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THE REVIEW
It starts, but do they sound like sepulchral Jesus Mary Chain? Alright.
A wall.
A black wall, smooth, with no holds, impenetrable.
Glacial noise, cold, light-years away from the youthful rage of "Taste". I hear resignation stirring in granite noise surfaces and killer feedbacks.
Take portions of the first Loop, cover it with tar, remove the vocals and play it at a very slow speed.
The early Loops, then out comes the Stooges spirit, Velvet mantra-like noise.
This work slams the door in everyone's face.
Distant spectral voices, electric storms. Storms born from a scream held in the throat.
Perhaps a child of the electric explorations of the most tormented Kraut after an immaterial spin of dark noise shoegaze. Blues of pierced souls.
"A door in the face".
Too bad I've had many doors slammed in my face.
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The album 'As Light Return' by The Telescopes is described as an impenetrable wall of cold, glacial noise far removed from their earlier work's youthful energy. The reviewer notes influences from iconic bands but criticizes the album's harsh, slow, and distant sound. Overall, the work is seen as challenging and unwelcoming, with an atmosphere of resignation and torment.Tracklist
The Telescopes
The Telescopes are a British band formed in 1987 in Burton upon Trent by Stephen Lawrie. Emerging from the UK noise/psych scene, they moved from feedback-scorched songs to drone-led, experimental soundscapes, remaining active with albums and live performances across decades.06 Reviews
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By sotomayor
‘As Light Return’ consists indeed in a skillful manipulation of empty spaces in which sound waves loaded with fuzz, feedback, and distortions compose music that is not just avant-garde for its own sake, but what is a real album made of songs that hit straight to the heart and nervous system of the listeners.
Shoegaze here has nothing to do with it, if this has been considered a phase in the history of the Telescopes, of those sounds remains only a certain trace in the emotional component which is in any case present even in the darkest and noisiest compositions.
