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Release Date Friday 26th June 2026
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection on that day.
Though vaguely considered along the lines of noise, space rock, dream pop and psychedelic, The Telescopes have consistently expanded boundaries, colouring outside the lines with possibility. This house has many rooms, embraced across genres, influential to many, all embracing, in an orbit of its own. Static Charge is The Telescopes’ 19th studio album since the group’s inception in 1988 – and their 7th release on Tapete Records.
After a three-month tour of the UK and Europe, the all embracing sounds of The Telescopes return with a lean blitz of seditionary hits. Take a jolt of Static Charge and step beyond the realm of natural vision. Stone age beats, outsider sounds, low end disturbance unite in resistance to the new weirdness of existence.
The Telescopes experience is known for having an ever revolving line up that can vary between one and twenty people. On this album, The Telescopes are a four piece consisting of The Telescopes founder and protagonist Stephen Lawrie on guitar and vocals, Darrell Carter on guitar, Robert Prest on bass with John Lynch on drums and percussion.
Interesting facts: John can also be found playing with The Jonny Halifax Invocation. Darrell releases great music under the name of Fromme and Robert’s Father used to fly Fela Kuti around in a private jet.
The album was written, recorded and produced within a two month period from November 2025 to January 2026 at Stephen Lawrie’s Butterfly House studio in Shropshire. The whole album was recorded mostly live with the only overdubs being vocal harmonies. There are seven songs in total.
White Noise. (When it opens its mouth, we all go to sleep).
28 grams. (When there are 7 missing, only the weight of the soul remains. Never trust a skimmer).
Revolutionary Blues. (Come on you magical free thinking radical).
Come Around. (To your senses).
Still Nothing. (You see the mind control is not perfect).
I Dream Of Fever. (Raw fever).
Desolation Grows. (The lay of the land).
Tracklisting
A1 White Noise
A2 28 Grams
A3 Revolutionary Blues
A4 Come Around
B1 Still Nothing
B2 I Dream Of Fever
B3 Desolation Grows
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