The Telescopes

United Kingdom, 1987–now

English band led by Stephen Lawrie, formed in 1987, which moved from noise-based early records through shoegaze on Creation to later abstract drone work.

MusicRoots documents 2 artists who influenced The Telescopes and 0 artists The Telescopes influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced The Telescopes?

• Spacemen 3 — The Telescopes rose in Spacemen 3's immediate wake — the drone-and-violence template of Taste is documented lineage.
• The Jesus and Mary Chain — JAMC's noise-pop equation was the other documented parent of the Telescopes' early records.