Tuesday, June 23, 2009

EIC'S10Q'S w/Telepathe

Remember this formula? "Fun + Danceable + Laid Back + Avant Garde Electronics + "Breezy" Female Vocals = Good times for your ears", here are the inventors...


Telepathe
Electro-Thrum-Poppers

Telepathe Bio:
Moving from improvisational drones to experimental, danceable pop in just a few releases, Telepathe are the project of Busy Gangnes and Melissa Livaudais and a rotating cast of supporting musicians. Songwriter/percussionist/dancer Gangnes, formerly of Wikkid, worked with Young People's Katie Eastburn on the Starter Set dance project and is also a yoga instructor; multi-instrumentalist Livaudais was also in Wikkid and First Nation, which became Rings when she left the band to focus on Telepathe. The band formed in 2004 with Ex Models' Shahin Motia, but the lineup featured Allie Alvarado by the time of 2006's "Farewell Forest" EP, which focused on the band's more expansive, chaotic side. Released in 2007, the Sinister Militia single found Telepathe delving into more dance-like beats, thanks to remixes by !!!'s Tyler Pope and the Soft Pink Truth. Mirror Mirror's Ryan Lucero became the band's third core member and the trio recorded its first full-length with producer Dave Sitek. The results, "Dance Mother", arrived in 2009.


Hello, how are you?
Hi. Sup? We’re tired from surfing all day.

What are you currently listening to?
Nite Jewel and Culture Club and "Careless Whisper" by Wham!

Who were your main influences when it came to creating Telepathe’s signature sound?
Cash Money Records and Mannie Fresh. John Carpenter. Too many to name…

Are you happiest with the latest direction of the band? Or do you miss the glory days of discovering yourselves?
I don’t miss the glory days of discovering myself because I always felt like what I was doing was concise and had direction and it just keeps getting more fun as it goes on.

Do you have a “dream” venue you would like to play?
Somewhere on the beach. Or in Brazil on the beach.

Will there ever be a Telepathe/Rings tour?
NO WAY

You can only keep/listen to ONE album for the rest of your life ..which album would it be?
Loveless by My Bloody Valentine

The saddest day in music history will be when..?
When people care about the Smashing Pumpkins again.

Are you living your dream?
Yes.

Thanx Telepathe!

Telepathe are currently in the middle of a LARGE tour, check their Myspace for all of the dates...

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