The Late B.P. Helium
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The Elephant Six Collective
The Elephant 6 Recording Company is a collective of American musicians who spawned many notable independent bands of the 1990s, including The Apples in Stereo, The Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, Beulah, Elf Power, Of Montreal, and Circulatory System.-Foundation:The collective was...
musician Bryan Poole, who also goes by Bryan Helium.
Poole has spent much of his musical career playing guitar on and off with Of Montreal
Of Montreal
Of Montreal is an American rock band from Athens, Georgia. It was founded by frontman Kevin Barnes in 1996, named after a failed romance with a woman "of Montreal." The band is one of the bands of the Elephant 6 collective...
and Elf Power
Elf Power
Elf Power is an indie rock band that originated in Athens, Georgia. Currently, the line-up consists of guitarist/vocalist Andrew Rieger, keyboardist Laura Carter, guitarist Jimmy Hughes, bassist Derek Almstead, and drummer Eric Harris...
since the mid-90s. He was also a member of the XTC
XTC
XTC were a New Wave band from Swindon, England, active between 1976 and 2005. The band enjoyed some chart success, including the UK and Canadian hits "Making Plans for Nigel" and "Senses Working Overtime" , but are perhaps even better known for their long-standing critical success.- Early years:...
cover band Helium Kids (a.k.a. The Mummers) from 1994 to 1995. In 2001, he released a few singles and submitted tracks to various compilations before offering his first EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, Kumquat Mae
Kumquat Mae
Kumquat Mae is an EP by Elephant Six musician The Late B.P. Helium. Originally released as a limited EP on his 2002 United States solo tour, it was released by Orange Twin records in late 2002.-Track listing:# "The Weeping Soul"...
, on his 2002 national tour. It was later re-released on Orange Twin Records
Orange Twin Records
Orange Twin Records is an Athens, Georgia-based record label run by Laura Carter, a multi-instrumental member of Elephant 6 popsters Elf Power....
in 2003, and allowed him to work on his solo debut album, Amok, which was also released on Orange Twin in 2004.
Poole is currently a full-time member of Of Montreal.
Singles and EPs
- Happy Happy Birthday to Me Singles Club: August (7") - HHBTM - 2001
- Split single with Of Montreal (7") - Jonathan Whiskey - 2001
- Kumquat MaeKumquat MaeKumquat Mae is an EP by Elephant Six musician The Late B.P. Helium. Originally released as a limited EP on his 2002 United States solo tour, it was released by Orange Twin records in late 2002.-Track listing:# "The Weeping Soul"...
(CD) - Hype City Records/Orange Twin - 2002