Sunrise Demos (Expanded Edition)

by The Helio Sequence

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1.	Lost Images 04:31 video	buy track
2.	Gotta Be Strong 03:35	buy track
3.	Strange Bedfellows 02:50	buy track
4.	Neon Disarray 02:54	buy track
5.	The Witness 04:18	buy track
6.	Illusions 04:13	buy track
7.	Set Your Mind 02:32	buy track
8.	No Mathematics 03:31	buy track
9.	Better Think Again 02:48	buy track
10.	Time Won't Be Turned Around 03:40	buy track
11.	Forward And Back 01:49	buy track
12.	Broken Pieces 02:54	buy track
13.	A Thousand Cities 03:33	buy track
14.	Stay Here Forever 06:04	buy track
15.	Reverse Sentiments 04:13	buy track

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Written and recorded in May 2014 at the Old Jantzen Building in Portland, OR.

It all began with the “20-Song Game.” Some of our friends had been playing and explained the idea: everyone gets one day to record 20 songs. In the evening, you get together, listen to the results and talk about the process. The goal is to give up the overthinking that can stifle creativity, to break free of inhibitions and run with momentum. Inspired by this idea, we decided that we would play a sort of elongated “20-Song Game” to write our new record.

Starting in May of 2014, we gave ourselves one month to write as many songs as we could. We set out making keyboard loops, guitar passages, ambient sketches: anything and everything that was inspired in the moment. We worked separately at times, alone in the studio sketching ideas only to pass them off to each other. We also recorded a series of live jams together, playing to keyboard loops without any premeditation while improvising and keeping only first takes.

By June, we had transformed countless jams and fragments into 26 songs. In the continuing spirit of the “20-Song Game,” we gave the demos to a large group of our friends and family and asked them to give us feedback. The 10 songs with the most votes became our self-titled LP. We took 11 of the remaining songs and made the limited edition CD release the Sunrise Demos, which was only available with advance album orders and on tour.

Over the years the Sunrise Demos has become a kind of “lost” Helio Sequence record. The few who picked up one of the CD copies have written us often to say how much they love it and wish it would see a proper release. Many who have never heard it have written to us asking for a copy. And Benjamin and I have often talked together about how some of our favorite songs from that era actually ended up on Sunrise Demos.

We’re so happy to finally release the Sunrise Demos (Expanded Edition) for everyone to hear! We’ve added four previously unreleased tracks and remastered everything. All of these songs hold a special place in our hearts. Some of them are less finished than others, but we’ve left them as they are, blemishes and all. We’re hopeful that what comes through is the sense of possibility and the joy of living in the moment that drove us through that special time. Thanks for listening!

Brandon Summers

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released May 1, 2020

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The Helio Sequence Portland, Oregon

The Helio Sequence is an American Indie Rock duo formed in Beaverton, OR in 1996. The band is composed of Brandon Summers (Vocals/Guitar) and Benjamin Weikel (Drums/Keyboards).

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