The Helio Sequence

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The Portland-based duo Helio Sequence is comprised of vocalist/guitarist Brandon Summers and keyboardist/drummer Benjamin Weikel. Debuting in 1999 with an ambient, psychedelic sound that placed as much emphasis on the guitar as Summers' muted vocals, the band issued the Accelerated Slow-Motion Cinema EP before dropping the full-length Com Plex in 2000. Helio Sequence's 100 percent home studio approach allowed for a lot of sonic experimentation, and that aesthetic informed the swirls and layers of their evolving sound. When it did touch the ground, it was at points between My Bloody Valentine, Mouse on Mars, and the weirder side of the Elephant 6 collective. Young Effectuals followed in 2001 before the Helio Sequence jumped from the roster of Cavity Search Records to Sub Pop, releasing the more auspicious Love and Distance in June 2004. The album gave an unprecedented amount of prominence to Summers' vocals, but the singer was unable to keep his throat in shape on the subsequent tour. He returned to Portland, his voice severely damaged, and was forced to relearn the craft through a series of vocal exercises and lifestyle changes. Taking cues from another raspy-voiced singer, Bob Dylan, Summers steadily regained the use of his vocals, and the Helio Sequence returned in 2008 with Keep Your Eyes Ahead. While on tour in support of the album, the duo's rented studio/practice space flooded, wiping out some of their gear and leaving them in need of a new space to record and create. The band's new digs at a remote, disused industrial building offered them the seclusion necessary to experiment and stretch out. The results of these insular experiments informed the more patient, languid sound of 2012's Negotiations. ~ Johnny Loftus, Rovi

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Music

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  • Hall of Mirrors
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    Hall of Mirrors
  • Keep Your Eyes Ahead
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    Keep Your Eyes Ahead
  • Don't Look Away
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    Don't Look Away
  • Everyone Knows Everyone
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    Everyone Knows Everyone
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    • Shed Your Love
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    • You Can Come to Me
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    • Back to This
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    • The Captive Mind
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    • Keep Your Eyes Ahead
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  • The Helio Sequence on recording wherever they can
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    The Helio Sequence on recording wherever they can
  • The Helio Sequence on the video for "Everyone Knows Everyone"
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    The Helio Sequence on the video for "Everyone Knows Everyone"
  • The Helio Sequence on Modest Mouse
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    The Helio Sequence on Modest Mouse

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  • The Helio Sequence
    The Helio Sequence: 'October' | Prefix
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    Tweet It has been so long since The Helio Sequence shared a new song with us that today was like Christmas morning for fans. The electro-folk-pop duo ...
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    The Helio Sequence - "October"
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    It's been four years (!) since we got a new album from Portland, OR's the Helio Sequence, but the duo is set to release their fifth album, Negotiation...
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    The Helio Sequence - "Hall Of Mirrors"
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    Veteran Portland indie-pop duo returns from a four-year silence with new album Negotiations in a few weeks. Last month, they shared leadoff track "Oct...
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    Stream The Helio Sequence's 'Negotiations' LP | Prefix
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    Tweet Unlike most artists premiering new albums out there, The Helio Sequence invite you to take a direct look at the process behind their fifth full-...
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Tour Dates

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  • Jul 26 Friday
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Discography

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  • Negotiations (2012)
    The Helio Sequence
    Negotiations (2012)
    Sub Pop
  • Keep Your Eyes Ahead (2008)
    The Helio Sequence
    Keep Your Eyes Ahead (2008)
    Sub Pop
  • Love and Distance (2004)
    The Helio Sequence
    Love and Distance (2004)
    Sub Pop
  • Young Effectuals (2001)
    The Helio Sequence
    Young Effectuals (2001)
    Cavity Search
  • Com Plex (2000)
    The Helio Sequence
    Com Plex (2000)
    Cavity Search
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