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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content mw-content-ltr" lang="de" dir="ltr"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="de" dir="ltr"><p><b>Helios Creed</b> (bürgerlicher Name: Barry Adrian Johnson, geb. <a href="3._November" title="3. November">3. November</a> <a href="1953" title="1953">1953</a> in <a href="Long_Beach_(Kalifornien)" title="Long Beach (Kalifornien)">Long Beach</a>, <a href="Kalifornien" title="Kalifornien">Kalifornien</a>, <a href="Vereinigte_Staaten" title="Vereinigte Staaten">USA</a>) ist ein US-amerikanischer Musiker. Er veröffentlicht hauptsächlich <a href="Space_Rock" title="Space Rock">Space-Rock</a>-Soloalben und ist Gitarrist, Sänger und zeitweise einziges Bandmitglied der Acid-Punkband <a href="Chrome_(Band)" title="Chrome (Band)">Chrome</a>.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leben">Leben</h2></div>
<p>Helios Creed ist verheiratet und hat drei Kinder, er lebt und arbeitet in Oklahoma und tourt sporadisch. <i>"Twenty five years ago in the jungles of Hawaii three beams of light entered the head of a scrawny, would-be folksinger named Barry Johnson. The beams communicated a message of Love and Truth, to be explained through music. Afterwards, Barry emerged from the bush as Helios Creed and began a quarter-century long musical odyssey to spread the word."</i><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musikalischer_Werdegang">Musikalischer Werdegang</h2></div>
<p>Helios Creeds musikalischer Werdegang verlief zwischen <a href="Punkrock" class="mw-redirect" title="Punkrock">Punkrock</a> und <a href="Psychedelic_Rock" title="Psychedelic Rock">Psychedelic</a>: <i>"I am into recordings that call for two telephones and two cheap recorders. I love old school punk rock</i> […] <i>Alien Soundtracks was recorded in a living room on a four track."</i><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Seine Wortschöpfung zur musikalischen Verortung von Chrome als Acid Punk lag daher nahe, auch wenn sich Helios Creed ausdrücklich gegen die lästige aber manchmal notwendige Verwendung von Stilschubladen ausspricht.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1994 tourt er mit <a href="Nik_Turner" title="Nik Turner">Nik Turner</a> (Gründungsmitglied der Space-Rock-Pioniere <a href="Hawkwind" title="Hawkwind">Hawkwind</a>) und anderen Hawkwind-Ehemaligen zum Teil unter dem Namen Hawkwind in den USA.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musik">Musik</h2></div>
<p>Helios Creeds Musik zu verstehen, ist schwer, es handelt sich auch ziemlich unverhüllt um Musik, die schwer zu verstehen sein soll, ohne sich in <a href="Progressive_Rock" title="Progressive Rock">Progressiveformeln</a> oder -motiven zu verheddern. Die schleppenden Riffs befinden sich oft an der Grenze des Intuitiven und sind mit den Refrains (bzw. modifizierten zweiten Riffs) meistenfalls eng verflochten. Die Veröffentlichungen auf <a href="Amphetamine_Reptile" class="mw-redirect" title="Amphetamine Reptile">Amphetamine Reptile</a> sind zwar auch bis zu einem gewissen Punkt labeltypisch<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>, viele seiner anderen Veröffentlichungen weisen aber ebenso die für Helios Creed typischen schwer memorisierbaren Verläufe von <a href="Drone" class="mw-disambig" title="Drone">Drones</a> und komplexeren Riffs auf. Trotzdem lädt die Musik zum Eintauchen ein, was schon der ausgiebige Einsatz von Effekten (Echos, Phaseshifter, Flanger, Gitarrensynthesizer, Fuzz, Wah-Wahs, Backward Masking, Oktavteiler) und ein tiefer Hall andeuten. <i>"Helios has said that he invented his trademark guitar sound trying to replicate the sound he heard in his head, while listening to <a href="Black_Sabbath" title="Black Sabbath">Black Sabbath</a> on LSD on headphones when I was a teenager.</i><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mark Prindles Kurzbeschreibung für ein Interview 2003: <i>"He is a pioneer of the genre that has come to be known as ‚Space Acid Cyber Punk Metal <a href="Ambient" title="Ambient">Ambient</a> Weird Rock Psychedelic Thingy Noise.‛"</i><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Seine Art des Gitarrenspiels beeinflusste und beeinflusst zahlreiche Gitarristen seit den 1980er Jahren.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Labels">Labels</h2></div>
