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£8 adv | £10 otd | Doors 7.30pm | 18+



HARM is the 7th album from The Telescopes. Developed live, between 3 separate line ups, over a course of 12 months. The whole album was recorded entirely in one take, without any overdubs. All instruments tuned to 444 Hz. With original artwork and design from Bridget Hayden.



Recorded at Bedrock studios in LA courtesy of Part Time Punks radio. The album is also scheduled to be broadcast as a session for the show.



*Advance copies of the album will be available at the show*



THE TELESCOPES

Beyond the realm of natural vision.



"Every sound you ever heard was but a preliminary exercise in hearing, for the all embracing maelstrom of The Telescopes" (Melody Maker 1989)



Founded in 1987 by Stephen Lawrie. The Telescopes have been mining a unique anti-myopian seam of highly influential experimental, drone, noise, dream & psych for over 20 years.



Their first record was a split flex-disc with Loop on the Cheree label. After a further two critically acclaimed singles for the label, they moved to What Goes On, where they released two further EPs and their debut album Taste. All of which found their way to the top of the UK independent charts.



One of the more interesting bands that were signed to Creation Records. Their final EP for the label registered in the UK mainstream top 80. The group were also favoured by John Peel and recorded two BBC Radio 1 sessions for him. The Guardian's Alexis Petridis described them as having "an almost fragile sense of elegance and melody".



Re-issues and compilations of their earlier material have been welcomed by new ears everywhere courtesy of Joe Foster/ Cherry Red's Rev-Ola label in the UK and through the legendary Bomp! label in the United States. Prompting the NME to declare 'The genius of The Telescopes".



After a 6 year hiatus in 1994, following their 2nd album, the group resumed output in the year 2000 with a revolving line up. A stream of releases followed on labels such as Double Agent (USA), Trensmat (Ireland), Antenna (England), Mind Expansion (USA), Textile (France) and Hungry Audio (England). Most physical copies selling out before they were even released. The Wire magazine described them as having "a very real & crazy originality that carries fat tons of wallop' and the NME found them 'In another universe altogether, incredible'.



In 2011 they were invited by Portishead to play at the first ever ATP festival at Alexandre Palace in London. The following year The Black Angels / Reverberation Appreciation Society invited them to Austin Psych Fest 2012.



The group are currently undertaking what is increasingly becoming a world tour, covering Scandinavia, Europe, Russia, the UK and the USA. Another album of new material, recorded in Berlin at The Brian Jonestown Massacre studio and in Leeds with Spectrum co-founder Richard Formby, is due for release in the near future. A split record with Deadly Cradle Death from China is also underway.



MORE ABOUT THE TELESCOPES..

www.thetelescopes.bandcamp.com

www.facebook.com/pages/The-Tel escopes-Official/1191866714903 12

www.twitter.com/kickthewall



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One Unique Signal

One Unique Signal return with their second album Aether, out on 11th November 2013 via Genepool. The album is a hypnotic ten track journey that effortlessly travels between noise, prog, psychedelia and stoner rock.

*Advance copies of the album will be available at the show*



This second offering feels like the band’s most focussed to date. Although it is only their second full length, it is their eight release overall, making them clear contenders as one of the most hard working bands in the underground scene. ‘Luna Attractions’ packs a punch as the first track on the album, with hints of hectic Sonic Youth rock, crescendoing into glorious noise. This slides effortlessly into ‘A Beginning’ and that in turn takes a darker turn as you reach the middle of the album. ‘Amplitude’ feels like Metz, slowed down, given The Cure treatment and a Slint-esque post-rock edge. It’s quite a mix and a testament to the band’s varied influences. Aether was mastered by Sonic Boom who’s worked for MGMT as well as mastering records for Wooden Shjips and Red Krayola.



Although the band have remained an underground staple since 2002, their music has not gone unnoticed amongst the music press with Drowned in Sound hailing them as one of the capital’s best alternative bands and plays on XFM, BBC 6Music (Introducing) and Resonance FM.

www.abadgeoffriendship.com/art ists/one-unique-signal



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