Supersonic Festival

Following the news that the 2010 edition of Birmingham’s acclaimed annual Supersonic Festival will be headlined by NAPALM DEATH, SWANS, GODFLESH, HALLOGALLO andMELT BANANA, Capsule are excited to announce the final few acts who will be appearing at this year’s festival, as well as reveal highlights from the incredible film, talks and visual arts programme.

Latest additions to the Supersonic line-up include the awesome live orchestra, Chrome Hoof, experimental hardcore band Ruins, the heavy riffage of Dethscalator and the melancholic pop sounds of Daniel O’Sullivan’s new project, Moth Lite. Also, a special AV set from the hugely evocative Barn Owl, the psych/folk/electronic sounds of Health & Efficiency, regular jazz meets free improv in the form of Steve Troman & Dan Nicholls Duo and Black Sun Drum Corps presenting a percussion parade through the festival, which will combine Supersonic Festival performers and audience members to create a visceral and live massed drumming experience. From metal to avant garde and folk, Supersonic 2010 is set to cement the festival’s reputation as one of the most original and eclectic music festivals i n the UK.

Supersonic Festival is renowned not only for the quality and diversity of its music programme, but also for its incredible array of ‘extra-curricular activities’, including Q&A’s, workshops, screenings, art installations and record stalls. This year, highlights include Supersonic Kids’ Gigs, experimental music for little people, Project Pigeon, an incredible project which involves pigeons playing harmonies from the pentatonic scale and an incredible and diverse film programme, including an exclusive screening of Matthew Barney’s ‘Guardian of the Veil’. There’s also God’s White Noise, an incredible installation of guitarists who will perform over the duration of 7 hours, Supersonic Noise Boxes (workshop), where participants can build their own 3 oscillator screaming, light-controlled Noise Box instrument, a talk on Fear of Music and why experimental music is deemed less accessible than experimental visual art, plus Ex Napalm Death’s Nicholas Bullen presenting Breach, a performance which explores the voice and how it can be used to undermine the codes which govern discourse.