Props to Rammel (and VIVID)

Props to Rammel Club and Harbinger Sound for a brilliant weekender in Nottingham. A really diverse line up with some stand out performances from Bill Kouligas, John Wiese, John Wall + Mark Durgan, Dieter Muh and Bong.

SWLLWS also performed a great lo-fi set and you can catch a new piece from her at our show with Grouper as part of Fierce Festival on Friday 30th March at VIVID.

Sad news was announced today that VIVID will be ceasing trading. We’ve had a great relationship with the VIVID team over the years, from co-commissioning the Sonic Graffiti project, to housing great shows with Lightning Bolt, Atsuhiro Ito, Tweak Bird, Pram and lots more. We look forward to hearing how the VIVID legacy will move on.Read their statement here – http://www.vivid.org.uk/

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SWLLWS presents SÉANCE

SWLLWS/Sian Macfarlane presents a new work exploring the Victorian séance, and its roots in the pain of the loss of loved ones. This work will be presented at our event with Grouper at Fierce Festival.

An exploration of the world of the séance, popular in Victorian times, where spiritualism was at its height, this piece will incorporate family snaps, slides, and super 8 footage as well as found sounds.

http://swllws.bandcamp.com/

Come and check out this eerie performance on Friday 30th March at VIVID along with the ever fascinating Grouper and the mutated dance music of Diamond Catalog. Tickets are available here https://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/. And watch this space for details of the after party – entrance for

which is included in the ticket price.

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Sonic Graffiti launch tomorrow

Tomorrow will see the launch of an exciting new commission between VIVID and Capsule:

MR. UNDERWOOD
SONIC GRAFFITI 2011

Walking the streets near to VIVID and Supersonic Festival, the ubiquitous signs of
neglect passing you by, your attention is captured by a symbol you’ve seen somewhere
else before…

Set into a decaying wall there is a headphone socket. You unplug from your own music
and plug yourself into the city. The sounds you hear are of and from this place, dark
and decayed. As you listen you examine the surface before you more closely. You’ve never
paused here in this way before. What beauty you have missed.

A special “Crash EP” featuring four compositions by Mr.Underwood will be
contained within the installations. Each piece is based on a field recording taken
close to the site in which you find it. The EP will be available for download but you
are encouraged to listen to the pieces in situ, as the chance sounds that surround
you at the time of listening are considered part of the compositions. The pieces
will require you to interact with them in a variety of ways to trigger or manipulate
the sound. Go explore! Headphones are available from VIVID during exhibition
opening hours for a small deposit.

Join Mr. Underwood for a special tour, leaving from VIVID on Friday 23
September, 6pm. Meet at VIVID reception at 6pm. Bring your own headphones
.

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Over and out (for now)

We know it’s only November, but, whatever, we’re done for the year (well, for gigs anyway). Thanks to all who came along to our final gig of the year last night. Torche, Part Chimp and Stinky Wizzleteat was a badass way to end the year.

We’ve had some really great gigs this year, Supersonic Festival was a phenomenal success and Home of Metal is coming together VERY nicely (watch this space for exciting announcements next year). Huge thanks to all who’ve played for us, volunteered and of course attended the shows – see you again next year!

Here’s just some of the shows from 2010

Eyehategod at The Asylum in April

Silver Apples at Hare & Hounds in August

Cluster at Town Hall in February

Baroness at Hare & Hounds in January

Phosphorescent at Hare & Hounds in June

Atsuhiro Ito at VIVID in March

Modified Toy Orchestra at Town Hall in September

And of course there was Supersonic Festival in October – check out the collective memory for photos, videos and reviews

See you all next year for, amongst others, Kayo Dot, Blood Ceremony and Arbouretum – get tickets for these shows here

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so many shows…

Thanks to all who came to see Mono on Tuesday at The Asylum – an all consuming perfomance brilliantly opened by the high priestess of folk doom Rose Kemp.

Last Saturday saw the stellar line up of Autechre, Russell Haswell & Rob Hall. Autechre played their usual trick of playing in complete darkness, hence the lack of photographic evidence here but it was great to see so many people braving the cold and raving to the early hours.

