IAMSOUND
2009
Dance Mother
About This Album
Dance Mother is a fitting name for Telepathe's debut album: the band's mix of hard-edged beats and softer electronic textures often feels strangely primordial, like it's growing and evolving into something that will eventually become dance music. Despite the drums that propel every track, these songs lean toward the dancefloor but only step on it occasionally, preferring instead to cast hazy, free-flowing atmospheres. Telepathe began with these experimental roots on their first EPs, gradually getting more pop with each release. Producer David Sitek takes them even further toward an accessible yet unique sound on Dance Mother, adding focus and depth to the band's music without losing its strangeness. Busy Gangnes and Melissa Livaudais' girlish vocals sound even more innocent in contrast to the surging synths and hip-hop-tinged beats of "Chrome's on It," and Telepathe are just as likely to deliver a subtly catchy kiss-off song like "In Your Line" as they are a spoken word, stream-of-consciousness piece like "Devil's Trident." There's more than a little of the witchiness of Livaudais' previous project, First Nation (who changed their name to Rings when she left), here, particularly on "Trilogy.
Track List (try tracks 1,2,4 and 6)

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