Before David Helpling released his trilogy of epic ambient collaborations with Jon Jenkins, before his shimmering guitar records A Sea Without Memory and RUNE — he had an idea that would evolve to become IN. A massive double album composed over ten years, IN was born from finding wonder in the tiniest of places. The wait is over, and IN is available now on Double CD, Double Vinyl, and 24-bit/96k HD digital. Get it now…

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Rune

David Helpling’s new offering of ambient guitars compositions is now available from Spotted Peccary! Building on the sound of his previous release A SEA WITHOUT MEMORY, RUNE represents the stunning evolution of Helpling’s ambient guitar explorations into a new realm of craft and production, shifting to a deeper focus on composition, phrasing, melody, and emotion. Shimmering textures, purposeful phrases, and expressive arrangements mingle together and flow freely from a wellspring of inspiration into …continue…

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THE VAST EXPANSE

David Helpling is featured on Sverre Knut Johansen’s third release on the Spotted Peccary Music label. Johansen’s soaring melodies and detailed sequences, supported by Helpling’s spacial guitar textures and deep layered atmospheres, evoke finely tuned soundspaces filled with mystery and awe. It’s a fantastic sci-fi themed electro-symphonic trek through the limitless themes of origin, expansion, and creation. Get it at the Spotted Peccary website

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A Sea Without Memory

Spotted Peccary has released David Helpling’s first-ever solo ambient guitar album! “A Sea Without Memory” is the culmination of the signature ambient guitar sound David has been refining throughout his entire career. The album presents a carefully selected collection of David’s Sunday Loops, arranged and sequenced by Jon Jenkins into a 68-minute long-form listening experience. “A Sea Without Memory” is available as a dowload-only release at most all digital retailers. …continue…

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David Helpling Interview

David Helpling was recently a guest on HFM 102.7’s Hawke Chill Out Sessions in the UK, where he talked about music, Jon Jenkins, Shawn Malone, space guitars, the aurora borealis, and his new ambient guitar release “A Sea Without Memory”…. Here is the interview, in case you missed it!

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sunday loops

While at work on his next solo release, David Helpling has set aside some time to create and share weekly ambient guitar improvisations in a YouTube series he calls Sunday Loops.  Pure, deeply personal and heartfelt, these pieces are improvised in one take and recorded live at Deep Exile Studio, and immediately shared with the world almost every Sunday night since August of 2016. Dive into them all here.

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$5 Clearance

It’s time to clear some shelf space at the Deep Exile headquarters, so we’re putting the last of the T-Shirts & Posters on sale for just $5 each!  These are all out of print items and soon gone forever… Shop Now >>

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Ringtones

The long lost Deep Exile ringtones have been found! Crafted from the original sessions by the artists themselves, these ringtones are free to download, so go forth and change the world one ring at a time! Click here to get them…

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