Before that Atsuhiro Ito created a phenomenal audio visual spectacle in VIVID, and it was particularly great to see such a great turn out for such a niche show – who says Birmingham’s  shit? Great local support came from Nicholas Bullen and Windscale.

Thanks to Mark Hoy for the above photographs
Next Capsule show? Well it’s only Eyehategod isn’t it? Tickets are selling FAST for this so get them while you can from theticketsellers or our friends at Swordfish Records & Polar Bear

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Better late than never

We got some beautiful flowers and fancy bottles of bubberly from Warm Circuit Records

We got some beautiful flowers and fancy bottles of bubbly from Warm Circuit Records

Here are photos from our final birthday event which took place at Vivid, much merriment was had by all and the 6pm start certainly left a few folks a wee bit tipsy by the end. All the acts were local inhabitants, all were superb and just goes to show that Birmingham should be very proud of the wealth of talent that exists on our very doorstep. Special mention to Brian Duffy of the Modified Toy Orchestra, who despite extreme back pain and a haze of very strong pain killers played an absolutely storming set. It was an exhausting month and we should all be grateful that we will be 10 but once – a massive word of thanks to so many people that were involved in making these celebrations so much fun.

Stinky Wizzleteat opened proceedings with a fair bit of skipping

Stinky Wizzleteat opened proceedings with a fair bit of skipping

Una Corda were on top form and had even grown comedy moustaches for the occasion

Una Corda were on top form and had even grown comedy moustaches for the occasion

Health & Efficiency used all manner of instruments

Health & Efficiency used all manner of instruments

With tremendous drumming

With tremendous drumming

Modified Toy Orchestra were on fine form with their new members

Modified Toy Orchestra were on fine form with their new members

Barbie was looking stunning in her new party outfit

Barbie was looking stunning in her new party outfit

drum n bass duo PCM had everyone dancing like maniacs

drum n bass duo PCM had everyone dancing like maniacs

Thanks to all of you that braved our first night of snow

Thanks to all of you that braved our first night of snow

Capsule Grannies not getting any younger

Capsule Grannies not getting any younger

10 years of shows charted for all to see - we've done a fair few gigs!

10 years of shows charted for all to see - we've done a fair few gigs!

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Knowing Me Knowing You

Wouldn’t it be lovely if we all just talked a bit more? I feel so distant from you. What the devil are you up to? If you’re doing something super awesome, got some plans under your creative sleeves, putting on interesting gigs, exhibitions and the like then tell people about it at this little talky talky chit chat in association with Created In Birmingham.

Featured folks include ATTA Girl, Scott Johnson aka Film Ficciones, Stephen Earl Rogers, James Yarker of Stans Cafe, local historian Ben Waddington, illustrator extraordinaire Ben Javens to name but a few.

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In the interval, pindec will be playing her Cake Orchestra: a cake-music interface for people without much musical ability but with an interest in cakes (i.e. pindec). The Cake Orchestra is composed of several sets of cakes, each with an instrument noise pre-assigned. Moving the cakes around on the playing surface triggers the instruments. Guaranteed to be more edible than a real orchestra.
This is a FREE EVENT
6.30 – 9.00pm at VIVID, Heath Mill Lane, Digbeth
There are still a few places left you must RSVP admin[at]capsule.org.uk with KMKY in the subject

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four down three to go…

A fairly large spread was put on of cakes & cucumber sandwiches

A fairly large spread was put on of cakes & cucumber sandwiches

some very experienced cake decorators

some very experienced cake decorators

special mention to @moif for producing these skull biscuits

special mention to @moif for producing these skull biscuits

Another special mention to the walnut & coffee cake a new favourite

Another special mention to the walnut & coffee cake a new favourite

This was a fine afternoon which included much cake eating, watching films and recipe swapping, kids and a special first time public appearance for Frank (the Pup) –  shout out to Richard for his Walnut cake, Moif & Josey for the skull biccys, Sara for her marble cake, Loz from Pram for his just out of the oven warm cake, Pip for the apple cake nom nom loads more folks to mention.

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