The Telescopes

The Ferret presents:

THE TELESCOPES

with guests:

Gdansk81 + Bleak

Thurs 13th Nov 2025

The Ferret, Preston

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The Telescopes have been described by the British music press as "more a revolution of the psyche than a revolution of the sidewalk"; a thread consistent throughout a body of work spanning over 30 years. The band has released 16 studio albums across various music labels including but not limited to Creation Records and Tapete Records with their most recent album Growing Eyes Become String out now on Fuzz Club Records. A new album is currently being recorded for Tapete Records and is slated for 2025 release.

Solid songs, melody, harmony, noise, dissonance, improvisation, experimentation and an all-embracing journey beyond the realm of natural vision. These are the trademarks of quality that longtime fans associate with The Telescopes music.

Loaded with guitars, noise and melody, swirling around pounding repetition, expect a masterfully hypnotic set that matches its more melodic spaced-out moments against heavy drone-rock blow-outs.

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Gdansk81:

Indie & shoegaze from this 6-piece post-punk guitar & synth outfit from Manchester & Liverpool, recently seen supporting The Chameleons & The Wedding Present.

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Bleak:
(Utopian Mechanics)

Bleak is the collaborative vessel of Patrick and Jonathan - an exploration of sound, texture, and space. Through improvisation and intuition, the duo moves fluidly between ambience and abrasion, building vast sonic landscapes that dissolve as quickly as they emerge. Their debut 'May We Roam' charted a journey through the unknown, while 'recovery 281224' stripped everything back to the raw act of creation itself. On stage, Bleak channel that same tension between restraint and release - a live excavation of noise, emotion, and chance.