Having toiled separately in lesser groups for some time, noise guitarist Tim and songwriter Stacey formed The Sailplanes in early 2005 through a mutual interest in bands such as Electrelane, Sonic Youth and Sleater-Kinney. They write songs that aim to strip arty rock to it's basic components. Bass-less and brisk, The Sailplanes are a breath of fresh air.

"Taut, unsettling, unusually cinematic art-rock that conjures up black and white dreams of knife-wielding girls and breathless chases down narrow streets in some romantic old European capital." – GIITTV Zine

"an articulate disaffection and anger that is matched perfectly by the calm yet frantic music that perfectly balances noise and melody, beauty and self-destruction." – Ian Viggars for Joyzine

They've a website and a myspace.

Releases

• A Second, Or Ten Years Later - album, out 06/06/2007 on Redheaded Stepchild Records. 1 review (read/post)
• God Is In The CD - album, out 13/11/2006 on God Is In The TV. (post review)
• The Deepest Red EP - single, out 02/10/2006 on Redheaded Stepchild Records. 1 review (read/post)
• Season of False Dawns - demo, out 14/08/2005. 1 review (read/post)
• Swoosh - demo, out 25/05/2005. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Lostmusic BBQ, Sun 20 May at London Brixton The Windmill. (post review)
• Sat 14 Apr at London The George Tavern. (post review)
• iShotTheDeputy @ RoTa, Sat 24 Mar at London Notting Hill Arts Club. (post review)
• Fri 16 Mar at London Buffalo Bar. (post review)
• Thu 08 Feb at London Kilburn The Good Ship. (post review)
• Sat 13 Jan at London The George Tavern. (post review)
• Fri 27 Oct at London Buffalo Bar. (post review)
• Wed 11 Oct at London Purple Turtle. (post review)
• Fri 29 Sep at London Pleasure Unit. (post review)
• Fri 22 Sep at London Pleasure Unit. (post review)
• Thu 21 Sep at London Barden's Boudoir. (post review)
• Fri 14 Jul at London Pleasure Unit. (post review)
• Sat 01 Jul at London Metro. (post review)
• Thu 15 Jun at London Brixton The Windmill. (post review)
• Tue 06 Jun at London Catch 22. (post review)
• Wed 22 Mar at London Camden Purple Turtle. (post review)
• Thu 23 Feb at London Camden Colour Club. (post review)
• Mon 20 Feb at London 93 Feet East. (post review)
• Wed 15 Feb at London Camden Bar Monsta/G Lounge. (post review)
• Wed 08 Feb at London Islington Buffalo Bar. (post review)
• Blow Up, Wed 11 Jan at London Metro. (post review)
• Fri 28 Oct at London Brixton The Windmill. (post review)

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