Télépopmusik

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Télépopmusik


Background = group_or_band
Origin = flagicon|France France
Genre = Trip hop Downtempo
Years_active = 1998–present
Label = EMI/Capitol Records
URL = [http://www.telepopmusik.de/ www.telepopmusik.de]
Current_members = Fabrice Dumont Stephan Haeri Christophe Hetier

Télépopmusik is a French electronic music group with three members. The group's first album was "Genetic World", and several singles from the album have been released since. The group's second album, "Angel Milk" was released in 2005. According to Telepopmusik's official MySpace page, their next album will be available in the fall of 2008. [cite web | url = http://www.myspace.com/telepopmusiktm | title = Telepopmusik official MySpace page | year = 2008 | publisher = Telepopmusik | accessdate = 2008-04-26]

Télépopmusik consists of musicians Fabrice Dumont (bassist of the pop band Autour de Lucie), Stephan Haeri (also known as 2 square for his solo projects), and Christophe Hetier.

Guest vocalist on both albums was Mau from Earthling, who appeared on "Genetic World" as Soda-Pop (tracks "Genetic World", "Da Hoola" and "Trishika") and on the second album as Mau ("Anyway", "Last Train To Wherever", "Hollywood On My Toothpaste", "Tuesday" and "15 Minutes").

The track "Breathe" from the album "Genetic World" was used by Mitsubishi to launch the 2003 Outlander.Co-writer and guest vocalist Angela McCluskey is from the American band Wild Colonials.

Discography

Albums

* "Genetic World" (2001)
* "Angel Milk" (2005)
* Untitled Album (2008)

Also, the track from "Angel Milk" "Last train to wherever" could be heard in the 3rd Season première of "Nip Tuck" in the last scene.

The track "Don't Look Back" from the album "Angel Milk" was used in a love scene between two women in the American series "The L Word".

"Breathe" was used to great effect in the 2005 French movie "The Beat That My Heart Skipped" ("De Battre Mon Coeur S'est Arrete"), directed by Jacques Audiard.

A jazz/torch version of "Yesterday Was a Lie" from "Genetic World", covered by Chase Masterson, plays a role in the film of the same name.

Other

* "Catalogue Of Telepopmusik" (2003)
* "Damita Jo" by Janet Jackson (2004) [Télépopmusik produced "Looking for Love," the introduction to this album]
* "The Things We Do" by Angela McCluskey (2005) [a regular vocalist for Télépopmusik]
* "Lost (Cool Calm Pete Album)" by Cool Calm Pete (2008) [Samples "Breathe"]

References

External links

* [http://www.telepopmusik.fr/ Télépopmusik] - Official website
* [http://www.myspace.com/telepopmusiktm Télépopmusik] - Official Myspace
* [http://www.telepopmusik.de/ Télépopmusik] - Official German website
* [http://www.telepopmusik.com/ Télépopmusik] - Official photo gallery
* [http://www.angelamccluskey.com/ Angela McCluskey] - Angela McCluskey (vocalist for Telepopmusik) official website