dj z love
dj spam + chips
wonderland dj collective
 the capsule girls
evil c

capsule presents: metal in moseley
djs include: dj z love>dj spam + chips> wonderland dj collective> the capsule girls and last but of course not least evil c…..c’mon!!!! friday 4th may upstairs @ patrick kavanagh’s, moseley entry £1 8pm – till close

If the last dj night that capsule put on is anything to go by, this will be a fun packed night with lots of horns being thrown randomly , not to mention a fair bit of air guitar.

L’altra (Chicago)<br>
Rothko (3 bass action) <br>
Solway Fifth

L’altra is comprised of: Lindsay Anderson, Joseph Costa, Ken Dyber (owns and runs Aesthetics) and Eben English (also plays in Del Rey). The group formed in the autumn of 97, based on a flyer Ken hung in the local record store looking for people to play with. Joe called, and he, Ken and Lindsay played (who Joe moved to Chicago with), and thus the nucleus of the band was created. About a month or two later Ken introduced them to Eben, who had moved to Chicago with his band Del Rey. From there, things just fell into place. In the winter of 99, Marc Hellner joined the group for a short stint, but after about a half a year or so, he left the band to focus more time on his Pulseprogramming project. They are on aestetics record label (same as isotope 217)

Some of the artists they have played with include: Movietone, David Grubbs, Blackheart Procession, Daniel Givens, Pulseprogramming (who they toured with), Retsin, Arial M (Papa M), American Analog Set, 33.3, Macha, Poster Children, Solex, and tons more.

for further info about l’altra check out:
www.aesthetics-usa.com/

rothko Three guys and three basses. This is another band that are very hard to slot into a pigeonhole – which is a good thing! You may think the bass guitar is a deep ploddy instrument, well think again, as some of the noises you hear sound like they cannot possibly come out of this instrument. Moody, deep and self indulgent – yes, but you can loose yourself in this sound and it’s beautiful. On some tracks it sounds like there’s a storm brewing, or wind whistling through the chimney pots – all made with the bass guitar. There is no singing from these guys, as just playing is hard work enough, but that doesn’t distract from the weird calming ride that the music takes you on.

This band continues to experiment and push the music boundaries, and have no particular agenda that they work to. Record collaborations have been made with bands as diverse as Billy Mahonie, Monkey Boy, The Monsoon Bassoon, Tarantel and Elephant. Live, Rothko are a completely different experience – if you go along expecting something similar to the ambient recorded sounds, then be prepared. They can quite literally be a beautiful wall of noise live and are capable of disturbing the punters who see them for the first time, with only the best PA’s being able to cope with the output being pushed through. Samples from minidisk and loops are used in the live arena, and they have played together (as in the same time on stage) with Cay, Monkey Boy, Richard Thomas, John Tye and DJ Spykid, and been used by performance artists. They often make tunes up on the spot or during sound checks!

“..are so far arse-bongingly out ‘there’ they make Tortoise look like Level 42.”
NME

For Further information about Rothko check:
www.skippyscage.com

Andrea parker (mo wax 2hr wax fondling set)
v/vm (live – pure tonal offal)
sir real (dj set)
solway fifth (live – yam yam post rock)
+ statik djs nippa >spoon fluff> jeff spicoli>
satori
eye nourishment: derek onions/capsule

V/VM. for one night only^^
and so they promise the worst…. a one off special – they’re keeping the dream alive/. a live personal attack in birmingham – for one night only, under the guises of pig and chicken heart….. sick love is no doubt assured— a set too bad to describe, like a dredger working to find the worst to make them worse. where did it all go wrong ?????what’s it all about ????? a recent show in barcelona was described as being the worst show ever seen in the city* what a lift off=====join us and celebrate the mouldy old dough.

sir real for the last eight years, following an eye-opening visit to Holland, has been an integral part of the Midlands techno scene and is one of the three original resident DJs (alongside Surgeon & Paul Damage) from notorious Birmingham club ‘House of God’. For the first four years of his DJing career, he was also resident with the ‘Third Eye Soundsystem’, another much-loved Brummy club. Sir Real has DJ’ed extensively around the UK, and has also played at Tresor (Berlin), and Simplon & Doornroosje in Holland.

