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Sónar once again selects and highlights the most relevant and interesting developments on the Spanish scene for the festival audiences, with more than 30 shows including sessions and concerts, presenting a broad range of styles, ranging from noisism to new pop, and taking in the most thrilling and innovative rhythms of today's electronica.
Concerts
Barcelona's John Talabot, perhaps the most outstanding Spanish producer working today, will be presenting tracks from his acclaimed album "fIN," accompanied by another artist in top form, Pional. Pegasvs will transfer their hypnotic kraut-pop with vintage synthesizers and analogue tape reels to a live setting. Meanwhile, Arbol, will be giving us his live show of delicate atmospheres and carefully crafted pieces, halfway between electronica and acoustic.
Also noteworthy are the head of Lovethecaos d.Forma (noisism and experimentation taken to the limit); the London resident Santiago Latorre (abstract ambient and intimate jazz); the tremendous The Suicide Of Western Culture (conceptual techno and rave); the talented Lenticular Clouds (evocative and cosmic electronica); the creative freedom of Esperit! (folktronic improvisation); the duo Lolo & Sosaku (minimalism executed using their own instruments); El_Txef_A (elegant deep house from Bilbao); the promising Clip! (house and bass music in perfect communion) and Monki Valley (electronic tropicalism with a pop soul); the very young Stand Up Against Heart Crime (dark synth pop); the Barcelona-based Cadiz native Fábel (melodic and captivating IDM) the interactive show by Koulomek (bass music and IDM with a touch of rave); and the stimulating cinematic sounds of Microfeel.
Sessions
The list of DJs in the sets section is long and varied. Among the highlights are the sets by two Barcelona veterans, Amable (appearing at Sónar for the first time, opening for New Order) and; DJ2D2, who will present his stunning AV Show; Logical Nonsense, (with a set of ambient electronica to kick things off); the young and increasingly popular DJ teams Yall Djs and Machine Beats; Igor Marijuán, (director of the Ibiza Sónica radio station); the bloated beats of Blastto; the face-off between Canada's Sinjin Hawke and Austria's Zora Jones (who are both based in Barcelona and are both lovers of the latest trends such as juke and new jersey club); another head-to-head, this time featuring Guillamino and Diego Armando to celebrate 10 years of the Bankrobber label; the syncopated Latin vibration rhymes of Nehuen; and the techno power and depth of Coyu, Uner and Eduardo de la Calle, who will all be playing at Sónar by Night on Friday 15th.
SonarPro
The SonarPro line-up includes the work done on sonic applications by several students on various courses and master's programmes at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, which will be exhibited on floor -1 of the CCCB (the traditional SonarMŕtica space), where you can also see "Pollywogs," the robot musicians by the German artist and Barcelona resident Roland Olbeter.
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