Tele – September/October 2005
Who: Tele
What: Teletoons
Where: Winnipeg, MB
To Contact: www.telemusic.ca; myspacem.com/tele, .
Managed by guitarist Glen Willows of legendary Canadian rockers Harlequin, Tele is a young band from Winnipeg clearly influenced by ’80s synth acts the four members could’ve only heard in the womb or playpen. Produced by Dale Penner (Nickelback, Matthew Good, Holly McNarland) at Winnipeg’s Unison Studios, the three-song demo is clean, big and catchy. “What I Am To You” is a synthy-rock track with aggressive chorus; “Choose” is an ultra saccharin-sounding ballad with lines like “falling in love/ like cocaine in my blood/with you.” The third song, “Take”, is more straight-ahead pop/rock, less entrenched in the past. Over the course of the three songs, singer/guitarist Matt Worobec’s utilizes his wide vocal range from a strong, aggressive delivery to soaring and sweet. Worobec and songwriting partner keyboardist Zack Antel formed Tele in 2003 and finalized the line-up with bassist Brendan Berg and Reade Ollivier on drums by 2004. The band has kicked into high gear this year, having played for all the major record labels and temporarily uprooting to Toronto for the summer in order to play as much as possible and hone its live show. The songs, especially these, are radio-ready. Tele is now looking to do a full album, one way or another.