Por Diego Muniz

O extenso currículo denuncia: a versatilidade é a maior arma de Erico Theobaldo. Músico, produtor e DJ, o paulista mantém projetos na cena eletrônica, produz álbuns de artistas da MPB e cria trilhas sonoras para teatro, cinema e minissérie. “Sempre circulei por todas as tribos. O meu interesse, sem preconceito, por todos os aspectos da música é o que me traz oportunidades de trabalhar com diferentes estilos”, revela.

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Fonte: Rraurl.com

Por Raphael Caffarena

Ouvir as seis músicas do myspace do Telepathique não dão dica alguma de como a banda soa. Cada uma das faixas é composta de uma mistura única e diferente das outras. É o (anti) clichê da música única. Mas que cada vez mais funciona e leva a banda adiante - pena que basicamente fora do Brasil.

O Telepathique é um trio composto pela cantora Mylene, pelo produtor e baterista Erico Theobaldo e pelo multi-instrumentista Mauricio Fleury que já foram destaque da revista musical norte americana Spin, já abriram os shows da turnê de Tricky pelos EUA, dividiram palcos com Massive Attack e Hot Chip, e estão prestes a embarcar em turnê européia onde abrirão para PJ Harvey. Mas antes de viajar, a banda se torna DJ no bar Sonique, junto dos jornalistas Lúcio Ribeiro e Thiago Ney, hoje a noite (14/abri) por volta das 21h.

Fizemos uma mini-entrevista via e-mail com Mauricio, com ocasionais participações dos outros integrantes, para conhecer mais de um dos grupos que mais cresce lá fora - e quem sabe, mudar a sina de produto só de exportação.

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Fonte:Tramavirtual

Dupla paulistana conta detalhes dos preparativos de seu segundo álbum
por Enrico Vacaro

Dois mil e oito foi um ano e tanto para o Télépathique. O lançamento internacional do álbum de estréia, Last Time On Earth (Urban Jungle, 2005), colocou a dupla no circuito norte-americano e europeu de shows. Além disso, ganharam pautas em revistas, blogs e sites gringos, como o cultuado Pitchfork, que deu atenção especial para o clipe de “Eu Gosto”. A internacionalização do Telepathique acabou chamando a atenção da mídia brasileira

Passada a euforia, Mylene Pires e Érico Theobaldo, aka DJ Periférico, agora produzem seu segundo álbum, ainda sem nome, e com lançamento previsto para o primeiro semestre do ano que vem.

Nome do disco.
Ainda não apareceu.

Em que etapa de produção está?
Estamos ainda no inicio. Na fase de composição. Trabalhando em casa, levantando as músicas pra depois ir pra estúdio. Começamos logo antes de ir para os USA no fim de julho. Tive que dar uma diminuída no ritmo pra fazer a trilha de um longa. Mas agora voltei a me concentrar nas músicas.

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Fonte: Showlivre.com

Fonte: Make Major Moves

Fotos: Michael Alan Goldberg

Fonte:Trama Virtual

Electropatia
por Enrico Vacaro

Dupla paulistana Telepathique volta de turnê pela América do Norte e fala à TramaVirtual

É uma constante nacional bandas brasileiras serem faladas por aqui só depois de aparecerem lá fora. O Telepathique é um bom exemplo disso. Com um electro-rock que cai bem em qualquer festa e letras bem sacadas, a dupla foi assunto das principais revistas de música mundo afora. Também foi tema de blogs e sites cultuados como o Pitchfork, que destacou o vídeo de “I’m Not The Man You Think I Am” (assista abaixo), confirmando um reconhecimento que ainda não aconteceu no Brasil.

O duo é formado por Mylene Pires e Érico Theobaldo. Ela, cantora dedicada à MPB , com biografia recheada também por regravações de músicas do grupo lusitano Madredeus; ele, também conhecido como DJ Periférico, tem vasta carreira como produtor e já fez uma série de remixes. Juntos , lançaram, em 2006, Last Time On Earth, que lhes rendeu gigs na Europa e Estados Unidos, de onde acabaram de retornar após abrir uma série de shows do músico britânico Tricky.

Érico Theobaldo falou à TramaVirtual.

