The Helio Sequence's first two albums were dense, exciting blasts of /p>
oise, melody, and electronic wildness that seemed to jump out of the speakers. Their third album, Love and Distance, is still fairly loud, dreamy ock, but the wall of sound has been pared back and the vocals have been brought to the forefront. Instead of dreamily floating along with the waves of /p>
oise, now Brandon Summers grittily shouts over the top. The guitars no longer howl and crash about; they are layered carefully and applied cautiously. Instead of sounding like the teenage spawn of My Bloody Valentine and Mouse on Mars, now they sound like a cousin to Radiohead. The closing "Looks Good (But You Looked Away)" is the kind of cosmic country that Beachwood Sparks do so well, with a very nice laid-back, outer space feel. Maybe to a fresh set of ears, Love and Distance might sound like an interesting take on the whole modern Radiohead-y guitar rock with electronics thing, and this is certainly better than South or Elbow. Chalk it up as a holding pattern on the way to something else, and maybe even a "grower."
The Helio Sequence. A brilliant band from Portland. If you havent listened to them yet, I would give them an ear so you can see what magic is like. I saw them live the other night at a local college for free. I felt pretty cool cause I was going to a college partyish thing, but I also felt cool cause I was going to be in the presence of some music gods. Ben Weikel, who was the drummer for Modes...
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I bought this cd love and distance at a show they were playing in Austin and have recently been listening to it. It's good stuff. It's sort of psycadelic at times which is nice. I honestly don't own another cd that sounds like this music. It's worth checking out.
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The Helio Sequence. A brilliant band from Portland. If you havent listened to them yet, I would give them an ear so you can see what magic is like. I saw them live the other night at a local college for free. I felt pretty cool cause I was going to a college partyish thing, but I also felt cool cause I was going to be in the presence of some music gods. Ben Weikel, who was the drummer for Modes...
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I'm here to talk about The Helio Sequence's album, "Love and Distance", released in 2004.I downloaded "Everyone Knows Everyone" by a suggestion on KEXP, and fell in love with the upbeat chorus, bouncy electro and a harmonica, something you don't normally hear in an electronic style song. Eventually, however, I forgot about that song, until I discovered their album second hand in a store here in...
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The Helio Sequence et deux titres en écoute :Everyone Knows EveryoneBlood BleedsPlus d'infos sur le site du groupe : ici
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I bought this cd love and distance at a show they were playing in Austin and have recently been listening to it. It's good stuff. It's sort of psycadelic at times which is nice. I honestly don't own another cd that sounds like this music. It's worth checking out.
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