Telafonica and Friends Present:

Telafonica and Friends Present :

Each Other Now Embrace

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Released December 3, 2012

For Christmas 2008, inspired by heroes like Sufjan Stevens, Perry Como and the Christmas Cocktails Collection, the members of Telafonica decided to make a Christmas compilation for their friends. Splitting off into their various solo guises and different internal collaborations, a handful of tracks were created. Buoyed by the fun and satisfaction of that first collection, they've continued the tradition every year since. In that time, they've given up the pretense of making any real actual Telafonica group tracks, and have also invited some of their friends (and children) to join in the festive fun. Their main goal has been to create Christmas music that the discerning Mariah Carey disliker can enjoy during the end of year season.

Which brings us to 2012. A few new styles, configurations and friends added to the blend means some new artist names and new shades of Christmas. But the same old spirit of making Christmas music that won't make you nauseous, or get stuck in the back of your throat, pervades. We hope you enjoy 'Each Other Now Embrace'. All of the previous years' compilations are also floating around on the world wide web for free download for those who care to look, so go and track them down.

1. Lessons In Time - Be Thou My Vision
2. the onestarband - To The Belly Of A Girl
3. St Jambience - Good King Wenceslas
4. Goldberry - O Little Town Of Bethlehem
5. The ABC Jugband - Do You Hear What I Hear?
6. StephenFox - I Wonder As I Wander
7. Joshua David Lynch - A Seed Is Born
8. The Bells - God Rest You Merry Gentlemen
9. The Vicars - The Little Drummer Boy
10. Los Naranjitos - Mary Had A Baby

Glory To God In The Lowest

Glory To God In The Lowest is available for free download. Click here.



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Released December 9, 2011

The 2011 edition of 4-4-2 Music's Christmas cheer is ready for the holiday season. Starting out with St Jambience using the old Reich-ian phasing technique to get you into the mood - Rudolph on repeat in the shopping mall this ain't!!!! From here, Telafonica's various members head off to their own bedrooms and loungerooms to make contributions that range from intimate folk, to expansive pop, doo-wop to Lowrey organ kiddie-funk, moody atmosphere to electronic minimalism.

Download the album for free (or pay something if you like), burn it to disc and print up some artwork to hand out to friends for Christmas. Then go and download the previous 3 editions as well. You'll never need to listen to Mariah Carey again.

1. St. Jambience - Jingle Phase
2. the onestarband - Glory To God In The Lowest
3. The Bells - Mary's Boy Child
4. Eliza Magill - Go Tell It On The Mountain
5. Lessons In Time - O, Come All Ye Faithless
6. Goldberry - The Friendly Beasts
7. StephenFox - In The Bleak Midwinter
8. The Flying Go-Go Girls - Good King Wenceslas

A Whale In A Manger

A Whale In A Manger is available for free download. click here

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released december 6, 2008

Telafonica and its various members' solo projects played an end of year gig together on December 6, 2008. To commemorate, a limited edition Christmas EP was recorded, featuring the different offshoots - Lessons In Time, Eliza Magill, The Onestarband and The Bells, as well as Telafonica - doing versions of Christmas songs. Inspired by Sufjan Stevens and The Desks, the idea was to make a short run for friends and fans to receive for free at the show.

With all the physical copies now gone, the EP has been made available for free download through 4-4-2 Music. Featuring 320kbps mp3 files and 300 dpi pdf artwork. Or you can stream it on the player below.

Read a review here.

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1. The Bells - A Whale In A Manger
2. Telafonica - Angels We Have Heard On High
3. Eliza Magill - Joy To The World
4. Lessons In Time - O Holy Night
5. The Onestarband - O Little Town Of Bethlehem
6. Telafonica - Good News (Sing For Joy)

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