Helicopter (stylized as
HElicopTEr) is the seventh studio album by the post-industrial electronic band
Download. Much like Download's previous release,
FiXeR,
Helicopter features a guest appearance by former vocalist,
Mark Spybey. It also puts a prominent focus on analogue equipment, using the oldest machines that Subconscious Studios had to offer.
Initially given a limited release as part of
Subconscious Communications'
Beyond The Vault series,
Helicopter eventually sold out and, in 2011, was given a second pressing and a wider release through
Metropolis Records. This re-release is retitled
Helicopter + Wookie Wall, and features three additional tracks. According to Simon Paul, designer of the
Helicopter's original album art, the art of this re-release will be an amalgamation of the album's original artwork and the artwork he submitted for the proposed
Wookie Wall EP.
The song "Message From Gort" is a reference to the
PlatEAU album
Gort Spacebar, which was also a Key and Western project and released as part of the
Beyond The Vault series.