For further info on Andrea Parker check:
www.mowax.com/

For further info on Sir Real check:
www.hog.org.uk/

For further info on v/vm check:
http://brainwashed.com/vvm/

Oxes
Geiger Counter
Calvados Beam Trio

Oxes are a trio which have risen from the twisted wreckage that is the city of Baltimore. Armed with matching day -glo yellow shirts and construction – sign orange flex- fit trousers, cordless electric guitars, a stack of drums and lip-curling stage antics, they commence at once with their metallic atonal scapery and vicious backbeats, stretching their harmonic-tinged pick stabs and angular riffs into far-flung directions, yet retain enough resiliency to quickly recoil, redirect and charge headlong into a brick wall or two.

They do not wear protective headgear.

On stage, Oxes are to rock venues what hyperactive children are to daycare centres. They are the fury dressed in shortpants. The drummer refuses to sit still, stopping midbeat to readjust his shorts, or pausing to gawk at the audience. The guitarists go from posing on black boxes positioned at the front of the stage to wandering backstage and amongst the unsettled crowd, where they flawlessly transmit the rock to their amplifiers by remote.

These live antics, whatever their humorous intentions, should not detract from the serious rocking qualities of their music. An Oxes song, for all its atonal riffs, abrupt changes, and crashing drums and mathematical tendencies, is not a mish mash of guitar licks, trig equations and drum solos. Oxes combine these tasty, virtuoso elements with fluid transitions, odd stops and starts, false endings, phony introductions, manic aggression, and considerable aplomb. Holding their own while playing with such giants as Shellac, U. S. Maple and Don Caballero, OXES are creating a genre of their own: Confrontation ROCK! With an in your face approach towards performing, the OXES demand your attention and once they have it, they aren’t letting go. Its the right combination of greed energy and time travel.

Geiger Counter is made up of two members of the experimental/post-rock 3-bass group Rothko – Jon Meade (guitar) and Crawford Blair (bass), along with Jason Carty (guitar) and Paul Westwood (drums). Geiger Counter began in 1994, but broke up when Jason left to go to college. The band reformed a few years back out of the ashes of Bel Geddes, another instrumental rock band which also featured Jon with Mark Beazley of Rothko and Bradley Teale. When Jason returned from college Geiger Counter reformed with Paul and Crawford taking up the rhythm section, completing the current line-up that we know today.

A Silver Mt. Zion
Frankie Sparo
Buick 6

A Silver Mt. Zion is a group led by founding godspeed you black emperor! guitarist Efrim, together with other godspeed members Sophie and Thierry. The music was written by Efrim and arranged by the trio. Efrim plays mostly piano, some guitar, and provides the vocals on the one lyrical piece on their debut. Thierry contributes upright and electric bass, and Sophie plays violin.
To some extent, A Silver Mt. Zion was born out of a desire on the part of these godspeed players to work in a smaller musical ensemble; in effect, to escape some of the constraints that often accompany writing and arranging music democratically with nine musicians. As well, Efrim simply wanted a vehicle to realise some of his own musical ideas that would not necessarily work well within the context of godspeed.

“A Silver Mt. Zion, a Godspeed side project featuring guitarist Efrim Menuck, bassist Thierry Amar, and violinist Sophie Trudeau, forgoes the thick, orchestral sounds of the Montréal nine-piece, opting instead for a more subtly orchestrated three-to-five-piece arrangement. The result is a sound that, while every bit as powerful as that of Godspeed, is in many ways more affecting. Whereas Godspeed present a sometimes overwhelming wall of sound, A Silver Mt. Zion have turned that intimidating sonic behemoth into a sparse, penetrating beast tearing limb from limb.”

