TMDP
TMDP
By Cam Lindsay

Smack dab in the centre of Toronto's flourishing electronic music scene are Jeffrey Addison and Gavin Rough, two kindred spirits that combined to form TMDP. It's taken them a while but they've finally unveiled their debut album after building up some vital word-of-mouth awareness with local gigging. Where TMDP have an edge over their endless number of counterparts is in their ability to use variety without overloading their music. Addison and Rough work with copious influences, aligning new wave, house, electro, pop and disco, but whereas the Ed Banger crew tend to strong-arm these combos into submission with pounding bangers, this duo gently mingle them harmoniously. "Glades" and "Balcone" are their best shots at having bangers but the songs don't suffer from the excess that killed off the electro house buzz of two years ago. The use of guitar is a sublime nuance, raising the disco fever in "Montage" and with slight delay, instilling a soft rock breeze into the Miami Vice indulgence of closer "Too Much." Furthermore, it's a relief to hear an album uphold its composure without relying on contrived guest vocalists. TMDP's variant may get a little uneven at times, but as a debut, they've constructed a stylish album that positions them as ones to watch and hear in Canada's club scene.

Does the name stand for anything?
It depends on who you ask. We've heard many interpretations. It was based on something originally but now we just go by the four letters. They look nice, sound nice and are easy to send in a text message.

The album has a varied scope to it. Was this a result of simply working together?
Almost all of the tracks were conceived as part of a collected album, but we knew we didn't want to just make a bunch of club tunes. All of the tracks use the same instrumentation regardless of tempo or theme, so they're all naturally bound together in that way. We realize certain audiences, even those in the scene we've been grouped in with recently, won't relate to the sound if they're looking for something clubby. But we're happy with it, excited to see who ends up listening to it and ready to start on the next one.

Was there ever any thought put into using vocalists?
We fantasized about vocalists but the album developed too quickly for us to pull anything together. We didn't have any experience working with a vocalist anyway. We're working on that at the moment. (YYZ)
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