Album

Negotiations

The Helio Sequence

2012 · Rock

Rare pressing on Gatefold

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Negotiations by The Helio Sequence

Negotiations is an Alt/Indie album by The Helio Sequence, originally released in 2012. On Gatefold: 4 pressings tracked.

About

The Helio Sequence's fifth album follows yet more trouble. Previous years saw singer Brandon Summers damage his vocal cords on tour; this time, the band's practice space and studio flooded while it was on tour, taking out some gear and forcing the Portland-based duo to find the cavernous industrial building where it pressed <i>Negotiations</i> into service. The Helio Sequence has always had anthemic tendencies, preferring reverb and murky productions over clean, concise lines. Here, the arena-ready grandiosity of "Downward Spiral" is both deeply pained and romantic. It's a sound U2 wouldn't mind claiming for its own, should Bono retire and a more modest frontman take his job. "The Measure" adds a beautiful, forlorn melody. "December" and the title track strip the sound down to a less frenetic level until it's ghostly pop music.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1One More Time3:46
  2. A2October4:38
  3. A3Downward Spiral3:47

Side B

  1. B4The Measure3:20
  2. B5Hall Of Mirrors3:44
  3. B6Harvester Of Souls3:40

Side C

  1. C7Open Letter4:22
  2. C8When The Shadow Falls3:45
  3. C9Silence On Silence3:56

Side D

  1. D10December3:24
  2. D11Negotiations4:45

Sound DNA

  • Alt/Indie
  • Indie Rock
  • shimmering
  • wistful
  • cerebral

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Songs are numbered sequentially across all sides.
Also includes an MP3 download of the album.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Benjamin WeikelDRUMS, SYNTHESIZER, BASS , ORGAN DRUMS, SYNTHESIZER, SYNTH BASS, ORGAN, EFFECTS DRUMS, SYNTHESIZER, BASS , ORGAN, OTHER
  • Brandon SummersELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, BASS GUITAR, FLUTE VOCALS, ELECTRIC GUITAR, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, BASS GUITAR, LYRICS BY

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