Rolling Stone - Fricke's Picks, David Fricke.
' Capsula a kinetic trio from Bilbao, Spain - singer-guitarist Martin Guevara and bassist Coni Duchess, the band's founding couple, are originally from Argentina - who were supposed to be obsessed with the Velvet Underground (according to a newspaper preview) but were actually a high-velocity union of the Cramps and the Who, coated in corroded glam. Guevara attacked his guitar with a serious case of Pete Townshend, and drummer Alberto Diez was an improbable mix of Keith Moon and the Velvets' Maureen Tucker: flash with heartbeat. In the last song of the set, a furious space-out that sounded like the Who doing Pink Floyd's 'Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun,' Guevara swallowed his mike Lux Interior-style and scraped his guitar strings along the edge of the stage. You don't get those visuals with Capsula's new album, Rising Mountains (BCore), but you get the idea - and everything I heard.'
Pitchfork
'Capsula sounded alternately like straight-up scuzzy garage punk and like Death Valley 69-era Sonic Youth if Kim Gordon sang all their stuff. Pretty good! And I definitely wouldn't have heard them if they weren't playing so loud'
Ruta 66
'Hay algo tangiblemente
atávico en el sonido que conjuran
Capsula sobre un escenario, un básico latido
eléctrico que te protege del contaminado
exterior en invisible, cálida envoltura
amniótica. Es una vez más el primigenio
ritual de la existencia tomando aviesa conciencia
de su compás en el presente, la
breve permanencia de esos preciosos segundos
en que el ahora revolotea consciente
antes de desvanecerse hacia el voluble
receptáculo de la memoria. Algo que no
puede simularse, que surge naturalmente
de quienes metabolizan una tarea expresiva
sin la que sus vidas carecerían de vértice
o sentido, aquellos que como ellos siguen el
imprevisible derrotero que les marca un
camino donde sólo hay rumbo venidero,
nunca huella dejada.
Sin pararse a mirar atrás, huyendo hacia
adelante, única forma de no dejarse atrapar
por un destino que se detiene momentáneamente
confundido por el fragor de la
amplificación, Cápsula se erigen en catártico
espejismo. Han embotellado tan formidable
vibración en Rising Mountains (BCore,
2009), expansivo exorcismo de psicodelia
que mira a las alturas para elevarnos de
la prosaica cotidianidad, hecho de cánticos
tribales bañados en rock infeccioso y reptante
empujándonos hacia esa voluptuosa
dimensión en que la realidad será suplantada
por el chapoteo en inconscientes lodos,
allí donde la razón deviene inútil ante la
fosforescencia de lo visceral. La enésima
verificacián de que, ay, todo es justamente
transitorio y captar el instante, ya no aprehenderlo,
la única posibilidad.
Ignacio Julia. Ruta 66.
'There is something tangibly atavistic in the sound that Capsula conjure on stage, a basic electrical pulse that protects you from external contamination in an invisible amniotic warm folds. Something that can not be simulated, something that emerges naturally from those who metabolize an expressive task that without it, their lives would have no meaning or vertex, those who like them follow the unpredictable course that will mark a path where there is only a next direction, never a trace left. "
"They have bottled such tremendous vibration in Rising Mountains (Bcore, 2009), an expansive exorcism of psychedelic, looking to the height to rise above the everyday mundane life'
'The umpteenth verification that, alas, everything is just temporary and to capture the moment, no longer to apprehend it, is the only possibility.'
Ignacio Julia. Ruta 66.
Venus Zine - Chicago.
If one were to create a mathematical formula for the level of a band's awesomeness, it would need to include factors such as: 'Amount Of Guitar Noise,' 'Exoticness Of Members,' and 'Ratio Of Punk Influence To '70s Rock Influence.' Run Capsula's numbers, and the result is: Highly Awesome. An analysis of these results reveals: Extremely High Potential To Blow You Away.
'Amount Of Guitar Noise' equals motherloads - 'Wild C' is replete with the roaring of motorcycles, and 'The Sea Cave' drives drunkenly along a dirt road. 'Exoticness Of Members' equates to plenty. Founding members Martin Guevara and Coni Duchess live in Bilbao, Spain, but are originally from Buenos Aires.
'Ratio Of Punk Influence To '70s Rock Influence' is one-to-one. Duchess' vocals on 'Fighting With Tigers' is full-on riot grrrl, while the acoustic guitars are psychedelic. Factor in her 'Huh!' at the beginning of 'Girl! Whip Up the Sound' and the increasing catchiness of Rising Mountains on each subsequent listen, and it's clear: Capsula will rock not just your world but more than likely, the whole world.
Annie Holub.
