Brooklyn-based electro outfit, Telepathe has been lighting up underground dance clubs for the last few years with their innovative take on dance music. Tune in tonight to Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance and listen for “Lights Go Down” by Telepathe. Click HERE to check out a preview of tonight’s episode, which wraps up this season’s audition process and moves to Las Vegas for callbacks.
Telepathe’s debut album Dance Mother is now available from IAMSOUND Records. To request a copy or for licensing info, please contact colin@worldsend.com or kevin@worldsend.com.
Telepathe – “Lights Go Down”
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Selections from Telepathe’s album Dance Mother are being featured in new ads for Incase‘ product line. The ads chronicle a group of friends in NYC documenting their experiences with their video iPhones – the first effort finds them strapping the iPhone to a rocket in a winter wonderland. The second ad journeys from Willamsburg to the Lower East Side across the Brooklyn Bridge. All the while, their video iPhones are catching every moment as they’re strapped to their mopeds, being protected by Incase products.
The ads for the hip and hardy, travel-friendly cases for iPods and other gadgets are perfectly set to “Can’t Stand It”, “Devil’s Trident (The Big Pink Specialization Reality)” and “Lights Go Down”.
Check out the first 2 of 3 ads below, and look out for the final installment on March 22.
Billboard Magazine recently featured our sister label, IAMSOUND Records as one of their up-and-coming indie labels in 2010. The feature focused on indie imprints chosen by their distributors that are re-defining the music marketplace in these harsh economic times. IAMSOUND was chosen by RED Distribution to be a leader in 2010, based on their success as indie tastemakers over the last year.
There’s no doubt that the last few years have been very magical for IAMSOUND, who released new music by some of the music’s best new artists including Florence And The Machine, Little Boots, Telepathe, Fool’s Gold, and many others.
The new year looks to be just as amazing. 2010 plans for IAMSOUND include fresh albums from the newly-signed Salem and electro-goddesses Telepathe, as well as a series 7-inch singles released in conjunction with Pure Groove Records, the first of which featuring LA locals We Are The World. Check out the full feature from Billboard Magazine.
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Fool’s Gold – “Surprise Hotel”
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Telepathe’s Dance Mother was recently rated #47 on NME’s Top 50 of 2009. Hailed as “a record that shimmers with possibilities, mapping out an alien territory that’s eerily inviting,” Dance Mother “sounds like 2009 for the chief reason that it doesn’t sound like anything else that’s come before it.” You can purchase the album on iTunes from IAMSOUND Records. To see the full review, go to NME’s Best Albums Of 2009.
Tour Dates
Dec 26 2009 – 8:00P – Grappas Cellar – Hong Kong
Dec 29 2009 – 8:00P – Evelyn Hotel – Melbourne
Dec 30 2009 – 8:00P – Pyramid Rock Festival – Phillip Island
Dec 31 2009 – 8:00P – Peats Ridge Festival – Glenworth Valley NSW
Jan 2 2010 – 8:00P – Civic Hotel – Sydney
Jan 4 2010 – 8:00P – San Francisco Bathhouse – Wellington, Wellington
Jan 5 2010 – 8:00P – Cassette 9 – Auckland, Auckland
Jan 8 2010 – 8:00P – Home Club – Singapore
Telepathe is headed across the globe this winter on a tour that spans two different continents – although they’ll actually be headed for warm weather down under. Here the first of a list of dates they’ll be performing. By the way, Julian Casablancas recently named Telepathe as an inspiration for his newly released solo album, and one of his favorite bands of the moment in separate interviews with Rolling Stone and NME. Uh-huh.
12/05/09 – City Hall, Denver CO
12/16/09 – The Studio at Webster Hall, NYC
12/26/09 – Grappas Cellar, Hong Kong
12/29/09 – Evelyn Hotel, Melbourne AUS
12/30/09 – Pyramid Rock Festival, Victoria AUS
01/04/10 – San Francisco Bathhouse, Wellington NZ
01/05/10 – Cassette 9, Auckland NZ
01/08/10 – Home Club, Singapore
The IAMSOUND CMJ showcase received rave reviews and the buzz is continuing to grow around our sister label. Featured this week in NY Magazine and NME are none other than Fool’s Gold, Apache Beat, Suckers, and Telepathe, and our very own Paul Tao, manager of IAMSOUND, has a feature Buzz-o-meter interview in NME as well. Check out these white-hot bands – 3 of them listed in NY Mag’s “Top 40 Songs That Define The Sound Of Right Now” at NYMag.com and NME.com!
The IAMSOUND Records CMJ Party Showcase is tonight at Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery (Between Houston & Bleeker). This should be a great set, with the variety of innovative artists IAMSOUND is showcasing. Telepathe kicks off the party with a DJ set and Fool’s Gold will be capping the night off with one of their exhilarating sets, come check it out!
