About this Event

PPY & The Duchess presents The Telescopes + One Unique Signal

The Duchess, York. Tues. 24th Sept. 7.30pm. £8adv/£10otd



Beyond the realm of natural vision.



'In another universe altogether... incredible'

Nat Cramp, NME



'Every sound you ever heard was but a preliminary exercise in hearing, for the all embracing maelstrom of The Telescopes.'

J.Seltzer, Melody Maker 1989



'The new version of the group is far more savage than anyone would've dared dream & this new single is just ducky...it has a very real & crazy originality that carries fat tons of wallop.'

Byron Coley, The Wire



Formed in 1987 by Stephen Lawrie, spacerock legends The Telescopes have been mining a unique anti-myopian seam of drone/dream noise & psych for over 20 years.Along with bands like Loop, Spacemen3, JAMC & MBV the group were responsible for creating the kind of mind expanding Spacerock music that influenced bands like Ride, Slowdive and the whole shoegaze genre.



Their "#Untitled Second" album for the legendary Creation records is now perceived by many as a lost classic. While re-issues, on labels such as Bomp! Rev-ola, Spaceage, Midsummer Madness and The Committee To Keep Music Evil, brought their early sounds to a new generation of ears, and prompted the NME to declare 'the genius of The Telescopes'.



Their current music has been described as - 'primeval drone, rich in texture, with soaring feedback, forever spiralling outward, fractal and hypnotic - a bed of noise percolating at the edges of audition.' The Wire described them as having 'a very real & crazy originality that carries fat tons of wallop'.



The group were invited by Portishead to play last years ATP at Alexandre Palace in London, where they performed songs from their debut album Taste. An event that was be repeated at last years Austin Psych Fest, curated by The Black Angels.



The Telescopes return with a brand new album in August 2013, working alongside members of One Unique Signal and other guests.