Looking forward to another wet cold night in darkest Digbeth can only mean another Capsule show, this numbering three out of ten for their tenth birthday celebrations this month. Boasting a return to Birmingham for perennial favourites and sonic demolition artists Lightning Bolt the lineup was bolstered by two support acts spanning widely varying styles, yet with a shared love of volume. CONTINUE READING THIS POST >
And so the celebrations start. Capsule, Birmingham’s leading promoters are 10 years old, and from their humble beginnings at the start of the new millennium have now taken over Vivid, a warehouse space in Digbeth for a series of shows to commemorate.
Also hosting an exhibition featuring gig posters, live photographs and merchandise from bands who have played under the Capsule banner over the past decade, it firstly made me feel ancient – given that my first Capsule show was nine years ago – but most of all proud, knowing that I had played at some of these shows displayed and celebrated here tonight.
Portishead’s Geoff Barrow has produced two of the most exciting records of the last couple of years: Portishead’s „Third“ and The Horrors’ ‘Primary Colours’. Now he is back with even more feedback noise, Motorik-beat and synths: His new musical lovechild Beak> has just released its self titled debut album on Barrow’s own label Invada Records. Christine Franz talks to Geoff Barrow, Billy Fuller and Matt Williams aka Beak>.
The organisers of one of the finest festivals in the UK, Supersonic, reach double digits in December and to celebrate their mighty fine achievement Capsule welcome back mighty Danish ensemble Efterklang on 29th October. CONTINUE READING THIS POST >
Supersonic Festival 2009 is just weeks away but that isn’t stopping them announcing more acts which includes the news that SUNN O))) will be playing this year’s festival in Birmingham and is the first SUNN O))) performance in the UK since the release of Monoliths and Dimensions and the ONLY European performance this summer.
