The crown jewel of the evening, however, was C93. The group of musicians assembled by David Tibet were ten or eleven strong, and Tibet was himself introduced with much theatricality by a gentleman wearing evening attire and the tallest top-hat I have yet encountered, leading me to expect smoke to billow out of it. In many ways, that dramatic introduction set the scene – C93′s brand of hallucinatory experimentalism almost demands a well-developed sense of theatre and, although visually it was kept to a minimum, in terms of emotional delivery and vocal style it was there in buckets.
This is the third time I've seen Sutcliffe Jugend play live, and their performances are so consistently good that it’s hard to believe that, despite the band’s nearly 30 years of existence, they’ve only been playing live shows since 2005
It has to be said that the visual aspects of The Alchemy Of Man are rather lost tonight, due to the physical constraints of the Bar & Co. boat’s performance space.
Sorrow songs played tonight include ‘Ruby Tears’, ‘Forgive Me’ and the exquisitely masochistic ‘Let There be Thorns’. Another highlight is ‘Crystal Nights’...
Overall, it was an overwhelming and fascinating journey through the genre. The atmosphere was generally polite and actually rather subdued considering the nature of the entertainment, and overall ability to endure punishment was perhaps the finest qualifier for all involved...
2009 marked the seventh year of the Supersonic Festival, and my fifth year of attending this unique event. For the uninitiated, Supersonic is promoted by Capsule, Birmingham’s leading promoters of alternative and underground live music.
Post-industrial folk singer Andrew King is joined for his set by Hunter Barr on keyboards and electronics, with Lloyd James supplying percussion and backing vocals.
