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The site is back at its new domain. I lost thetelescopes.com to internet pirates. They're charging big bucks for the old domain. fuck them! If you have any old telescopes merch or articles, let me know because i will buy them New site design in 2021! December 17, 2020 Founding Guitarist David Fitzgerald has died Original member of The Telescopes has passed away. Here is the NME Tribute December 15, 2020 New album due in 2021 More news shorlty. In the meanwhile, look out for the Dinked version. January 28, 2019 Taste 30th Anniversary The Telescopes celebrate the 30th anniversary of their debut album, 'Taste' in June. A documnentary will be released in June. Check out these 2 taster clips! December 3, 2018 New Telescopes Album The Telescopes are releasing a new album in February 2019 called 'Exploding Head Syndrome' on Tapete Records, their 3rd for the label. Other news about this site and the band I will be updating the site more and hope to redesign the site next year. Apologies for not updating. The band have been releasing new records and touring for the past few year, be sure to go see them live and of course buy their stuff TOUR DATES. 2013. 19 June - Rhythm Factory, London (UK) 22 June - Biff Bang Pow, Leicester (UK) 30 June - Switch Fringe, Ipswich (UK) 05th July - Subterranean, Chicago (USA) 06th July - Bathysphere festival, Minneapolis (USA) 07th July - Vaudeville Mews. Des Moines (USA) 08th July - Louie's. Kalamazoo (USA) 09th July - Magic Stick, Detroit (USA) 17 Aug - Railway, Southend (UK) 23 Aug - King Tuts, Glasgow (UK) 06 Sep - Birreria 34. Taurianova (IT) 08 Sep - Tendenze Festival. Piacenza (IT) 18 Sep - BeGood, Barcelona (ES) 19 Sep - Siroco, Madrid (ES) 20 Sep - Txiki - San Sebastian (ES) 21 Sep - Psych Fest, Nantes (FR) 23 Sep - Surya, London (UK) 24 Sep - Duchess, York (UK) 26 Sep - Exchange, Bristol (UK) Oct 15 - Undergourd Music Hall. Kiev (UCR) Oct 16 - 16 Tons. Moscow (RU) Oct 17 - Da Da. St. Petersburg (RU) Oct 18 - tba. Tallin (EST) Oct 19 - Palladium. Riga (LV) More dates soon!. Contact these good people to book The Telescopes A Giant Leap or Contact Stephen via their Fb page Rare releases now on Bancamp You can now download loads of rare and hard to find music on their bandcamp page November 21, 2012 Beautiful Noise, the shoegaze documentary This has been in the works for 8 years. Eric Green, the film's writer and director has started a Kickstarter campaign to finance distribution and song clearance fees. The film features, My Bloody Valentine, The Jesus and Mary Chain and Cocteau Twins, but many other bands are featured. He needs $75,000 by December 15th. Here is the Kickstarter page 
March 20, 20122 new singles to be releasedFirst up is a new single called, 'Black eyed Dog'. It's released on Trensmat. It's available for pre-order with immediate mp3 download. Very limited. They are also releasing another very limited postcard 7" called 'we see magic and we are neutral, unnecessary'for record store day. due for release on April 21 by the the dream machine organisation. 2012 US Tour! They are playing the Austin Pysch festival. at the end of April. Check out their website for details on on exact date and time. Thet are also playing at The Firebird in St. Louis on May 1st and then in Chicago at the Subterranean on May 2nd November 12, 2008New Singles Compilation Out NowA compilation album from the Creation years singles and b-sides. Limited to 1000 copies. Avaialable at Mind Expansion records The Telescopes to tour US Apparently The Telescopes are to tour the US in support of their new singles album. They will be playing this material, not their latest noise terrorist stuff. More details soon. August 12, 2008New Singles CompilationMind Expansion records is releasing a Telescopes singles compilation later this year. here is the tracklisting: The Perfect Needle Sadness Pale Shc Burn You Can Not Be Sure To Kill A Slow Girl Walking Forever Now Precious Little I Sense Everso Wish Of You Celeste All A Dreams Flying The Sleepwalk New Telescopes album - vinyl only The album is called 'Infinate Suns' on Textile records. The album is out now. June 15, 2007Psychic Viewfinder cdrIt took a while but Trensmat 004 is finally ready to go and this one is a very special package! If anyone has a copy of this to spare i'd appreciate it. I have a spare copy of You've No Idea What This