Another in what seems to be a legion of 80s-influenced electronica/DJ/synth duos from Brooklyn, I’m starting to realize that really all these bands are doing is conjuring all the sounds of that decade, including all those over-produced synth samples and drum machines, minus the loud colors and Trapper-Keeper designs and cliche lyrics. Okay, maybe just the cliche lyrics. But Telepathe (pronounced Telepathy, kids) seeks to control your mind with more of a minimalist sound, one that flies in the face of everything the 80s did wrong. It helps that the lyrics are unabashedly tongue-in-cheek, poking fun at what made so many of the bands of the 80s so laughable. These girls are clearly a couple of goofy weirdos (as the awesomeness that is the video for “So Fine” proves) and great at not taking themselves seriously, which makes this all the more fun to listen to, and even enjoyable in the onslaught of uber-nostalgic eighties-worshiping electro-DJ/dance/post-disco groups all over the place today. Things will be looking up with this whole vicious cycle, provided we start getting more groups who are self-deprecating and less self-aggrandizing. Go to Red Bull Music Aademy Radio now and get yourself brainwashed.