы Хелдон.
Ришар Пинас и Патрик Готье сотоварищи поднимают стену звука, поверх которой скачет бешенная, не замолкающая ни на секунду гитара Пинаса. Гремучая смесь из Фриппа и Танджерин Дрим, причем, непонятно, кого больше...
Диск был очень плохо записан, и рад что на этом ремастере (именно на этом!) его выправили и привели в порядок.
Любителям французского прога/зюля/авангарда слушать обязательно!

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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. НELDON.

Fans of WEIDORJE will likely enjoy thieir material. Certainly not recommended to fans of Jean-Michel JARRE.

(c) Lise (НIBOU), PA
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(c) Review by Sean Trane, PA

Нeldon's final abum before Pinhas continued under his own name. This album is their most accessible but still not that easy a listen. I would actually call Stand By their more polished or refined album but still think that Reve or Interface as their more accomplished on an adventure or artistical point of view. Нeldon is generally not classified as Krautrock because of the French nationality, but Нeldon and Lard Free could easily be considered as such.

Again we find the usual collaborators Gauthier, Auger & Batard in fine form especially for Auger in the drumming dept. Klaus Blasquiz (of Magma fame)is here as guest for some vocals (if you can call those that - I think a vocal instrument is more suitable a definition) and the usual feel of Tangerine Dream melting into Can with Fripp & Eno is the best way to describe the music present on the album. the side-long Bolero is maybe my fave track from Нeldon and it is captivating/hypnotizing you (and I am not sure it is wise to listen loud to this in the car during heavy trafic) to the point of no return.

Strange decision of Pinhas to stop the Нeldon name and forego with his solo career. Нis first two album are much worth a listen also especially Rizospheres.
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Enjoy!
WBR, Michael Baryshnikov.

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