Artist description thievery and assimilation of a multitude of styles, including (but not limited to): guitar rock, hip hop, blues, jazz, house, drum n' bass, etc with a side of cityscape ambience and film score esthetic... on top of it all, hellenkeller puts on a dazzling live show, complete with visuals and surround sound.

Music Style post rock / soundtrack

Musical Influences Pink Floyd, Brian Eno, David Lynch, Peter Gabriel, The Cure

Similar Artists see above

Artist History Formed in '94 as a fun studio project / harmless diversion. Started by incorporating lots of homemade percussion, ethnic instrumentation and noise loops. Went on to incorporate sound design elements, drum machine beats and samples... Dark dissonance contrasts uplifting melodies.Studio enviroment has fostered a no holds barred approach to musical exploration.

Group Members Futcher, Rich Walters, Brendan Ostrander, Darren Phillips

Instruments drums, percussion, bass, piano, horns, samples, synths, loops and sound

Albums demonstration - 1997 & 1999, The Last Days Of Stereo (due for release fall of 2000)

Press Reviews "... a group that takes strains of trance and world rthyms and discreet measures of industrial rock, combines them with a progressive rock consciousness and Miles Davis bluesiness and transforms (their) into disc into soundtracks that are theatrical and rich. Probably the most original sounding group in Vancouver." - Tom Harrison, Vancouver Province newspaper

Additional Info 12" vinyl remix of Kinnie Starr's spoken word treatise, "Buttons", called "Unbuttoned" - on Violet Inch Records - www.kinniestarr.com

Location Vancouver, BC - Canada

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