ALT February 2023: Flavor Crystals and #TheTelescopes teamed up as Foam Giant for a 2nd time on the album "Under the Trees" on mpls ltd.
https://thetelescopes.bandcamp.com/merch/foam-giant-under-the-trees-ltd-edition-metallic-vinyl-ships-from-the-uk
Featuring lyrics and vocals by Stephen Lawrie (The Telescopes), Music by the Flavor Crystals additionally with Ricky Maymi (The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Imajinary Friends), Peter Anderson (Ocean Blue), Jennie & Melissa Kalpin, Dave Gatchell (Selby Tigers), Anna Gordon (Sludge Party) and Erik Sexe.
Cover art by Robert Pollard (Guided By Voices).
Mastered by Jasper Ward @ Alchemy Mastering at AIR (AIR Studios).
ALT February 2023: #TheTelescopes Experimental Health album on Weisskalt Records. With bonus remixes by Black Market Karma Mosaic Runes.
https://thetelescopes.bandcamp.com/album/experimental-health
“Buzzes with insectoid static".
8/10 Uncut Magazine
“Like Robert Wyatt on LSD... it may be The Telescopes' most accessible album in years"
ALT May 2023: #TheTelescopes Of Tomorrow album on tapete records.
https://orcd.co/the-telescopes
"intimate, affecting and timeless".
4/4 stars. Ben Graham. Shindig!
"Gorgeous drone-pop nuggets".
8/10. Jon dale. Uncut Magazine.
"it's a doozy.. intense and involving.."
The Wire: Adventures In Modern Music.
ALT November 2023: #TheTelescopes What You Love single.
December 2023: #TheTelescopes (In The) Hidden Fields single.
Both singles taken from the forthcoming album on Fuzz Club. Growing Eyes Becoming String.
Featuring One Unique Signal.
Releases February 2024. Videos/ pre-orders/ streaming: https://thetelescopes.lnk.to/growing
'Growing Eyes Becoming String' shows a more song-based departure from the free-form noise improvisations that largely characterised that era of The Telescopes. "This is a more vocal document of where The Telescopes' head was at during that time.” - Stephen Lawrie
ALT Black Cloud LP - Exclusive to Levitation store and live shows. 180g vinyl with printed inner-sleeve and download card.
ALT Black Splatter LP - Exclusive to Bandcamp and the Fuzz Club store, limited to 350 hand-numbered copies. 180g vinyl with printed inner-sleeve and download card: https://thetelescopes.bandcamp.com/album/growing-eyes-becoming-string
ALT Clear LP - Standard edition. 180g vinyl with printed inner-sleeve and download card: https://thetelescopes.bandcamp.com/album/growing-eyes-becoming-string
ALT CD: https://thetelescopes.bandcamp.com/album/growing-eyes-becoming-string
ALT New studio album on @Weisskalt Records. Experimental Health:
https://thetelescopes.bandcamp.com/album/experimental-health
ALT 4th album. First ever vinyl issue. Courtesy of @Weisskalt Records. Get #4 here:
https://thetelescopes.bandcamp.com/merch/the-telescopes-4-ltd-edition-double-album-coloured-vinyl
ALT New live album on Improved Sequence. Live At Corsica Studios. Originally broadcast on Ola's Kool Kitchen. Featuring One Unique Signal: https://thetelescopes.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-corsica-studios
ALT New Foam Giant album on mpls ltd. (#TheTelescopes, Flavor Crystals & friends). Under The Trees:
https://thetelescopes.bandcamp.com/album/under-the-trees
Thank you to the UMPG UK team for doing an incredible job in 2020 - 𝑀𝒾𝓀𝑒 𝑀𝒸𝒞𝑜𝓇𝓂𝒶𝒸𝓀, 𝒰𝓃𝒾𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓈𝒶𝓁 𝑀𝓊𝓈𝒾𝒸 𝒫𝓊𝒷𝓁𝒾𝓈𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒰𝒦 𝑀𝒟
Celebrating all the UMPG UK staff that have kept working hard behind the scenes for our songwriters this year 👏