Helios

n0bben · Post by **n0bben** » Mon May 01, 2006 10:18 pm

Keith Kenniff aka Helios is just tooo amazing, i just love his stuff.. ever since i heard Unomia sometime last year i've been totally addicted. His stuff is so beautiful. I bought Unomia the day i heard it and now i've preordered Eingya..

Here's the problem though, i hunger for more.. and i've yet never encountered anyone who sounds even remotely similar to Helios, even though i've spent several weeks, maybe even months looking around. I wouldnt really call him IDM, his songs are more easylistened.. i think it differs pretty much from alot of the stuff on merck. I'm not looking for clicks, pops and those usual IDM sounds, neither am i looking for ambient á la Pete Namlook.. i just want pure downtempo, without any 'blipblop' sounds. Like helios - caecus, clementine, velius, dragonfly across an ancient sky.. anything similar to that..

Hope i made myself clear.. can you people recommend anything? Except for the occasional BoC stuff, that is...

Derail · Post by **Derail** » Mon May 01, 2006 11:04 pm

Check out The Album Leaf or Xela. Xelas second album titled "Tangled Wool" is quite similar to Helios. Very mellow beats and guitar driven melodies, it's one of my favorites.

SallyBear · Post by **SallyBear** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:11 am

F*&K ME I never even heard Helios till this weekend, why not? Because his stoopid name put me off, wasnt in the mood for jumped up electronica boc wannabes and then i put unomia and transmited vibrations on my Ipod on the long coach journey to my brothers and back,

eclipse and nafas had me in tears, was at front of coach, boyfriend had fallen asleep lying on my knee, was just watching him and watching the sun go down, flippin big Heron flies past window of coach as we came up through cheshire, i cried for @$%#$% sake!! hehe

sorry though, Helios, seriously WRONG name for such amazingly beautiful and fantastic music.

those piano's make me feel in a warm safe place!

think i need a holiday haha

Derail · Post by **Derail** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:16 am

Lol, what's wrong with the name Helios? I actually quite like the name...and he's definately FAR from a Boc wannabe, he has his own style. Well, glad to see more people getting into his music anyways.

Post by **Aesthetics** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:24 am

Sally: Be sure to check Goldmund - Corduroy Road as well, it's another nick of Keith which is more piano based.

Covert · Post by **Covert** » Tue May 02, 2006 1:49 pm

Helios is one of the people who make me want to burn my keyboard and guitars in despair.

His stuff is just immaculately composed; they're real *songs*, not sketches or doodles. Brilliant.

thedisavowed · Post by **thedisavowed** » Tue May 02, 2006 2:58 pm

I just want to say that Helios is excellent. I can't wait for the new LP.

If you like his stuff and aren't afraid of music with New Age moments in it, there is a series of compilations called "Winter's Solstice" which often hit upon the mood and aesthetic that Helios is so proficient at. Every once in a while there is a goofy new ager track on those, but for the most part it is excellent, emotive muisc, with that organic feeling that makes Helios so appealing.

I think the name Helios is cool. But then again I like mythological references.

zander two · Post by **zander two** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:54 pm

I believe that "helios" means "sun" in Greek. Oh yeah, that's college edumacation for ya.

steve-o · Post by **steve-o** » Tue May 02, 2006 11:22 pm

I need to get on this train, where should i start? anyone have anything they'd like to share??

hexagon161 · Post by **hexagon161** » Wed May 03, 2006 3:40 pm

Make sure you download the mp3 from http://www.acre-c.com/helios/sound.html if you haven't already done so.

You might like Brian Eno's "Ambient 4:On Land" - this (and other ambient artists like Biosphere) was clearly an influence on Keith, particularly on Unomia.

IanRedpoint · Post by **IanRedpoint** » Wed May 03, 2006 4:59 pm

steve-o wrote:I need to get on this train, where should i start? anyone have anything they'd like to share??

You on Soulseek? I'm on as 'fuseball'. I have a load of early mp3s by Helios shared, which I believe are all ones that he has put up for download at some time. There are some absolute corkers on there.

Post by **Aesthetics** » Wed May 10, 2006 10:45 pm

It really seems that Keith is following his own course with his Goldmund monicker and following BoC's course with his Helios monicker. On Eingya I definitely hear TCH influences, correct me if I'm wrong.

Anyway, Eingya drags me into farmlands full of atmosphere where I want to be lost in thought.

celadon · Post by **celadon** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:04 pm

Got Unomia in the post today and am listening to it now. its the dogs bollocks and no foolin

Derail · Post by **Derail** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:29 pm

Aesthetics wrote:It really seems that Keith is following his own course with his Goldmund monicker and following BoC's course with his Helios monicker. On Eingya I definitely hear TCH influences, correct me if I'm wrong.

Anyway, Eingya drags me into farmlands full of atmosphere where I want to be lost in thought.

So you've heard the whole album? Do you think it's better than Unomia?

Derail · Post by **Derail** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:30 pm

celadon wrote:Got Unomia in the post today and am listening to it now. its the dogs bollocks and no foolin

Ok...so does that mean good or bad? Sorry, I'm from the states.

boardsofdublin · Post by **boardsofdublin** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:33 pm

Derail wrote:
celadon wrote:Got Unomia in the post today and am listening to it now. its the dogs bollocks and no foolin
Ok...so does that mean good or bad? Sorry, I'm from the states.

it means very good indeed!!! with a

face

Derail · Post by **Derail** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:40 pm

boardsofdublin wrote:
Derail wrote:
celadon wrote:Got Unomia in the post today and am listening to it now. its the dogs bollocks and no foolin
Ok...so does that mean good or bad? Sorry, I'm from the states.
it means very good indeed!!! with a face

You guys have the coolest accents.

thedisavowed · Post by **thedisavowed** » Thu May 11, 2006 2:30 am

Aesthetics wrote:It really seems that Keith is following his own course with his Goldmund monicker and following BoC's course with his Helios monicker. On Eingya I definitely hear TCH influences, correct me if I'm wrong.

Anyway, Eingya drags me into farmlands full of atmosphere where I want to be lost in thought.

Aesthetics.. if you've heard the album, TELL US ABOUT IT!

IanRedpoint · Post by **IanRedpoint** » Thu May 11, 2006 6:52 am

thedisavowed wrote:
Aesthetics wrote:It really seems that Keith is following his own course with his Goldmund monicker and following BoC's course with his Helios monicker. On Eingya I definitely hear TCH influences, correct me if I'm wrong.

Anyway, Eingya drags me into farmlands full of atmosphere where I want to be lost in thought.
Aesthetics.. if you've heard the album, TELL US ABOUT IT!

Indeed. I can't wait to hear this one.

Not sure that Helios has been particularly influenced by TCH. He's been mixing guitars and electronic sounds for quite some time now. I think they've both arrived at similar destinations via completely different routes.

ExitEuXa · Post by **ExitEuXa** » Thu May 11, 2006 2:27 pm

Derail wrote:Lol, what's wrong with the name Helios? I actually quite like the name...and he's definately FAR from a Boc wannabe, he has his own style. Well, glad to see more people getting into his music anyways.

Indeed, you can count me in after hearing that new album "Eingya".