<p>Er veröffentlichte auf dem hauseigenen Label Siren Records, auf Amphetamine Reptile (AmRep), Subterranean Records, <a href="Your_Choice_Records" title="Your Choice Records">Your Choice Records</a>, Dossier Records, <a href="Sub_Pop" title="Sub Pop">Sub Pop</a>, <a href="Glitterhouse" title="Glitterhouse">Glitterhouse</a>, <a href="Cherry_Red_Records" title="Cherry Red Records">Cherry Red</a>, <a href="Beggars_Banquet_Records" title="Beggars Banquet Records">Beggars Banquet</a>, Ralph Records, Fundamental Records und anderen.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musikbeispiele_auf_Helios_Creeds_Youtube-Channel">Musikbeispiele auf Helios Creeds Youtube-Channel</h2></div>
<p>Auf Helios Creeds Youtube-Kanal sind etliche seiner Stücke enthalten, ebenso die Chrome-Stücke und Stücke von Damon Edge. Es gibt die übliche, gitarrenorientierte Variante (Tendenz AmRep-Sound), zum Beispiel: <i>Lactating Purple</i> von der gleichnamigen LP, 1991, die mehr elektronische Variante, zum Beispiel: <i>No Humans Allowed Pt.II</i> (<i>The Night</i>) von der LP <i>Tidal Forces</i> (<i>No Humans Allowed Pt.II</i>), 1998 oder die am traditionellen <a href="Songwriting" title="Songwriting">Songwriting</a> orientierte Variante: <i>His Murder Machine</i> von der LP <i>Deep Blue Love Vacuum</i>, 2006.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bandmitglieder_und_Kooperationen">Bandmitglieder und Kooperationen</h2></div>
<p>Lineup 2020: Helios Creed, Lux Vibratus, Tommy Grenas, Aleph Kali, Keith Thomson. Weitere oder frühere Mitglieder: Bill Roth, Paul Della Pelle, Rey Washam, Paul "Bean" Kirk, Mark Duran, Z.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Kooperationen">Kooperationen</h2></div>
<p>Nik Turner (Gründungsmitglied von <a href="Hawkwind" title="Hawkwind">Hawkwind</a>) und weitere Hawkwind-Ehemalige, Gibby Haynes und Jeff Pinkus von den <a href="Butthole_Surfers" title="Butthole Surfers">Butthole Surfers</a>, <i>The Last Laugh</i> wurde von Helios Creed zusammen mit <a href="Jack_Endino" title="Jack Endino">Jack Endino</a> produziert und mit Daniel House (Bass) und Jason Finn (Drums; alle von der <a href="Grunge" title="Grunge">Grunge</a>-Vorläuferband und „Seattle-Legende“ <a href="Skin_Yard" title="Skin Yard">Skin Yard</a>) eingespielt.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Seitenprojekte">Seitenprojekte</h2></div>
<p>Mit <i>Dark Matter</i> wurden zwei sehr elektronische Ambient-Space-Music-Alben eingespielt. Hilary Stench spielt Bass, John Stench die Drums. Nach dem Tod von Damon Edge hat Helios Creed auch unter dem Namen <i>Chrome</i> wieder produziert.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Helden">Helden</h2></div>
<p><a href="Jimi_Hendrix" title="Jimi Hendrix">Jimi Hendrix</a>, <a href="Robert_Fripp" title="Robert Fripp">Robert Fripp</a>, <a href="Snakefinger" class="mw-redirect" title="Snakefinger">Snakefinger</a>, <a href="Jimmy_Page" title="Jimmy Page">Jimmy Page</a>, <a href="Iggy_Pop" title="Iggy Pop">Iggy Pop</a>.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Trivia">Trivia</h2></div>
<p><i>"I feel blessed. I don't know very many people thats had a life like mine. more stuff. OK, I've left my body and didn't want to come back. I've had many U.F.O. sightings."</i><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Zu seinem Verhältnis zu Drogen bemerkt Helios Creed bereits 1997: <i>"I don’t do drugs anymore. When I play, I think about drugs … kinda thing. I mean, I imagine that I’m on drugs more than I do drugs."</i><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Helios Creed tritt als Special Guest in dem Film <i>Black Ski Mask</i> auf (2009).
