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24. 10. 10

Photographic highlights from Day 2 at Supersonic::

Blue Sabbath Black Fiji (c) Katja Orgin::

Cloaks (c) Mark::

Tweak Bird (c) Mark::

Stinky Wizzleteat (c) James Robinson

Dosh (c) Julia Murphy::

Gnaw (c) James Robinson::

King Midas Sound (c) Katja Ogrin::

Godflesh (c) James Robinson::

Melt Banana (c) Katja Orgin::

Swans, Hallogallo, Factory Floor, Chrome Hoof, Zeni Geva & more still to play tonight. There are very limited tickets left on the door.


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23. 10. 10

In case you missed day 1 of Supersonic here’s some photographic highlights::

Devilman::

Napalm Death::

Dead Fader::

Demons::

Drumcorps::

PCM::

With Godflesh, King Midas Sound, Melt Banana, Cloaks, Cave and Tweak Bird still to play, be sure you don’t miss a second night.

If you can’t make it, and you have a good excuse, Rhubarb Radio are streaming live sets from the festival all night, so I guess that’s the next best thing.

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19. 10. 10

Supersonic is but three days away!  The timetables for the weekend are now online, you can check them here.  Get planning your weekends!

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19. 10. 10


Calling Birds – Dancefloor Cube

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18. 10. 10

Tomorrow night Supersonic will be back on the airwaves! The guys from URN are hosting a ‘Supersonic Special’, playing music from artists playing this year, and talking about their experiences of the festival. It’s on from 9 until 11, you can listen online by following this link.

There’s also some exciting plans for Rhubarb Radio’s coverage of the festival this year.  More details coming soon..

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13. 10. 10

Factory Floor are the latest good band to come out of East London. They play using vintage analogue equipment and tape loops to create abrasive electronic music, layered in feedback, with insistent Krautrock bass lines and obligatory Ian Curtis post-punk vocals. Not many bands manage to combine noise guitar and dance beats, but Factory Floor make XTRMTR-era Primal Scream sound like Shed 7. They’re all the best bits of Sonic Youth and Throbbing Gristle, with Giorgio Moroder disco electronics and Kraftwerk beats, an inspired combination.

Describe your music for those who might not know it?
Nic: Electronic, semi-improv, simple structured tracks. Loud, hypnotic – deep bass arpeggiators revolving around minimal psych vocals, metallic guitar and metronomic drums. Brutal, but cleansing at the same time.

Your career highlight to date?
Nic: Working with Stephen Morris from New Order and Chris Carter from Throbbing Gristle. Having our tracks remixed by Gavin Russom (DFA), Dean Allen (No Age), and Angus Andrew (Liars).

If you had a to pick a line up for a gig with new bands from right now, who would it be?
Nic: F**k Buttons & Gavin Russom – both innovators in today’s electronic music.

What is your favourite iconic LP cover?
Nic: Throbbing Gristle’s ‘20 Jazz Funk Greats

Can you name one place that is special to you anywhere in the world and has a musical connection?
Nic: The Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. So many important barriers were crossed, blurring and exposing the notion of music and art inhabiting the same box.

What was the last LP you bought?
Nic: A Synthetic History of E.M.A.K 1982 – 88. Amazing!

Tell us what’s coming up for you in 2010 and beyond?
Nic: Releasing our debut. Performing with filmmaker Chris Cunningham. More from FFF – Factory Floor Film. And exhibitions; our film ‘Solid Sound’ is being exhibited in New York in November curated by Richard McGuire from Liquid Liquid.

We’re performing at ATP (All Tomorrow’s Parties), Iceland Airwaves festival, the Royal Albert Hall for Rough trade, and Supersonic festival with Swans and Michael Rother from Neu! We’re also working with Simian Mobile Disco.
And we’re releasing our collaboration track with Stephen Morris on Optimo Records along with a b-side remix by Twitch before the end of the year.

Introduction by us. Interview by everyones favourite Menswear store, Topman.

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13. 10. 10
We’ve been getting some pretty interesting coverage of late. First Glamour Magazine and now Hotline, Virgin Trains onboard magazine.

The article features an interview with Lisa, covering the festivals history and some of the bands that are playing this year. Here it is, click the image to enlarge::

Or, if you’re traveling on a Virgin Train, flick through to page 37.

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11. 10. 10

There’s only 11 days until Friday / 22 / October, which means that there’s only 11 days until Supersonic. Exciting!

To celebrate, here’s another Spotify playlist for you. Follow this link to download it.

There are also a couple of opportunities for you to win tickets for Supersonic. One is with Don’t Panic, you can enter it here, and the other is with Fact Magazine, to enter this one click here.

If you’re unsuccessful in the competitions, you can of course buy a ticket from either The Ticket Sellers or Seetickets, or from your local independent record stores Polar Bear, Swordfish or Ignite.

Hope you’ll all looking forward to the festival as much as we are.
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06. 10. 10

There’s a double page feature on Supersonic in this months Brum Notes magazine.  Here’s the scanned in article::

In case that’s too small, and to read the page that’s on the right, here’s a link to the online version (scroll through to pages 14/15).


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04. 10. 10

Here’s an excerpt::

When was the last time you played in Britain?

Pierre Bastien: The last time was at the Bath Festival this year. But before that I took part in Sound UK’s programme Fertilizer. And I toured with Squarepusher four years ago, and took part in three ‘raves’ probably, because it was more than a concert – the whole night was music. Also in London, I played at the Rough Trade store when it was at Covent Garden in the afternoon, that was very small but very nice. And a very nice concert organised by, I think, The Wire and a label called Chill Out – I don’t know if it still exists.

How did Squarepusher’s audience take to you?

PB: I never dared to look at the people! Laughs] I was a bit scared actually! I was playing almost first, Luke Vibert was warming up the place and I was right after him. I think it was kind of an introduction to the rest [of the evening], but it was very audacious of Tom [Jenkinson] to invite me there. I think it went well, but I never dared to check if they were dancing or not so I’ll never know. Probably not of course, but moving at least, I hope, a little bit! [Laughs]

For the full interview click here.


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