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MERZBOW / RICHARD PINHAS - Keio Line Plus

Format: 3 x LP
Label & Cat.Number: Dirter Promotions DPROMTLP67
Release Year: 2008
Note: collaboration with the "father of french electronic music", RICHARD PINHAS, known from his band HELDON; this vinyl edition has one whole bonus LP of material not on the CD-version (Cuneiform)!!
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"...Pinhas' Klangschleifen und Klanggebirge werden ergänzt von eigenartig zischenden, sägenden, quietschenden, flirrenden und sirrenden Passagen, die bisweilen noch mit einem stampfenden Rhythmus unterlegt sind. Manchmal wechseln sich beide im Verlauf eines Stücks ab, dann agieren wieder beide gleichzeitig. So wälzen sich die Klänge zeitlupenartig dahin, türmen sich zu gewaltigen Klangmassen auf, oder mäandern so vor sich hin, bis sie irgendwann von völlig strukturlosen Noise-Passagen abgelöst werden. Von der einlullenden Heimeligkeit manch anderer Hervorbringungen elektronischer Musik ist Keio Line damit weit entfernt, die Musik klingt stets schroff, oft geradezu abweisend. Im Prinzip enthält Keio Line ganz ähnliche Musik wie auf den letzten paar Pinhas-Scheiben, lediglich die "Garnierung" ist anders. Aber die macht's halt." [Jochen Rindfrey, Babyblaue Seiten]


"An incredible collaboration that sweeps across the generations of electronic music. Richard Pinhas is internationally recognized as one of France's major experimental musicians: the "father" of French electronic music. He was the founder of Heldon, a band whose violent fusion of electronics and guitar in the '70s rivalled the German electronic school. As a guitar player he has been compared to Robert Fripp. Cited as an influence by many electronic musicians, Richard Pinhas has helped to define the Spacemusic genre. Since founding the seminal spacerock band Heldon in 1974, Pinhas has released over 15 albums, had involvement in dozens more and shaped the way we listen to music today. Masami Akita aka Merzbow is the forerunner of Japanese electronic music, and for the last 20 years plus, has been at the top of his game ploughing more and more extreme sonic territories. This release, recorded in Tokyo in October 2007, will surprise a lot of people in its sheer beauty. This is a collaboration that works in the true sense of the word, with each artist complimenting the other over six long sprawling tracks each occupying the whole of a side. It will be issued on CD by Cuneiform, but this vinyl only release has an extra LP of material not included on the CD - this is the complete recording. The set comes housed in a gloss laminated sleeve and is limited to just 1000 copies. Side 1 Tokyo Electric Guerrilla. Side 2 IKEBUKURO: Tout le monde descend! Side 3 SHIBUYA AKS. Side 4 MERZDON/HELDOW kills animals killers. Side 5 CHAOS LINE. Side 6 FUCK the POWER (and Fuck Global Players)." [press release]



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