In 1999,
Richard Pinhas
collaborated with French cyber-punk novelist
Maurice Dantec
on the
Schizotrope
project, which honored philosopher
Gilled Deleuze
, a friend of
Pinhas
' who died in 1995. The duo toured the U.S. with this tribute, which incorporated
Dantec
's readings of
Deleuze
's works with
' guitar playing and real-time electronic sound manipulation. From the tapes of these performances comes
Schizotrope: The Life and Death of Marie Zorn
, a collection of some of the tour's finest moments. The album's generally hushed, devotional atmosphere blends musical experimentation with genuine emotion, resulting in a hypnotic, quietly gripping listening experience. ~ Heather Phares