At Supersonic 2012, audience members were able to take part in a free workshop with DIY cinema and film making collective Imperfect Cinema. The ‘Hailide Oxide’ workshop explored DIY film making techniques with a talk by Nicholas Bullen, participants were then able to gather footage using super 8mm cameras. This footage was processed and edited overnight and became the visuals for ab ever brutal performance by Drunk in Hell. The visuals have now been uploaded to Vimeo (sans sound I’m afraid, so why not listen to Drunk in Hell at the same time). Click through to watch.

Imperfect Cinema showcases DIY film, video and moving image art in Plymouth. Dan Paolatonio of Imperfect Cinema is currently working on a new project, Meanderthal, a sound-screen exploration of jitter, oscillation and drone with Mike Vest of Drunk in Hell and Bong.

Just came across this in depth interview with Ex Easter Island Head at The Quietus from last December, just after the release of Mallet Guitars Two (pretty much on constant rotation at Capsule HQ). They talk about their memorable live performances, and you can get a flavour of what to expect from their show at St Paul’s Church on 27th April.

“I take joy engaging an audience with something that’s hopefully a little bit out of the ordinary. Also I enjoy the physicality of the experimenting aspect of our setup. Because we’re not using any effects, there’s lots of physically messing round with guitars and other instruments which is just fun, really! With the sort of music we like to play as well there’s that locked groove, hypnotic feel that you’re striving for with certain parts and big, enveloping drones. When you manage to nail that in the right space with good sound and a good audience, you can really get lost in it – a bit of a cliché I know, but for good reason!” Read the full interview

Tickets for the show, which also features Barn Owl and

Grumbling Fur, are available from www.theticketsellers.co.uk

Thrill Jockey have released a second preview of the new Barn Owl record ‘V’. The track is called ‘The Long Shadow’ and is the perfect taster for their show at Birmingham’s St Paul’s Church in April.

“Similarly to ‘Void Redux’, our previous taster of the album, the track combines guitars with the duo’s new, more synth-heavy approach: a skeletal, baroque guitar line snakes its way through the track, while electronics tick and whirr beneath, underpinned by a mighty leviathan of an organ powering away in the lower reaches”. The Quietus

Final call out for young creatives to apply for Birmingham 2022 – a fantastic opportunity to generate alternative vision for the future of arts and culture in Birmingham and learn real skills in journalism. In partnership with Fused Magazine and IdeasTap, this project will feed into the Capsule curated opening season for Library of Birmingham.

This brief closes on Friday 1 March at 5pm and is open to IdeasTap members aged 16 to 24 and living in the West Midlands.

The group of 20 young creatives will produce and create all of the following:
• Content for a new website for young people by young people
• A real-time capsule, which will be placed in the new Library of Birmingham and unearthed in 10 years time
• A professional standard print magazine-style brochure for the Library of Birmingham opening season with a distribution of 50,000

If you win, you will also receive:
• A unique personal development opportunity
• The chance to develop both your artistic and employment skills
• Careers development within the creative and cultural industries
• An opportunity to share your views with cultural organisations and other young people
• £50 – to cover initial expenses
• The opportunity to meet and work with industry folks and mentors

For more information and details on how to apply visit IdeasTap

Best of luck!

Capsule and Vivid Projects co-commission Sonic Graffiti led to many exciting opportunities for artist Sam Underwood, including a residency at Bristol’s Ished. The residency programme offered artists the rare opportunity to experiment with new technologies to create cutting edge new artworks.

Whilst in residence, Sam, along with composer Timothy X Atack, rescued an ancient rotting harmonium and transformed it into a worldwide sound installation that will play for a hundred years.The artists plan to scatter encased reeds from the instrument through flea markets and junk stalls in the hope that they will find themselves around the globe. In an age where everything is based on fast results, Geiger-Muller Sound System hope the joy of this project

will live far longer than the originators themselves. Read more about the project here or read the artists’ blog entries.

You can watch a video of the project here

A playlist of tracks we’re currently enjoying, including Barn Owl, Lee Gamble and Drunk in Hell

You can now listen online to Adam Beckley’s performance at St Paul’s church in May last year, supporting Esmerine. Physical copies of the recording have now sold out but you can stream online or buy a digital copy. Click through to listen.

“This record came out of a recording where I was lucky enough to support Esmerine (featuring members of Godspeed! You Black Emperor, Set Fire To Flames, Silver Mt Zion). It was made extra special by being able to play in the beautiful St Paul’s Church in Birmingham. Thank-you to Capsule for asking me to play, and all who came to the show!”

Our next event at the lovely St Paul’s church takes place Saturday 27th April and features Barn Owl, Grumbling Fur and Ex Easter Island Head. Tickets are available via www.theticketsellers.co.uk

Grumbling Fur artwork by Alexander Tucker

In advance of our special event in April at St Paul’s church, check out Grumbling Fur who will be performing along with Barn Owl and Ex Easter Island Head.

The duo of Daniel O’Sullivan and Alexander Tucker will be familiar to any Supersonic fans, Tucker performed to a packed out Theatre space in 2011 and also performed in 2006 and 2008 (watch). O’Sullivan  has performed at the festival under various guises including Miasma and the Carousel of Headless Horses (watch), Guapo and Mothlite.

“The dual vocals of O’Sullivan and Tucker are a defining feature, but the masterful, metamorphosing fluidity of their instrumental play is just staggeringly attuned and requires your attention at the nearest possible opportunity if you’re into anything from Barn Owl to Æthenor or The Haxan Cloak.” Boomkat

Saturday 27th April
Supersonic Festival presents:
Barn Owl + Grumbling Fur + Ex Easter Island Head
St Paul’s Church, Birmingham
Tickets are £14 advance via www.theticketsellers.co.uk