• Genre: Rock
• Active: '90s, 2000s
• Major Members: Benjamin Weikel, Brandon Summers

Biography

Portland, Oregon-based Helio Sequence was comprised of vocalist/guitarist Brandon Summers and keyboardist/drummer Benjamin Weikel. The project debuted in 1999 with the Accelerated Slow-Motion Cinema EP before dropping the Cavity Search full-length Com Plex two years later. Helio Sequence's 100% home studio approach allowed for a lot of sonic experimentation, and that esthetic informed the swirls and layers of their 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 through Cavity Search before Helio Sequence jumped to Sub Pop for the more auspicious Love and Distance in June 2004. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide

Representative Albums:

Young Effectuals, Com Plex, Love and Distance

Similar Artists:

Malajube, Stars of Track and Field, Quasi, Built to Spill, Mercury Rev, The Flaming Lips

Influences:

XTC, My Bloody Valentine, The Beatles

Followers:

Parenthetical Girls

Young Effectuals Buy this CD

Com Plex Buy this CD

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