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.
Thanks to all who came out to last Friday’s sold out show with Grouper performing ‘Violet Replacement’. The show coincided with Fierce Festival’s opening weekend and was a very special evening, with excellent performances from Liz Harris (Grouper), Diamond Catalog and SWLLWS.
Grouper presents ‘Violet Replacement’. Looped field recordings using an array of cassette players, against a beautiful lunar backdrop
Image courtesy of Katja Ogrin
Diamond Catalog blew us away with their complex noise, seeped groove and DIY lightshow. Sit down rave!
SWLLWS created a special performance for this event. ‘Seance’ drew from Victoriana imagery and found family photographs.
Image courtesy of Katja Ogrin
A really special show, thanks to all who came out and thanks to VIVID and Fierce.
Next up, you lucky ones who snapped up the limited tickets for the SECRET SHOW are in for a unique experience tonight. Some of you are being met in the city centre, others being met from their home – then your journey will begin. Enjoy, and do let us know about your experience by commenting here, on the Facebook event page or via Twitter.
We’re very excited to announce that everyone’s favourite slow and heavy band Harvey Milk will play the Hare & Hounds on Tuesday 22nd May. Capsule coaxed the band out of the States back in 2008 to perform their very first show in the UK and we’re thrilled to have them back.
Support acts to be announced shorty, in the meantime tickets are available here https://www.theticketsellers.co.uk
Before that, it’s all eyes on Friday and our very special show with Grouper. She will be performing her new piece ‘Violet Replacement’ with support from Diamond Catalog and a new piece by SWLLWS developed specially for this event. Admission includes entrance to the Fierce afterparty with live music from Harry Dawes Trio (featuring members of Pram and Juneau Brothers) and BOYD DJs into the wee hours. Doors are at 8pm, at VIVID. See you there!
Diamond Catalog will support Grouper at her upcoming Birmingham show on Friday 30th March at VIVID, they make sound collages with a twisted groove. Their debut record has been released by NNA Tapes (Nate Young, Dylan Ettinger, Oneohtrix Point Never) who describe their record as the “sound of a distant rave in the midst of a disorienting drug spell, wading your way through the infinity of your mind’s own dark matter”.
Go here for more info and for tickets for this exciting show
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/
Thanks to all who came the show last night – a great night and a lovely enthusiastic Monday night crowd!
Health & Efficiency have posted up a nice little vid on youtube:
Tickets for our Secret Show with Fierce Festival are now SOLD OUT. So if you missed out, make sure you don’t miss the chance to catch our other Fierce Festival event – on Friday 30th March the inimitable Grouper will perform a new piece alongside live music from Diamond Catalog and SWLLWS. Tickets are only £8 and available here. This includes entrance to the after party with DJ sets from Birmingham collective BOYD (featuring members of First Fold Records, they produce monthly nights of eclectic live music and visuals) and a live set from the Harry Dawes Trio – a multi instrumental group featuring members of Pram, Juneau Brothers and Papa November.
It’s shaping up to be an excellent night – see you there!
Check out a new Birmingham festival of guided tours across the city – an exciting addition to the city’s already healthy festival offer.
One of the Still Walking tours explores the gentler side of concrete…
Still Walking will take place from 15th March to 1st April taking in architecture, typography, film locations, sound tours and more. You can check out the full programme, sign up to volunteer and read more about the events here http://stillwalking.org
It’s part of a jam packed March that includes the ever incredible Flatpack Festival (their full programme is now online), Fierce Festival, Birmingham Opera’s new production ‘Life is a Dream’, the Rammel weekender in Nottingham and tons of gigs.
We’re pretty busy ourselves at Capsule HQ with following shows:
Monday 5th March
Teeth of the Sea + Victories at Sea + Health & Efficiency @ Hare & Hounds TICKETS
Saturday 17th March
Panopticon feat. White Hills + Pontiak + films + DJs @ Custard Factory TICKETS (part of Flatpack Festival)
Friday 30th March
Grouper presents Violet Replacement @ VIVID TICKETS (part of Fierce Festival)
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.
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.
