August 1, 2017 - August 1, 2017 - New blog entry added to Psych Trail Mix Blog: LOVE - FOUR SAIL: ARTHUR LEE'S UNDERRATED HARD-PSYCH MASTERPIECE
Spent a lot of time on this as you'll see that it's a lengthy one. Posted on AUGUST 1st for a reason ;-) Check it out!

June 17, 2017 - Ok, LONG time since the site was updated, but a lot has been accumulated since then. There's  new video, memorabilia, flyers, posters, loads of new photos from the last Chrome European tour and more, weird odds n' ends type items. I think the wait will be worth it - LOTS to browse as far as new Chrome/Helios stuff! Details of all updates below:

-New Video; Chrome at Great American Music Hall in SF 1998, Helios Creed at Nick's in Philadelphia, PA 1999, Helios Creed at Memory Lane in Baltimore, MD in 1994, another vid added to when David Yow of Scratch Acid joined Helios on-stage to do guest vocals for "TV As Eyes" (FULL performance surfaced)

-Tons of new Photos; July 2015: 1, 2, & 3, Aleph Keith Helios @ start of Euro Tour, Helios with Iommi cutout, Helios signs Red Exposure, mustard dawwwwg!, Helios signs merch in Salzburg, Chrome live in Salzburg: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7, Chrome live in Bologna: 1 & 2, Chrome live at Rockhouse Bar, Helios with European fan, Chrome live in Berlin: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, backstage with fans, European fans, Chrome live in Zurich: 1, 2, 3 & 4, Helios with LSD record, Chrome live in Belgium: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13, Chrome live in Philadelphia 1998: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7, Helios with new Chrome album, Helios with Mojo Magazine, the band hanging out with Martin Rev of Suicide & Lydia Lunch! - there's all the individual links to the new photos from tonight's update, or browse all at your leisure on Page 4 of the Photo Gallery

-New Odds & Ends; Gene Simmons tries to steal Chrome band name!

-New Flyers; April 1992 at Blind Pig, with Surgery early 90's, Transdimentional Doorway 1, Transdimensional Doorway 2, with Surgery at Cannibal club, July 4th celebration gig, with Death of West, Hooka Smokin' Caterpillar, Covered Wagon 1989, Techromancy Release Party

-New Memorabilia; signed Chrome box, signed setlist from recent Euro Tour, Chrome with Bardo Pond ticked stub, Chrome merch tables from recent tour

-Misc; behind-the-scenes footage of Helios listening to found old Chrome recordings added to Half Machine From The Sun page, trippy outtake from Spider Prophecy called "Witchdiktor" discovered - an instrumental with Helios' searing psychedelic guitar leads front anc center,  amusing promo ad for Activated Condition, Butthole Surfers mention Helios Creed in interview, poster & other swag added to page for 'Teriyaki Asthma' - the compilation that featured Nirvana, Helios Creed & others

-New Album: Chrome - Techromancy

**NEWS: Word is that there's a U.S. Chrome tour planned for the very near future! This is exciting to all of us out here on the east coast who have craved our live dose of the 'Los for nearly a decade! I will post updates here as I hear them!**



May 20, 2017 - The Psych Trail Mix Blog has officially launched! After 10 printed issues of the fanzine, Psych Trail Mix will continue as a blog. There are already a few posts up - go check it out!
*NOTE: Big update of more Helios Creed material to the site in the very near future, keep your third eye peeled.

July 8, 2016 - A long overdue SWEET update to to the site here; a totally badass live show audio recording for download, loads of great new photographs, new articles, new posters, Chrome sketches, new flyers & more. Details of all updates below:

-Audio download of an old live show including CD Art: Live in Lincoln, Nebraska 1999



-Loads of new photographs; acid-drenched Helios, Helios holding recently reissued album "The Last Laugh", 19 great photographs from Emos in Austin, Texas 2003: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 - just a few of these amazing live photos from this show - to see all of them go to Page 4 of the Photo Gallery section

-New Video: September 17, 1991 at the Shamrock in Los Angeles, CA

-New Flyers; April 1992 show, Austin 1989 show

-New Poster; Room 710, Austin, Texas 2005

-New Articles; various press for Feel It Like A Scientist, Lactating Purple album review from Spin Magazine, SXSW show ad, Kurt Cobain plays Helios Creed's guitar, Chrome article from Wire Magazine 2001

-New Odds & Ends; Chrome - live in London sketches

-New Memorabilia; Helios' note to a fan

-Misc: audio of song "Boxing The Clown" added to Endangered Species compilation page, Chrome collage from Slash Magazine review of Half Machine Lip Moves

-New entry to Live Experiences; various live reviews from Chrome - 2014 Europe Tour

