Telepathe
Dance
Mother (IAMSOUND Records)
Telepathe's full-length debut, Dance Mother,
will be released on February 17th on IAMSOUND. Dance Mother
sees Melissa Livaudais and Busy Gangnes, the creative pairing
at the heart of Telepathe, move away from the jam band aesthetic
of their previous groups, and further develop the layered,
synthetic sound they began exploring on their Social Registry
EP, "Farewell Forest". Killer melodies, trance-inducing
loops, drum-machine-driven experimentation, and Melissa and
Busy's haunting vocal interplay are Telepathe’s hallmarks.
Telepathe began the process of recording Dance Mother
at Stay Gold Studios with TV on the Radio's Dave Sitek
in December 2007. What were at that point just sketches of
songs, comprised of analog synths, rudimentary beats, shards
of guitars and their trademark off kilter vocal harmonies,
soon gestated into the epic, accomplished collection that
make up the final album. Access to Sitek's vintage synthesizer
collection, combined with deep electronic sub-bass lines influenced
by hours of listening to dub-step, gave the duo's homemade
music making a new sonic purity and gave them the confidence
and the stylistic singularity to transcend genres. The stuttering
hip hop beats of "Chrome's On It", the funereal
pop of "Can't Stand It", the propulsive techno of
"Devil's Trident" and the dark, driving electro
pop of "So Fine" all link together by their staggering
vocal melodies and intensely personal lyrics. Additionally,
TV on the Radio's Kyp Malone and !!!'s Shannon Funchess provide
guest vocals.
Finally completed in September 2008, after a period in which
Telepathe have travelled to Europe, Australia and New Zealand
based upon word of mouth alone, this long awaited full-length
debut is a stunning achievement presenting dark but forward-thinking
hybrid pop music for the next generation.
Telepathe's "Chrome's On It" EP, featuring remixes
by Mad Decent, The Mae Shi, Free Blood (ex-!!!), Frankmusik
and Bobby Evans (Brother Reade), was released earlier this
month on IAMSOUND. The band has been on the road as part of
the Mad Decent tour with Diplo, Abe Vigoda and Boy 8-Bit.
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