For some reason, the UK has taken it upon themselves to hate every other nation in the world.

Mostly through headlines on grubby downmarket tabloids, we are always reminded to hate the Germans because of the war and the Scottish due to an old butchering rivalry, with the other country that deluded working class white boys high on cider and bad drugs seem to hate being France.

Now why should we hate the French? They’ve given us plenty of things to like – from wine, through Va-Va-Vaoom and even a strange love of horse burgers (it’s like a tough steak). Granted, the last choice is more for animal protestors to piss and moan over.

But no, getting drunk off a Frenchman’s grapes isn’t good enough; we have to assume they all eat baguettes, cycle everywhere on crap bikes and wear necklaces of garlic instead of buying stuff from H&M. Thank the lord for Telepopmusik then eh?

Hanging around the music world since 1997, this trio have made some gorgeous laid-back beats that you probably have heard before. Thanks to the subtle power of advertising you’ve probably listened to one of their songs while some company attempted to make you buy a car or a tin of paint – scroll to the second track on the Telepopmusik player and you may understand what we’re blabbing on about.

Breathe comes from their debut album released a dog’s age ago, but still sounds like it could have been created just the other day – the balance of the vocals combined with the majestic harmonies work ridiculously well. Not that we’re experts in advertising, but we’re positive that a fancy brand of cosmetics have used them in the background when some stick thin model slaps some product all over her stupid face.

There’s been bugger all news from the Telepopmusik camp for a while now, but a track called Ghost Girl featuring the vocals of Kim Wayman may explain where the band are headed, and the new album is set for release ‘Fall 2008′ – that’s Autumn to our British reader(s). With fine detective work like that, we do wonder why MI5 aren’t knocking down our door to hire us as fast as possible.

A selection of songs that showcase their career so far are available for your listening pleasure; from remixes to new records, there should be something to please you. If not, you’re just a bloody awkward git and we can’t be arsed with you.

No crap competition either this week, as last weeks winner didn’t come forward. Still if you want the unclaimed prize, tell in the box below. Or we’ll auction them off for gin money or something.

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