{"id":130,"date":"2023-06-11T08:50:22","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T08:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heliotrope.dk\/?page_id=130"},"modified":"2026-10-17T10:47:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T10:47:33","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/heliotrope.dk\/index.php\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>body:has(.hl-page){background:#101916!important;color:#e9eee6!important}body:has(.hl-page) .site-header{max-width:1120px;padding:34px 24px 25px;margin:0 auto}body:has(.hl-page) .site-title{font-size:19px;letter-spacing:.16em}body:has(.hl-page) .site-header a{color:#e9eee6!important}body:has(.hl-page) .primary-navigation a{font-size:15px}body:has(.hl-page) .site-main{padding:0!important;max-width:none!important}body:has(.hl-page) .entry-header{display:none}body:has(.hl-page) .entry-content{margin:0!important;max-width:none!important;width:100%}body:has(.hl-page) .entry-footer,body:has(.hl-page) 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0}.hl-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.hl-card{padding:20px}.hl-listening{grid-template-columns:1fr}.hl-section-head,.hl-contact{display:block}.hl-section-head h2{margin-bottom:15px}.hl-page h1{font-size:clamp(36px,10.6vw,64px)}.hl-archive table{min-width:600px}body:has(.hl-page) .site-header{padding:25px 24px}body:has(.hl-page) .site-title{font-size:14px;letter-spacing:0!important;white-space:nowrap}body:has(.hl-page) .primary-navigation .button{color:#e9eee6!important}}<\/style><div class=\"hl-page\"><section class=\"hl-hero\"><div><p class=\"hl-eyebrow\">The story behind Heliotrope<\/p><h1>Biography<\/h1><p class=\"hl-lead\">Heliotrope is the progressive and melodic house project of Danish producer Morten Selmer.<\/p><p>Electronic music has been part of his life since the late 1980s, from DJing and radio to producing and releasing his own recordings.<\/p><div class=\"hl-actions\"><a class=\"hl-button\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/2vx3VIs3HwLvDvLtsFn7hr?si=FUf6JlsqR9-6hRsXmuPfqA\">Listen to Heliotrope \u2197<\/a><a class=\"hl-button hl-secondary\" href=\"\/index.php\/releases\/\">Explore releases \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hl-portrait\" src=\"https:\/\/heliotrope.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Heliotrope_-_profile_picture_square-14aPFikmK-transformed-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Morten Selmer \u2014 Heliotrope\"><\/section><section class=\"hl-section\"><div class=\"hl-history\"><div class=\"hl-bio\"><h2 style=\"margin-top:0\">Radio, records and early samplers<\/h2><p>Inspired by Kim Schumacher\u2019s radio shows and Copenhagen\u2019s record shops, including Street Dance Records, Morten began exploring electronic music through DJing, local events and the radio programme <a href=\"https:\/\/hotnews.skylabmusic.com\/\">Hotnews<\/a>.<\/p><p>Early production involved the Ensoniq EPS 16 and ASR-10 samplers. His techno recordings used the name Quite Explicit, later known as QE. Heliotrope became a separate space for exploring house, trance and more melodic electronic music.<\/p><h2>From vinyl to independence<\/h2><p>In 1998, Heliotrope released the 12\u2033 single <em>Is It You? \/ All Is Fair<\/em> on Hypnotic Records. In 2000, Morten founded <a href=\"https:\/\/skylabmusic.com\/\">Skylab Music<\/a> as an independent home for his recordings and other electronic music projects.<\/p><p>The Heliotrope catalogue includes albums such as <em>Flowers from the Unknown<\/em>, <em>Turning Towards The Sun<\/em> and <em>Into The Skies<\/em>, alongside singles, remixes and digital reissues of earlier recordings.<\/p><h2>Heliotrope today<\/h2><p>The project continues through new releases and revisits to the archive, with melody, atmosphere and a connection to the dance floor at its centre. Recent music includes <em>Morning Breeze<\/em>, <em>Hope \/ Still Dreaming<\/em> and <em>Drifting (The S3lmer Remixes)<\/em>.<\/p><a href=\"\/index.php\/releases\/\">Explore the music \u2192<\/a><\/div><figure style=\"margin:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/heliotrope.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Chilli_interview_picture_IMG_1799_upscaled-981x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Morten Selmer in 1992\"><figcaption class=\"hl-muted\" style=\"margin-top:12px\">From the archive \u00b7 1992<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/section><section class=\"hl-section\"><p class=\"hl-eyebrow\">More background<\/p><h2>Heliotrope\u2026 The Podcast<\/h2><p>Two episodes exploring the artist and the music.<\/p><div class=\"hl-follow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/3i3M7f4o2aA3iB6OceQ06V\">The artist deep dive \u2197<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/6CBSzOnPUw8A3nUYJvI7zH\">Who is Heliotrope? \u2197<\/a><\/div><\/section><section class=\"hl-section\" id=\"contact\"><p class=\"hl-eyebrow\">Stay connected<\/p><h2>Follow the music.<\/h2><div class=\"hl-follow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/2vx3VIs3HwLvDvLtsFn7hr?si=FUf6JlsqR9-6hRsXmuPfqA\">Spotify \u2197<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/heliotropeofficial\/\">Instagram \u2197<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beatport.com\/artist\/heliotrope\/254216\">Beatport \u2197<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=RpVum8YGsHs&#038;list=PLqiifnndrQbB4z44X3ohvaO8JUOzT7Yh8&#038;index=1\">YouTube \u2197<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/heliotropeofficial\">Facebook \u2197<\/a><\/div><p class=\"hl-muted\">For press, music and other enquiries, <a href=\"https:\/\/skylabmusic.com\/contact\/\">contact Skylab Music \u2192<\/a><\/p><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The story behind Heliotrope Biography Heliotrope is the progressive and melodic house project of Danish producer Morten Selmer. Electronic music has been part of his life since the late 1980s, from DJing and radio to producing and releasing his own recordings. 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