| The Heliocentrics | |
| Origin: | London, United Kingdom |
| Years Active: | 2005-present |
| Label: | Now-Again, Strut, Soundway, Madlib Invazion |
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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,[1] [2] bassist Jake Ferguson, guitarist Adrian Owusu, and multi-instrumentalist Jack Yglesias.
The Heliocentrics released their debut album Out There in 2007 on Now-Again Records.[3] [4] This was followed by collaborations with Ethiopian musician Mulatu Astatke on the album Inspiration Information (2009),[5] [6] which was awarded that year's Gilles Peterson Worldwide Winner Album of the Year award, Lloyd Miller & The Heliocentrics (OST) (2010),[7] 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.[8]
In 2013, they released their second full album, 13 Degrees of Reality also on Stones Throw.[9] [10] The 2009 album with Astatke was included in a list of 'Five Essential Jazz Albums' chosen by pianist Jamie Cullum in 2013.[11]
In 2017, they released A World of Masks with vocals by Barbora Patkova,[12] 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.[13]
In 2020, they released Infinity of Now and Telemetric Sounds.
Adapted from Discogs.[14]
| Title | Year | Details |
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| Out There | 2007 |
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| Inspiration Information (with Mulatu Astatke) | 2009 |
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| (OST) (with Lloyd Miller) | 2010 |
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| 13 Degrees of Reality | 2013 |
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| Jaiyede Afro (with Orlando Julius) | 2014 |
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| The Last Transmission (with Melvin van Peebles) |
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| From the Deep | 2016 |
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| A World of Masks (with Barbora Patkova) | 2017 |
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| The Sunshine Makers |
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| Infinity of Now | 2020 |
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| Telemetric Sounds |
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| Title | Year | Album | Notes |
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| "Winter Song" / "Dance of the Dogon" | 2005 | Out 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) | 2008 | Out There | |
| "Sirius B" (feat. Vast Aire) |