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Telstar Ponies

Genre: Alt / Indie, Alternative Pop/Rock
Origin: Scotland
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Biography

David Keenan exited 18 Wheeler on guitar and vocals during 1994 and promptly assembled the Telstar Ponies in Glasgow, Scotland alongside vocalist Rachel Devine, guitarist and singer Gavin Laird, and ex-Teenage Fanclub drummer Brendan O’Hare. Their debut album, In the Space of a Few Minutes, appeared in 1995. Early reviewers sometimes dismissed the Telstar Ponies as an inferior Teenage Fanclub imitation, yet the band’s 1996 follow-up, Voices From the New Music, revealed a sharper experimental edge free of stylistic limits. Their ferocious concerts, frequently shaped by improvisation, directly influenced later post-rock outfits such as Mogwai and Godspeed You Black Emperor!. After O’Hare and Laird departed in 1997 the group ceased recording and instead pursued separate ventures including Phantom Engineer, lonecop, Macrocosmica, Fiend, and Rainspies. The Telstar Ponies reconvened in 1999, at which point bassist Raymond Prior joined the lineup.

Top Songs

  1. Does Your Heart Have Wings?Ghost Channels (Flense)Does Your Heart Have Wings? · 1996Does Your Heart Have Wings?5:53
  2. Voices from the New MusicSail Her OnVoices from the New Music · 1997Voices from the New Music2:41
  3. Voices from the New MusicA Feather on the BreathVoices from the New Music · 1997Voices from the New Music7:31
  4. Voices from the New MusicThe Fall of Little SummerVoices from the New Music · 1997Voices from the New Music7:17
  5. Voices from the New MusicDoes Your Heart Have Wings?Voices from the New Music · 1997Voices from the New Music13:01
  6. Voices from the New MusicSong of AnsuzVoices from the New Music · 1997Voices from the New Music6:57
  7. Voices from the New MusicLa ViennaVoices from the New Music · 1997Voices from the New Music9:14
  8. Voices from the New MusicAegis FallingVoices from the New Music · 1997Voices from the New Music5:50
  9. Maps & StarchartsMaps & StarchartsMaps & Starcharts · 1994Maps & Starcharts3:32
  10. Maps & StarchartsThanks but No Thanks, Mr. DulliMaps & Starcharts · 1994Maps & Starcharts3:44
  11. Maps & StarchartsHang UpMaps & Starcharts · 1994Maps & Starcharts2:15
  12. Her NameHer NameHer Name · 1996Her Name4:03
  13. Her NameThe Ballad of Liberty ValanceHer Name · 1996Her Name3:40
  14. Her NameLugengeschichte (Pylon King Mix)Her Name · 1996Her Name4:25
  15. In the Space of a Few MinutesInnerhalb weniger MinutenIn the Space of a Few Minutes · 1995In the Space of a Few Minutes3:16
  16. In the Space of a Few MinutesNot Even StarcrossedIn the Space of a Few Minutes · 1995In the Space of a Few Minutes5:01
  17. In the Space of a Few MinutesMayaIn the Space of a Few Minutes · 1995In the Space of a Few Minutes3:48
  18. In the Space of a Few MinutesTwo's InsaneIn the Space of a Few Minutes · 1995In the Space of a Few Minutes4:51
  19. In the Space of a Few MinutesMoon, Don't Come Up TonightIn the Space of a Few Minutes · 1995In the Space of a Few Minutes3:24
  20. In the Space of a Few MinutesMonsterIn the Space of a Few Minutes · 1995In the Space of a Few Minutes4:50

Albums

Voices from the New Music

Voices from the New Music

1997
Voices from the New Music
Telstar Ponies · Album · 1997
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  1. Bells for Albert AylerTelstar Ponies0:41
  2. Voices from the New MusicTelstar Ponies4:05
  3. Last OutpostTelstar Ponies4:42
  4. ShizukaTelstar Ponies6:22
  5. A Little CloudTelstar Ponies2:54
  6. Brewery of EggshellsTelstar Ponies5:26
  7. Aegis FallingTelstar Ponies5:50
  8. Sail Her OnTelstar Ponies2:41
  9. A Feather on the BreathTelstar Ponies7:31
  10. The Fall of Little SummerTelstar Ponies7:17
  11. Does Your Heart Have Wings?Telstar Ponies13:01
  12. Song of AnsuzTelstar Ponies6:57
  13. La ViennaTelstar Ponies9:14

Singles & EPs