RITUAL CVLT FEST – Barcelona

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Supersonic Festival have been invited to curate and host a stage at the RITUAL CVLT FEST  in Barcelona on October 2nd/3rd. The artists we’ve selected include Nicholas Bullen co-founder of Napalm Death, a highlight of Supersonic 2014 Sly and the Family Drone , a brand new AV act Giant Axe Field and Robert Curgenven. In addition there will be a number of awesome Spanish artists performing as part of our stage.
To buy tickets and find out more details about the line up check ritualcvlt.com

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Nazoranai + Nicholas Bullen photos

What a show! Thanks to all who came to the CBSO Centre last night, it was a really magnificent event and your feedback has been brilliant.

Thanks to Katja Ogrin for these photos.

Nazoranai were huge, and Keiji Haino, Oren Ambarchi and Stephen O’Malley really pushed the guitar/bass/drums set up to new heights.It was one of only three UK shows for this tour and was entirely improvised.

Keiji Haino

Stephen O’Malley on bass

Oren Ambarchi on drums

Nicholas Bullen presented sounds from his new record ‘Componenent Fixations’. CBSO Centre is an acoustically magnificent space, and the clarity of sound was perfect for the drones, sinewaves and environmental sounds of the piece.

 

 

 

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Nazoranai + Nicholas Bullen – tomorrow!

Nazoranai at Roskilde Festival, by Jacob Crawfurd

A reminder that tomorrow night there will be an unmissable show in Birmingham. If you’re a fan of the heavy doom of Sunn0))), the darker side of psychedelia, free jazz, noise or drone, this one is for you!

Nazoranai is one heavyweight line up;
Oren Ambarchi is an Australian composer with interests in transcending conventional instrumental approaches. His work focuses mainly on the exploration of the guitar, but tomorrow night he’ll be taking up drums.
Stephen O’Malley is a musician from Seattle, who has conceptualised numerous drone, doom and experimental music groups, most notably, Sunn0))).
Keiji Haino is a Japanese musician and composer whose work has included rock, free improvisation, drone, noise and minimalism.

This show will also act as the album launch for Component Fixations, the new record by Nicholas Bullen, out on Type*.

Tomorrow’s show will be the first UK Nazoranai performance. There’s a photo gallery of their performance at Roskilde Festival via gaffa.dk

 

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Meet Nicholas Bullen

FACT magazine have released a great interview with Nicholas Bullen. The interview delves into his long history of extreme music creation, and the making of his new record Component Fixations. The official release show for this album will take place Tuesday 9th July st CBSO Centre in Birmingham. It’ll be a special event, with Nazoranai also on the bill.

“The common thread is an interest in new strategies of engaging with both the material and the wider world. Napalm Death was informed as much by Power Electronics as Punk or Heavy Metal (for example, the middle section of Sacrificed on the Scum album was intended to reference the ‘walls of noise’ of Throbbing Gristle and Ramleh’s attack of sound). Just as the Power Electronics I made in 1984 operated in a realm where the agitated and active meets the laminar, so Napalm Death moved – through velocity and abrasion – towards a form of stasis which I think also characterises Scorn, where the creativity operated within a seemingly endless but closed space. These elements all have their place within my compositional approach.”

Read the full interview here

Tickets for the show are available via www.theticketsellers.co.uk

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Stream Component Fixations by Nicholas Bullen

A firm fixture of Capsule’s programme over the years, we’re really pleased to see the excellent reception for Nicholas Bullen’s new record. From solo electro acoustic performances, grindcore academia, and heavy noise rock with Backwards, Bullen is an artist who always delivers the goods!

You can stream his record Component Fixations via soundcloud, it’s now out on Type*. Parts of the album will be performed live on Tuesday 9th July at CBSO, this will be the official launch for the album. Also on the bill is Nazoranai, the heavy power trio of Stephen O’Malley, Oren Ambarchi and Keiji Haino. Tickets are available via www.theticketsellers.co.uk

 

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Nazoranai / Nicholas Bullen / CBSO Centre / 9th July

The powerhouse trio of Stephen O’Malley, Oren Ambarchi and Keiji Haino perform a very special show at CBSO Centre on Tuesday 9th July. This is going to be loud. Nazoranai are psychedelic avant doom from “three undisputed masters in their field”.

