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The Telescopes

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Years Active
1987 – present (37 years)
Founded In
Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
'beyond the realm of natural vision' Formed in 1987 by Stephen Lawrie, The Telescopes have been mining a unique anti-myopian seam of drone/dream noise & psych for over 20 years. Their first release was a split flexi disc with Loop on the Cheree label in 1988, followed by the snarling 7 inch "Kick the Wall", and the pounding "7th# Disaster" EP. They moved to What Goes On Records in 1989 and stormed the independent charts with stream of output, including a livid debut LP "Taste" and "The Perfect Needle" EP, which captured the hea… read more
'beyond the realm of natural vision' Formed in 1987 by Stephen Lawrie, The Telescopes have been mining a unique anti-myopian seam of drone/dream noise & psych for over 20 years. Their first release was a split flexi disc with Loop on the Cheree label in 1988, followed by the sn… read more
'beyond the realm of natural vision' Formed in 1987 by Stephen Lawrie, The Telescopes have been mining a unique anti-myopian seam of drone/dream noise & psych for over 20 years. Their first release was a split flexi disc with Loop on the Cheree label in 1988, followed by the snarling 7 inch "Kick the Wall", and the pounding "7th# Dis… read more

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Top Tracks

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1 Play track Altered Perception Wish of You
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 527 listeners
2 Play track Taste The Perfect Needle
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 288 listeners
3 Play track Untitled Second Splashdown
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 93 listeners
4 Play track As Approved by the Committee Flying
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 68 listeners
5 Play track As Approved by the Committee Celeste
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6 Play track Altered Perception And Let Me Drift Away...
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7 Play track Altered Perception Sadness Pale
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 41 listeners
8 Play track Altered Perception You Set My Soul
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 32 listeners
9 Play track Taste Violence
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10 Growing Eyes Becoming String Vanishing Lines
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  1. 59,894 listeners

    5 Oct 2004 · 15 tracks

    Altered Perception
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  2. 37,134 listeners

    1989 · 12 tracks

    Taste
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  3. 31,319 listeners

    17 Jun 2003 · 14 tracks

    As Approved by the Committee
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  4. 17,149 listeners

    5 Jul 2011 · 15 tracks

    Taste + The Perfect Needle EP
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