Telefis ( television) present a hAon (One)
"..syncopated synth-driven energy with a hint of Talking Heads but otherwise
more in Hot Chip meets Metronomy territory. Fresh, funky and laced with a
dark humour"
- Neil March, Exile FM
Following the acclaim of Cathal Coughlan's long-awaited solo album "Song of Co-
Aklan" in March 2021, Dimple Discs is proud to present the debut album by Telefis,
the label's most ambitious album to date, and one that features two of Ireland's
most beloved figures in popular music.
Part celebration, part satire, Telefis (pronounced Tele-feesh, the Gaelic word for
Television) is an exploration of Irish nostalgia and modern global hierarchies,
strange characters and caricatures springing from Coughlan's fertile imagination,
while Jacknife Lee creates irresistible electro-funk backdrops full of melodic,
squelchy synths and thunderous basslines.
A unique electronic pop collaboration between two Irish iconoclasts –
acclaimed producer Garret "Jacknife" Lee (U2, REM, Two Door Cinema Club)
and singer-lyricist Cathal Coughlan (Microdisney, The Fatima Mansions)
- Album preceded by three singles "Mister Imperator", "Falun Gong Dancer"
(featuring remix and dub with Jah Wobble) and "We Need", all of which
will be promoted to press, radio and clubs prior to album release
- National press and radio campaigns in UK and Ireland
- International press and radio promotion by Shameless PR
- Online and social media campaign supported by a series of humorous
montage videos, Facebook and YouTube advertising
- CD and LP both contain separate lyric sheet insert
SIDE 1
- Seo É Glór Na Teilifíse
- Mister Imperator
- We Need
- Falun Gong Dancer
- The Symphonies Of Danny La Rue
- Archbishop Beardmouth At The ChemOlympics
SIDE 2
- The Imperial Angelus
- Sex Bunting
- Ballytransnational
- There Goes Waterface
- Picadors
- Stampede
- Stop The Lights