Capsule welcomes Harriet Coleman to the team. Having spent several years as a violinist, keyboard player, singer and arranger in indie pop band, Los Campesinos!, Harriet graduated in English Literature at Cardiff University in 2012. In the same year, she completed a production internship at Supersonic Festival. Since then, she has worked for Literature Wales, Hay Festival, Globe at Hay and Cardiff’s From Now On Festival.

Joining Capsule as Programme Assistant, Harriet will support us in the delivery of the 2015 programme. She will focus on marketing and promotion, as well as providing administrative support to the team and taking on the role of artist liaison at Supersonic Festival.

Harriet divides her time between Birmingham and the borders of Mid-Wales, where she helps her partner with his residential recording studio and plays music, chiefly in a band called Them Squirrels. She is also proud co owner of black and tan terrier, Bobby. There’s definitely a bit of sausage dog in his genes too, so he very much approves of her role at Capsule.

Here are a few photos from the incredible show by Ben Frost and Greg Fox and Eastside Projects, Mothwasp performed a beautiful AV set using lofi layerings of transparencies which filled the gallery.
There is a nice review of the show here by Hickeysonic

What party would be complete without men in pants, ladies with wigs and creatures from outer space – we had a blast witnessing a host of amazing performances and hope you did too! Huge thanks to the Milque and Muhle team and of course you guys for your continued support of Capsule and Supersonic Fest, here’s to an even better 2015.

photos by Katja Ogrin

Local black-metallers Hordes will complete the lineup for Supersonic and Milque & Muhle’s Xmas Cocktail at the Hare and Hounds on 13 December. Described as ‘unmistakeably Birmingham’ in Terrorizer Magazine, the ‘churning, sludgy’ metal outfit played alongside Denim and Leather at a special Milque & Muhle curated event earlier this year.

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Birmingham DIY punk favourites Table Scraps is the devilish duo of Scott Abbott (guitar/vocals) and Poppy (drums/vocals). Built uniquely over a stand-up drum kit and a single guitar fed hungrily through three amps, the band have attracted slots with exciting UK acts Fat White Family, The Amazing Snakeheads and Slaves, as well as US Burger Records import King Tuff and Aussie rockers DZ Deathrays.

Following the release of debut single ‘Bug’ this year, Q magazine, the NME and Clash Mag all agreed that their Stooges-shaped racket (complete with an inspired puppet performance video) justified the hype. Another single will follow in early 2015.

Table Scraps will play at the Supersonic / Milque and Muhle Xmas Cocktail at the Hare & Hounds on 13 December.

Read a great interview with Table Scraps in Fused

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We’re delighted to welcome back Sleaford Mods in what will be sure to be a sell out show at the Hare & Hounds on the 20 Feb 2015.
Sleaford Mods started out sometime during 2006 whilst Jason Williamson was living in Nottingham. Born out of part frustration and part accident, it quickly found its feet as an aggressive verbal onslaught on all that is contrived and connected to the day-to-day hammer of low paid employment and domestic situations arising from that trap.

“Sleaford Mods snap at you, lumber at you, insult you, your friends, probably some of your family too. They’re a force of nature, of testosterone and English crossness; of bile and humour.” The Quietus

Be warned this show will sell out – ltd capacity
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Poster designed by the very talented David Hand and is part of our Supersonic Presents series.

photo courtesy of staggerleef

The irreverently named Sly and the Family Drone will bring their brand of uncut industrial noise to the Xmas Cocktail lineup at the Hare & Hounds on 13 December.

The band eschews conventional structures in favour of the ‘telepathic ebb and flow of hypnotic drums, tumbling electronic scree and modulated, obscured howls of rage.’ A head banging highlight of Supersonic Festival 2014, the band were later asked to join the Supersonic-curated stage at RITUAL CVLT FEST in Barcelona alongside Nicholas Bullen, co-founder of Napalm Death.

Here is some footage shot from their incredible set at Supersonic 2014, it was filmed and edited by HTF Media with the help of  students at BCU and supported by SAM.

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Primed for mayhem, one-man-band Sam Underwood – AKA Glatze – will bring his self-titled brand of ‘Romany Surf Step’ to the Supersonic / Milque & Muhle Xmas Cocktail on 13 December.

Featuring eclectic aural samples, theremin and a live selection of tabletop tat, Glatze’s unique, eponymous EP earned him slots supporting Japanese noise-rock band Melt Banana.

Expect a stage littered with dolls and masks – a welcome change from the usual half-empty can of Red Stripe.

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