Michael Tickner (Vocals/Guitar/sampler/synth's), Jon Lamont (Drums/percussion), Neil Vestrini (Bass/Guitar/synth's/Vocals)
Influences
Just a few we could think of, The Verve, The Troy Enclosure, The Cure, The Beta Band, Moth, Somebodys Mind, Neil Young, Mogwai, Ride, Icer, My Bloody Valentine, Nirvana, Beck, Led Zep, MC5, Satie, Arvo Part, . . . ?
Heliconia's debut album, Glad You Were Born, is now available on Isolation Recordings, featuring 11 tracks, including work done with producer Pat Collier (Primal Scream, House of Love).
Glad You Were Born captures the band's distinctive combination of laidback stoner grooves alternating with sheets of guitar and distortion.
The album has already had a great review at shotgunreviews.com. Reviewer Shawn Delaney wrote: "With a dynamic and tasteful mix of neo and classic shoegaze, Heliconia are primed to make a big step into the face of modern music."
To coincide with the release of Heliconia's debut album, one track recorded with Pat Collier - Witness - features on a three-track CD single released on the Club AC30 label and is available on www.clubac30.com.
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Hey cheers for the friendship, check my page if you're interested in recording, mixing or mastering - top mics, great rooms, low rates. Keep up the good work :)
Your smile still finds us smiling back at you With eggshells behind We find ourselves meeting your eyes in time To catch the tears there Were you staring at the sun, Remembering?
Pulling yourself behind a wall of words To feel protected Like in a room of moans where no one goes Queen of what you know Your friends begin to question The places you go
Do you feel the pain when you know you can’t win, But still have to try? Playing games that seem inconsequential Later biting you Needing to sacrifice Lamb turned hero
Better than all the others in your wake Put them in their place They would dare to match what they think you have And prove themselves wrong You seem to be this race’s golden one They won’t soon forget
Was your first choice the wrong one to be made? His first choice worried And maybe she knew better than he did When he made his choice Each one still passed the other With no questions
One went ahead where the other faltered Seeing how you glowed Everyone guessed together you were whole A better ending Than what happened for you both in the end A nightmare for some
We could not believe our eyes The way you shone Leading us to places we could never go Our hero again Your stars a map in the night A path for us
And took us places they feared our footsteps Our calls were echoes When the fighting stole our breath None left behind We had you, and they knew their lives would end Their words would be choked
We were being and knowing That two were one, and we were three In twelve sided cosmos, drifting by I wasn’t seeing I was feeling And wasn’t being, doing, two were one And when I looked to it Nothing but the corner of my eye Then we were three, and being Being and doing I hadn’t known that two were one We were that same one, and being When I know, I feel I see that two were one We were three and being Drifted through twelve sides And we were being Knowing that two were one And falling there on clouds like stars We were three and known We were one, I don’t know I was being, doing, but I knew That two were one And clouds flow down Drifting, we know, and see Doing, and knowing we were three And knowing two were one That two were one.
We were being and knowing That two were one, and we were three In twelve sided cosmos, drifting by I wasn’t seeing I was feeling And wasn’t being, doing, two were one And when I looked to it Nothing but the corner of my eye Then we were three, and being Being and doing I hadn’t known that two were one We were that same one, and being When I know, I feel I see that two were one We were three and being Drifted through twelve sides And we were being Knowing that two were one And falling there on clouds like stars We were three and known We were one, I don’t know I was being, doing, but I knew That two were one And clouds flow down Drifting, we know, and see Doing, and knowing we were three And knowing two were one That two were one.
we are proud to announce, that our debut album “The Land Sleeps” is released as CD on CD-Baby and CDeal as well as Mp3 on diverse online stores with more online stores coming up soon. The linkz will be updated on our myspace regulary.
Wishing a Happy New Year
Best Regards
Guido Vortex
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I am exhibiting my latest photography project, Fala Brasil, at Favela Chic in London, UK The private view opens at 18.30 on the 6th of March 2008 The last day of the exhibition will be 31st of March 2008.
The project are from a series of photos I shot in some of the favelas in Fortaleza,Brazil. The images are a mix of portraiture and art.
Later in the evening there will be a french indie band playing, The Dodoz.
Address: Favela Chic 91-93 Great eastern Street, EC2 Nearest tube: Old Street
Facebook is where all the kids are at Mr.T Why not conjure up a profile page man? It'd be great and sexy for yourselves (the band) to be all web2.0 and 'ting.
I do hope your stay in portugal was fun and that you also had a good chrimbo & stuff.
I'm still the same ol' royfold me. Hah! Somethings never change...
