Description
Reissue: 14-07-2023 (C 2007)
The Heliocentrics’ debut album, Out There (2007) was a confounding piece of work. Drawing equally from the funk universe of James Brown, the
disorienting asymmetry of Sun Ra, the cinematic scope of Ennio Morricone, the sublime fusion of David Axelrod, Pierre Henry’s turned-on musique
concrète, and Can’s beat-heavy Krautrock, Out There pointed the way towards a brand new kind of psychedelia, one that could only come from a band of accomplished musicians who were also obsessive music fans. Drummer Malcolm Catto and bassist Jake Ferguson are the Heliocentrics’ masterminds and producers, and guitarist Ade Owusu, percussionist Jack Yglesisas and keyboardist Ollie Parfitt hold constant presence within this ever-evolving ensemble.
They have been playing together for over a decade and their collective drive is to find an individual voice. The Heliocentrics search for it in an alternate galaxy where the orbits of funk, jazz, psychedelic, electronic, avant-garde and “ethnic” music all revolve around “The One.” Back at Now-Again with 13 Degrees of Reality, the Heliocentrics have returned to develop this epic vision of psychedelic funk, while exploring the possibilities created by their myriad influences – Latin, African, and more. Thus, the electro-Latin fusion of “Descarga Electronica” sits next to weeping strings piled atop “Collateral Damage’s” chunky rhythms, which nearly misses the undulating swing of “Wrecking Ball,” a dirge as irresistibly funky as it is devastating.
Tracklist:
A:
1. Feedback (Intro)
2. Ethnicity
3. Public Safety
4. Mysterious Ways
5. Dreams
6. Collateral Damage
B:
1. Outtake (Interlude)
2. Freeness Part 2
3. Wrecking Ball (Prelude)
4. Wrecking Ball
5. Mind Readers
6. Descarga Electronica
C:
1. A Musical Conspiracy (Interlude)
2. Eastern Begena
3. Hall Of Mirrors (Interlude)
4. Mr. Owusu, I Presume?
5. The Abstract & The Absolute (Interlude)
D:
1. Black Sky
2. Prepare For Lift-Off (Interlude)
3. Path Of The Black Sun
4. Calabash
5. Vibrations Of Fallen Angels (Outro)