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Diskografie">Diskografie</h2></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Als_Helios_Creed">Als Helios Creed</h3></div>
<ul><li><i>X-Rated Fairy Tales</i> (1985)</li>
<li><i>Superior Catholic Finger</i> (1989)</li>
<li><i>The Last Laugh</i> (1989)</li>
<li><i>Boxing the Clown</i> (1990)</li>
<li><i>Lactating Purple</i> (1991)</li>
<li><i>Kiss to the Brain</i> (1992)</li>
<li><i>Your Choice Live Series</i> (1993)</li>
<li><i>Planet X</i> (1994)</li>
<li><i>Busting Through the Van Allan Belt</i> (1994)</li>
<li><i>Cosmic Assault</i> (1995)</li>
<li><i>"NUGG" The Transport</i> (1996)</li>
<li><i>Activated Condition</i> (1998)</li>
<li><i>Chromagnum Man</i> (1998)</li>
<li><i>Colors of Light</i> (1999)</li>
<li><i>On Tour 1999</i> (2001)</li>
<li><i>Spider Prophecy</i> (2002)</li>
<li><i>On the Dark Side of the Sun</i> (2003)</li>
<li><i>Inferior Plastic Finger</i> (2004)</li>
<li><i>Deep Blue Love Vacuum</i> (2006)</li>
<li><i>Not Without Sorcery</i> (2008)</li>
<li><i>Galactic Octopi</i> (2011)</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mit_Dark_Matter">Mit Dark Matter</h3></div>
<ul><li><i>Dark Matter Vol. 2</i> (1998)</li>
<li><i>Seeing Strange Lights</i> (1996)</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mit_Nik_Turner">Mit Nik Turner</h3></div>
<ul><li><i>Transglobal Friends And Relations</i> (2001)</li>
<li><i>Sonic Attack</i> (2001)</li>
<li><i>Space Ritual</i> (1994 Live)</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mit_Chrome">Mit Chrome</h3></div>
<ul><li>siehe Artikel <a href="Chrome_(Band)" title="Chrome (Band)">Chrome</a></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Weblinks">Weblinks</h2></div>
<div class="sisterproject" style="margin:0.1em 0 0 0;"><div class="noresize noviewer" style="display:inline-block; line-height:10px; min-width:1.6em; text-align:center;" aria-hidden="true" role="presentation"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Commons"></span></span></div><b><span class=""><a class="external text" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Helios_Creed?uselang=de"><span lang="en">Commons</span>: Helios Creed</a></span></b>&nbsp;– Sammlung von Bildern, Videos und Audiodateien</div>
<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.helioschrome.com/">Tribute-Seite</a>, bei <i>Helioschrome.com</i></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/138722-Helios-Creed">Profil</a>, bei <a href="Discogs" title="Discogs">Discogs</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/@HeliosChrome">Profil</a>, bei <a href="YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX2xbu0Qk9vtjxGbP5l_szg">Profil</a>, durch <a href="The_Orchard" title="The Orchard">The Orchard</a> autogeneriert bei <a href="YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://myspace.com/helioscreed">Profil</a>, bei <a href="MySpace" class="mw-redirect" title="MySpace">MySpace</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.reverbnation.com/helioscreedchrome?profile_view_source=status_update">Profil</a> bei <a href="Reverbnation" class="mw-redirect" title="Reverbnation">Reverbnation</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-last-laugh-mw0000202154">Ned Raggett: <i>Helios Creed – The Last Laugh Review</i></a>, bei <a href="Allmusic" class="mw-redirect" title="Allmusic">allmusic</a></li>
<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.markprindle.com/creed-i.htm">Mark Prindle: <i>Helios Creed – 2003</i></a>, Interview bei <i>Mark Prindle.com</i></li>
<li><a href="Julian_Cope" title="Julian Cope">Julian Cope</a>: <i>Helios Creed post-Chrome Solo</i>, März 2008 bei <i>Headheritage.co.uk.</i></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Einzelnachweise">Einzelnachweise</h2></div>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="Frank_Kozik" title="Frank Kozik">Frank Kozik</a> und Michael La Vella – <i>A Nice Space To Visit</i>, im <i>Gearhead Magazine</i>, Issue #5, Frühling / Sommer, 1997; Einleitung zu einem Interview mit Frank Kozik und Michael La Vella, 1997</span>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://myspace.com/helioscreed">Profil</a>, bei <a href="MySpace" class="mw-redirect" title="MySpace">MySpace</a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-3">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://myspace.com/helioscreed">Selbstbeschreibung</a> bei <a href="MySpace" class="mw-redirect" title="MySpace">MySpace</a>: <i>"We hated being called New Wave"</i>, ebd.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://helioschrome.com/gearheadinterview.html">"Yes. It was Nik's band, not Hawkwind. Some promoters in the USA billed them as 'Hawkwind', which led to confusion and Dave Brock sueing Nik."</a></i>, <i>hawkydorky</i> – #6 bei <i>Moorcock's Miscellany</i></span>
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<li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Die Ähnlichkeit zu anderen Veröffentlichungen von AmRep bemerkt auch Ned Raggett. Helios Creeds Spielweise beschreibt er als <i>"manic avant-garage soloing"</i> (siehe Weblinks).</span>
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<li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/138722-Helios-Creed">Profil</a>, bei <a href="Discogs" title="Discogs">Discogs</a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.markprindle.com/creed-i.htm">Mark Prindle: <i>Helios Creed – 2003</i>. Interview bei Mark Prindle.com</a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-8">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Jack Endino: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.endino.com/skinyard/heliosdetail.html"><i>Helios Creed "The Last Laugh"</i></a>, bei <i>endino.com</i></span>
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<li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-9">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://myspace.com/therealhelioscreed">Profil</a>, Kommentar bei <i>MySpace</i></span>
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<li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-10">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.helioschrome.com/gearheadinterview.html">Frank Kozik und Michael La Vella – <i>A Nice Space To Visit</i></a>, im <i>Gearhead Magazine</i>, Issue #5 Frühling / Sommer, 1997</span>
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