Matt LeMay Pitchforkmedia.com August 8, 2000

‘My red scare’ the debut by frankie sparo is a dark & deconstructed affair, featuring lots of angular guitar, skittish electronics, and a throaty voice offering up the finest lyrical turns of phrase we’ve heard in a long while. ‘my red scare’ is redolent with film noir atmosphere: vaguely sinister & paranoid at times & languid at others, the whole record exudes oblique intimacy and the unique sensibility of a true auteur.

with arrangement help from various musicians within the constellation circle, the pieces range from spare acoustic guitar accompaniment, to electric guitar & beatbox collisions and full-on orchestrations for strings.

To find out more about asmz visit:
www.cstrecords.com

buick 6
dj z-love
dj brummie si
evil c
Capsule Grannies

buick 6 played a brief yet enjoyable acoustic set, followed by
an array of dj talent including dj z-love, playing total
metal,dj brummie si playing a selection of his favorite
tunes to accompany much pie eating, and of course Jenny and I had a
go too. Also playing evil c and not forgetting the
winnebago sound system.

The free and extremley potent punch certainly got everyone in the
spirit of the festive season, I think much fun was had by all,
especially us!!!

Active Optics:
Extreme Frequency Optisonics
by magda scylla & sima gonsai

Capsule has commissioned 3 sonic/visual investigations throughout this year. The first of which was made by ‘wonderland retail therapy’, a group of Birmingham based DJs and artists. The second event was:
Active Optics: Extreme Frequency Optisonics by magda scylla & sima gonsai

ctive Optics created & performed aproximately 40 minutes of visuals, mixed to audio ranging from the abstract extreme pure tonal frequencies of Roiji Ikeda & Panasonic, to the intricate sitar ragas and talas of Ravi Shankar & intertwined vocals of Shella Chandra

The Visuals brought together a mixture of both traditional and contemporary techniques such as 2 D computer animation and experimental digital video, with etched, hand painted shapes & colours onto 16 mm film.

The aim was to give a varied and unpredictable performance with an element of surprise – swift mood changes from meditative to anxious, dark to humerous, providing the audience with an optical and tonal sensory experience.

This project was part of Metapod.expo, a brand new festival which celebrates innovation in the UK’s Creative Industries, Metapod.expo takes place 20 – 28 October 2000
for further details of events visit
www.metapod.com/ www.metapod.com/

Sand
Plone (dj set)
Solway Fifth

Sand have been writing the ‘soundtrack for the end of the world as we know it’ since their incarnation in midsummer 1995. Their music has consistently evolved through many transformations and mutations. Eight musicians ranging from extreme experimentalists to dedicated jazz players have passed through the Sand studio.

The band now have a line up of five musicians: Neil Griffiths (guitar), Hilary Jeffery (trombone), Rowan Oliver (drums), John Richards (bass) and Tim Wright (electronics).

In addition to their extensive studio work Sand regularly play live throughout Britain and continental Europe. These performances are intense, on-the-edge and heavy. Extended, contracted and remixed versions of Sand tracks are accompanied by the bold and idiosyncratic visuals of Ravi Deepres. They have played in many venues including a graveyard and an old slaughterhouse in London,squatted car parks and clubs in Paris and Milan, and the Volksoper in Vienna.

After a series of underground 12″ releases Sand’s first album “Beautiful People Are Evil” appeared in October 1999 on Satellite Records. It was received with excitement, intrigue and confusion by the British music press and public.

“shoves the rock back into post-rock so savagely it probably wont stop weeping all year.”
NME

To find out more about sand check:
www.mrsapple.com/

Birmingham based trio Plone will be spinning the wheels of steel, bringing together their love of soundtracks and early electronic music, should be interesting to say the least.

“It’s got the soundtrack feel of a television advert, but thankfully it’s devoid of cliché and kitsch. “we like doing more sondtrack oriented music,” explains Johnston, just because you can work with lots of emotions… well, at least three.”
Matt Corwine

To find out more about Plone visit:
www.warprecords.com