“…It was one of those ‘what now’ moments you never imagine happening, having been a fan/follower of Haino’s playing, concerts and recordings over the years. Five years later, somehow, we ended up as this trio. Haino, Oren and I were all in Holland for one reason or another and decided to try it. I played bass for the first time on stage with this group. Maybe it shows but the idea was a power trio backing up Haino-san, with a lot of amplification…It’s hard to describe the lessons through real-time communication in music with such a master of form, but needless to say, they were much different than what I was expecting and beyond! Proof again that expectations lead to dead ends. Was a most challenging experience in real-time music. I feel incredibly honored to be part of this trio.” —Stephen O’Malley

Listen to an album preview soundcloud.com/experimedia/nazoranai-nazoranai-album

 

Nicholas Bullen (Napalm Death, Scorn, Black Galaxy) will be launching his new record Component Fixations at this event, released on Type Records.

“Over 25 years since that first Napalm Death release, Bullen is primed to release his debut solo LP through Type*. Component Fixations will offer “tape manipulations, drones and noise” spread over three long-form tracks. The album promises a synthesis of Bullen’s influences, with a particular emphasis on the electronic pioneers of the 1960s. Intriguingly, all the sounds on the record were directly sourced from field recordings made around Bullen’s house and garden” Fact

Listen to the opening track soundcloud.com/_type/nicholas-bullen-element

Tickets are £15 and available via www.theticketsellers.co.uk

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Home of Metal panels feat. Mark Titchner, The Quietus & more

Two exciting discussion panels have been announced as part of the ongoing Home of Metal season of events. Both panels cost only £5 each and will take place at Lighthouse in Wolverhampton.

Friday 2nd September. Exploring Heavy Metal: An insight into music journalism.

Budding writers will find invaluable insights into the world of music journalism. The panel will explore ways in which journalism has been informed by the ongoing evolution of Heavy Metal as well as the move from print to the use of digital media. Featuring Alex Milas (editor of Metal Hammer), Frances Morgan (Plan B, Terrorizer, New Statesman), John Doran (The Quietus) and Malcolm Dome (TotalRock).

Saturday 3rd September. In conversation with Nicholas Bullen, Mark Titchner and Damien Deroubaix.

The relationship between fans and music has been explored throughout the Home of Metal project; this panel of artists will investigate that dynamic further. Nicholas Bullen is a Birmingham based sound and visual artist, he founded the band Napalm Death, creating the Grindcore genre and taking Heavy Metal in a unique direction. This panel will invite discussion between Bullen and visual artists who draw upon the genre in their work.

Tickets are now on sale for only £5

Both panels are part of the Home of Metal Conference 1 – 4 September 2011
Exploring Heavy Metal; the music, its heritage and global influence
www.homeofmetalconference.com

Nicholas Bullen and Damien Deroubaix current installation

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Pram to play Capsule 10th Birthday!

ten_web_pramMore treats in store for our 10th birthday celebrations – we have just confirmed a show with PRAM and  visuals by FILM FICCIONES with support from LIGHT TRAP. Capsule are overjoyed to include these guys, we have had a long standing relationship with PRAM from an early commission with VIVID for the first ever Supersonic Festival back in 2003, to our showcase at Sonar Festival in Barcelona and our event as part of the launch of Town Hall Birmingham to name but a few spectacular events.
pram_sonar2008Pram at Capsule showcase Sonar 2008

They will be joined by Light Trap, a trio from Birmingham, England comprised of John (Haxan, ex Doom & Sore Throat and of course Brummie Of The Year 2008), Doug (Una Corda) and Nic (ex Napalm Death & Scorn).
They combine blackened and primitive noise rock with progressive and experimental elements.

This show also takes place at Vivid expect mesmerising visuals courtesy of FILM FICCIONES.


This show has a limited capacity and we advice that you purchase your tickets in advance from www.theticketsellers.co.uk

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