Though this album was first released in South Africa in
2006, it has won enough raves overseas to warrant a release this year in
the US by sheer virtue of this album's deep, deep grooves. The duo known
as Telepathique is DJ/producer/drummer Erico Theobaldo and vocalist Mylene
Pires and together they create a danceable stew featuring elements of electro,
breakbeat, house with tinges of jungle, and old school bossa. Telepathique
is a supergroup of sorts, as both Pires and Theobaldo are known for work
outside of the group.
Theobaldo is especially well-known, as he has had movie
soundtrack hits in Europe, though Pires' Frican and Brazilian-tinged style
is quite recognizable is one were to venture into one of San Paolo's many
hotspots. Though recorded with the most minimal of equipment (a laptop,
a few mics, synths, a guitar, and Pires' voice) the album's grooves are very
layered and expansive. Wherever this CD is played, there is going to be
a
party and that's good enough for me. One of the best electro pop albums
I have heard all year. Great stuff.
TELEPATHIQUE
