France touches down at Sónar 2013 with 11 artists who represent a broad and varied range of styles; from funk to house with touches cosmic jazz, techno with hip hop beats, and hedonistic pop, to experimentation with processed guitars.

Ed Banger and Sound Pellegrino, two of the country's most important labels, will offer two separate showcases, featuring the very best from their respective catalogues. The first celebrates 10 years of Ed Banger, held within another anniversary (Sónar's 20th), with live performances by Breakbot, sets from Justice and a special mega mix by label chief Busy P. Meanwhile, Sound Pellegrino, run by Teki Latex (ex-member of TTC) present German Matthias Zimmermann and the DJ pairing Sound Pellegrino Thermal Team, perpetrators of the French label who are one of the most exciting new breeds in today's European dance music.

Among the established and anointed, Laurent Garnier stands out for his impeccable career and special relationship with Sónar: he was present at the very first edition and has been given the task of closing the festival's 20th anniversary, as he did last year. He also wanted to celebrate Sónar's birthday by delivering a very special mix which reveals what the festival means to him.

Rounding off this year's wide ranging French participation will be: the cosmic electro funk of Jackson And his Computer Band (presenting his Warp comeback album, live), the iconoclastic Sèbastien Tellier (performing live with his band, the expansive pop of his latest material), the Catalan partnership Pascal Comelade y Richard Pinhas (the French guitarist, highly regarded on the experimental tour circuit), the youthful Bambounou (one of the most promising artists in French techno and new 50Weapons label signing), the unstoppable C2C (a turntablist quartet with one of the most explosive live sets to be seen at Sónar by Night) and the amazing Le K, the sampler virtuoso, and lover of mixing everyday sounds, cadence jazz and rhythmic house.