I’ve finished my Masters in Digital Art and now it’s time to concentrate on Heliopause.. but first we hibernate before coming back a little fresher and newer than before.. in the meantime check out LUMO shows for a hint of what’s to come.. next up: Brighton 24th July at the Cowley Club.
We have an intimate acoustic show on Saturday 15th January at the Fairtrade Gallery in Kemptown. We’ll be supporting Jessica Lee Morgan (daughter of Mary Hopkin) and should be a lovely evening. Space is limited to 40/50 people so if you want to come along then please email us and we will send you details. The gig will be free.
we have a wee january sale over at our bandcamp site!
For one week only, ending next Friday 14th, the sale includes our debut album (digital and physical copies)… free downloads of previous releases INCLUDING the re-introduction of the Moment of Recognition screen print.
There are 10 of them left and purchasing one includes immediate download of the single PLUS a video for Mon Peu Rimbaud made at Bill Drummond’s Curfew Tower where the song was written.
Get over there and get on it via link on the left.
we finally have the pleasure to give to you our debut album entitled…
Today on the first of October 2010, you can head straight over to our bandcamp page to purchase ‘a truly great album‘ * which although may seem along time comming, will hopefully be worth your wait. The album can be purchased in digital format with immediate download or you can purchase the special physical copy. Never wanting to keep within the confines we made a special concertina book to hold our CD with some beautiful illustration. The physical copy also comes with an immediate digital download complete with artwork and embedded lyrics so you don’t have to wait for the actual CD to arrive to start enjoying the music! The download will contain both sides of the booklet artwork combined into one lovely epic landscape piece. Don’t wait… to get your copy click straight to our bandcamp site:
For all of you who came to our shows over the last two weeks, thank you so so much for your support and I hope you had as much fun as we had. If you bought an early copy of the album at the shows I hope you are enjoying it and spread this email to your friends to go to the site and check it out!
We have Will Scobie to thank for the artwork. He is a very talented Brighton illustrator who you can find more of at reveriecreate.co.uk. Check him out. I’ll also quickly mention Ripe Digital who did a great job of printing the artwork out for us!
I also will not forget all the beautifully talented musicians who performed on our album, mainly speaking of Albrecht’s Pencil, a band with whom we have performed a few special shows with over the last year or so. Amazingly talented people and we are so pleased they are part of this. Other musicians include our previous band member Michael Kinloch who came back with his trusty trombone on The Moon & Sixpence. He is now playing with Not Squares who are about to release their debut album too. Another old member is Thérèse McKenna who, although sadly left the band to persue her journalist career in Dublin, managed to come back for her beautiful vocal and flute action on Dead Ends and The Moon & Sixpence. Joel Cathcart, Laura McGrogan and Fionn Byrne make up Albrecht’s Pencil and it has been only a pleasure having you on our album (The Let Go, Just This Once, Dead Ends). Two more… Grace McMacken from the ‘ole Cutaways sings on Moment of Recognition and Amy Millar who took our photos on the snow also plays musical saw on Save For Me. Thanks so much to you all !
So direct yourself and your mates to heliopause.bandcamp.com and get yourself a lovely copy of the album and enjoy it!!!
Stay in touch!
rich, niall and chris ‘i’ve gone back to belfast’ mccorry
* BBC Ulster’s Across The Line website:
Sadly we have had to cancel our show as part of the TRANS Festival Showcase. With all members out of the country and unable to make it we had to pull out.
Big apologies to TRANS and everyone and we will see you again in Belfast soon!
As you are aware, the BBC have planned cuts, including 2 radio stations and halving their web presence. I’m sure you have heard much about it in the media recently. I want to ask those who haven’t already to join us and the thousands of others voicing their disagreement with this, particularly against the closure of BBC 6 Music who has played our music in the past.
We have personally felt the good effects of 6 Music and how this station not only provides music and content of interest that cannot be found elsewhere, but it has helped bands like ourselves get national exposure. It was this station which first aired our track ‘Mon Peu Rimbaud’ and subsequently we were asked to perform our first London show from this. It is from shows like Tom Robinson’s, who choose and play unsigned acts which give us opportunities we would not get other national stations.
Please take a couple of minutes to sign the petition and join around 40,000 others in voicing your disagreement wth the cuts. The BBC say they would re-think if there was “massive public concern”. If we don’t act, then we lose more of our BBC services.
THE PETITION WILL BE HANDED IN ON TUESDAY 25TH MAY SO DON’T HESITIATE! CLICK THE LINK NOW.
Please click the link to the petition: http://www.38degrees.org.uk/stop-the-BBC-cuts
I’ll be playing a solo set this week at La Havanna Bar in Chichester with Tyler Rome, and Watermelons. Will be on around 8:30pm so for those in the area hopefully see you there! – Rich.
We decided to try an experiment of sorts which hopefully won’t go wrong.
We are playing an acoustic show in Brighton and will be broadcasting the event live on the internet so all our friends and fans can check it out.
www.justin.tv/heliopause
8pm sharp-ish
try it and see. we’ve done tests and it seems to work.
if you know us you can text us for a request or to heckle, or to say its’s balls, it doesn’t work, then please do.
We have confirmed our Brighton show at the wonderful Brighton Coffee Company on Kensington Gardens. The gig will be an acoustic show and a private party so anyone interested should email us ASAP if they are interested in coming. Should be a lovely and intimate evening.
We got a lovely email from Catherine Loftis who sent links to some footage she took at our gig at the Palm House in the Botanic Gardens in Belfast last year. It brings back great memories of the wonderful gig with Albrecht’s Pencil in the stunning venue. There are two clips: Moment of Recognition …
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and a snippet of Dark Matter.
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