Como foi a turnê americana? Onde vocês tocaram e como foram os shows?
Ficamos umas cinco semanas e fizemos quatorze shows, mais uma apresentação ao vivo na radio KEXP de Seattle. As cidades foram Seattle (dois shows), Chicago (três shows), Denver, Los Angeles, New York (três Shows), Philadelphia, Washington D.C. nos EUA. E Toronto e Montreal no Canadá. Foi muito positivo pois foi no momento que nosso álbum estava sendo lançado e muitas rádios estão tocando nossas músicas lá. Então tinha sempre gente que já nos conhecia e que tava lá pra ver o show.

Qual o lugar mais legal em que vocês se apresentaram?
Lugares como o House of Blues de Chicago e o 9:30 de D.C. são maravilhosos pela infra-estrutura e pela história no show-business, mas o mais especial foi La Sala Rosa de Montreal, pois o show que foi quase cancelado no dia por problemas técnicos, mas acabou rolando e nós não imaginávamos que as pessoas estavam tão ansiosas pra ver a gente. Acabou sendo um dos melhores shows da tour.

Como foi abrir para o Tricky? Tocaram com alguma outra banda de lá?
Foram maravilhosos pois além de dividir o mesmo palco com um artista que a gente adora, acabamos tocando para um público maior e em lugares muito bem estruturados.

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Fonte: New York Times

"The opening band, Télépathique, is Brazilian, from Sao Paulo, and played slyly metamorphosing dance music: electro to dance-rock to techno to funk, as Érico Theobaldo moved among turntables, laptops and a drum kit. The band’s blithe grooves and tales of desire link it to the knowing internationalist hedonism of CSS, from Brazil, and the Brazilian Girls, from New York City, with plenty of its own smart twists.

Mylene, the band’s singer, arrived onstage in a red dress that showed off her tattoos, started moving to the synth-pop beat and sang, 'I’m not the man you think I am/I’m not that kind of guy.'"

By JON PARELES
Published: September 5, 2008

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Fonte: What to wear during an orange alert?

September 4th, 2008 - The Filmore at Irving Plaza - New York, NY - Tricky w/ Télépathique

Images and Review by Dominick Mastrangelo

Brazilian dance/electronica upstarts, Télépathique, brought their laptops and irresistibly catchy dance tunes to the Filmore last Thursday. While headliner, and trip-hop maestro, Tricky, spent the majority of his set silhouetted or with his back to the stage, Télépathique brought the near-capacity crowd much closer than arm's length. Vocalist, Mylene, hopped into the crowd at one point to sing and constantly leaned out over the audience as her band performed songs from their debut full-length, Last Time On Earth (a record that's been out for two years in their country but just saw its American release last month.) To be sure, most of the crowd was there to see Tricky who is touring on his new record Knowle West Boy, but on the night it was Télépathique who were good value and all the more entertaining.

Fonte: Prefixmag

Em setembro, o Télépathique confirmou a abertura dos shows da etapa americana da turnê do Tricky, que lança dia 09 de setembro seu novo álbum, Knowle West Boy, com grande atenção da mídia.

Serão 4 shows, em algumas das mais tradicionais casas de show dos EUA:

04 set - The Filmore At Irving Plaza - New York, NY
05 set - The Trocadero - Philadelphia, PA
06 set - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC
08 set - House Of Blues - Chicago, IL

Depois do último show em Chicago, dia 16 de agosto, o Télépathique fecha o primeiro ciclo nos EUA com balanço positivo. Foram 10 shows em 7 cidades: Seattle, Denver, Chicago, New York, Toronto, Montreal e Los Angeles.

Agora, num recesso de duas semanas, a banda se prepara para embarcar numa nova Turnê, da qual logo daremos notícias. Aguardem, elas valerão à pena.

A banda em frente ao Double Door, onde tocaram em Chicago.

