The Ramzi Helewa Sound Experiment

Sep 30

Interview in Uptown Magazine: One to Watch -

“The Ramzi Helewa Sound Experiment may be Winnipeg’s best-kept secret.” -Jared Story, Uptown Magazine

Aug 27

Review in Uptown Magazine: Borrowed Time -

“Vocally, Helewa is the love child of early-’90s Wayne Coyne and late-’90s Jay Churko. All in all, this is one hell of a record.” -Nick, Friesen, Uptown Magazine

Jul 20

Review in Popjournalism: Borrowed Time -

“Three years after the critically acclaimed Disjointed Songs, Ramzi Helewa is back with another set of challenging songs that are a little rough around the edges and all the more fun for it.” -Jason Gladu, Popjournalism

Jun 15

Borrowed Time Released 2010 Recorded using Digital and Analog Technology at Skybase Studios. Tracklisting: Part 1 Go South Not a Beggar Lay Me Down Don’t Want to Be Here Sunday Up All Night Truth Be Earnest Part 2

Borrowed Time

Released 2010

Recorded using Digital and Analog Technology at Skybase Studios.

Tracklisting:

  1. Part 1
  2. Go South
  3. Not a Beggar
  4. Lay Me Down
  5. Don’t Want to Be Here
  6. Sunday
  7. Up All Night
  8. Truth Be Earnest
  9. Part 2

Oct 06

Disjointed Songs, Long-Gone Dreams and Parted Ways Released 2007 Recorded using Digital and Analog Technology at Skybase Studios. Track Listing: No No No No  Take it from the Man  Acting like the Weather  A thousand miles  Miss Minnedosa  Sun Could Rise  Sky Could Fall  Little Guitar  Hotel  Friday Night  I think I’d rather be alone  Left Alone  You need to smile  Cocoa Puff  Good Tonight  By the Lake  Pretty Good Okay

Disjointed Songs, Long-Gone Dreams and Parted Ways

Released 2007

Recorded using Digital and Analog Technology at Skybase Studios.

Track Listing:

  1. No No No No 
  2. Take it from the Man 
  3. Acting like the Weather 
  4. A thousand miles 
  5. Miss Minnedosa 
  6. Sun Could Rise 
  7. Sky Could Fall 
  8. Little Guitar 
  9. Hotel 
  10. Friday Night 
  11. I think I’d rather be alone 
  12. Left Alone 
  13. You need to smile 
  14. Cocoa Puff 
  15. Good Tonight 
  16. By the Lake 
  17. Pretty Good Okay

May 06

Review in Popjournalism: Disjointed Songs, Long-Gone Dreams and Parted Ways -

“Helewa’s studio savvy adds an extra layer of fun as he embraces lo-fi keyboards, off-key drum machine beats, and inventive sing-along arrangements.” -Jason Gladu, Popjournalism

Apr 18

Aug 01

Love in a Beautiful Way Released 2005 Recored using Digital and Analog Technology at Skybase Studios. Track Listing: Raw Fur  Love in a beautiful way  Calm before the Storm  The Pretty things  Summer Daylight  Baby Stop  The ecstatic joy of pure being  Moonface/Sundial  You are a bird  The Country Life  Goal with an End  Molybdenum  Urban Cowboy Syndrome 

Love in a Beautiful Way

Released 2005

Recored using Digital and Analog Technology at Skybase Studios.

Track Listing:

  1. Raw Fur 
  2. Love in a beautiful way 
  3. Calm before the Storm 
  4. The Pretty things 
  5. Summer Daylight 
  6. Baby Stop 
  7. The ecstatic joy of pure being 
  8. Moonface/Sundial 
  9. You are a bird 
  10. The Country Life 
  11. Goal with an End 
  12. Molybdenum 
  13. Urban Cowboy Syndrome 

May 01

Numies on a Window Released 2005 Recorded using Digital and Analog Technology at Skybase Studios. Track Listing: Wednesday Night  Spread the News  Apples and Bananas  Busy Month  Thursday for you  Midnight Caller  Heart Murmer (Remix) 

Numies on a Window

Released 2005

Recorded using Digital and Analog Technology at Skybase Studios.

Track Listing:

  1. Wednesday Night 
  2. Spread the News 
  3. Apples and Bananas 
  4. Busy Month 
  5. Thursday for you 
  6. Midnight Caller 
  7. Heart Murmer (Remix) 

Aug 02

Mustard Plaster Released 2004 Recorded using Digital and Analog Technology at Skybase Studios. Track Listing: Home (Part One)  I’m so tired  Bad Day  Showers in March  Winnipeg  You are the Mayan Equivalent to this  Thank you for coming  Fourteen Lines (are all lies to you)  I’m leaving home  Cosmos Plasmos  Smoked Salmon and Leather  A Song Away from Home  Nothing Matters  Hit by a Well-guided muscle  I’m coming home  Return to Skybase  A love song  The Reason Why  Home (Part Two) 

Mustard Plaster

Released 2004

Recorded using Digital and Analog Technology at Skybase Studios.

Track Listing:

  1. Home (Part One) 
  2. I’m so tired 
  3. Bad Day 
  4. Showers in March 
  5. Winnipeg 
  6. You are the Mayan Equivalent to this 
  7. Thank you for coming 
  8. Fourteen Lines (are all lies to you) 
  9. I’m leaving home 
  10. Cosmos Plasmos 
  11. Smoked Salmon and Leather 
  12. A Song Away from Home 
  13. Nothing Matters 
  14. Hit by a Well-guided muscle 
  15. I’m coming home 
  16. Return to Skybase 
  17. A love song 
  18. The Reason Why 
  19. Home (Part Two)