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Over the course of a decade and several releases, Stellarscope has developed a sound architecture that is constantly evolving. Formed in the mid-90's, by guitarist/vocalist Tommy Lugo, Stellarscope have the rare ability to combine quality space-pop and sonic-ly charged experimentation.
Influenced by music ranging from classic rock, jam bands, progressive rock, punk rock, psychedelic rock to shoegaze, modern rock, and alternative; they have an innate ability to create textured soundscapes that border on the psychedelic with emphasis in songwriting and expansion.
Unlike most bands of the genre, Stellarscope relies heavily on straight ahead vocal conviction, giving the songs a sense of grounded-ness when the chaos of sound ensues. They have consistently played the East Coast of the USA & Canada for many years now, honing they’re live, bliss-out sounds, astonishing performances made of massive walls of sound, and has released several full-lengths, EPs, and they have also participate in various world wide compilations and tribute albums. Bob Forman joined Stellarscope in 1998 and has been consistent member through-out the years. He brings the element of progressiveness and power to the sound. Pete Cohlert joined the band in the winter of 2004 bringing with him a fresh approach to music creation, beautiful bass-lines, and an excellent groove oriented vibe.
The rest will soon be history...
The current line up is:
Tommy Lugo- guitars, vox, keys, programming, samples
Peter Cohlert- Bass
Bob Forman- drums & percussion
and additional musicians who join us for live performances.
EXTRA EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT: check out our newest track upload titled "the rapture", which will be released on our experimental electronic album "reverberations" that'll be released in the UK later on this winter (2003-2004). our scheduled album release for "fingerpaint the colour of sound"... release date will be late September. www.alison-records.de Keep your eyes out for the Audio Wonderland Bedroom Ambience 3 compilation (Enraptured Records UK), in which we are featured... we are getting a lot of great reviews. Stellarscope track: "what u r..." Available on Masstransfer.com. www.endorphinrecords.com Also, check out the blue skyed and clear for slowdive compilation (So Soft Recordings España) which we are getting great reviews of also. Stellarscope track: "Spanish Air". www.sosoft.dk Last, but not least, the MMM3 compilation (Shuteye Records USA) will be out later on this fall... it also features the Stellarscope track: "the day" (which is in honor and rememberance to all who suffured from the Sept. 11 attacks in NYC, PA, & Washington DC). www.shuteyerecords.com ...drown in the seas of lush noise baby! STELLARSCOPE Bio: Formed in the spring of 1995 by vocalist/ guitarist Tommy Lugo, Stellarscope have the rare ability to combine quality space-pop and lavish surreally (and , yes, even white noise) to achieve an ecclesiastic-orgiastic frenzy. Influenced by such bands as My Bloody Valentine, Charterhouse, Radiohead, Joy Division, The Pixies, Pink Floyd, Smashing Pumpkins, Jane's Addiction, the Velvet Underground, the Cure, Yes, Genesis, U2, Ride, Slowdive, Spacemen3, Spiritualized, Soda Stereo, Gustavo Cerati, Gang of Four, the Moody Blues, Loveliescrushing, Miles Davis, jesus and mary chain, John Coltrane, The Beattles, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, Mission UK, London suede, the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, old school Bad Religion, the Doors, and the Verve, they have an innate ability to create textured soundscapes that border on the psychedelic. Unlike most bands of the genre, Stellarscope relies heavily on straight ahead vocal conviction, giving the songs a sense of grounded-ness when the chaos of sounds ensue. They have been playing the East Coast on a regular basis for many years now, honing they’re live, bliss-out sounds, and has released 4 full-lengths. Their newest album, titles (fingerpaint the colour of sound) will be coming out on Alison Records. The tour this spring with: MALORY (from Germany), RESPLANDOR (from Perú), HIGHSPIRE (from Philadelphia), & SKYWAVE (from Virginia) was fantastic. We had great bands like Project Skyward (NYC), Hollowphonic (Toronto), Hypnotech 3 (Hamilton) & all the other bands members that came out and supported the tour like Brasilia (NYC), Aerial Love Feed (NYC), Sonora (Canada),White Star Line (Canada. Stephen thanks for the hook ups! You are the man!), siblingnortwin (Canada), Alcian Blue (DC), Bedroom Set (NYC/VA), Scattered Planets (Philly), Nelson of Blisscent Records (USA), & all the others that I am forgetting. Thanks to everybody that came out (friends, family, fans, & critics) and showed their love in the US and Canada... We all thank you from the bottom of our hearts... you are the reason that we do this! XOXOX, Stellarscope http://www.stellarscope.net http://www.alison-records.de
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