Eu Gosto

Fonte: XLR8R

"The trio of producer Erico “DJ Periferico” Theobaldo, vocalist Mylene, and an Apple laptop, Télépathique has been active in their hometown of São Paulo, Brazil for several years. Only now is the group seeing the North American release of its 2006 debut, with its 11 tracks of guitar- and synth-striated robo-funk. The human duo excels in sounding like patch chords and live PAs–the pleasurably forward tones come across as quarter-inch stereo, not 96 kHz digital. There’s an echo of manually triggered immediacy that ties this release more to the progressive breakbeat of the ’90s than any contemporary scene. Following the man-machine timeline from Kraftwerk to favela soundsystems, Télépathique hybridizes to clap, clap those thighs-ez."

Por Tony Ware • Agosto 19 2008

Fotos: Sergio Jr
Crítica: Rebecca Campeau

Déjà Vu

On the coattails of their debut release, Last Time On Earth, this Brazilian electronic team of Telepathique, Mylene Pires on vocals and DJ Periferico (Erico Theobaldo) on drums and the 1&2’s, along with a third, Mauricio, on guitar and the 1&2’s, brought their high energy dance, punk, rock, samba, electro party for their live US debut to Nectar Lounge on Wednesday, July 30th. That it was a Wednesday and they didn’t get on stage until around 11:15 didn’t stop a decent sized crowd from showing up and having a great time until they finished. Pires is the epitome of the Sao Paulo urbanite, dressed fashionably glam in black hot pants, a feminine funky blouse with fishnets, sparkle socks, and heels. The Brazilian beauty delivered a sensual performance that kept the fans captivated until the end of the show, at one time even stepping off stage to dance with the crowd. What makes this team fun live, aside from some great tracks, was the addition of drums and electric guitar to compliment and enliven the electronic back beats, which ranged from heavy drum and bass to a fast samba sampled from the City of God soundtrack. They performed tracks from their release, including the catchy “Eu Gosto”, as well as the very fun track “I’m Not the Man You Think I Am” (for which Pires wore a hat while performing) and a nice cover of “Sweet Dreams”. There were a few sound glitches during the show, but nothing that stopped the great energy with which this band manages to infect its audience.

You can catch the trio on tour in the States and Canada through August 16th.

Foto: Sérgio Jr
Fonte:Metro Spirit

Telepathique
"Last Time on Earth"
Release date: August 5
Urban Jungle Records


AUGUSTA, GA - Yeah, Chicago…Richard M. “The System is Down” Daley may have declared August 10 to be House Unity Day, and we must indeed bestow ample props upon you for playing host to the birth of house music. In spite of this, oh Windiest (and Funkiest) of Cities, it’s no secret that nowadays the best techno-dance tunes consist of imports, typically and largely from the U.K. and most of Western Europe. Y’know, kinda like the best beer.

In recent years, however, the Brazilian sound, one that combines the dub beats and bass thumps of traditional techno with bits of baile funk and bossa nova, has been creeping its way up the coast, through Latin America, and inexorably up into Miami and other house hotbeds of the United States (see our Bonde do Role review). Telepathique, a duo consisting of DJ/drummer/knob-twiddler Erico Theobaldo and vocalist Mylene Pires, completely and successfully embody the style, offering up a unique and nearly seamless amalgamation of digital punk, new wave, and beats provided by haywire robots on their forthcoming full-length, Last Time on Earth.

The strength of Theobaldo and Pires lie not in strict adherence to stylistic patterns, but in their ability to tweak the genre while still maintaining true to its roots. From the get-go, it’s pretty evident that LNOE is not your typical house album; shades of "Psycho Candy"-era Jesus and Mary Chain (of all things) are present throughout opener “Déjà vu,” and though “You Don’t Know” is largely straight-up, off-kilter dub-funk minimalism, the acidic skies open up on more than one occasion for a trance-inducing guitar solo. There are hints of digitized punk in “UR a Joke,” and the ambient tropicalia of “Vida Inertia” takes subtle cues from Savath and Savalas.

To be sure, this is rave-ready music, but its quirky influences and numerous idiosyncrasies will also consume more than a few audiophiles’ weekends. Though it falls a couple of steps short of a cyber-funk masterpiece —“Wild” and “Telefunk” come off as cutting room fodder — Last Time on Earth should secure Telepathique a spot in the record piles of flashlight-visor-bedecked DJs across the world.

