As a warm up to Supersonic Festival (13th/14th July) Capsule have put a taster line up together which includes Battles, which consists of DON CABALLERO and STORM AND STRESS guitarist Ian Williams and on drums John Stanier formerly of HELMET and currently in TOMAHAWK, David Konopka of the Boston/Chicago phemononom LYNX and Brooklyn-based avant-guard composer Tyondai Braxton. Joined by the Modified Toy Orchestra, Brian Duffy has been a stalwart of the circuit-bending scene for a number of years now. He set the bar pretty high for the MTO, his remit was only to use discarded kid's keyboards and talking toys to modify and circuit bend them beyond their original capabilities. Making perfect pop songs from imperfect instruments. The MTO consists of Laurence Hunt (Pram) Darren Joyce (DOTB) Mike Johnston (Plone, Mike in Mono) Michael Valentine West and Chris Plant. More acts TBA
AS British music festivals go, Birmingham's annual Supersonic event is the best kind of mixed musical bag, a dizzying assortment of avant rock textures and Heavy Metal thunder on a bill which swings from the sublime to the ridiculous without once seeming ostentatiously eclectic. Not only is the music consistently better than that of most UK weekenders, the atmosphere is equally enticing, making this the perfect festival for people who wouldn't normally do this kind of thing
http://www.capsule.org.uk
Please note that this is an over 14's show. Anyone over the age of 18 wishing to purchase alcohol must produce valid photo ID on the night in the form of a UK driving license (provisional or full) or a valid passport.