As the weeks get nearer to Supersonic Festival 2011 we present no2. in our series of podcasts, lovingly created by Chris Downing for your listening pleasure and to give you a taster of what will be on offer as part of our program this year.
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Playlist

Hello Bastards –Part Chimp
Whirly-Bird – Silver Apples
Matter – Alexander Tucker
Four Violins (1964) (Edit #1) – Tony Conrad
Vinum Sabbathi – Electric Wizard
A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. – Teeth Of
The Sea
If I Took Your Hand – Fire
Balance Of The 19 – Secret Chiefs 3
Splice The Mainbrace – Slabdragger
Dreams Coming To An End – Envy
Maatunut – Circle
Xerrox Sora – Alva Noto
Erinys – Zu
Oli Mulla Aarre Kallis – Pekko Käppi
The Echo From The Purple Dawn 2 – Astro

Weekend Tickets can be purchased from HERE
For more info on our line up see HERE

It’s that time of year again when things start hotting up on the Supersonic front. The wonderful Little Chris of Brumcast fame has lovingly put together a series of podcasts together for your listening pleasure. Here is the first Supersonic special – ENJOY!

1. Blood Ceremony – I’m Coming With You (4:45)
2. Epic45 – England Fallen Over (4:26)
3. Health & Efficiency – Red drapes from my dream (7:13)
4. Matmos – Polychords (3:30)
5. Dead Fader – JBE Zorg (4:07)
6. Spectrals – Chip A Tooth (Spoil A Smile) (2:22)
7. a.P.A.t.T. – Fukin Hostile (1:33)
8. Seefeel – Folds (4:21)
9. Ghost – Stand By Him (3:56)
10. Woods – Suffering Season (3:06)
11. Bilbao Syndrome – vi (3:15)
12. Arbouretum – Another Hiding Place (5:16)
13. Kayo Dot – Right Hand is the One I Want (6:53)
14. Earth – Engine of Ruin (6:28)

We’ve hooked up with the super talent that is, Chris Brumcast to bring you a taster of forthcoming Capsule shows. It’s a real treat and hopefully will get you all excited about our amazing program of shows, kicking off with Brooklyn based mavericks KAYO DOT on Wednesday 16th Feb at the Hare & Hounds. Followed shortly by a combo of lo-fi rock and spook campfire folk in the form of WOODS, with support from SPECTRALS + DOOZER on the 14th March. A real delight on the 22nd with SEEFEEL feat. by Shigeru Ishihara (DJ Scotch Egg) and former Boredoms drummer Iida Kazuhisa (E-Da) with support from DEAD FADER + EPIC 45 (be warned tickets are flying out for this show).
The very next day on the 23rd we have a Supersonic favourite ARBOURETUM for fans of Earth and Lungfish, not to be missed with support from multi-instrumentalists HEALTH & EFFICIENCY.

In April we welcome back the godfather of drone EARTH with support from LORI GOLDSTON who has played with Nirvana, David Byrne & Cat Power to name but a few. On Saturday 30th April BLOOD CEREMONY who play a distinctive brand of flute-tinged musical sorcery with support from Swedish prog band  GHOST will be playing at the Hare & Hounds.

Tickets for all shows can be found at www.theticketsellers.co.uk
Polar Bear on York Rd in Kings Heath or Swordfish on Temple Street in Birmingham city centre

We look forward to seeing you at one or all of the above shows, and a huge thanks to Chris for putting this fantastic podcast together for us, a perfect soundtrack for a day in the office!

With less than 3 weeks to go until Supersonic 2010, this is the third and final podcast created by Little Chris of Brumcast fame, to give you a real taster for what’s in store – enjoy!

1. Master Musicians Of Bukakke – Cascade Cathedral (4:13)
2. Napalm Death – Mass Appeal Madness (3:29)
3. Drumcorps – Pig Destroyer Destroyer (4:26)
4. People Like Us – Gesundheit! (1:16)
5. Chrome Hoof – Crystalline (4:01)
6. James Blackshaw – Cross (8:38)
7. Health & Efficiency – Yes I walked alone (4:23)
8. Swans – Time Is Money (Bastard) (6:20)
9. Mugstar – Technical Knowledge as a Weapon (5:40)
10. Gnod – Twin Within (13:11)
11. Mothlite – The One In The Water (4:41)
12. K.K. Null – X-02 (4:25)
13. Part Wild Horses Mane On Both Sides – Earth Song (3:22)
14. Ovo – Ostkreuz (2:50)
15. Nicholas Bullen – Proximity (8:12)
16. Melt Banana – Dog Song (1:20)
17. Godflesh – Streetcleaner (6:43)
18. NEU! – SEE LAND (6:54)

For further news about Supersonic Festival check www.supersonicfestival.com

Tickets are avialbel from HERE

Another Supersonic Festival podcast for your listening pleasure from the ever enigmatic Little Chris responsible for the fantastic  Brum Cast.

