The Heliocentrics are an English, London-based musical collective that combines funk, jazz, psych, and library influences. The group is based around drummer and producer Malcolm Catto, bassist Jake Ferguson, guitarist Adrian Owusu, and multi-instrumentalist Jack Yglesias.
History The Heliocentrics released their debut album Out There in 2007 on Now-Again Records. This was followed by collaborations with Ethiopian musician Mulatu Astatke on the album Inspiration Information (2009), which was awarded that year's Gilles Peterson Worldwide Winner Album of the Year award, Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics (OST) (2010), and Orlando Julius.
The Heliocentrics appeared on the track "Skullfuckery" on the UK release of the DJ Shadow album The Outsider, which was released in 2006.
In 2013, they released their second full album, 13 Degrees of Reality also on Stones Throw. The 2009 album with Astatke was included in a list of 'Five Essential Jazz Albums' chosen by pianist Jamie Cullum in 2013.
In 2017, they released A World of Masks with vocals by Barbora Patkova, as well as The Sunshine Makers OST, the score they wrote for the 2015 British documentary The Sunshine Makers, directed by Cosmo Feilding-Mellen. Both records were released on Soundway Records.
In 2020, they released Infinity of Now and Telemetric Sounds.
In 2023, they released Legna which is a full length collaboration with The Gaslamp Killer.
Discography Adapted from Discogs.
Studio albums TitleYearDetails Out There2007 Released: 25 September 2007 Label: Now-Again Records Format: LP, CD, digital Inspiration Information(with Mulatu Astatke)2009 Released: 7 April 2009 Label: Strut Records Format: LP, CD, digital (OST)(with Lloyd Miller)2010 Released: 10 January 2010 Label: Strut Records Format: LP, CD, digital 13 Degrees of Reality2013 Released: 29 April 2013 Label: Now-Again Records Format: LP, CD, digital Jaiyede Afro(with Orlando Julius)2014 Released: 2014 Label: Strut Records Format: LP, CD, digital The Last Transmission(with Melvin van Peebles) Released: October 2014 Label: Now-Again Records Format: LP, CD, digital From the Deep2016 Released: 26 February 2016 Label: Now-Again Records Format: LP, CD, digital A World of Masks(with Barbora Patkova)2017 Released: 26 May 2017 Label: Soundway Records Format: LP, CD, digital The Sunshine Makers Released: 30 June 2017 Label: Soundway Records Format: LP, digital Soundtrack for the documentary of the same name Infinity of Now2020 Released: 14 February 2020 Label: Madlib Invazion Format: LP, CD, digital Telemetric Sounds Released: 7 August 2020 Label: Madlib Invazion Format: LP, CD, digital
EPs TitleYearLabel Quartermass Sessions2013Now-Again Records Helio x GLK(with Gaslamp Killer)
Singles TitleYearAlbumNotes "Winter Song" / "Dance of the Dogon"2005Out There "Before I Die"2007 "Dance of the Dogons (Part Two)" / "Noise"Limited edition release with purchase of Out There "Distant Star"(feat. Percee P and Doom)2008Out There "Sirius B"(feat. Vast Aire)
Compilations TitleYearLabel Fallen Angels - The Singles Collection2009Now-Again Records
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