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Télépathique - Last Time on Earth
“I am not from the last century, don’t wanna be,” Mylene Pires, the sometimes-sweet songstress, sometimes-Ladytronic robo-talker of Télépathique, sings on “Déjà vu.” But she is lying. Télépathique is so last century. From the riot grrrl talk-sing to the break beats and up-tempo catwalk keyboards, the São Paulo, Brazil-spawned duo of Pires and producer/drummer Erico Theobaldo is a smattering of late-’90s, electro-pop influence. Eschewing the typical baile funk excavated from the favelas by Diplo, Télépathique’s playful Euro sound is Brazil-meets-Berlin. Pires and Theobaldo leave behind the self-effacing irony of the breakout Brazilian bands Bonde Do Rolê and CSS, and instead embrace the allure of the South American club. They may not have big drums and berimbaus, but the members of Télépathique do not forget where they came from. On the club anthem, “Sex, Drugs And Funk ’n’ Roll,” Pires invokes the reality of Brazilian life, singing, “In the favela we are born, in the favela we will die.” Created solely with a laptop, a couple of mics, synths, and a guitar, Last Time on Earth is an unpretentious album and makes no mistake about what it is: a Brazilian take on the classic party album.
-Drew Tewksbury
Flaunt Magazine 2008
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