Telepathy & Astrosaur

Name: Telepathy & Astrosaur
Start: 2026-04-30T19:30:00+02:00
Location: Kattesundet 10, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark

Schedule

Thu, 30 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Kattesundet 10, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark | Aalborg, NJ

Telepathy are the avant-garde quartet driving cinematic sludge-metal to uncharted stratospheres in the 21st century. Their ability to synthesise progressive and breakneck riffs transcend audiences through astral planes of instrumental narrative.Propelled by a creative carte blanche philosophy, Telepathy eclipse convention and limitation, making for unique compositions that ricochet and bend through genres with experimental gorgeousness. Whether it’s implementing atypical tunings, audio samples, or joyride-like timing signatures that leave listeners dizzy with exhilaration-anything goes.Predominantly communicated without vocals, Telepathy portrays diverse sonic landscapesand personal introspections by allowing their instruments alone to convey their concepts.“I think writing instrumental music came quite naturally. I was always attracted to big, epic tunes and found that instrumental music is a goodmedium to really include a story within the music. It leaves a lot of freedom for interpretation, and that’s one of the factors that always drew me towards instrumental music.”-Piotr Turek Merging a myriad arsenal of musical influences (Tool, Melvins, synth wave, 80s post-punk and classic rock, et al.), it is the band’s pervading love for film and movie scores that dovetail its members beneath the Telepathy banner. Inspired by orchestral giants such as:Vangelis (Blade Runner), Hans Zimmer (Dune, Interstellar), Ennio Morricone (The Good,The Bad & The Ugly, K*ll Bill), Howard Shore (Silence of the Lambs, Lord of the Rings) and Danny Elfman (Batman, Beetlejuice) etc. Telepathy are the musical mad scientists channelling their art to epic dimensions to create their own worlds, striving emphatically to avoid the concept of having a frontman, encouraging a direct channel where their information and interpretation are transmitted through a singular point.“I love it when the music haunts me,Same as with movies.”-Krystian Turek First conceptualised in 2011 by three brothers (Piotr, Albert and Kyrstian Turek), the all-sibling line-up was soon joined by guitarist and fellow music college student, Richard Pawley. Quickly realising that there was not only a creative spark, but also as people and musicians, the newfound Telepathy tenaciously battled early adversities in order to pursue their dream of pushing boundaries and sharing music with people.
ASTROSAUR‘s virtuous necro-nautic universe consists of equal parts instrumental rock and post-metal, studded with lavish prog-, jazz- mathrock- and black metal ornaments."The general public perceives academia and heavy metal as rivals, but ASTROSAUR, whose members studied at the Conservatory of Music in Kristiansand, lean toward the intellectual without sacrificing any authenticity“, Invisible Oranges said about the Oslo 3-piece. Virtuous guitarist and main songwriter Eirik Kråkenes has filled in as a session musician for Norwegian acts Leprous and Ihsahn, among many others... he is one of those people you meet at literally every European metal festival, but always with a different band.ASTROSAURis his own band and brainchild, and Obscuroscope is only their sophomore album – hard to believe, considering the musical scope and the maturity of songwriting on display here."Obscuroscope“ is in many ways a record about curiosity“,Kråkenes explains."Thematically, each song relates to stories of exploration, of unveiling that which is obscured and of discovering the unknown. This theme is also a parallel to how Astrosaur try to work as a band, letting curiosity lead theway in the continuous exploration of our own musical universe.“Although heavier and more energetic, Obscuroscope feels slightly brighter in vibe overall, than the bands debut offering Fade In // Space Out. The songs have more riffs and written parts while maintaining some of the space, ambience and room for improvisation from the previous record:"Whereas on ‘Fade In // Space Out’ we kind of made a point of basically recording the album live, we were not afraid of overdubbing or tracking instrument by instrument for the parts that demanded that, while still recording other parts live. This, ironically, resulted in a sound more true to how Astrosaur sounds live“, says Kråkenes. Part of the album was conceived on the road, due to the member’s heavy touring schedules with Astrosaur, as well as commitments to other bands. They had only six days to try out and finalize the ideas from the road in the studio, which brought in an element of spontaneity to the recording session.But more than anything, ASTROSAURis a band you essentially must see live: Loudersound called ASTROSAUR"a mesmerizing opener“, on their 2017 tour supporting Leprous, and Heavy Mag found them to be "a serious case of excellent composition together with a strong stage presence“.