"Of this welter of well organised, wisely curated festivals (ATP, Faster Than Sound, Sonar, Greenman) perhaps the best organised and most wisely curated was Supersonic. Plotted by Birmingham promoters Capsule, 2007's Supersonic inhabited the nexus where metal, folk and noise met."
Louis Pattison Plan B Magazine
"Capsule are the most artistically directed rock & electronic production team in the UK,… They are a blessing. SUNN returned to Birmingham and headlined SUPERSONIC 2007 last July to staggering success both artistically for us and socially amongst the amazing community of music which was gathered. This type of gathering brings and helps identify some of the otherwise indescribable connections & threads happening between contemporary music and art"
Stephen O'Malley Sunn 0)))
”AS British music festivals go, Birmingham’s annual Supersonic event is the best kind of mixed musical bag, a dizzying assortment of avant rock textures and Heavy Metal thunder on a bill which swings from the sublime to the ridiculous without once seeming ostentatiously eclectic. Not only is the music consistently better than that of most UK weekenders, the atmosphere is equally enticing, making this the perfect festival for people who ‘wouldn’t normally do this kind of thing’…The organisers of Supersonic deserve credit for joining the dots between the cerebral pleasures of the avant garde and the primal pull of planet rock, striking a delicate balance between chin-stroking and headbanging few other British events bother to attempt. There’s a kind of straightforward karma at work here, the thought and care invested in making this event a worthwhile experience for all involved guarantees good word of mouth, and this in turn ensures its survival. One would like to think that Supersonic could provide a good example to the UK’s ailing – in terms of quality, rather than lucrativeness – festival circuit.”
The Wire 2006
"The Supersonic festival at the Custard Factory was one of
the most ambitious and eclectic I have ever had the pleasure of
playing at in the UK. The only thing that I know of that compares
would be Sonar in Barcelona for diversity, setting, presentation
and sheer love of music."
Strictly Kev - DJ FOOD
"Despite the UK's
terribly impressive track record in electronic music, there's only
one festival that can match up to the standards of Sonar or
Dissonanze; Birmingham's Supersonic., housed in the legendary
Custard Factory compound. This year as usual, they've put together
a terrifying portfolio of artists to exacerbate those irritating
ear problems while indulging in Epicurean delights. At the heart of
Birmingham's techno scene has always been the spectral, clanging
machine throb of House of God - an outfit inspiring religious
fervour in all - and this year they're kicking off the Friday.
Shortly afterwards, the clouds will enter the realm of the
disturbed. Saturdays line up offers many awesome once in a lifetime
pleasures; you'll need to catch the righteous-rebel-tranny-spirit
of Genesis P-Orridge and his Psychic TV, then Japanese sadistic
emperor of noise Merzbow goes in the ring with Sunn 0)))'s Stephen
O'Mallley. It's a Herculean struggle that will no doubt end with
Birmingham's Medicine Bar crumbling to the ground. Time to
shred."
i-d magazine July 05 Jeremy Abbott
Past Supersonics:
Supersonic 2007 Featuring MOGWAI, SUNN O))), OM, TUNNG, QUI, CHROMEHOOF and many more.
Supersonic 2006 Featuring HIGH ON FIRE, THRONES, FINAL, ISIS, SHY CHILD, US MAPLE and many more.
Supersonic
2005 featuring BATTLES, MODIFIED TOY ORCHESTRA , JESU, DALEK
and more.
Supersonic 2004
featuring SENOR COCONUT AND HIS ORCHESTRA, SPEKTRUM, CHRIST, TEAM
SHADETEK and more.
Supersonic 2003
featuring COIL, DJ FOOD, LCD
SOUNDSYSTEM, PRAM, BLACK GALAXY more.