“Telemiscommunications”, an unlikely collaboration between deadmau5 and Heap, conveys moments where you’re not quite able to communicate with your loved one, no matter how hard you try.
With its origins in a deadmau5 demo called “Community Nap”, the song moves like an ambient ocean over heavy piano...
[Verse 1]
Hey babe, how's your day been? No, you first
Oh, what? The delay's quite bad
Yeah, sorry
Where are you? I can't really hear you
A taxi, distracted...
Anyway, you... you were saying?
Wait, oh, now, they're waving me over
Can I call you back? Yeah, everything's fine, why?
Am I? I don't know why
I probably just need sleep, it's been a busy week
Sorry, I've got to go
Sorry... okay, bye
[Chorus]
This is just so unlike us
Cut back to horizontalisms
If we could win just one small touch
Contact versus telemiscommunications
[Verse 2]
Plan foiled, sirens pass by, kids screaming
The longest public announcement
Reached check-in, finally got through
Running for a flight, shoes off
You're calling voicemail
In-joke, group laughter
Closing scenes in a meeting
Angel! (Angel!) Why didn't you tell me?
One second, someone needs directions
Can't you see I'm on the phone?!
[Chorus]
This is just so unlike us
Cut back to horizontalisms
If we could win just one small touch
Contact versus telemiscommunications
[Chorus]
So unlike us (Unlike us)
Cut back to horizontalisms
If we could win just one small touch
Contact versus telemiscommunications
[Outro]
Did I tell you I loved you, today?
Did I tell you I loved you, today? Kiss, kiss
Did I tell you I loved you, today?
Did I tell you I loved you, today?
Did I tell you I loved you, today?
Did I tell you I loved you, today? Kiss, kiss
Did I tell you I loved you, today?
Did I tell you I loved you, today?
Telemiscommunications was written by deadmau5 & Imogen Heap.
Telemiscommunications was produced by Imogen Heap & deadmau5.
deadmau5 & Imogen Heap released Telemiscommunications on Fri Sep 21 2012.
The animators are:
Eoghan Kidney
Jake Zhang
Alex Aguilar-Rudametkin
Eric Spivey
Marc Fleps
Kat Michaelides
Sitji Chou
Mayra Hernández Ríos
Ewen Farr
Eric Funk
Rory Waudby-Tolley
Dru Henderson
Oana Nechifor
Paloma Dawkins
Djoh Djoh (aka Joe DeMarie)
Alexandre Siqueira
Stella Salumaa
Chris Butcher
Ty...
For the booklet in the Sparks deluxe box set, there was alternative artwork used featuring a still by animator Eric Funk:
Not replacing the artwork used on any online services, it simply acts as a means by which to streamline the Sparks artworks and give the box set some uniformity.