Eu Gosto

Fonte: David Dunlap Jr./Washington City Paper

Music writers often adhere to the rule of three: When it comes to describing a musical style, referencing two bands isn’t enough (and four is just showing off). Thankfully, anybody covering modern electro-funk-carioca now has São Paolo’s Télépathique to cite in addition to better-known Brazilian dance acts Bonde Do Role and Cansei de Ser Sexy. American audiences are likely more familiar with the latter groups for their songs’ placement in television commercials—Bonde Do Role’s “Solta O Frango” for Nokia and Cansei de Ser Sexy’s “Music Is My Hot Hot Sex” for Apple—than for any exposure on the dance floor. Télépathique, comprised of DJ-drummer Erico Theobaldo and singer Mylene Pires, shares some musical elements with those two acts—its debut full-length, Last Time on Earth (released in South America in 2006), features live drumming paired with programmed beats, punk attitude, carnal themes, and female vocals that switch between English and Portuguese. But the duo differs from its contemporaries by being less goofy, creating a more straightforward, four-on-the-floor dance sound influenced by house and breakbeat. The leadoff track, “Déjà-vu,” begins with Pires coolly intoning, “I’m not what you think I am/Never gonna be,” while Theobaldo works overtime playing drums and guitar and tweaking the overall sound. (He processes Pires’ vocals through a nifty staccato effect—one he apparently likes so much he recycles it on “Sex, Drugs and Funk and Roll.”) Pires may be the face of Télépathique, but Theobaldo is undeniably the architect of the band’s sound, which is why a track like “Wild” succeeds with minimal vocal contributions. Pushing eight minutes long, the song takes its time working up to a steady old-school house beat before Pires finally comes along to offer a few brief breathy lines. Theobaldo embellishes the tune with high-end whines and low-synth rumbles before the tune unexpectedly devolves into what sounds like a Galaga arcade game overheating. A more traditional bossa nova side, though, emerges on “Vida Inteira”: Over a lively but relaxed beat, Pires gets a chance to show off her pipes for a bit, sounding like a cross between Stereolab’s Laetitia Sadier and Sade. Last Time on Earth has a couple of 12-inches’ worth of stellar sexed-up tracks, though there are a few clunkers, like the repetitive “Telefunk” and the unfocused “Kabalah.” But even if Télépathique doesn’t enjoy the breakout success of its contemporaries, the album is unlikely to leave any listener, as Pires sings on “I’m Not the Man You Think I Am,” “burning with indifference.”

Aug. 1 - 7, 2008 (Vol. 28, #31)

Fotos: Laura Totten

Fonte: RRaurl: Camilo Rocha

Idéias geniais não precisam custar nada!
23.07.08

Parece aquelas palhaçadas virais que se espalham loucamente pela rede. Mas não, é o clipe novo do Telepathique, feito para a faixa "I'm Not the Man You Think I Am".

A vocalista Mylene Pires teve a idéia de usar o filme de sua festa de 15 anos, uma verdadeira superprodução digna de salão de danças do Clube de Regatas Tietê. Engraçado demais!

A outra metade da dupla, o produtor Érico Theobaldo, DJ Periférico, pegou o material e editou tudo. Voilá! Estava pronto o clipe, sem mistério e sem orçamento.

Mistério mesmo é por que no Brasil não se fala da dupla. Os americanos estão falando: às vésperas de embarcarem numa turnê pelos EUA, o Telepathique ganha espaço em blogs e sites, além de uma segunda menção da Spin.

July 30: Seattle, WA @ Nectar Lounge
August 1: Seattle, WA @ Paragon
August 2: Denver, CO @ Illegal Pete's
August 6: Chicago, IL @ Double Door
August 7: New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom (w/ Metric)
August 9: Toronto, ON @ Wrongbar
August 10: Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
August 12: Brooklyn, NY @ The Delancey
August 14: Los Angeles, CA t.b.a.
August 16: Chicago, IL @ Uncle Fatty's

Eu Gosto

Fonte: poptartssucktoasted.blogspot.com

Who: Telepathique
Title: Last Time On Earth
Release Date: August 5th
Label: Urban Jungle/The Control Group

