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band formed in

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in 2011. The group consists of Thomas Sanders (vocals, guitar), Pete Cattermoul (bass) and Hiro Amamiya (drums).

History

Pete Cattermoul and brothers Jonny and Thomas Sanders were previously members of indie band Pete and the Pirates. Following the disbanding of that group in 2011, the three started writing and recording new music under the name Teleman, adding drummer Hiro Ama. The band's name was inspired by an album in a charity shop by composer

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. Teleman's debut single ''Cristina'' was released in early 2013, with the debut album ''Breakfast'' coming in mid-2014, produced by

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. Further singles from the album included "23 Floors Up", "Skeleton Dance" and "Mainline". "Lady Low" from the record featured Stephen Black on saxophone. The band toured supporting

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, and appeared in festivals including

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. In 2014 and 2015 Teleman toured Europe and the US, while preparing to record their second album. They released the stand-alone single "Strange Combinations" in March 2015. In 2016, they opened for Belle and Sebastian on tour. Teleman's second album, ''Brilliant Sanity'', was released in April 2016. Two singles were released from it previously: "Fall in Time" and "Düsseldorf". The band have been championed by radio presenter

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, who booked them for a session on his BBC 6 Music show in January 2013. Two further sessions were recorded in 2014. They also appeared on his BBC Online music show "All Shook Up" in 2015 and played four songs live in session on Riley's show on 6 April 2016. The group played two tracks live on

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's BBC 6 Music show 6 Music Live Room on 6 September 2018 promoting the release of their new album. On 15 September 2020, the band announced that keyboard player Jonny had departed the band.

Related projects

Thomas Sanders has recorded music under his solo name,

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. As of 2020, he began using the name Tom Sanders when releasing solo music, with "Baby All You've Got" being his first single. Sanders's debut solo LP, "Only Magic", was released on 4 December 2020 through

Moshi Moshi Records Moshi Moshi Records is a small London-based record label founded in 1998 by Adrian Pike, Michael McClatchey and Stephen Bass. The label has released music by bands including Lykke Li, Fimber Bravo, Bloc Party, Hot Chip, Late of the Pier, H ...

. Hiro Amamiya has released remixes under the name Hiro Ama. He released his debut EP "Uncertainty" on 4 September 2020 through Prah Recordings. Former band member, Jonny Sanders, creates music & lyric videos under the name Prehuman, including some for Teleman.

Discography

Albums

* ''Breakfast'', Moshi Moshi (2014) UK #65 * ''Brilliant Sanity'', Moshi Moshi (2016) UK #51 * ''Family of Aliens'', Moshi Moshi (2018) UK #40 * ''Good Time/Hard Time'', Moshi Moshi (2023)

Extended plays

* ''Fünf'', Moshi Moshi (2017) * ''Sweet Morning'', Moshi Moshi (2021)

Remix albums

* ''Family of Remixes'', Moshi Moshi (2019)

Non-album releases

*''Strange Combinations'' (single, 2015)

References

External links

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