Heliopause | |
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Origin | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Genres | |
Years active | 2006 – present |
Labels | Furious Tradesmen |
Members | Richard Davis Niall Harden Chris McCorry |
Past members | Michael Kinloch Therese McKenna |
Website |
heliopause |
Heliopause are a U.K. band based in Belfast and Brighton, led by filmmaker Richard Davis. [1] The band is known for performing in unusual locations such as May Street Church, [2] the Ulster Hall, [3] the Palm House at Botanic Gardens, [4] the dome over Belfast's Victoria Square shopping centre, [5] at the Willowstone music festival [6] and the Hammer gallery in Berlin. [7]
They released their debut EP Dark Matter on Furious Tradesmen in May 2008, two months after the exquisite instrumental band from which they took their name released their self-titled debut EP Heliopause on Rampapo records. [8] Guitarist Michael Kinloch departed after the EP's release to concentrate on playing bass in Not Squares. Chris McCorry, formerly of Cutaways joined in late 2008 and the trio released a handmade single, "Moment of Recognition" [9] [10] in 2009. Their debut album, Walk Into the Sea, was recorded at Belfast's Start Together studio in summer 2009, [11] and released on 1 October 2010.