Thoughts: Okay, I might as well come clean and admit that this is not a true leak. In fact the music on Last Time On Earth is over two years old, but it is just now coming to the States and so it qualifies as an official leak in that sense. Plus, this music is great so who really minds me chatting about it no matter where I decide to place it on the olde blog! Hailing from Brazil, Telepathique is a duo that makes some truly insane dance music. Mixing elements of mixed rock music, straight electronics, synths, and vocals, this is the perfect blend of genres to get the body moving. But it's not just dance music, there's an overall air of aggression and punk aesthetics that plays throughout this album. It's gritty, it's dirty, and it's pretty angry, despite having beats that could break ankles at all the best clubs. In simpler words, it transcends genre and could fit just about anywhere that people find themselves in the need to dance but to also feel like they're rebelling against something. This is really good and it does not matter in the least that it's actually two years old, I just hope that we don't get their next release so late!

Eu Gosto

Fonte: parasitesandsycophants.blogspot.com

Telepathique brings Last Time On Earth to the States

Telepathique is comprised of DJ/producer/drummer Erico Theobaldo (aka DJ Periferico) and vocalist Mylene Pires, the duo mixes deep carioca from the favela with jungle-tinged house, electro, breakbeat and old school bossa with a sensibility that is deeply punk, and truly of their city. Last Time On Earth continues the genre-bending dialogue that Telepathique’s Love and Lust EP engages in. Last Time on Earth, their debut full-length, saw its original South American release in 2006; this is the first time Telepathique’s music has been released in North America. Both Theobaldo and Pires have long been accomplished in their own rights overseas, with and outside of their work in Telepathique. Pires’ solo work as a vocalist is steeped in African and Brazilian music traditions, and Theobaldos remix of “Dadinho” on the ‘City Of God” soundtrack became a smash hit. Last Time On Earth was intimately recorded and produced by the duo using only a laptop, a couple of microphones, synths, a guitar, Pires’ voice, and the pair’s beat instincts. Telepathique will tour the United States for the first time in support of Last Time On Earth.

Déjà Vu

Fonte: SPIN.com

Déjà Vu

O portal SPIN.com, da revista americana SPIN, destacou o Télépathique na seção "Buzzcatcher":

Catch the Buzz: Telepathique
Brazilian dance duo bust south-of-the-border preconceptions, formulate own brand of grooving guitars and compu-beats on forthcoming debut, Last Time on Earth.
By William Goodman

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Déjà Vu (Hot Tape Remix)

Fonte: Pop Syndicate

Mover and shakers from Sao Paulo.

Another Brazilian wonder! This is a WOW album for dancing or getting work done around the house.

When I picked up this CD to play, I had no idea what a Brazilian group would be playing that would pique my interest. I guess I expected Ipenema music but it didn’t take me long to find out the truth when I heard the first track on this 4-song album that also includes a video. The track has a great dance beat and segues into track two so the dancing can continue. The duo is composed of Mylene who does all the vocals and Erico Theoboldo who plays all the instruments (drums, electric piano and acoustics). The guitars are played by Marcel Dadalto.

Much to my surprise, the group does quite well with vocals and instrumentals. The beat is consistent on all four tracks and leads the way for the music to follow. I can just imagine how crowded the dancefloor would be with this music pumping in the background. The music is a mixture of trance and electronica as well as “jungle music” and isn’t unpleasing to the ear.

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Fonte: Sultan Peppa's Pawn Shop

"Sometimes, you find really original music that crosses the boundaries, and paves the way for new trends. I think that Telepathique's debut album, Last Time On Earth, is one of those ground-breaking albums. And I'm not the only one that thinks so."

LEIA NA ÍNTEGRA

Fonte: Popmatters.com

Depois das materias do Pitchfork e da revista SPIN, mais um destaque importante para o Télépathique nos Estados Unidos esta semana.

Link: Blog do Repique

Fonte: rraurl.com

Revista americana recomenda brazucas

Ponto para a música brasileira no exterior mais uma vez!

A prestigiada revista americana Spin colocou faixas de Télépathique e Curumin na sua seletíssima lista de 15 sugestões para download do mês, sendo que os brasileiros estão entre os três únicos artistas destacados com fotos.

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Fonte: Spin Magazine

Fonte: Pitchfork