Dance Mother - Telepathe
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  • Summary: The debut album for the duo from Brooklyn was produced by Dave Sitek.

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  1. Positive: 14 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 21
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  1. Urb
    100
    Dance Mother is musical pixie dust illuminated by a warm neon glow. There is a great sense of magic and wonder in Telepathe’s music, their chirping, fairy-like, multi-tracked vocals providing a feeling of childlike awe.
  2. Drowned In Sound
    80
    Throughout, Sitek’s production dusts the stark techno basslines and percussion with ambient touches, and renders them human again, embellishing with swathes of guitars and treated synths, and allowing the vocals to come to the surface; untreated and clear as glass.
  3. Dot Music
    80
    The main criticism of bands built on laptops is that they lack soul but while Telepathe's 'processes' may be intrinsically stylized, tracks like these and the thriving, exhilarating 'Devil's Trident' still carry moments of genuine romance, innocence and drama.
  4. Uncut
    60
    A little may go a long way with Telepathe, but there's enough variety here to reward repeated listening.

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