Heligoland (band)

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Heligoland
Origin Melbourne, Victoria
Genre(s) Slowcore
Dreampop
Years active 1999-present
Label(s) Alone Again. Records
Ocean Music
Website http://www.heligoland.org/
Members
Karen Vogt vocals
Steve Wheeler bass
Dave Olliffe guitar
France Cartigny drums
Ash Brideson keyboards
Former members
Cameron Gellatly
Pete McKeown
Chris Wright
Bek Varcoe

Heligoland are a five-piece band from Melbourne, Australia. Heligoland's songs and sound have been compared to the atmospheric textures and soaring female vocals of the Cocteau Twins, the spartan soulfulness of Low and the wistful melancholy of Mojave 3.[citation needed]

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[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Title Format Label Release
"Shift These Thoughts" CD Big Rig Records July 2003
"A Street Between Us" CD Alone Again. Records March 2006

[edit] Other Releases

Title Format Label Release
"Demo" Promo CD Independent December 1999
"Heligoland" CD EP Independent June 2000
"Separate" 7" Single Steady Cam Records November 2001
"Along The Snowline" 7" Single Steady Cam Records May 2002
"Coming Up For Air" Promo CD Alone Again. Records September 2005
"Nearly Everything Is New" CD Single Alone Again. Records October 2005

[edit] Other Projects

Several past and present members of Heligoland have been (and are still) involved in other musical projects:

  • Steve has played guitar in Tugboat and has played bass guitar in Dandelion Wine
  • Dave plays guitar in Tides
  • Pete plays guitar in Marionettes
  • Bek plays drums in Tugboat

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