Winter Music [LP]

Richard Pinhas - Winter Music [LP]

As a guitarist synthesist and composer Pinhas has been a pioneer of the French music scene for over five decades. From his work in the '70s with Heldon to his latest releases with experimental artists from around the world he is a true artist who can both play a bad-ass guitar and explore its sonic boundaries.

'Winter Music' is a 22 minute piece originally recorded for Pinhas' 1979 album 'Iceland' his third solo effort and the first after Heldon initially split. However it ended up being shelved at the time due to its length belatedly receiving a release on an expanded CD reissue in 1997.

Using the original looping procedures introduced to '70s rock by the likes of Fripp & Eno he had performed the track by hand-playing a PolyMoog directly into two Revox A700 tape recorders. Although displaying the calm minimalism of much ambient music of the time Pinhas' 2023 remix brings previously unheard colour full of depth and reflection for what is a piece of essential listening in the genre. This is its debut on vinyl.