Музыка и песни Helvetia / Helvetia

Helvetia were formed in Seattle in 2005 by Jason Albertini. Since the band's inception, he's employed a rotating cast of band members and collaborators, which now includes Steve Gere and Samantha Stidham. Albertini is 1/3 of the group Duster, who spent 2019 releasing a new album and playing shows for the first time in 20 years. Naturally, Helvetia share a lot of the same sensibilities, pushing Duster's boundary-bending ideals even further out with a mix of odd pop and eccentric oddities. Helvetia made their debut in 2006 with 'The Clever North Wind' (released on Duster bandmate Clay Parton's Static Cult label), followed by 'The Acrobats' (2008) and 'Headless Machine Of The Heart' (2009). With each release, Helvetia explored more psych-influenced territory, further developing their take on slow core. After a handful of additional releases for The Static Cult, Albertini relocated to Portland, Oregon, and released 2012?s 'Nothing In Rambling', his first with Joyful Noise Recordings. Albertini joined Built To Spill on bass the same year, and the two bands shared members and toured together. 'Dromomania', Helvetia's eighth LP, was released in October 2015, followed by the 'Sun Chasers' EP in 2017. Albertini continued to play bass for Built To Spill until 2019, when Duster started playing shows again. After a very busy year of touring, Albertini spent the summer recording 'This Devastating Map' at his home studio. While the mighty Duster dwelled in a broken down space station lost to the cosmos, Helvetia's sound is decidedly more earthbound: guitars sparkle and soar beyond their means with hushed vocals transcribing aching personal struggles. Helvetia ditches conventional song structure in favor of bouts of repetition in which Albertini rewards the listener with unlikely hooks, juxtaposing memorable figures with odd shapes that desire repeated listens

The stripped down experimental psych of HELVETIA plays out like a series of snapshots: subtle, hazy and gritty as hell. Since their 2006 debut, HELVETIA (pronounced "hel-vee-shuh") have created a myr Record Label: Joyful Noise Style: Independent

The stripped down experimental psych of HELVETIA plays out like a series of snapshots: subtle, hazy and gritty as hell. Since their 2006 debut, HELVETIA (pronounced "hel-vee-shuh") have created a myriad of recordings, each dripping with various levels of experimentalism. Now on their 7th album, the band has signed with Joyful Noise, and has produced their most focused and inspired tracks in their 6-year history. Originating in Seattle WA, and currently residing in Portland OR, HELVETIA began in the aftermath of the group DUSTER (Up Records). Principle songwriter Jason Albertini and bandmate Canaan Dove Amber formed the group with a revolving cast of contributors, which at times has included members of BUILT TO SPILL and DINOSAUR JR. Albertini's laissez faire approach to personnel has resulted in a diverse catalog of material, ranging from 4-track lo-fi indie to bat-shit crazy soundscapes. With their new album, "Nothing in Rambling" HeLVETIA's sound has culminated into a cohesive balance of familiar and experimental. Self-produced by Albertini, and recorded on a Teac 1/2 inch reel to reel 8-track. // "It's no secret that scintillating guitar parts provide the fuel for Helvetia's space odyssey" - PITCHFORK // "Sorta hippy, totally locked-in cool" STEREOGUM Record Label: Joyful Noise Style: Independent