Com Plex

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Com Plex
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2000
RecordedJanuary – May 2000
GenreIndie rock
Length45:32
LabelCavity Search[1]
ProducerThe Helio Sequence[2]
The Helio Sequence chronology
Accelerated Slow Motion Cinema
(1999)
Com Plex
(2000)
Young Effectuals
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Pitchfork6.6/10[4]

Com Plex is the first album by indie rock band The Helio Sequence.[5][6] It was released on September 5, 2000, on Cavity Search Records. It contains a cover of the Beatles song "Tomorrow Never Knows".

Critical reception

The New York Times wrote that "layers of echoing guitars and whirring, swooping synthesizers make the music shimmer like an Impressionist landscape, edgeless and enveloping."[7]

Track listing

  1. "Stracenska 612" – 5:42
  2. "Just Mary Jane" – 4:47
  3. "Transistor Radio" – 5:23
  4. "My Heart" – 5:41
  5. "Sassafras" – 6:35
  6. "Stitches Sewing" – 2:36
  7. "Tomorrow Never Knows" – 4:10
  8. "Big Jet Sky" – 4:33
  9. "Demographics" – 6:01

Personnel

  • The Helio Sequence - Producer, Engineer, Mastering, Mixing
  • Brandon Summers - Guitar, Vocals
  • Benjamin Weikel - Drums, Keyboards, Vocals
  • Juleah Weikel - Artwork, Graphic Design, Graphic Layout

References

  1. ^ "The Helio Sequence - Cavity Search Records". www.cavitysearchrecords.com.
  2. ^ "AFTER DARK: THE HELIO SEQUENCE HAS A 'COM PLEX' DEBUT CD". Columbian: F11. 1 Sep 2000.
  3. ^ AllMusic review
  4. ^ "The Helio Sequence: Com Plex". Pitchfork.
  5. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Helio Sequence". www.trouserpress.com.
  6. ^ "The Helio Sequence: A Certain Ratio". January 30, 2008.
  7. ^ Pareles, Jon (January 12, 2001). "Album of the Week (Published 2001)". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.