THE HELIOCENTRICS

Event information

Soundcrash presents The Heliocentrics live at Cargo introducing material from their excellent 13 Degrees of Reality LP out April 29 on Now-Again Records. After a hugely successful run of shows with Ethio-Jazz legend Mulatu Astatke The Heliocentrics return to the live stage to deliver their unique brand of astral funk and psychedelic instrumental hip-hop. Support will come courtesy of Paul White's new live project featuring Mo Kolours. Prepare to have your mind blown to smithereens.

The Heliocentrics have been playing together for over a decade and their collective drive is to find an individual voice. The Heliocentrics search for it in an alternate galaxy where the orbits of funk, jazz, psychedelic, electronic, avant-garde and "ethnic" music all revolve around "The One." Back at Now-Again with 13 Degrees of Reality, the Heliocentrics have returned to develop this epic vision of psychedelic funk, while exploring the possibilities created by their myriad influences - Latin, African, and more.

No surprise, then, that The Heliocentrics have earned lifetime fans in the likes of questing spirits like Madlib (with whom Catto has collaborated on numerous Yesterday's New Quintet projects), DJ Shadow (both as a touring ensemble and in the studio), Quantic and Ethiopian jazz giant Mulatu Astatke, with whom the Heliocentrics recorded and released Inspiration Information 3, the fourth classic Mulatu album - released nearly forty years after his other three.

Praised as someone who "embodies all that is good about a new generation of producers" (Dazed & Confused), Paul White has won over fans of left-leaning sounds and interesting hip-hop, including Diplo, Mary Anne Hobbs, Benji B and Gilles Peterson. Following the release of his 2010 album Paul White and The Purple Brain in conjunction with Now-Again Records, Paul White's hip-hop career is now flourishing: he's produced the bulk of rising US rap star Danny Brown's forthcoming album, and has an EP with Homeboy Sandman forthcoming on Stones Throw. His live trio brings together his love for hip-hop, jazz, psychedelia, new wave and more. His brand new 'Watch the Ants' EP will be released June 2013 on Now-Again records.

Plus if all this wasn't enough New Analog will be producing an exclusive limited gig poster to be sold at the event.
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The Heliocentrics are:

Malcolm Catto : drums
Jake Ferguson : bass
Jack Yglesias : flute and percussions
Adrian Owusu : electric guitar
Oliver Parfitt : keyboards
Shabaka Hutchings : sax
+ guests