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MH-295 Ennui - Telepathic Beat  Telepathic Beat is Ennui's debut for Mush and the album that should expose a wide audience to Jim Doutrich's brand of infectious synth-pop. The playfully yearning vocals, syncopated synth patterns, and distorted Euro-dance grooves bring to mind both the 80s New Wave pop explosion and the youthful nostalgia of recent releases by glo-fi re-originators. Though there is no shortage of hooks, "Circles", "Summer Of Love", and "Telepathic Beat" stand out in style and substance as roller-beats immersed in a bath of shimmering neo-shoegaze create a widescreen backdrop to act as home for brain-embedding melodies and subtly haunting lyrics. With its sun-drenched feel, the album plays as a soundtrack to a summer balancing a narcotic life in clubs with the possibilities that await when you skip work and head to the beach. Telepathic Beat is destined to be the album to reach for when you don't want to admit to yourself that summer is over. |
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| You can practically feel the sea breeze from here - BBC / Download it immediately, and scoop up your crush to head for the nearest body of water - Noisey Vice / With a summer soundtrack like this, we don’t want it to end either. - The Line Of Best Fit / Telepathic Beat is absolutely fantastic - Pittsburgh Music Mag |
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| When Pittsburgh’s Ennui started out a few years back, it was as a four-piece playing energetic synth-rock. Eventually, the lineup was eventually whittled down to the twosome of multi-instrumentalist Sam McUmber and producer/principal songwriter Jim Doutrich. Following the release of 2011’s more eclectic Formation of Tides, Doutrich decided to go it alone, holing up in his home studio to experiment with dreamier, more atmospheric sounds. The result is Ennui’s latest album, Telepathic Beat. In anticipation, Doutrich has unveiled the album’s lead single, “Circles”. The track captures the lazy, romanticized days of summer with pensive synthesizer loops and heartbeat drums. Between the glossy hooks, Doutrich finds room to get weird with distorted and psychedelic synth flourishes. His effected vocals feel somewhat reminiscent of Washed Out, creating a sense of worldly detachment as he repeats, “Turn away, drift apart/Don’t go back to the start”. It’s the ideal soundtrack for those serene nights at the beach, ones spent hoping the evening will never end. - Consequence of Sound |
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