Playlist as follows
1. PCM – Hafgee (4:58)
2. Gum takes tooth – Tannkjøtt (7:20)
3. Zeni Geva – Sweetheart (5:45)
4. Voice Of The Seven Thunders – Out Of The Smoke (2:16)
5. Swans – I am the Sun (3:23)
6. Peter Broderick – Bad Song (1:31)
7. Peter Broderick – Three Cats (0:43)
8. Stinky Wizzleteat – megtilda (2:32)
9. Barn Owl – Voice Of The Other (5:02)
10. Eagle Twin – 10,000 Birds of Black Hot Fire (9:02)
11. Blue Sabbath Black Fiji – Six Fingers For California (3:50)
12. Melt Banana – Spider Snipe (2:12)
13. Melt Banana – Stick Out (0:48)
14. Cave – High, I Am (4:35)
15. NEU! – HERO (7:11)
16. Dosh – yer face (3:22)
17. Lash Frenzy – C (25:44)

Tickets for the festival are available from HERE
and if you fancy volunteering the deadline is the 21st Sept and you can find out more from HERE

We asked Birminghams very own answer to John Peel, Little Chris of Brum Cast fame to put together three podcasts featuring a taster of bands performing at this years Supersonic Festival to give you an insight to what’s on offer. This is the first one featuring a great selection for your aural delight, enjoy!

Playlist as follows!
1. Necro Deathmort – I fought the law and the law won because fighting is against the law (4:01)
2. Melt Banana – Mind Thief (1:44)
3. Dead Fader – Autumn Rot (3:46)
4. Fukpig – Die Bastard (0:59)
5. Neu! – Hallo Gallo (10:07)
6. Nisennenmondai – Pop Group (6:21)
7. Khyam Allami – Taqsim Nahawand (4:40)
8. Tweak Bird – Spaceships (3:30)
9. Pierre Bastien – L’Orchestre Thermo-Dynamique (4:57)
10. Godflesh – Like Rats (4:27)
11. Swans – New Mind (5:13)
12. Lichens – Kirilian Auras (11:33)
13. Factory Floor – Lying (5:07)
14. Napalm Death – Continuing War on Stupidity (3:10)
15. Bong – Wizards Of Krull (Excerpt) (6:21)
16. People Like Us – The Doody Waltz (5:54)

More info about the festival check www.supersonicfestival.com
Tickets are available from www.theticketsellers.co.uk

The second installment by our friends at Brumcast to give you a taster of what to expect over the weekend of Supersonic Festival. Enjoy!!!
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Here’s the playlist :-
1. Pre – Haircut Tacos (2:12)
2. Head of David – Bugged (2:35)
3. Khyam Allami – Bedayat Hub (6:38)
4. Thorr’s Hammer – Norge (7:37)
5. Theo – Fortress (4:53)
6. The Accused – Halo Of Flies (A Deadly Blessing) (3:11)
7. Pram – Track of the Cat (4:13)
8. Jarboe – Magick Girl (8:41)
9. Master Musicians Of Bukkake – Cascade Cathedral (4:13)
10. Goblin – La Caccia (3:38)
11. Nancy Wallace – Drowned Lover (3:35)
12. Earthless – Cherry Red (4:36)
13. Iron Lung – Lumbar Puncture Test (1:00)
14. Scorn – Six Hours One Week (6:40)
15. Venetian Snares – Koonut-Kaliffee (4:54)
16. Growing – Afterglow (5:59)
17. The Memory Band – A New Skin (2:40)
18. Drum Eyes – 50 – 50 (7:16)
19. Marnie Stern – Ruler (3:53)
20. Sunn 0))) – Defeating: Earth’s Gravity (14:58)

Created by Little Chris
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The wonderful Little Chris has kindly created a pre Supersonic Festival podcast on Brumcast to give you all a taster of things to come – jammed packed with info on artists performing and his personal highlights – its made us all really excited with just over four weeks to go now!!!

Here’s the playlist for part one  – LISTEN HERE
Enjoy

1. Tweak Bird – Shivers (2:12)
2. Caribou – Melody Day (4:11)
3. zZz – House Of Sin (4:59)
4. Venetian Snares – Gentleman (4:33)
5. Arbouretum – False Spring (5:50)
6. Taint – Hex Breaker (4:41)
7. Scorn – The End (P.C.M. – “Nightmare” Mix) (7:40)
8. Pontiak – Shell Skul (4:01)
9. Zu – Ostia (5:05)
10. Tartufi – Boat Of Armor (4:42)
11. Pre – Dudefuk (2:03)
12. Corrupted – An Island Insane, Part 1 (6:28)
13. Kim Hiorthoy – As if (3:03)
14. Army of flying robots – Try Reading A Good Book (3:13)
15. Diagonal – Child of the Thundercloud (8:48)
16. Rose kemp – The Unholy (9:22)
17. Iron Lung – White Flag (0:30)
18. 65 Days Of Static – Drove Through Ghosts To Get Here (4:18)
19. Head of David – 108 (5:24)
20. Goblin – l’alba dei morti viventi (6:04)

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Tickets for Supersonic 2009 are on sale NOW via www.theticketsellers.co.uk
information at http://www.supersonicfestival.com
Available via Rough Trade East in London + Polar Bear & Swordfish in Birmingham + Plugd Records in Cork