Dual Forces Tour 2008 band -
Helios: Guitar, Vocals, vision, Fire ~
Aleph: Drums, slight of hand, Air ~
Lux: Bass, space player, Earth ~
Jerry: Keyboards, Second Guitar, springs, Water
Sounds Like
'Lion's Gate' from "Not Without Sorcery" e.p. {2008}. Video by Galaxigrl68.
10-10-08 @ The Prophet Bar ~ Dallas, TX {End of the last song that evening}
"Alien Landscape"
9-23-08 @ 3 Kings Tavern ~ Denver, CO
'Eye of the Vortex' from "Not Without Sorcery"e.p. {2008} Vocals by Eos Creed
Helios Creed is the legendary guitarist of San Francisco's proto-industrial acid-punk band Chrome. His unusual musical stylings have influenced bands such as Butthole Surfers, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, KMFDM and Prong. Helios Creed joined San Francisco's Chrome in 1977 to record their second album Alien Soundtracks. Helios' mastery of sustained, distorted guitar effects and deep, crooning vocals noticeably changed Chrome's direction and made them the science fiction inspired, avant-garde acid-punk that Chrome is best known for.
Being no stranger to the road, Helios and his varying group of musicians have toured extensively since 1985. Incorporating tape loops, a multitude of FX boxes, and even a telephone handset, Helios' live shows expand upon his talents, demonstrating that his layering of multiple sounds isn't just studio trickery.
As well as releasing titles under his own name, Helios has also collaborated on projects with Nik Turner, Hawkwind, Butthole Surfers, Jack Endino's Skin Yard, Genesis P-Orridge, and Bill Laswell.
Hello all Helios Creed fans! Finally the tribute website is complete if ya'll want to check it out - www.helioschrome.com - I'm by no means an experienced html user, but I did my best and I'm happy with the design of the site and I think there's tons of content for you all to sink your teeth into. I put a lot of work into it, long days and nights blasting ..
Thanks,
Brent
PS-Again, if anyone has any Helios photographs or video or audio recordings not covered on the website, please contact me at helioschrome@yahoo.com so that we can work out a trade or something so that it can be put on the website!
Issue #3 of Psych Trail Mix is ready to go! This one is a monster folks, 50 pages full of psych to feast your eyes on. Unfortunately, I have to start charging per issue, due to shipping costs getting to be a bit too much. It's $3 for all orders within the USA and $5 for International orders. This fee is only to cover the cost to produce the zine and shipping, I'm still not profiting off of it. I accept paypal as the easiest/safest form of payment, you can send payment to me at: johnsmoke104@hotmail.com for paypal, or if you'd like to pay another way, please e-mail me at: psychtrailmix@yahoo.com Here are the contents of issue #3 below:
*60's Psych and Beyond Cd Reviews *DVD and Book Reviews *Exclusive Interview with Rick Brown of The Misunderstood *Helios Creed: Legendary Psychedelic Guitarist At Work *Rant: Snooty SUV Driving Suburbanite Slobs *Exclusive Interview with Jack Grisham of TSOL *Show Reviews *Exclusive Interview with Ian Bruce-Douglas of Ultimate Spinach *Butthole Surfers Feature *And much more!
Todd Zimmer is a great photographer. Who's got the video for Oakland 2008? Helios' sounds feeds the floating, Deep Blue, beaked worm orbiting the Hash Pipe Nebula.