August 23, 2013 -

June 22, 2012 - It's been quite a while since there's been an update, but there's plenty tonight to check out including; new video, photographs, interviews, flyers, posters, memorabilia, and lyrics. Details on all updates below:

-New Video: check out some great footage of Helios playing in Asbury Park, NJ with Nik Turner's Space Ritual (be sure to check out the great back and forth interaction with Nik & Helios on "Hyperventilation"), also a couple clips from the official Nik Turner Space Ritual 1994 video

-From the same show of the video mentioned above, here is a brand new full soundboard live recording of Helios playing with Nik Turner's Space Ritual 1994 Tour in New Jersey, 1-28-94! This is a great show with Helios for the full duration on lead guitar and he plays a couple of his own songs as well. Great recording from that awesome "Nik Turner Space Ritual 94 Tour" - check out this awesome recording, including exclusive case artwork with track listing etc.. here

-32+ new photographs added to expanded the photo gallery to Page 3; some great shots of Helios with Mike Watt of the Minutemen, couple of recent photos of Helios with Fabienne Shine (wife of the late Damon Edge), a few photos of Helios playing with Nik Turner's Space Ritual in Asbury Park, NJ 1994 from the SBD recording mentioned above - #1, #2, #3, Helios playing at the Reptile House in Michigan circa 91-92, pics of Helios at Hotel Phoenix, some nice pro-quality photos of Helios shot by Monet Clark, couple of great pics of Chrome in Memphis from the 1998 Chrome Reunion Tour - #1, #2, a nice shot of Helios playing in Oakland, CA on 6-8-07, and a total of 8 nice vintage shots of Helios circa 1989-90' , a total of 9 great new photographs of Helios at his most recent show this month , and Helios with a new toy/old favorite, check these and all new photos out on Page 3 of the Photo Gallery

-Interview from Skug Magazine 1990 - Bright Sky Tracks On Acid added to the Interviews section, this interview contains some interesting info on the "Superior Catholic Finger" record, some great vintage
shots of Helios at the end

-Review of Nothing Wrong/The Sky 7" and The Last Laugh from Vampyrotuetis Infernalis

-Some cool new flyers added to the Flyers page including one of the recent show at the Echoplex, an oldie but goodie , a show from Nik Turner Space Ritual 94 and more on the Flyers page, also a new poster added to the Posters page

-The Chrome sticker that was included with the cd version of the Chrome Box has been added to the Memorabilia page

-Lyrics added of "Flying Through The Either" added to the Lyrics page

-Helios recently explained what the new record "Galactic Octopi" is all about, check it out on the Galactic Octopi page

- The first full length Helios Creed record is now availablefor pre-order! GALACTIC OCTOPI is ready to go from Transparency Records. I can assure it is one of the best records Helios has ever recorded! Check out a review of it along with an interview with Helios about the record in Issue #6 of Psych Trail Mix. Check out the info below from Michael Shepperd of Transparency on how to get your copy:


Thank you very much for your interest in the new Helios Creed album, 'Galactic Octopi' (Transparency 0353). Four years in the making and amazingly, here it is! (Please cut and paste the radio link below to hear just one of the 11 equally superb tracks...)

Proudly wanting to deal directly with as many people as possible, our label policy is to offer the releases for significantly less than what online and retail companies sell them for.

----The CD version of 'Galactic Octopi' ships this month (during August). The cost of the CD is ten dollars ($10) plus $3 for shipping within the United States -- or $10 for shipping to everywhere else in the world. (That's either $13 or $20 subtotal for the CD.) There is an 8-panel color foldout with graphically perfect lyrics and liner notes.

----The gatefold double LP version of 'Galactic Octopi' ships next month (during September). The cost for this is twenty dollars ($20) plus $5 for shipping within the United States -- or $20 for shipping to everywhere else in the world. (That's either $25 or $40 subtotal for the double LP.) The gatefold artwork & texts expand on the CD packaging and are completely awesome. (Thanks to Christina Bishop for both designs...)

----To order the CD and/or gatefold double LP -- Please kindly transfer now the appropriate total amount of funds via Paypal address transparency2011@yahoo.com for shipment(s) as described above, happening this month (August) and September.

Should you have any further questions please don't hesitate to write or call.

Respectfully thanking you in advance -- and looking forward to hearing back from you soon. (Please don't miss the two links directly below.)

All the best,

Michael Sheppard
Transparency
(usa+) 213.884.0188
2383 Panorama Terrace
Los Angeles, CA 90039

--Link to a 35-minute radio show with written information about current new releases from four Transparency artists iincluding Helios Creed: http://www.killradio.org/podcast/index.php?tag=Transparency
 
--Link to the best article written so far about the label (covering a lot of ground in just two pages):
http://www.crawdaddy.com/index.php/2010/09/09/the-transparency-label-refuses-to-flinch/