Telepathy is on air again.
Created in England by brothers Piotr Turek (guitar/vocals), Albert Turek (drums/vocals), Krystian Turek (bass) and their friend Richard Powley (guitar/vocals), the band signs to Pelagic Records to unveil their fourth album, Transmissions.
Although three of the four musicians are also credited on vocals, the album remains predominantly instrumental, taking advantage of the richness of the Post/Prog Atmospheric scene as well as a few samples – mainly vocals that seem to come from radio passages – to give us that extra touch. Transmissions lasts almost an hour, and while such a length is not uncommon for these styles, it remains impressive while captivating us with such ease, whether thanks to its cosmic synth strings, its moments of almost oppressive heaviness or, on the contrary, its innate softness created by soaring guitars. In fact, there’s a great deal of sonic diversity between tracks alone, such as the transition from dark Sludge on Augury to driving Synthwave on Knife Edge Effect, before returning to dissonant Post Rock/Metal sounds on Tears in the Fibre. While this highly heterogeneous approach is by no means disturbing, as the sound remains coherent, it did surprise me slightly, but it does allow the band to set the right pace by meandering between their various influences, particularly on the two longer tracks separated by a fairly light interlude. In fact, it was the second track, End Transmission, which made the strongest impression on me, capable of the biggest waves of violence as well as unfailing tranquillity, and which doesn’t shy away from reminding us of this by alternating the two atmospheres before letting the sound wander until the last track, Home, where the Electro sounds are much more present.
Telepathy‘s musical richness and diversity make the project a protean showcase of content as unpredictable as it is coherent. In addition to its fascinating riffs, Transmissions has a few surprises up its sleeve.
85/100