- Audio CD (10 May 2004)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: United States
- ASIN: B0002YCVP6
- Other Editions: Audio CD
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 302,565 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. The Perfect Needle |
| 2. Sadness Pale |
| 3. 16T#4 |
| 4. Violence |
| 5. And Let Me Drift Away... |
| 6. Treasure |
| 7. Deep Hole Ends |
| 8. Extended Intro Piece |
| 9. Wish Of You |
| 10. All A Dreams |
| 11. Soul Full Of Tears |
| 12. 16T#3 |
| 13. From The Inner Void I Fear... |
| 14. You Set My Soul |
| 15. And |
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
"Altered Perception" is the third Telescopes compilation to surface the last few years (the others being "As Approved by the Committee" and the Brazilian(!) release "Premonitions".
None of these three albums work as traditional "Best of's",
but this album is the most pleasant listening experience. It is a good portrait of the band's evolution from a noisy and rather aggressive indieband, to a more psychedelic and adventurous group.
As such,this is a nice look into the world of the Telescopes, but sadly there is no information on where the material is taken from!
All in all; the album is recommended and works both for convinced fans and the uninitiated, but what we really would like is a new album - and why not re-issue the Taste and the eponymous Creation album with bonus discs with single tracks and other goodies?
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Drone Again
21 Sep 2004
Format:Audio CD
Source: www.alternativemalta.com
The Nineties brought us a myriad of musical genres: baggy, britpop, alternative dance and (ugh) nu-metal. One of these more memotable movements in the early nineties was shoegazing (band playing a naggingly addictive drone, with the lead singer's voice would have a lysergic quality). Groups like Ride, My Bloody Valentine and Chapterhouse ruled the day.
But as always one must trace the roots, and the ones of shoegazing are: Velvet Underground, Spaceman 3, Jesus and Mary Chain and The Telescopes. This band formed in 1986 and specialized in drone rock par excellence, and `Altered Perception', an anthology of their work, captures perfectly what the band was about. It is also worth noting that The Telescopes gradually moved to psychedelia in their later years and this is also reflected on the compilation. The second half of the album goes beyond the usual shoegazing confinements (especially 16T#3 and Soul Full of Tears) and is the more inventive side of the record. This is an excellent compilation and an interesting insight into a part of musical history that has been slowly been making a comeback through many emerging post-rock bands who have embraced shoegazing elements in their sound.
The Nineties brought us a myriad of musical genres: baggy, britpop, alternative dance and (ugh) nu-metal. One of these more memotable movements in the early nineties was shoegazing (band playing a naggingly addictive drone, with the lead singer's voice would have a lysergic quality). Groups like Ride, My Bloody Valentine and Chapterhouse ruled the day.
But as always one must trace the roots, and the ones of shoegazing are: Velvet Underground, Spaceman 3, Jesus and Mary Chain and The Telescopes. This band formed in 1986 and specialized in drone rock par excellence, and `Altered Perception', an anthology of their work, captures perfectly what the band was about. It is also worth noting that The Telescopes gradually moved to psychedelia in their later years and this is also reflected on the compilation. The second half of the album goes beyond the usual shoegazing confinements (especially 16T#3 and Soul Full of Tears) and is the more inventive side of the record. This is an excellent compilation and an interesting insight into a part of musical history that has been slowly been making a comeback through many emerging post-rock bands who have embraced shoegazing elements in their sound.
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