Is Like For Me cdr I'd like to trade for it You've No Idea What This Is Like For Me cdr An extremely rare /ltd edition (100 copies) cdr album with hand-made packaging and new and exclusive material from bridget hayden and stephen lawrie was released earlier this yearextracts from 1st recordings together, made in august 2006. tracklisting -something in my system somewhere, but i don't know what.eulogy for the lamb.to be honest, to be quite honest.lifting lies.pulsing bead.retrograde death jacket.shredded walls.you've no idea what this is like for me.the blue shroud of alkatraz.bones draw breath.circus motion.this is mewing.another whip. May 7, 2006'Taste' reissue contestStargazers in conjunction with Cherry Red records are giving away 3 copies of the 'taste' reissue. All you have to do to enter is answer the following questions and if you get them all right, you will be entered to win. Winners names will be drawn and posted on the site on May 15th, so get your answers in by May 14th 1. Who have always been the 2 main members of The Telescopes? 2. What group appeared on the flip side of the 'Forever Close Your Eyes' flexi? 3. What is the name of The Telescopes own label? March 27, 2006'Taste' reissueRev-Ola records have reissued the first telescopes album, 'Taste' and it includes several bonus tracks. And Let Me Drift Away I Fall She Screams Oil Seed Rape Violence Threadbare The Perfect Needle There Is No Floor Anticipating Nowhere Please, Before You Go Suffercation Silent Water Suicide Let's hope it was remastered as well since the original pressing sounds terrible January 3, 2006New Telescopes album plus other new and forthcoming releasesSorry it's taken so long to update the site. The Telescopes releases their 4th album, called #4, in September of 2005. They also released a limited edition 10", live at audioscope04 on blue vinyl. All proceeed of the 10" go to a homeless charity. They will also be releasing a "mesmerising 25-minute live session entitled 'auditory illusions', recorded by the telescopes for double agent using an assortment of improvised acoustic and battery operated instrumentation to create new and exclusive versions of material past and present. includes a free-drone re-working of their single, 'flying,' with a hypnotic new video by dan hopkins. this release will be ltd to 500 copies and will only be available online and from shows. to be released on the 28th of february 2006." Source: Antenna records November 27, 2004New InterviewSteven appears on Poptones Questions of Doom. You can also download the new Telescopes single Winter #7 (see below for more details about the single) New single The new Telescopes single is called 'Winter' and features new versions of Winter and The Perfect Needle. The single was released on November 1st on Hungry Audio. New old Album The new Telescopes "lost" second album is a reissue of the 'untitled' second album with 2 bonus tracks: Splashdown High On Fire You Set My soul Spaceships The Presence Of Your Grace And Flying Yeah Ocean Drive Please Tell Mother To The Shore Dnaanb (Bonus Track) Tornado (Bonus Track) September 13, 2004The "lost" Telescopes album to be relased UPDATE!According to an interview with Joe Foster (Ex-Creation) of Rev-ola records What is the next reissue of Creation for Revola?UPDATE! The album is due for release on October 18th and is called "#" August 25, 2004Another new compilationA new Telescopes compilation, Altered Perception, is out on Sonic Boom's (Spacemen 3, Ear, Spectrum) label Space Age Recordings . Featuring tracks previously unavailable on CD like 'Sadness Pale' and '16T#4' this release also contains material recorded by the band during the 'Creation years' but unreleased until now. All tracks are apparently remastered. 