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The Telescopes

The Telescopes has been played on NTS shows including Cry Later w/ Tropic of Cancer, with Flying first played on 9 April 2018.

'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…

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Wish Of You
The Telescopes
Creation Records1990
Wish Of You
The TelescopesCreation Records1990
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Flying
The Telescopes
Creation Records1991
Flying
The TelescopesCreation Records1991
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And Let Me Drift Away
The Telescopes
What Goes On Records1989
And Let Me Drift Away
The TelescopesWhat Goes On Records1989
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Never Hurt You
The Telescopes
Creation Records1990
Never Hurt You
The TelescopesCreation Records1990
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From The Inner Void I Fear
The Telescopes
Cherry Red2015
From The Inner Void I Fear
The TelescopesCherry Red2015
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The Desert In Your Heart
The Telescopes
Yard Press2017
The Desert In Your Heart
The TelescopesYard Press2017
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