Live Video: The Helio Sequence @ CMJ

Live Video, CMJ, Local Music
11/25/2013
Jim Beckmann
photos by Benjamin Mobley (view set)

It's hard to imagine a more fitting location for The Helio Sequence's ethereal melodies than the cathedral-like room of Judson Memorial Church in Manhattan. The Portland duo of Benjamin Weikel and Brandon Summers joined us during our CMJ broadcast last month and truly outdid themselves with a lush, reverb-laden session. Watch it here now:

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