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01. Richard Pinhas - Houston 69: The Crash Landing
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02. Richard Pinhas - London: Sense Of Doubt
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03. Richard Pinhas - Kyoto: Kyoto Number 3
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04. Richard Pinhas - XXXX: La Ville Sans Nom
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05. Richard Pinhas - Home: Ruitor
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06. Richard Pinhas - New York: West Side
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07. Richard Pinhas - Paris: Beautiful May
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08. Richard Pinhas - Keflavik: The Whale Dance
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09. Richard Pinhas - Houston 69: Houston 69 (Pt. 2)
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ARTIST
PINHAS, RICHARD
TITLE
East West
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
BUREAU B
CATALOG #
BB 292CD
BB 292CD
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
12/7/2018
Bureau B presents a reissue of
Richard Pinhas
's
East West
, originally issued in 1980. The fourth solo album by French spacerock mastermind Pinhas,
East West
was his first and only album to be released by a major label (CBS). Some say it is his most commercial but Pinhas doesn't see it that way. "Signing to CBS was a blessing. It gave me the tools for better production. At that time, some big companies were better and more honest than the so-called underground labels. Besides, I don't see any virtue in remaining underground. You try to do what's best for the music at each moment in your life. Always." reflects Pinhas. Even so,
East West
contained some surprises for those who were used to
Heldon
's extended jams or the sparse and moody atmosphere of
Iceland
(1979).
East West
's average track length is four minutes, indicating greater accessibility. It also has a
David Bowie
cover, although Pinhas naturally chose one of his more avant-garde moments, the foreboding "Sense Of Doubt" from
Heroes
. (1977). Despite having "gone solo", Pinhas remained a serial collaborator. The intense and frantic opener, "Houston 69: The Crash Landing (Part 1)", features his old Heldon colleagues
Didier Batard
,
François Auger
, and
Patrick Gauthier
. The robotic vocals were supplied by writer
Norman Spinrad
from whose novel,
The Iron Dream
(1972), Heldon had lifted their name.
East West
's synth-centric tracks resemble siblings to the groundbreaking work of
Kraftwerk
. Others, like the dreamy "XXXXX: La Ville Sans Nom" or longest track, "Paris: Beautiful May", showed Pinhas hadn't lost enthusiasm for fusing the revolutionary sound of the synthesizer with his impressive talents as a meditative and expressive guitarist. Certain songs evoke
Brian Eno
or
Tangerine Dream
but hold their own distinct flavor, anticipating much later ambient practitioners such as
Mountains
or
Emeralds
. Besides the relatively succinct running times, it's "New York: West Side" that takes most responsibility for
East West
having been categorized as Pinhas' "most commercial" work, another view which its maker defies. "I don't know why people say it's the most structured or commercial," he reflects. "I wanted to do this album in the way I did it. In terms of commerciality, I don't work with those kinds of concepts."
East West
hardly represents Pinhas' shift from abstract composer to pop artist but offers a sublime showcase for the diversity of Pinhas' powers, all delivered in handy bite-sized chunks.
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