In addition to pushing the genres of drone and ambient guitar further than most, the Barn Owl guys seem to have pretty good taste when it comes to selecting records. Check out their playlist for Self Titled mag featuring Swans, Les Rallizes Denudes and Fushitsusha.
You can purchase advance tickets for their show in Birmingham on Saturday 27th April at St Paul’s Church with Grumbling Fur and Ex Easter Island Head via www.theticketsellers.co.uk
Mark Fell’s performance at the Berghain
A couple of us at Capsule had the good fortune of spending a few days in Berlin to witness the digital arts event Transmediale, and its sister music festival CTM.
The theme of this year’s Transmediale was ‘Back when Pluto was a planet’ so there was plenty of 90s early 00s references and investigations into the rapid changes in digital art and communications. There was also a lot of discussion around paper and publishing, the future of the book and digital book production and distribution. Some really interesting stuff that will no doubt feed into the opening season for the Library of Birmingham, which we are currently programming.
CTM had a pretty vital line up this year with performances by current essentials such as Andy Stott, Dean Blunt and Holly Herndon as well as special events with Pantha du Prince and Capsule favourites People Like Us, Sunno))), Khyam Allami and Eugene Robinson. One highlight was the excellent PAN showcase at Berghain, a line up of wholly distinct artists who made perfect sense of one another, featuring Lee Gamble, Florian Hecker, Jar Moff, Heatsick and Mark Fell and Keith Fullerton Whitman.
The new album ‘V’ by Barn Owl will be released on Thrill Jockey on 15th April.
“This record marks a shift in approach from the duo. The pair augmented their arsenal of guitars and effects with an array of electronics, vastly expanding the album’s sounds and textures. Special attention was given to implied rhythms
nestled within dense slow building environments, giving album a rhythmic presence, albeit one that is buried beneath intricate layers. There’s a ghostly rhythm, almost beyond reach.”
They play Birmingham’s St Paul’s Church on Saturday 27th April. Tickets are available via www.theticketsellers.co.uk
Watch the live video for the opening track ‘Void Redux’ which was filmed live at Thrill Jockey’s 20th Anniversary event in San Francisco last year.
Barn Owl
In case you missed it, here’s a little playlist of what sounds are currently filling Capsule HQ, including Barn Owl, Ex Easter Island Head and Grumbling Fur who will be performing at St Paul’s Church on Saturday 27th April. Tickets available here.
Our friends at HTF Media have just released this brilliant footage of The Bug live at the last Supersonic. Joined by Miss Red, Daddy Freddy and Flow Dan they closed the Saturday night programme with earth shattering effect…that bass!
We’ve got a sale in the shop of two top-notch releases from Capsule Recordings. Tweak Bird live at Supersonic Festival 2010 and Iron Lung live at Supersonic Festival 2009. They’re both available at £6 – a new year bargain for you!
We’ve just announced a very special show to take place on Saturday 27th April. We’re big fans of Barn Owl over at Capsule, and are thrilled to invite them back to Birmingham, and have them play in the stunning setting of St Paul’s Church. Playing in front of modified super 8 footage, the twin guitars of Evan Caminiti and Jon Porras intertwine instinctively, equal parts slow-burning twang and spaced-out feedback drone.
They’ll be joined by Grumbling Fur, a project by Alexander Tucker and Daniel O’Sullivan and Liverpool based Ex Easter Island Head (for fans of Rhys Chatham, Glenn Branca).
Tickets are now on sale via theticketsellers.co.uk
Barn Owl live at Supersonic Festival 2011:
Our friends at The Quietus are celebrating their 5th year this year and and will embarking on a bunch of new projects to mark this. One of those is a ‘new music digest’ on Tumblr – offering a simple breakdown of some key emerging acts they bill it as an ‘ongoing archive of adventurous and exciting new music’.
There’s already lots to read on there, including info on Supersonic 2012 artist Goat, Birmingham born Lee Gamble, and other great new acts like Ex Easter Island Head and Heatsick.Take a look via quietusnewmusic.tumblr.com
In other pleasing Quietus news, Oxbow frontman Eugene Robinson has started a new column, his first one is about English grammar and getting into fights http://thequietus.com/articles/11121-i-was-attacked-by-a-grammarian-by-eugene-s-robinson