Jason Albertini with family as a young boy.

Gladness III

New release available for streaming.

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Welcome the Summer Heartbreak

Helvetia Welcome The Summer Heartbreak double LP

Digital, double LP, and CD all available at Bandcamp.

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Helvetia's Junk Shop CD on wooden table

Helvetia’s Junk Shop

Available through Bandcamp: Junk Shop on CD.

Includes original 2009 postcard with lyrics.

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Not Touring Right Now

A person playing an accordion in front of a sign with the word 'disco' on it. They are outdoors with trees in the background.

Communicating with aliens instead.
But still making music.

Merch

Right now most of our merch is available on Bandcamp. T-shirts, CDs, vinyl, and digital downloads.

Joyful Noise Recordings has a selection of our catalog available.

A stack of Helvetia cd's on a wooden table
Helvetia records Junk Shop, Headless Machine of the Heart, Nothing in Rambling, and Sun Chasers on a wooden table
Helvetia summer shirt in yellow

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HELVETIA “GLADNESS 2001​-​2006 - VOL. 1-2”
HELVETIA “GLADNESS 2001​-​2006 - VOL. 1-2”

Album review: From the melodic mind and atmospheric archives of the multi-instrumentalist Jason Albertini comes the two-decade-long project known as the super Helvetia (pronounced “hel-vee-shuh") that began its mythically sonic journey in sound and texture during a much simpler time and place in music as a whole.

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ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Helvetia - "The Beach At The Edge Of The World"
ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Helvetia - "The Beach At The Edge Of The World"

Album review: The nuance and instrumentation, from shakers and analog synths to detuned guitars, disjointed drums, and electronic interference, all build the Helvetia blueprint, matching subtly and complexity in a way that has always rewarded repeat listens.

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Helvetia, The Unknown.
Helvetia, The Unknown.

Helvetia has a very particular love. Its music is often reminiscent of CAN and German experimental rock from the 70s. That said, it never borrows from electronic music (which is great!), except for an attraction for Martian sounds that really seem to be the work of a UFO. Helvetia is thus an 👽.

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