A Decouvrir Absolument (France)
'Already discovered by using a first explosive album, the trio, from Bilbao and Argentina, returns with a disc that is more than climbing to an initiatory spiritual graal. 'Rising Mountains' is initially a hard rock, a true tradition in the bass drum. From this tradition the trio has kept a spirit of rebellion, a mix of drive and response to a defined system, and corolaire infects our lives. Certainly too close to the trio injected a scent is almost sixties on some titles, as if Blondie met in the Sonic Youth Dirty. Not on the defensive, never in the draft, proudly boasts a stunning, especially when it comes to sing a 'Wild C' explosive. Full of surprises, this album manages to not fall into the routine. Fully opened, Capsula even managed the feat of mixing time to a Kraftwerk and Joy Division, with a small division, but a result sublime (Magnetic Brain). Confirmation of our first meeting, the 'Rising Mountains' should establish a relationship over the long term, made explosive and deserved pride. The rock there is a new Mecca on a mountain, a place of joy and pride involved. Enorme.
Gerald de Oliveira.
Canada National Post
Interview by Brad Frenette
Rolling Stone (Spain)
Interview by Yumber Vera Rojas
Rolling Stone (Argentina)
Interview by Yumber Vera Rojas
Mowno (France)
Album Review by Mowno
M-La-Music (France)
Capsula, c´est d´abord une histoire d´amour : deux amants à Buenos Aires qui jouent un rock garage bourré de fuzz et d´amphétamines et décident de s´installer à Bilbao en Espagne. Des couples dans le rock, on en connaît : les Cramps, monsieur et madame Patti Smith ou les clins d´œil de Jon spencer et Cristina Martinez dans Boss Hog, pour n´en citer que quelques uns.
Album Review by Stéphane Andrieu
Go Mag
Capsula llevan tiempo orbitando el planeta musica desde hace mucho tiempo ...han girado por distintas ciudades como Londres o Berlín ...En su álbum Rising Mountains (BCore Disc 09) dibujan una odisea tremenda de rock psicodélico...Capsula resucita formas de rock ancestrales, una manera de hacer música que guarda relacion con hitos gigantes
Capsula has been orbiting the planet of music since long long time ago...they have toured different cities like London or Berlin...In the album Rising Mountains (BCore Disc 09) they have drawn a tremendous odyssey of psychedelic rock... Capsula resurrects ancestral forms of rock, a way of making music that relates to milestones giants
Interview by Albert Fernandez
El Lorito
Interview
MondoSonoro
Interview by Alvaro Fierro
MondoSonoro
'Vuelve el trío porteño-bilbaíno, para dejarnos claro que siguen yendo a por todas. Este nuevo disco vuelve a navegar desde el punk más furioso hasta el rock'n'roll puro y duro, pasando por la psicodelia y el noise, pero puestos a destacar una vertiente del grupo nos quedamos con la desgarradora y la que te hace vibrar como ocurre en sus directos...No queda claro realmente durante la escucha de su nuevo trabajo qué es lo que tienen estos chicos que engancha con tanta facilidad...
El disco pasa momentos de mínima tregua con temas como 'Rising Mountains' o 'The Sea Cave', para volver a la carga más rockera con trallazos como 'Magnetic Brain', 'Wild C' o la impresionante 'Flood',
con lo que queda claro su pegada y empuje canción tras canción'
Marcos Martín. MondoSonoro.
'...The trio from Bilbao returns to let us clear that they go for it. This new album goes from the most furious punk to the pure rock and roll via psychedelia and noise, but posts to highlight a side of the band we love the heartbreaking one that makes you vibrate in their live shows... We do not know, during the listening to their new album, what these guys (Capsula) have that hooks so easily...The album passes through moments of minimun truce with songs like 'Mountains Rising' or 'The Sea Cave', to return to their rockier side with lashes as 'Magnetic Brain', 'Wild C' or the impressive 'Flood' that makes clear their strong sound and energy song after song'
Marcos Martin. MondoSonoro.
Mondo Sonoro - Zarata.
Interview by Alvaro Fierro
Ruta 66
Album Review by Alvaro Fierro
Heineken.es
Interview by Cesar Luquero
Rockzone
Album Review by Marc Lopez
Addictif-zine (France)
Album Review
Gara
'Cápsula se sitúan en la cima del rock and roll. El actual momento musical de Cápsula es comparable a cualquiera de los instantes internacionales que protagonizan las buenas bandas de rock'
'No extraña que en este nivel, un sello catalán de prestigio, como B-Core, se fije en ellos en un directo y les invite de inmediato a formar parte de su escudería. En 'Rising mountains' practican r'n'r de raíz, con diferentes tonos y matices. Todo muy rico, variado y coherente. Divertido y fantasioso de inicio a fin. Un trío enérgico y modulado para el que el rock posee muy pocos secretos y escasas dudas'
'Capsula are placed on top of the rock and roll. The current musical moment of Capsula is comparable to any moment of the good international rock bands'
'Its is not strange that in this level, a renowned Catalan label, such as BCore, saw the band playing live and immediately invited them to join their team. In 'Rising mountains' they play r'n'r with roots going through different escapes and colors. All very rich, varied and consistent. Fun and fantastic from start to finish. An energetic and adjusted trio for whom the rock has very few secrets and no doubts'
Interview by Pablo Cabeza
El Correo
Interview by Oscar Cubillo
Sonicwave
Interview by Rafa Garcia-Moreno
I Punk Rock.com
Interview by The Profe
I Punk Rock.com
Album Review by The Profe.
