Richard Pinhas @ Tusk Mini 2014

Richard Pinhas emerged musically in the early 1970s as leader of the near-mythical band Heldon, the French trio that created a series of sonic otherworlds with their unmatchable take on nightmare psych and synth-heavy prog, though that description barely does justice to the liquid alien sounds the band produced. Emerging from deep in the French political underground of the late 1960s to form Heldon in the early part of the following decade, Pinhas was the prime motivator of Heldon and created a formidable body of work that is still only now beginning to garner the recognition it deserves. Pinhas’ creativity has continued on beyond the late 70s dwindling of Heldon, still adding to his sizeable discography, often alongside such notable collaborators as Oren Ambarchi, Lasse Marhaug, Wolf Eyes and Merzbow, and this year alone sees collaborative albums due with Ambarchi and also Tatsuya Yoshida of the great Ruins. At TUSK Mini, we have Monsieur Pinhas solo, all geared up to help us explore both inner and outer space simultaneously. Recorded live at TUSK Mini at Star & Shadow Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne on Saturday 12th July, 2014. Cameras - Harry Wheeler, Phil Powell Vision Mixing - Shaun Blezard Sound - BLANK Studios Video Production - Hugs Bison Production coordinator - Stephen Bishop Special thanks to Sound And Music http://www.tuskfestival.com