The latest release from French electronic/rock pioneer Pinhas is a two-disc set that is an incredible crescendo of the form. Far too often, electronic music is just some strung together samples mixed together in a laptop, but Pinhas isn’t that guy. His music is a symphony that yes, does use some samples, but it also has the regular rock combo of guitar, bass and drums and then they pull out the violin for one track in particular. There’s a strong sense of improvised music in Pinhas’ sound, a feeling that it was sort of made up on the spot before being fed through the synth for processing and enhancement. A symphonic sound with an improvised rock feel by way of an iBook, now that’s a recipe for success.
DISC 1
1. Tikkun
2. Aleph Number 1
3. Moumoune And Mietz In The Sky With Diamonds
4. Shaddai Blues
5. Metatron/Shaddai/Chabbatai