TELEPATHE, signed to our sister label IAMSOUND Records paid a visit to the FUEL TV’s studios to perform live on The Daily Habit. Scroll down to watch the Brooklyn duo perform “So Fine” off of their debut album ‘Dance Mother’
Exclusive to the IAMSOUND CD release of Telepathe’s debut album “Dance Mother” (in stores now!) are three bonus remixes from Chairlift, The Big Pink, and Worlds Endclient Atticus Ross (Nine Inch Nails, Janes Addiction, 12 Rounds).
Check out the Atticus Ross remix below!
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For more on Telepathe’s “Dance Mother” contact Colin Chambers.
Today’s a big day for our sister label IAMSOUND – they’ve got so much going on!
Now, in no particular order, let’s go through them… Released today is Telepathe’s debut full-length album Dance Mother. It’s been available digitally for a couple months now but CDs and LPs are in stores today, and we know that you, as a true music fan, want to hold a physical CD or vinyl in your hands! It’s been getting rave reviews in the press, and they will be going on a headlining US tour in June (dates at the bottom) .
“Dance Mother is an avant-garde/hip-hop hybrid and a big ol’ pile of conflicting elements that seamlessly melt together into one gorgeous – and infections – drone. . . Though each song wafts with the familiarity of influences, not one feels like a rehash, or a gimmick, making Dance Mother true avant-pop brilliance.” – Bust
“Telepathe’s debut feels fresh: They bring TV on the Radio-style cacophony, Cocteau Twins-esque vocals, and their own dazzling electronic to winning tracks like ‘So Fine’ and ‘In Your Line’” – Details
Speaking of debut releases, Suckers have their self-titled debut EP in stores today! This four-track CD, produced by Anand Wilder of Yeasayer, has been the talk of the blogs and music critics everywhere, garnering a Best New Music recommendation on Pitchfork for “It Gets Your Body Movin’” and “Band to Watch” status on Stereogum.
The band will also be having a residency this July at Piano’s in NYC, playing every Thursday, as well as upcoming shows with MGMT, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and others.
Both Suckers and Telepathe will be having record release parties, with Telepathe’s tomorrow night (the 15th) at The Annex with Popo and Frances the Wolf, and Suckers’ party on the 23rd at Glasslands in Brooklyn with Tanlines and a Yeasayer DJ set, as well as free Colt 45.
Last but certainly not least is Little Boots’sArecibo EP, out on 12-inch vinyl. Areceibo was originally released in November of last year and it sold out so quickly through the IAMSOUND website and select stores around the country that IAMSOUND are re-releasing it today, nationwide in stores!
To say that the buzz around Little Boots has been rising is an understatement; along with a run of very successful SXSW shows (including a Perez Hilton party duet with Kid Cudi), Little Boots has been named a “Rising Star” by Access Hollywood, a “Breaking Artist” by Rolling Stone, a Top Ten Music Pick for 2009 by NME, and countless other accolades (not to mention, of course, the FADER cover, the BBC pick, etc.)
5/12 – Bowery Ballroom – NYC (w/ Pains of Being Pure at Heart)
7/1 – Prospect Park – NYC (w/ MGMT)
7/9 – Piano’s – NYC
7/16 – Piano’s – NYC
7/23 – Piano’s – NYC
7/30 – Piano’s – NYC
TELEPATHE
4/15 – The Annex – NYC (Record Release Party)6/2 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Upstairs
6/3 Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
6/4 Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo
6/5 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
6/6 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
6/9 Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
06/10 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
06/11 Portland, OR @ Holocene
6/12 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
6/13 Los Angeles, CA @ The Smell
6/16 Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar
6/17 Phoenix, AZ @ Modified Arts
6/19 Austin, TX @ Emos Jr.
6/20 Denton, TX @ Hailey’s
6/22 Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
6/23 Atlanta, GA @ 529
6/24 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
6/25 Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel
6/26 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brendas
7/31 Jersey City, NJ @ All Points West Festival
Debut Album From Restless People Out September 14th On IAMSOUND Records
Brooklyn's Restless People will release their self-titled debut album on September 14th on IAMSOUND Records. The band, which features members of Tanlines, Professor Murder and Don Caballero, have been hailed for their irresistible, upbeat brand of dance-pop.
TRACKLIST
Days of Our Lives
Constant Panic
Don't Back Down
Little Sky
Basic Needs
Practical Magic
Practical Magic II
Victimless Crime
IAMSOUND Records To Release King Night by Salem On September 28th
Salem, the Traverse City/Chicago based trio have announced the worldwide release of their debut album King Night, out September 28th on IAMSOUND Records. Mixed by Dave Sardy, the album accents Salem's ability to create chilling soundscapes, striking a delicate balance between menacing and serene.
Following a series of limited edition 7" singles released throughout 2008 and 2009, the band has already garnered the attention of The FADER, The New York Times, LA Weekly, and Pitchfork.
TRACKLIST
1. King Night
2. Asia
3. Frost
4. Sick
5. Release Da Boar
6. Trapdoor
7. Redlights
8. Hound
9. Traxx
10. Tair
11. Killer
For info regarding licensing music from any artist from IAMSOUND Records, contact: Colin Chambers or Kevin Krump
