The Heliocentrics | |
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Background information | |
Origin | London, United Kingdom |
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Years active | 2005-present |
Labels | Now-Again, Strut, Soundway, Madlib Invazion |
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Website |
theheliocentrics |
The Heliocentrics are an English, London-based musical collective that combines funk, jazz, psych, and library influences. The group is based around drummer and producer Malcolm Catto, [1] [2] bassist Jake Ferguson, guitarist Adrian Owusu, and multi-instrumentalist Jack Yglesias.
The Heliocentrics released their debut album Out There in 2007 on Now-Again Records. [3] [4] This was followed by collaborations with Ethiopian musician Mulatu Astatke on the album Inspiration Information (2009), [5] [6] which was awarded that year's Gilles Peterson Worldwide Winner Album of the Year award, Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics (OST) (2010), [7] and Orlando Julius.
The Heliocentrics appeared on the track "Skullfuckery" on the UK release of the DJ Shadow album The Outsider, which was released in 2006. [8]
In 2013, they released their second full album, 13 Degrees of Reality also on Stones Throw. [9] [10] The 2009 album with Astatke was included in a list of 'Five Essential Jazz Albums' chosen by pianist Jamie Cullum in 2013. [11]
In 2017, they released A World of Masks with vocals by Barbora Patkova, [12] as well as The Sunshine Makers OST, the score they wrote for the 2015 British documentary The Sunshine Makers, directed by Cosmo Feilding-Mellen. Both records were released on Soundway Records. [13]
In 2020, they released Infinity of Now and Telemetric Sounds.
Adapted from Discogs. [14]
Title | Year | Details |
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Out There | 2007 |
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Inspiration Information (with Mulatu Astatke) |
2009 |
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(OST) (with Lloyd Miller) |
2010 |
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13 Degrees of Reality | 2013 |
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Jaiyede Afro (with Orlando Julius) |
2014 |
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The Last Transmission (with Melvin van Peebles) |
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From the Deep | 2016 |
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A World of Masks (with Barbora Patkova) [12] |
2017 |
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The Sunshine Makers |
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Infinity of Now | 2020 |
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Telemetric Sounds |
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Title | Year | Label |
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Quartermass Sessions | 2013 | Now-Again Records |
Helio x GLK (with Gaslamp Killer) |
Title | Year | Album | Notes |
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"Winter Song" / "Dance of the Dogon" | 2005 | Out There | |
"Before I Die" | 2007 | ||
"Dance of the Dogons (Part Two)" / "Noise" | Non-album single | Limited edition release with purchase of Out There | |
"Distant Star" (feat. Percee P and Doom) |
2008 | Out There | |
"Sirius B" (feat. Vast Aire) |
Year | Title | Label |
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Fallen Angels - The Singles Collection | 2009 | Now-Again Records |