1. s.h.c. burn 2. you cannot be sure 3. please before you go 4. oil seed rape 5. theadbare 6. to kill a slow girl walking 7. forever now 8. precious little 9. everso 10. celeste 11. flying 12. high on fire (ep version) 13. the sleepwalk 14. splashdown February 14, 2004Another compilation appearanceThe Telescopes have a track, 'When they fear no death for they are dead already' on a new compilation album on Involve Records in conjunction with Capital Records. November 30, 2003New material'The Sympathetic Sounds Of The Wild West Midlands' is the name of new compilation album which features exclusive new tracks from The telescopes. It is out now New old material The Telescopes 'Premonitions 1989-91' is name of a new telescopes compilation which includes the b-sides to the Perfect Needle on cd for the very first time, 'S.H.C. Burn' and 'You can not be sure' It is released on teh Brazillian label Midsummer Madness. I'm not sure when this is released but soon I suspect April 13, 2003New Telescopes compilationThe Telescopes have a compilation album coming out on Bomp records in the US Bomp! records are releasing an incredible collection of out-of-print Telescopes treasures! "The Committee is delighted to announce an affiliation with Double Agent Records and one of the greatest-ever British bands, The Telescopes. We will be releasing a compilation of this prolific band's best work, now all out of print (and all of it previously unreleased in the USA). This record includes some of their best work for the Creation label, which only appeared on limited EPs, such as the fabulous "Everso" and "Celeste". A wonderful album. Songs include: I Fall She Screams / There is No Floor / Threadbare / Anticipating Nowhere / Please Before You Go/ Silent Water / Suicide / Pure Sweetest Ocean / Everso / Never Learn Not to Love / Celeste / Flying / The Sleepwalk / Celestial RELEASE DATE: June 2003 More Telescopes compilations and other bits The Telescopes are releasing another 2 compilation albums coming out soon Sonic booms (ex-spacemen 3) Space Age label and another on a Brazilian label. They will be releasing a single on El Presidente Records. Then a re-recording of Perfect Needle and a re-recording of Winter Their will be a split single with FŸ a on Mind Expansion with exclusive Telescopes track called 'where the sky is low' Their will be a new exclusive version of 'And let me drift away' on the next CD free with 'Robots & Electronic Brains' with antenna & 4 other labels featured. New telescopes album on antenna. The telescopes do a remix of Charles Atlas on their remix album Their will be a new track on the forthcoming Antenna compilation, exclusive to comp. A track on 'noise research program2' on burning emptiness label, exclusive to comp. Thanks to Stephan and Tristan. September 6, 2002Telescopes Autumn TourClick here for more details and the latest Antenna records newsletter. May 11, 2002New album pushed backThe Telescopes new album, "Third Wave" will now be released on July 22. Here is the tracklisting: A Cabin in the Sky 3D Jesus Ashtray Tesla Death Ray My Name is Zardak ??[Drop Your Weaponz] A Good Place to Hide When Nemo Sunk the Nautillus Winter #2 Moog Destroya The Atoms of the Sea You & I Are the Foxboy Noises Go to Double Agent records for album preview. March 12, 2002New album news and tour datesThe Telescopes new album will be release on May 14, 2002. They've already began work on their 4th album which is due out in the Autumn of 2002! The Telescopes have contributed a track called 'Second Darkness' to 'Journey's Without Maps - A Tribute to Lord of the Rings' which is now available on the Fabulous Bearos Records They also have a track available as a split single with Lo Casta On The Non Toxic Jonathon Whiskey label, which is due out on march the 22nd. Antenna live dates: 28th march - the telescopes, los planetos del agua & pedro barracha - the courtyard. friargate. derby. 10th april - the telescopes - the basement. rock city. nottingham. 11th april - los planetos del agua & jet johnson - the arts cafe. toynbee Hall. commercial St. london http://www.rarepleasures.co.uk/ 12th april - the telescopes + TBC the jug of ale birmingham 13th april - the telescopes + TBC the jug of ale birmingham Antenna will be featured in the next edition of the big issue, due out 22nd March. [Can someone pick me up a copy? i know it's uk only thing] Info courtesy of the Antenna newsletter. February 20, 2002The Telescopes are backAfter a 9 year hiatus, The Telescopes are back with a new album called 'Third Wave" due on May 14, on Double Agent records They played live in December 20001, but are due to play an acoustic set at Jumbo Records in Leeds, UK on February 23.. Anyone out there going to record it? :) Unisex have a new EP coming out soon on Randall Nieman's (FŸ a) Mind Expansion label They are currently touring the UK backing FŸ a. Stephen Lawrie has a record company called Antenna. Look for releases by Fuxa and Los Planetos del Agua later in the year. 
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