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The Telescopes is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Sonic Youth, Sun Ra, The Velvet Underground, Suicide and The Stooges. Those roots explain a lot about how The Telescopes arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Loop, Chapterhouse, Lilys, Adorable and Kitchens of Distinction, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Revolver, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Warlocks and Whipping Boy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 60 connections around The Telescopes, reaching back through Sonic Youth and forward to Revolver. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Telescopes are an English noise, space rock, dream pop and psychedelic band formed in 1987 by artist, composer, and musician Stephen Lawrie, with band members David Fitzgerald and Joanna Doran joining later. The band's line-up is in constant flux; there can be anywhere between 1 and 20 members on a recording.
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The Telescopes connections
The Telescopes grew out of Sonic Youth, Sun Ra, The Velvet Underground and Suicide, shares an orbit with Loop, Chapterhouse, Lilys and Adorable, went on to shape Revolver, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and The Warlocks. 60 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Telescopes
Sounds and acts that shaped The Telescopes.
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