Brutally contagious from the opening whirr of synth, ‘Once Were’ is the first puzzle piece from the forthcoming Red Traces album and as Ovadia reveals, “an extension of my most honest self”. Amongst his inspirations from the get-go, the debut single is Ovadia’s sacrificial response to his compulsive playback of Blonde Redhead’s ‘Spring By Summer Fall’ – and boy, it’s a striking start.

Drawing from the frenzied energy of ‘Spring and by Summer Fall’, Ovadia answers with oh-so sinister organ synth and improvisational drum beats that were “recorded in a single take”. Dizzy bass-lines and desolate vocals unite the ambiguous setting of ‘Once Were’ and embark the listener through a path of unrequited moments in star-crossed lyrics “once were / binary stars / once were”.

The fine-tuned ‘Once Were’ sets the pace for Ovadia’s record, exposing his sincere appreciation for each stage of development. Each track is isolated and treated individually, by a collaboration of engineers (Bo Boddie, Brian Lucey), all ensuring devotion to every piece of the record. From the lingering sequences to the layered fade-outs, ‘Once Were’ offers an exciting glimpse into Red Traces’ infectious and mature beginning.

It's finally here: the follow-up to 2009's lo-fi opus, Morals, entitled Distant Love or: Time Never Meant Anything, and Never Will. Teepee's newest LP is a collection of songs with scathing beauty – a vivid, kaleidoscopic world, alive with personal memories of adolescent wanderings through his hometown, Miami. Distant Love is a lush sonic tapestry of discordant chords, bursts of heavy synth and deadpan vocals. The album was recorded and produced by Albert Ovadia, and mastered by award winning engineer Brian Lucey (David Lynch, The Black Keys).

Stitched in Miami’s blind spot, TEEPEE’s Erix S. Laurent greets success by harnessing the inconsistency of his hometown, interlacing brilliant and bleak soundscapes. This May 8th, 2012 sees the obscure musician launch his orchestral driven single, ‘Time Meant Nothing’, bursting with urgency and questioning of the age-old saying “time heals all wounds”.

‘Time Meant Nothing’ finds TEEPEE weaving sunlit vocal pangs, crisp synth-bass and tender viola-strings amongst the lyrical tales of a doubting duo “It’s proven time will heal, but she thinks it's a lie / It's proven time will fly, but he thinks it's a lie”. As the single scatters into a fuzz-driven, white noise outro, Laurent inspires an anthemic, pure and insightful start to his upcoming record Distant Love or: Time Never Meant Anything, and Never Will.

Released later this year, TEEPEE opens up his, vivid, kaleidoscope world in Distant Love. Resurrecting his memories of adolescent wanderings across precarious Miami, Distant Love is a tapestry of scathing discordant chords, sonic bursts of synth and deadpan vocals. Recorded and produced by long-time ally Albert Ovadia, mastered by award winning Brian Lucey (David Lynch, The Black Keys) and joined by numerous cameos, Distant Love is a collective force, all dedicated in sharing in TEEPEE’s vision.