Freek Magazine (Andalucia)
Interview by Cesar Guisado
Calle 20 (Barcelona)
Album Review
Arto (Madrid)
Album Review by Txema Maneru
Entzun (Basque Country)
Album Review by Myriam Garzia
Paisajes Electricos
Album Review by Txema Maneru
Stereozona (Barcelona)
Live Review of Kafe Antzokia by Jon Bilbao
In Your Eyes (Italy).
Album Review by Massimo Argo
Nontzeberri
Interview
Feiticeira.
Album Review by Sprnknwn.
Muso's Guide - Album Review
'... the second album from Capsula (late of Buenos Aires, now waiting to conquer the world from Bilbao), succeeded in grabbing my attention right from the start.
Singing in English the three-piece (two guys and a girl) have a great sound that features elements of The Mono-Men ('Found And Lost'), Monster Magnet ('Wild C', criminally too short) and Sonic Youth in Krautrock mode ('Magnetic Brain').
The main fact is they're one of those great bands that sound like all their influences at virtually the same time and yet concoct a sound all of their own from out of that sonic soup, totally contradicting song number nine 'Original Is Dead' in the process.
Fourteen cuts grace this release and the pace doesn't let up except on the garage blues of 'The Sea Cave' but the guitar solo therein more than compensates by keeping the listener keyed-up for the delights that follow in the second half of the album. Yet another great Hispanic musical contribution to this summer's soundtrack from BCore records.'
Kenny McMurtrie.
Insomnia Radio - Indie Music Network
This prolific band are originally from Buenos Aires in Argentina, and have now relocated to Bibao in Spain. They are aout to embark on a tour of Spain and France, have previously toured extensively in the US and Europe, over the years. For lovers of dark and psychedelic rock 'n roll punk such as The Velvet Underground, The Stooges, early David Bowie or Television.
Stuart Morrison
Spinner (Barcelona)
Album Review by Almudena Zazo
MondoSonoro
'Capsula van a ser la next big thing. O al menos asídebería ser. Uno no puede sino rendirse al derroche de magnetismo que exuda este trío (..) aplaudir a rabiar al acabado de las once canciones de su disco y enamorarse de ellos'
Alvaro Fierro. MondoSonoro. Diciembre 2006.
'Capsula will be the next big thing. Or so it should be. One can not but surrender to the magnetism of this trio (…) applaud wildly to the way they finish these eleven songs in their album and fall in love with them.'
Alvaro Fierro. MondoSonoro. December 2006.
Mondosonoro
'Capsula me tienen atrapado hace meses y más aun desde la edición de su primer disco. Infatigables trabajadores, con las ideas muy claras respecto a lo que pretenden y como poner todo de su parte para conseguirlo, adoro su manera de traer al momento presente lo mejor del rock.'
Eduardo Ranedo. MondoSonoro. Marzo 2007.
'Capsula has caught me months ago and even more since the release of their album (Songs & Circuits). Indefatigable workers, with very clear ideas about what they want and how to put all their power to get it, I love their way to bring to the present the best of rock'.
Eduardo Ranedo. MondoSonoro. March 2007.
Brain Magazine (France)
Capsula, trio originaire d‘Argentine, aujourd‘hui établi à Bilbao, emprunte autant à Sonic Youth, les Stones ou The Jesus and Mary Chain et surtout, dans sa déclinaison Chupa Chups, à Kim Gordon. La pochette de leur dernière livraison,Songs & Circuits, montre ainsi la bassiste dans une tenue que l‘égérie noisy-arty-grungy ne porte plus depuis Goo en 1991 : bas résille punk, mini short (ou skirt), top rayé, basse en avant, énorme. En prime, une moue boudeuse de petite fille à qui on aurait refusé sa Chupa. Une classe rock insolente à des kilomètres de tout ce que le mot attitude peut receler de mesquin et de tape à l‘œil cheap et convenu. Une classe à rapprocher de celle de Jon Spencer et de Cristina Martinez, le couple le plus sexy du rock‘n‘roll. Et qui écarte définitivement la France de la course au prétendant
Stephane Lee
Ruta 66
'...Editaron un disco en 2002 con DDT que ya intuía un camino en progresión, cada vez menos beats electrónicos y mas un rock que bebe tanto de los 80 como del glam punk, al cabo algo muy personal'
'(Capsula tienen) unos excitantes directos que exhalan magnetismo'
Fernando Gegundez. Ruta 66. Enero 2005.
'...They released an album in 2002 with DDT that sensed a path of progression, with fewer electronic beats and more rock inspired by the sounds of the 80 and glam punk, a very personal mix...'
'(Capsula have) exciting live shows that exhale magnetism...'
Fernando Gegundez. Ruta 66. January 2005
