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Télépopmusik

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Télépopmusik
Background information
OriginFrance
GenresHouse, downtempo, electronic
Years active1996–present
LabelsEMI/Capitol Records
MembersFabrice Dumont
Stephan Haeri
Christophe Hetier
Websitetelepopmusik.com

Télépopmusik is a French electronic music trio, composed of Fabrice Dumont (bassist of the pop band Autour de Lucie), Stephan Haeri (also known as "2 square" for his solo projects), and Christophe Hetier (also known as "DJ Antipop").

History[edit]

Télépopmusik was formed by Fabrice Dumont (of Autour de Lucie), Stephan Haeri (2Square, of Planet Zen),[1] and Christophe Hetier (Antipop, of Bel Air)[2] in 1997.[2][3]

1997: Sonic 75[edit]

Télépopmusik, contributed "Sonic 75" to the compilation Source Lab 3 X (1997).[2]

2001-2004: Genetic World[edit]

The group's first album, Genetic World was released in 2001; several singles from the album were released subsequently.

Rapper Mau, from Earthling, appeared as a guest vocalist on Genetic World as Soda-Pop (tracks "Genetic World", "Da Hoola" and "Trishika").

"Breathe" from Genetic World was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Dance Recording at the ceremony held in February 2004. The track peaked at No. 42 on the UK Singles Chart in March 2002.[4] Angela McCluskey, co-writer and guest vocalist on "Breathe", was a member of the band Wild Colonials.

The track "Love Can Damage Your Health" gained popularity in the house music genre as a result of a remix by DJ/producer Dennis Ferrer and Abicah Soul.

2005: Angel Milk[edit]

In 2005, the group released their second studio album, Angel Milk. The album received positive reviews from critics,[5] and spawned the single "Into Everything";[6] its accompanying music video featured stop-motion animation and footage of a house full of leaves.[7]

Rapper Mau appeared as a guest vocalist as Mau ("Anyway", "Last Train to Wherever", "Hollywood on My Toothpaste", "Tuesday" and "15 Minutes").

2013: Try Me Anyway / Fever[edit]

On 24 June 2013, Télépopmusik released the Try Me Anyway / Fever EP, which featured New York-based vocalist Betty Black (Sylvia Gordon) and remixes from Dirty Channels, Zombie Disco Squad, Populette, Pit Spector and Pino Rastovitch.

2020: Everybody Breaks the Line[edit]

In September 2020, they released Everybody Breaks the Line, fifteen years after the release of their second album. Featured artists include Young & Sick, Jo Wedin, Sylvia Black, and frequent collaborator Angela McCluskey.

Discography[edit]

Breathe
"Breathe" by Télépopmusik from the Genetic World album.
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  • Sonic 75 (1997)

Albums[edit]

Extended plays[edit]

  • Ghost Girl (2009)
  • Try Me Anyway / Fever (2013)[8]
  • Sound (2014)

Remix compilation[edit]

  • Catalogue of Telepopmusik (2003)

As producer[edit]

In sampling[edit]

  • "Breathe on My Contacts" by Jennifer Lee a.k.a. TOKiMONSTA samples "Breathe" (2011)
  • "5am Ant Hat" by Krayze Music samples "Love Can Damage Your Health" (2012)

In popular culture[edit]

The track "The World Can Be Yours" was used as a background track for the Air France ad campaign in 2009.

The track "Last Train to Wherever" from Angel Milk was featured in the final scene of the third season première of Nip Tuck.

The track "Don't Look Back" from Angel Milk was used in a love scene between characters Helena Peabody and Dylan Moreland in the American series The L Word.

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.

"Breathe" was used in the 2005 French film The Beat That My Heart Skipped ("De battre mon cœur s'est arrêté"), directed by Jacques Audiard.

In November 2008, IBM used the track "L'Incertitude D'Heisenberg" in a video about the company's history.[9]

In 2009, Peugeot started advertising of its 308 CC model with the track "Ghost Girl".[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Song Premiere: "Chained" by 2Square / Mark Gardener". The Big Takeover. Retrieved 20 August 2021. Following up a wildly popular tour, completed just in time before the whole coronavirus crisis, Mark Gardener is now back with a new single called 'Chained," written and performed together with French electronic producer 2Square, a.k.a. Stephan Haeri, of France's infamous Telepopmusik.
  2. ^ a b c Wilson, MacKenzie. "Artist Biography". Télépopmusik. AllMusic. Retrieved 20 August 2021. The core trio of Fabrice Dumont, Stephan Haeri, and Christophe Hetier formed in 1997 after burning out from playing with other bands. Dumont founded the dream pop group Autour de Lucie, whereas Hetier used to be the popular DJ Anti-Pop and Haeri played with Planet Zen.
  3. ^ Stein, Maggie (4 May 2002). "Catalog debut lets Télépopmusik 'Breathe'". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 551. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. ^ "Reviews for Angel Milk". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Télépopmusik – Into Everything / Breathe (2 Square Remix)". Discogs. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Telepopmusik - "Into Everything"". YouTube. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Telepopmusik / Try Me Anyway - Fever" - Official Website. Retrieved in 2013-26-06
  9. ^ "A History of Progress" - IBMSocialMedia. Retrieved on 2008-11-08.
  10. ^ "Peugeot 308 CC / Telepopmusik" - Vimeo. Retrieved in 2009-07-01

External links[edit]

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