the late b.p. helium - ProfilesArchive

About Me

the very fine, optical atlas , has posted an interview with me discussing 6 of my songs. check it out HERE!
the late b.p. helium is one bryan poole. maybe a man. maybe a ghost. regardless of his state, mr. helium has made much music over the years within and out of the Elephant 6 collective. maybe you've seen his credits on records by the likes of of Montreal, Elf Power, Great Lakes or the Olivia Tremor Control. this helium has released two records under his nom de plume so far to date. the first, kumquat mae, is a piano pop pastoral piece in the vein of mccartney (the album) and spritely as the floyd chancing upon a music box under a baking southern sun. the second record, amok, plays like a jukebox on genre random. once 60's pop, once 80's nyc no wave... oh maybe some southern skynard meets the replacements. ambient thai mother and child morph into a bubblegum bounce? sure thing. amok changes rooms and moods, but retains the thread that is all elemental helium. the late b.p. helium will be hovering. be sure to look him up.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/1/2005
Band Website: thelatebphelium.com
Band Members: the late b.p. helium * casper fandango * eric harris * pete erchick * neil golden * ben crum * dottie alexander * matt dawson * jamey huggins * heather mcintosh * dusty campbell * derek almstead * sean sawyer * scott dansby * ed livengood * frank mcdonnell * kevin barnes * aaron wegelin * mikey dwyer * marcus thompson * charlie estes
Influences: i play with Dark Meat regularly these days.
here's some video from our show at Cake Shop in NYC a few weeks back.
sorry about the out of tune low E!
you can watch more video from the show by going to the pitchfork.tv site

here's an interview i did in new orleans last fall with Static :
Of Montreal Interview from Static on Vimeo .
check out my interview for a documentary called, "i need that record!"
i don't have any videos yet, but my good friend Casper does.
and hey, i'm featured quite prominently. :D
the song is called Barking in the Garden of Ill Repute from the album, The Optimists Club by the Ã¼ber wunderbar, Casper and the Cookies.
i played guitar with them on a trip to japan last year. and now its a video!!!
so yo, check it!
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Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

So whats up with B.P.?

i have expanded upon my doings for quite some time.what is going on?well, still playing with of Montreal. we went everywhere almost last year.played in Istanbul! and we are about to play a few shows i...
Posted by the late b.p. helium on Mon, 05 May 2008 06:44:00 PST

tiny sticks show - august 23!

heylo clan,we, tiny sticks, are coming out of hibernationto play a show at Little Kings next thursday, august 23rd.that's in athens, ga btw.we play songs by E.S.G.!tiny sticks are:emily simpson , b.p....
Posted by the late b.p. helium on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:51:00 PST

THE LATE B.P. HELIUM one week excursion! 2006

heylo folks!i'm heading back out on the road!we're on our way to CMJ... to the big city! playing a few shows high and low.maybe we'll be honky tonkin' near you? :)AA = all ages% opening for Peter &...
Posted by the late b.p. helium on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 07:19:00 PST

On the way to Vancouver....

hey!james husband and i are playing a show in vancouveron august 30th! at the media club. a precursorto the of Montreal show a few days later.gonna be there a few days if anyone wants to showus the ci...
Posted by the late b.p. helium on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 03:16:00 PST

Need shows in Québec, New Brunswick & New England!

hey gang!so.. the late b.p. helium is about to embark on a great voyage!we're headed to the great white north!we'll be playing shows with the likes of The American Revolution (Robert Schneider), jacka...
Posted by the late b.p. helium on Tue, 06 Jun 2006 04:31:00 PST

what goes on....

as always, the b.p. front is laying low a little bit. played a crazy show in stockholm with jamey and somesweet swedes from Blood Music. and the b.p. band(with kevin barnes on drums!) rocked the 40 wa...
Posted by the late b.p. helium on Mon, 02 Jan 2006 09:42:00 PST

wind swept in helsinki

hej!! i'm about to board a boat for stockholm and then a planeto berlin. man, helsinki is alright, but try for a different time of year! played a crazy gig with jamey and the guys from blood musicthe ...
Posted by the late b.p. helium on Wed, 30 Nov 2005 06:12:00 PST

yep alright.. i'm here!

ok so.. yes! you have reached the late b.p. helium. that's me... the band. playing the popfest 2005 on august 11th.i haven't a clue who's playing with me!should be interesting!!gonna be out on the roa...
Posted by the late b.p. helium on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST