Com Plex is the first album by indie rock band The Helio Sequence.[5][6] It was released on September 5, 2000, on Cavity Search Records. It contains a cover of the Beatles song "Tomorrow Never Knows".

Com Plex
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2000
RecordedJanuary – May 2000
GenreIndie rock
Length45:32
LabelCavity Search[1]
ProducerThe Helio Sequence[2]
The Helio Sequence chronology
Accelerated Slow Motion Cinema
(1999)
Com Plex
(2000)
Young Effectuals
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Pitchfork6.6/10[4]

Critical reception

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The New York Times wrote that "layers of echoing guitars and whirring, swooping synthesizers make the music shimmer like an Impressionist landscape, edgeless and enveloping."[7]

Track listing

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  1. "Stracenska 612" – 5:42
  2. "Just Mary Jane" – 4:47
  3. "Transistor Radio" – 5:23
  4. "My Heart" – 5:41
  5. "Sassafras" – 6:35
  6. "Stitches Sewing" – 2:36
  7. "Tomorrow Never Knows" – 4:10
  8. "Big Jet Sky" – 4:33
  9. "Demographics" – 6:01

Personnel

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  • The Helio Sequence - Producer, Engineer, Mastering, Mixing
  • Brandon Summers - Guitar, Vocals
  • Benjamin Weikel - Drums, Keyboards, Vocals
  • Juleah Weikel - Artwork, Graphic Design, Graphic Layout

References

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  1. ^ "The Helio Sequence - Cavity Search Records". www.cavitysearchrecords.com.
  2. ^ "AFTER DARK: THE HELIO SEQUENCE HAS A 'COM PLEX' DEBUT CD". Columbian: F11. 1 Sep 2000.
  3. ^ AllMusic review
  4. ^ "The Helio Sequence: Com Plex". Pitchfork.
  5. ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Helio Sequence". www.trouserpress.com.
  6. ^ "The Helio Sequence: A Certain Ratio". January 30, 2008.
  7. ^ Pareles, Jon (January 12, 2001). "Album of the Week (Published 2001)". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.