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Helen Kelter Skelter ’ s sophomore album literally ‘ Melts ’

By Vallery M . Brown
OKLAHOMA CITY – Norman , Okla . -based psychedelic , wall-ofsound rockers Helen Kelter Skelter , released their sophomore album , Melter – a looped-out rock ’ n rollers dream of intricately laced layers of guitar , keys , trippy sounds and vocals – last January .
The quintet began work on the album in 2016 , taking ideas from guitarist Tim Gregory ’ s home studio to Bell Labs in Norman , then back to Gregory ’ s home before
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rethreading the loom again at Bell Labs .
Gregory said making their sophomore album came with the responsibility of growing on their first album while at the same time taking on new threads . A selfdescribed perfectionist , he said the band tried to make the album as perfect as possible without destroying the original intent .
“ We worked our asses off on

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918-504-1764 this to make it the best we could . Like every little thing is combed through ,” said Gregory . “ There are no spots on this album that we regret or think we could have done better .”

The 11-track album , was released on Shaking Shanghai Records , an Oklahoma label manned by Tyson Meade , of the glitz and glam ‘ 80s and ‘ 90s alt rock band The Chainsaw Kittens , whose guitar player Trent Bell also owns Bell Labs recording studio in Norman .
And the intertwining of the album name Melter with the artwork and the sound is a practice in plaiting as perfect as it comes .
The album artwork came from a roll of film damaged in a fire in Gregory ’ s van . The melted and distorted image beckoned the album title . But the melting theme doesn ’ t stop there .
“ All the tracks are super psychedelic and we ’ re all about melting brains and faces ,” said Gregory . “ It worked out perfectly that it ’ s all melty .”
Helen Kelter Skelter are still out pushing Melter across the area , including March 30 at Eskimo Joe ’ s in Stillwater when they headline the Outtakes Music Festival .
For more information , visit helenkelterskeleter . com or facebook . com / helkelskel .
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