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The Late B.P. Helium

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The Late B.P. Helium circa 2006

The Late B.P. Helium is the solo recording project and, at times, stage name of Elephant Six musician Bryan Poole,[1] who also goes by Bryan Helium.

Helium (right) on stage with Of Montreal in San Francisco, 2007.

Poole has spent much of his musical career playing bass [2] and guitar on and off with of Montreal and Elf Power since the mid-1990s.[2] He was also a member of the XTC 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, Kumquat Mae, on his 2002 tour with The Visitations.[1] It was later re-released on Orange Twin Records in 2003, and allowed him to work on his solo debut album, Amok, which was also released on Orange Twin in 2004.[1]

Discography

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Albums

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  • Amok (CD) – Orange Twin – 2004

Singles and EPs

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Kuykendall, Jeff (2 June 2015). "Optical Atlas Interview with Bryan Poole (The Late B.P. Helium)". Jeffkuykendall.com. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b ""The Late BP Helium – Amok"". Darla.com. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Kumquat Mae - The Late BP Helium". AllMusic.
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