Cutting edge of music at Factory.EXPERIMENTAL music, special performances and all things avantgarde are among the attractions at this this weekend's Supersonic Festival at Birmingham Custard Factory. Now in its seventh year, the event, which begins tonight, boasts the first UK show in 20 years by Italian band Goblin, the reformation of the original Black Country's Head Of David for their first gig in 23 years and the only European performance this summer by Sunn sunn n. 1. A tropical Asian plant (Crotalaria juncea) having clusters of yellow flowers. 2. A tough fiber obtained from the stems of this plant, used for cordage. O))). Throughout their career Goblin have sound-tracked around 20 films, with Profondo Rosso, Suspiria and Dawn Of The Dead forming the basis of their reputation. Recent years have seen a huge resurgence of interest in the band's work. To mark their visit to Birmingham, Suspiria is being screened at the festival tonight. There will also be talks, events and workshops alongside the music programme. The special performances include: n Pram/Filmficcones - Shadow Shows: An Experiment in Surreal Horror. (Sunday). With split screens, 16mm projections and incorporating the techniques of early cinema, dark collages are accompanied by a live performance by Pram. Dialed In - Bobby Previte vs Visual Jockey Benton-C Bainbridge. (Tomorrow) Jazz drummer Bobby Previte joins with Benton-C Bainbridge, creating a live improvised audio visual experience. Tim Wright Tim Wright may refer to:
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TONIGHT, 9pm-2.30am (Day Ticket - pounds 15) Army Of Flying Robots/Atomized/ Drum Eyes/Glatze/Kylie Minoise/ PCM/Scorn/Sunn O)))/ Taint/ Venetian Snares Venetian Snares, often abbreviated to Vsnares or similar, is the performing name of Aaron Funk, an electronic music producer and performer from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is known for making experimental electronic music often in odd numbered time signatures. . TOMORROW, 4pm-3am (Day Ticket - pounds 35) Bobby Previte vs VJ Benton-C Bainbridge/Corrupted/Diaganol/ Flower/Corsano Duo/Growing/ Iron Lung/Kim Hiorthoy/Light Trap/Marnie Stern/Master Musicians Of Bukkake/ Monotonix/Nisenenmondai/ Remember Remember/Rose Kemp/Skullflower/Tartufi/The Accused/Thought Forms/Thorr's Hammer/Zu. SUNDAY , 2pm-12.30 am (Day Ticket - pounds 35) 65 Days Of Static/Arbouretum/ Caribou/Chris Herbert/Earthless/ Goblin/Head Of David/Jarboe/ Khyam Allami /Nancy Wallace/ Pontiak/Pram/Theo/The Memory Band/zZz. nTickets available from www.theticketsellers.co.uk or call 0844 870 0000. For more details see www.supersonicfestival.com. |
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