Helado Negro

Born in South Florida in 1980 to Ecuadorian immigrant parents, the world-building multi-instrumentalist Roberto Carlos Lange stitches together memories, impressions, and atmospheres to make detailed dreamscapes as Helado Negro. He produces, engineers, and mixes his own songs, literally creating and populating his own sonic world. Lange has a degree in Computer Art and Animation from Savannah College of Art and Design and works extensively with video, sculpture, sound, and performance. He brings that toolbox to whatever he makes, and there’s a seeming effortlessness to the complexity. His songs are awash with vibrant melodies, sharp lyrical vignettes, and subtle, even whispered hooks.

Since his 2009 debut, Awe Owe, across multiple projects and collaborations, through his breakthrough records, 2016’s Private Energy and 2019’s This Is How You Smile, and to 2021’s Far In, Lange’s work continues to move past easy genre assignments. Showcasing that interest in open-ended multidisciplinarity, in 2022, he and his wife, the artist Kristi Sword, created the multidisciplinary exhibition, Kite Symphony, with Ballroom Marfa—it was a collection of impressionistic installations, drawings, and sound pieces that encourages listeners to “open their ears to the sky, the sound of cacti, and the feeling of the wind on their skin.”

Lange’s ninth studio record, Phasor, picks up on that interest in the natural world but in the form of pop music. Deep, atmospheric, and meticulously executed, it’s Lange’s tightest collection to date. Lange has been awarded a United States Artist fellowship and a Foundation for Contemporary Arts grant. He lives in Asheville, NC.

Past Shows


May
1
st
2024
Turf Club
May
1
st
2024
Turf Club

Helado Negro

with Marem Ladson
May
10
th
2022
Fine Line
May
10
th
2022
Fine Line

Helado Negro

with Slauson Malone 1
Feb
23
rd
2019
Palace Theatre
Feb
23
rd
2019
Palace Theatre

BEIRUT

with Helado Negro
Oct
13
th
2014
Turf Club
Oct
13
th
2014
Turf Club

Sinkane

with Helado Negro
Mar
7
th
2013
7th St Entry
Mar
7
th
2013
7th St Entry

Helado Negro

with The Parlour Suite

More Shows

Nov
27
th
7th St Entry

Afro Rave

Dec
22
nd
Turf Club

Trailer Trash

Dec
21
st
Turf Club

Trailer Trash

Dec
21
st
First Avenue

The Big Wu

with The People Brothers Band