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Helicon "Arise" COLOR:180g ULTRA CLEAR Symphonies of Sickness) or creatingGlasgow's Helicon and Los Angeles based producer and DJ Al Lover have joined forces on a bold new collaborative album, 'Arise', due for release February 13th 2026 on Fuzz Club. "Arise confronts a culture of individualism at the mercy of opportunistic grifters," says frontman John Paul Hughes, "offering a reminder that empathy, compassion, and authenticity are still choices." Reflecting that tension, Helicon and Al Lover deliver a maximalist, uplifting