Here’s a sample of some of the sounds we’re currently enjoying. Featuring Grouper, Delia Derbyshire and Dinos Chapman’s new music project, and artists we’re looking forward to seeing perform in the next few months, including Barn Owl, Daniel Higgs and The Horse Loom.
On Saturday 27th April we’re bringing an incredible line up to the beautiful St Paul’s church in the historic Jewellery Quarter. If you’ve not been to St Paul’s before, we thought some pictures should get you excited for the event. It’s an amazing place to hear music, and famed for its acoustics. Last year we presented Esmerine at St Paul’s, next week Barn Owl, Grumbling Fur (Alexander Tucker and Daniel O’Sullivan) and Ex Easter Island Head will take over the space. We hope to present more events in exciting places like this in the future.
We’ll also have a pop up bar with Purity ales and wine available.
Tickets are available via theticketsellers.co.uk
Our good friends at HTF Media have released this video of Gnod performing at last year’s Supersonic. It was the second Supersonic outing for the Manchester collective and they’ve fast become one of the best live bands in the country.
If you head over to the Supersonic Festival youtube channel you can see some brilliant footage from previous festivals, including The Bug, Vinyl rally, Bardo Pond and interviews with Godflesh and Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai. If you subscribe to the channel, you’ll get an email letting you know when new stuff is uploaded.
Gnod are back in Birmingham on Saturday May 11th at the Wagon & Horses in Digbeth with ORE and Author & Punisher. Facebook event page.
Joining the bill for Wednesday 15th May is Steve Malley aka The Horse Loom. The Northumbrian guitarist plays dark folk music, telling twisted tales. Steve also plays in the trio The Unit Ama and has also played in Crane, Kodiak and Four Frame.
Daniel Higgs and The Horse Loom play Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath on Wednesday 15th May.Tickets are £8 advance and available from www.theticketsellers.co.uk
Pitchfork are hosting a preview of the new Barn Owl album on their site. V sees Barn Owl in a bit of a new direction with the use of synths adding a new feel to their guitar drones.
You can see them perform material from their new record in Birmingham on Saturday 27th April at St Paul’s Church.
Support comes from Grumbling Fur, featuring Alexander Tucker and Daniel O’Sullivan (Guapo, Aethenor) and Ex Easter Island Head (for fans of Glenn Branca, Rhys Chatham).
Tickets are available via www.theticketsellers.co.uk. Doors are 8pm.
We are very pleased to announce a show with firm Capsule favourite Daniel Higgs. A performer unlike anyone else, if you’ve never seen him perform live before, we thoroughly recommend you come along to this intimate gig at the Hare & Hounds on Wednesday 15th May (and if you have seen him before, well you probably want to see him again hey?)
Tickets are now available for £8 from theticketsellers.co.uk. Support to be announced.
Check out this preview of the event I DON’T FEEL AT HOME IN THIS WORLD ANYMORE, the event will feature archival footage from the Alan Lomax archive and a talk from the founder of Mississippi Records and footage from their archive. The event takes place on Wednesday 26th June from 7pm at Vivid Projects in Digbeth. If this video below has got you excited, you can secure your ticket via theticketsellers.co.uk, there is limited capacity so we advise grabbing a ticket in advance for £5
Mississippi Records Tour Preview Film from plastic shaman on Vimeo.
This event is presented in partnership with Vivid Projects as part of their Revolutions programme.
Would you like someone to perform with a sheet of glass?
We know you love this bit! Send us your suggestions for this year’s Supersonic. We always like to hear your wishlist, and don’t be afraid of being bold and brazen, heck one year we had Goblin AND Corrupted AND Thorr’s Hammer perform.
Or would you like to see Finnish men in colourful costumes?
Here’s a whizz through last year’s festival to get you excited, soundtracked by Goat. Suggestions via www.supersonicfestival.com please.