HELDON 8211 Third (8221It8217s Always Rock8217n8217Roll8221) 50th Anniversary Edition 8211 2LP 8211 Light Blue Vinyl AUG 1

2LP – Indies Exclusive Limited 50th Anniversary Edition Light Blue Vinyl. Only 500 copies pressed in this edition. Third album from the French spacerock electro combo masterminded by Richard Pinhas. Heldons darkest work lays another stone in their sonic mosaic: synths,drones, fuzz and trippy improvisations. Intense Heldon! Theres something wicked happening on Heldons third album Its Always Rock and Roll. Richard Pinhas essential attack of searing guitar and space-bound synthesizer didnt change radically after the first two Heldon albums, 1974s Electronique Guerilla and 1975s Allez-Teia. But theres dark energy coursing through this double album, a chilly aura that makes even the quietest pieces shiver with tension. At this time, I tried to turn Heldon into a darker band, Pinhas admits. But dark is not negative to me. The darkness of Its Always Rock and Roll is more about exploring whats hidden and overturning convention about diving beneath bright surfaces to find something more mysterious. If Its Always Rock and Roll stands up in Heldons catalog, perhaps its due to expansion – both in the sense of big ideas and lengthy durations. Most tracks last over seven minutes, and two are side-covering epics. I think the length of a track is part of the creation of the track, says Pinhas. There are imperatives. You can do something very complex with a lot of events in four minutes, and then some other things need to be done very slowly. You have to do the length that it demands. We recorded this after having met with Philip K. Dick in California for two days, recalls Pinhas. It was such an event for a 23-year old; he was to me one of the last real prophets. We talked about Jung, we talked about a lot of things. Maybe this encounter gave birth to all of Heldon Third. So the sci-fi master spawned a dark audio creation to rival his own work. Like the Heldon albums that precede it, Its Always Rock and Roll is undoubtedly Pinhas baby. But its depth-probing sounds earned it a godfather, too. Tracklist: A1. Ics MachiniqueA2. Cotes De Cachalot A La PsylocybineA3. Mechammment RockA4. Cocaine Blues B1. Aurore C1. Virgin Swedish BluesC2. Ocean BoogiC3. Zind Destruction (Bouillie Blues) D1. Doctor Bloodmoney