The Party Of Helicopters hardcore/math-rock band from Kent, Ohio who were active through the late 90s to early 2000s. The band included a member of Harriet The Spy. In their years active, they released a large amount of music with multiple full-length albums, various 7"s, including some splits (with Harriet The Spy, In Ano, S Process etc).
The Party Of Helicopters played rhythmic, mathy hardcore with intensely fast and complex guitar and off-kilter vocals. Pushing the boundaries of what "hardcore" could be, The Party Of Helicopters had a sound all their own. As they went on, their music shifted slightly more toward indie rock or even post-rock influenced at times. Though they never let up with their energy and well-crafted angular guitar riffs.
Their work has often been described as being influenced by both metal and dream pop or shoegaze, the latter of which became more prominent in their later work. Crafting their own unique noisy brand of punk, The Party Of Helicopters left their mark on Ohio, playing shows and releasing music for almost a decade. Ohio's scene was really interesting in the 90s, with boundary-pushing bands like Harriet The Spy, Old Hearts Club and Ambassador 990 to name a few, popping up all over. The Ohio 90s scene remains one of the gems of hardcore/emo in history.
Abracadaver 12"/CD 1997 (X-Mist Records, Donut Friends, Stickfigure Records, Copter Crash Records)
Mt Forever CD/12" 2000 (Troubleman Unlimited, Donut Friends)
Space...And How Sweet It Was CD/12" 2002 (Troubleman Unlimited, Monotonstudio Records)
Please Believe It CD/12" 2003 (Bifocal Media, Velocette Records)
The Party Of Helicopters / In Ano split 7" 1995 (Ape Records)
Fairy God Fighters 7" 1996 (Donut Friends)
Gun Court Singles Series 7" 1998 (Wabana Ore Limited)
Harriet The Spy / The Party Of Helicopters - live 1998 split 7" (Dogprint Records)
The First Two Years of Conquering The Tundra 12" 2000 (Progeria Records)
S Process / The Party Of Helicopters split 7" 2000 (Track Star Records)
The Terror Continues1994-2004 2005 (Self-released)
Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil... Preferably Evil cassette 1998 (Self-released)
Is The Human Heart So Selfish? - A Benefit For Food Not Bombs compilation CD 1997 (893 Projects)
