We are thrilled to announce a very special show in a beautiful location. The gorgeous Esmerine, featuring members of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and A Silver Mt Zion will perform at St Paul’s Church in the Jewellery Quarter area of the city. The best example of modern chamber music around, we’re really excited to be able to match their sound with the perfect venue.
Tickets are £12 and available from theticketsellers and pick em up quick – there’s a real buzz about this show!
Poster designed by Leon Alexander Geernaert, go to http://iamchair.com to see more of his work.
20. 02. 12
Can you keep a secret?
Will you give us one night of your life?
Capsule and Fierce Festival have co-commissioned a mysterious and memorable experience that will take place in Birmingham on Thursday 5 April as part of the next Fierce Festival (which runs from 29 March – 8 April 2012). The artists have insisted that their identity is kept strictly anonymous until after the event has taken place. Capsule and Fierce Festival are combining their expertise in producing cutting edge music, contemporary art and live experiences to create this very unique event.
When you book you will be asked to leave an email address and phone number. We will arrange to meet you at a location near Birmingham City Centre, where your experience will begin.
Intrepid audience members can book alone for £15 or a discount is available for groups of 4, who can buy a ticket for £55. There are no concession tickets available. Early booking is advised as capacity is limited. Tickets are available here http://www.theticketsellers.co.uk
Please note you will be blindfolded as part of this experience.
Here are Teeth of the sea performing at Supersonic Festival 2011:
02. 02. 12
Last year we brought you a pretty amazing line-up (even if we do say so ourselves) but for our 10th anniversary this year we want to do even better! We are taking a moment to look over all the good stuff from 2011 and we hope you’ll tag along and get excited about 2012 with us! Don’t forget there is still time to give us your suggestions for who you’d like to see this year, so here’s a little inspiration…
In this very special Q&A, William Bennett (Whitehouse/Cut Hands) talks about the influence of West African sounds on his own work. He also discusses his new Afronoise project whose music has formed part of the soundtrack to ‘The Vice Guide to Liberia’, a film in which VBS TV travels to Liberia in West Africa to explore a country ravaged by years of civil war. The film examines the current fate of the Liberian people and that of the warlords themselves. It’s seriously interesting stuff so listen up (Note: The recording begins with a clip of the film, but you can skip straight to the talk at the 6 minute mark):
Last year’s Supersonic Festival saw many great moments, but perhaps one of the biggest highlights was In Conversation with Tony Conrad.
John Doran (The Quietus) spoke to sonic and visual art legend, Tony Conrad, about his long line of collaborative work. Here’s your opportunity to listen again to the talk as Tony gives insight into his cross artform approach, moving between the world of visual art, film and sound. The pair also discuss Tony’s early days working with The Velvet Underground as well as other influential characters. A rare and humourous treat! Enjoy… and check back next week for another recording.
Happy new year all, 2012 will be a very special year for Supersonic Festival in that we’ll be celebrating our 10th birthday, we want to make sure it’s a really memorable occasion. Some of you may remember our blog post calling for suggestions to be made for Supersonic 2011, well now is your chance to let us know who you’d like to see perform at Supersonic 2012. You never know your dream just may come true – after all many of you asked for Corrupted in 2009 , Godflesh for 2010 and Electric Wizard last year and so they came! Think big and have your say, we look forward to hearing your suggestions. Maybe you can top our dream of Lionel Richie and Mike Patton singing a duet of ‘Easy’. We can but dream.
18. 01. 12
For those of you who missed or want to re-enjoy the A-Zine panel discussion from the theatre space at Supersonic 2011 you now can listen to it in full on here!
Featuring Alex Zamora of Fever Zine, Nic Bullen, formerly of Napalm Death and Charlie Woolley, archivist of a unique collection of fanzines and political ephemera dating from the punk movement and its aftermath assembled by artist and collector Toby Mott. The panel discussed the history of zines, their inspirations and the resurgence of zine culture.
The lovely people at Creative Review have published this beautiful spread of Supersonic artwork over the years. January’s ‘music’ edition of the publication also features an interview with Capsule’s Lisa Meyer about the festival’s visual approach in its piece on festival design entitled ‘Less Mud, More Art’.
Lisa says “By considering your identity , taking the time to produce good quality material you convey the love that you’ll be paying to all elements of the festival; that’s what we’ve built our reputation on’.
Check out this awesome bit of footage from Zombi’s live set from Supersonic 2011. It was filmed and edited by HTF Media whom have done a top job of capturing their stunning set matched by the sensational visuals – ENJOY!
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