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Teleprompter are fairly new to the Brisbane circuit but have hit off with lightning speed (due to their actually being quite good) and launched their EP at the Zoo tonight, along with chosen supports Buick Six and The Surgeons.
Teleprompter took to the stage to a mysteriously completely new crowd. The 4 piece indie/garage rock band were laid back and all smiles and kicked in to a great ska-beat opening number (very impressive for a style that’s usually butchered). Teleprompter are incredibly charismatic and a danceable treat for any rocker. The incredibly energy of the lead guitarist, convulsing and shaking his way around the stage while attacking 1980-era post punk lead riffs, coordinated perfectly with the the dual vocals and precise rhythms. Its hard to put Teleprompter into a box because they don’t really sound the same as another band, but they’re definitely in the ‘great future’ box if this performance is anything to rely on. The set continued on the a song about dinosaurs, which began with a proud off-key rendition of the Jurassic Park theme,entered into Dinosaur-themed choruses, and finished with a stunning rendition of the other Jurassic Park theme. Not sure why the movie had two themes. But I am sure that Teleprompter sound amazing and deserve to be a local rising star. The dancing crowd were as pleased with the set as this reviewer and the EP’s sold out. - Faster Louder.com
I caught Teleprompter at their EP launch last night, and it was a very impressive show. The guys kind of have the indie look going on; short, stilted strums, not much moving out of the one spot, but they didn’t need to be jumping around to get the crowds attention. They were fun, in tune and had the audience chanting for an encore, which they were happy to give. Definitely better live than recorded.
It looked like they had a pretty decent fan base - let me know if you saw the show and tell me what you thought. - Brizbands Courier Mail Music Blog
Discography
EP/Demo - Carte Blanche (5 Tracks)
Recorded Alchemix Stuios, EP Launched at the Zoo 1 Oct 2008.
5 Streaming tracks available on Myspace, further recordings of new material planned Early 2009.
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Bio
Forged in the Summer of 2006 in the brick box that served as their rehearsal room, Teleprompter is the amalgamation of the musical tastes of four young men with prodiguous and puissant talent. Hailing from Brisbane, Australia, and having launched an EP locally to significant success, the band have been propagating their own refreshing of Indie Rock to the greater Brisbane area and the east coast of Australia thanks to the technological miracle of the Internet.
Citing influences such as The Cure, At the Drive In, Gang of Four, and Bloc Party, Teleprompter have honed their live performance skills and gained further recognition after playing a series of headlining shows at such iconic Brisbane venues as The Zoo and Ric's Bar.
Rave reviews have seen their local presence snowball like some kind of mythical indie juggernaut, and the lads stand poised to explode upon to the Australian music Scene.
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