The Heliocentrics - 13 Degrees of Reality (2021)

The Heliocentrics have been playing together for over a decade and their collective drive is to find an individual voice. Back at Now-Again after creating amazing albums with the likes of Mulatu Astatke and Madlib with their new 13 Degrees of Reality, the Heliocentrics have returned to develop this epic visi withn of psychedelic funk, while exploring the possibilities created by their myriad influences – Latin, African, and more. Thus, the electro-Latin fusion of “Descarga Electronica” sits next to weeping strings piled atop “Collateral Damage’s” chunky rhythms, which nearly misses the undulating swing of “Wrecking Ball,” a dirge as irresistibly funky as it is devastating. 13 Degrees of Reality is one of the most distinctive musical statements you’ll hear all year.

Tracklist:
1.01 - The Heliocentrics - Feedback (Intro) (4:14)
1.02 - The Heliocentrics - Ethnicity (1:38)
1.03 - The Heliocentrics - Public Safety Broadcast (Interlude) (0:23)
1.04 - The Heliocentrics - Mysterious Ways (1:34)
1.05 - The Heliocentrics - Dreams (Interlude) (0:46)
1.06 - The Heliocentrics - Collateral Damage (4:05)
1.07 - The Heliocentrics - Outtake (Interlude) (0:17)
1.08 - The Heliocentrics - Freeness, Pt. 2 (2:31)
1.09 - The Heliocentrics - Wrecking Ball (7:43)
1.10 - The Heliocentrics - Mind Readers (Interlude) (0:39)
1.11 - The Heliocentrics - Descarga Electronica (2:30)
1.12 - The Heliocentrics - A Musical Conspiracy (Interlude) (0:46)
1.13 - The Heliocentrics - Eastern Begena (3:59)
1.14 - The Heliocentrics - Hall Of Mirrors (Interlude) (1:36)
1.15 - The Heliocentrics - Mr. Owusu, I Presume? (3:42)
1.16 - The Heliocentrics - The Abstract And The Absolute (Interlude) (0:53)
1.17 - The Heliocentrics - Black Sky (3:25)
1.18 - The Heliocentrics - Prepare For Lift-Off (Interlude) (0:59)
1.19 - The Heliocentrics - Path Of The Black Sun (2:34)
1.20 - The Heliocentrics - Calabash (3:43)
1.21 - The Heliocentrics - Vibrations Of The Fallen Angels (Outro) (2:19)