Sónar 2013 presents several creative partnerships showcasing their new works at the festival. Operating in tandem the high-flying, buzzing minds of contrasting artists join forces to form partnerships that achieve amazing results, more than the sum of their own respective talents.

In the coming weeks we will announce new dynamic duos who will join the 20th Anniversary of Sónar; in the meantime, we present seven top notch double-headed projects.

Pascal Comelade and Richard Pinhas, are the latest edition to the Sónar 2013 program and are two of the most innovative and respected musicians from the European scene over the last 30 years. They will stage an exclusive live concert, (their only performance this year) of their joint project, crystallized in their album "Flip side of sophism". Theirs is a collaboration that delves into the language possibilities between piano, guitar and electronics, and showcases the lesser-known Comelade's electronica side.

The new live act from Nordic nu-disco maestros Lindstrøm and Todd Terje is one of the most anticipated shows of Sónar 2013. Both Norwegian and supreme specialists in producing evolving and danceable cosmic house odysseys, their studio collaboration was simply a question of time. An insight into their collaborative sound is the unprejudiced and sublime hit "Lanzarote", which exhibits the incredibly exciting potential of this partnership.

Alva Noto and Byetone have already worked together for many years, but it was not until two years ago when the Raster-Noton label chiefs began their project Diamond Version. Their show at last year's Sónar by Day (together with Japanese artist Atsuhiro Ito) left a strong and lasting impression in the audience. This year they return to introduce new material from their debut album and demonstrate live and direct the sensory power of a techno that is both groundbreaking musical science and pure energy.

The British dub scene heralds duo Sherwood and Pinch as two of its major exponents, a partnership that spans two generations of the genre. Adrian Sherwood, producer, musician and head of On-U Sound label, is probably the most influential figure in the expansion and assimilation of Jamaican music in the UK. Pinch, meanwhile, is one of the most determined explorers in pushing the boundaries of dubstep, operating from his native Bristol through the Tectonic label. Their alliance includes a future release and promises music that is 24-carat direct, filled with powerful bass lines.

Hudson Mohawke and Lunice have much in common: they're young, talented, devoted rap lovers (both underground and mainstream) and blessed with a special ability to produce classics for the dance floor. It was hardly a year ago that they created TNGHT, a triumph in its own right: tracks that mix hip hop beats and electronic dance (the new Trap genre) with widespread acclaim, signing to Warp and establishing connections with the new priests of the American scene (Kanye West, Diplo, Flying Lotus). The two were also prticipants of the Red Bull Music Academy, where they are now presented as one of the SonarDôme's program highlights.

Karenn is one of the pillars of the rebirth of techno in Europe. Behind this bizarely female name hide two undoubtably masculine strengths accostumed to living in the dark. Blawan and Pariah, both coming from the British bass scene, are for the last several months the purveyors of the rough and raw sound that defines the very genre that is techno. Their live, on Friday at Sónar by Night, could well mark one of the hightlights of the festival. 

Music and poetry go hand in hand with the pairing of Bradien and Eduard Escoffet: the first is one of the gems of the spa.RK label, a one-off band with a special sound that oscilates between electronica, fine jazz and cinematic ambient; the second is an all-rounder in the world of poetry, a mover and a shaker on the Barcelona cultural scene, someone who breathes new life into the art of spoken word. The union of the two brings to life an ambitious project in approach and one with outstanding results. A blessing of a deviation on the Spanish scene.