----- Original Message ----- From: Georgia To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 7:04 PM Subject: Sonar 02 Preview of the 2002 Sonar Programme
PREVIEW OF THE SÓNAR 2002 PROGRAMME For the ninth consecutive year SÓNAR is once again an essential venue for those wishing to discover the latest trends in electronic music. It is a meeting point, highly receptive to the pulse of the avant-garde, that presents a number of formats: the sound laboratory, leisure area, museum, conference hall and professional convention, to a varied public. Music, the audiovisual arts, digital creation and thought converge in this absolutely essential event. As in previous editions, SÓNAR once again offers a detailed scan of avant-garde creation of our times and opens the way to proposals that have a specific and seminal impact on electronic culture. The programme is open, rich in nuances and for another consecutive year embraces different artistic manifestations (music, film and electronic art), patent testimony to the ever increasing promiscuity amongst disciplines. POP IN ELECTRONICS Sound manipulation and rhythm research, the new forms of landscaping and a spirit for experimentation are the defining characteristics of a new generation of artists whom SÓNAR BY DAY has opted for. The repertoire of artists -Cex, Dntel, Lali Puna, Donna Regina, Static, Isan, Wobbly, Balago- come from fields such as indie, pop, experimentation or contemporary music, and coincide in their use of digital tools with which they produce pieces beyond classification by means of microscopic sounds, glitches and abstract, highly emotive melodies. AROUND THE WORLD WITH 35 LABELS Within the music programme of SÓNAR2002, the showcases and SONARLAB standout once again as presentation formats for the work of record labels and artistic collectives. In this editions SÓNAR will offer an overview of the productions and latest releases of renowned international labels -Morr Music, City Centre Offices, Staalplaat, Karaoke Kalk- with special emphasis on the Californian electronic scene represented by Orthlorng Musork, Tigerbeat6 and Plug Research. Special mention must be given to the participation of record labels from countries that normally have limited resources for promoting their national production such as Escuadrón Sudaca (Venezuela), Kohvi Records (Estonia), Kitchen Motors (Iceland) or Nylon (Portugal). BEYOND THE CLUB Convinced that leisure and experimentation are not necessarily in conflict, SÓNAR BY NIGHT once again opts for a programme full of stylistic nuances that go beyond the usual club context. Its three venues -SONARCLUB, SONARPARK and SONARPUB- will present very adventurous performances such as Radio Boy, Anti-Pop Consortium or Arto Lindsay, along side the great names of dance music such as Richie Hawtin, Carl Cox or Óscar Mulero. Other highlights are the appearance of the kings of techno-pop Pet Shop Boys, the live soundtrack from the film by Jean Painlevé "The Sounds of Science" which will be interpreted by Yo La Tengo, and the set on the decks by the British singer Alison Goldfrapp. SONARMATICA. GUEST CITY: HELSINKI After having previously presented the creative realities of Barcelona, Berlin and London, SONARMÁTICA2002 now turns its eye to Helsinki. A guided tour through the most breakaway and original activities that take place in the Scandinavian capital, with a special emphasis on the area of digital creation and new technologies. In this section we can highlight the installations of Tommi Grönlund and Petteri Nisunen as well as the works of the Katastro.fi collective, one of the most influential and innovative multimedia art platforms on the neo-european scene.. NEW EXHIBITION SITES SÓNAR2002 incorporates two new spaces which will enrich its exhibits programme: SONARAMA, a new venue in the Centre d'Art Santa Mònica dedicated to sound and audiovisual arts which will present local productions, and the Capella de l'Àntic Hospital de la Santa Creu, where the Designer's Republic collective will put on a retrospective exhibition of their best works created over a period of 16 years. SÓNAR 2002 PRE-LINE UP (10.04.02): CONCIERTOS PET SHOP BOYS (UK) YO LA TENGO (USA) TUXEDOMOON (USA) LAMB (UK) RADIO BOY (UK) ANTI-POP CONSORTIUM (USA) S.I. FUTURES (UK) LUOMO (FI) SOUL DESIGNER (BE) ARTO LINDSAY (USA) LAYO & BUSHWACKA! (UK) JANEK SCHAEFER (UK) YASUNAO TONE (JP) CHRISTIAN MARCLAY (USA) WAGON COOKIN' (E) TITO + ZBIGNIEW KARKOWSKI (E/POL) PANSONIC + PEACHES (FIN/GER) COLOMA (GER) CROSSOVER (USA) AXEL DÖRNER + AGUSTÍ FERNÁNDEZ (E) BALAGO (E) THE CONGOSOUND (E) DOMESTIC (E) GCTTCATT (AT) BABEL AGATHA (E) OREN AMBARCHI (AUS) SOUL CENTER (GER) SOLO LOS SOLO (E) DJ SETS JEFF MILLS (USA) CARL COX (UK) RICHIE HAWTIN (USA) ARTHUR BAKER (USA) ROGER SANCHEZ (USA) JOHN DIGWEED (UK) FUNK D'VOID (UK) OSCAR MULERO (E) ALISON GOLDFRAPP (UK) MR. SCRUFF (UK) MR. LEN (USA) DJ KRUSH (JP) TIGA (CAN) NACHO MARCO (E) SIDERAL (E) BROOKS (UK) SOUL OF MAN (UK) D' WACHMAN (E) PACO OSUNA (E) J.L. MAGOYA (E) DJ DEL COSTA (PR) JOHN TEJADA (USA) BIG MIC (E) FUNKVICE (E) MONKEY (E) LADY K @ PACKA (E) GABB (E) SHOWCASES ORTHLORNG MUSORK (USA) presents AGF (GER) (live) TIMEBLIND (live) FULL SWING (Dj) GOLD CHAINS (live) PLUG RESEARCH (USA) presents CHESSIE (live) SAFETY SCISSORS (live) DNTEL (live) MORR MUSIC (GER) presents ISAN (live) MANUAL (live) LALI PUNA (live) THOMAS MORR (Dj) NINJA TUNE (UK) presents BONOBO (live) DK (SOLID STEEL) (Dj) CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA (live) ESCUADRÓN SUDACA (VE) presents BMH (live) JUNZ & LOPEZ (Dj) WYZ (live) KARAOKE KALK(GER) presents THORSTEN LÜTZ (Dj) DONNA REGINA (live) JÖRG FOLLERT (Dj) THE LEAF LABEL (UK) presents MURCOF (MEX) (live) MANITOBA (live) TONY MORLEY (Dj) WMF (GER) presents HIGHFISH (Dj) NIKAKOI (live) KOTAI (live) HELSINKI (FI) presents AAVIKKO (live) O:PL BASTARDS (live) DIDIER & ANOMALOUS (Dj) STAALPLAAT (NL) presents MASSIMO (IT) (live) GOEM (HL) (live) 386 DX (RUS) (live) STAALPLAAT SOUNDSYSTEM (HL) (live) ePM / KEEP DIGGIN' (UK) presents KIRK DIGEORGIO (Dj) IAN O'BRIEN (Dj) MARK SHADE (Dj) STRAIGHT AHEAD (CH) presents SEQUEL (Dj) DOMENICO FERRARI (live) EARTHBOUND (Dj) TIGERBEAT6 (USA) presents KID606 (live) CEX (live) WOBBLY (live) DJ/RUPTURE (Dj) BPITCH CONTROL (GER) presents ELLEN ALLIEN (Dj) MODESELEKTOR (live) FEADZ (Dj) FRENCH BUREAU EXPORT (FR) presents G:EL (live) M83 (live) DOCTOR L (live) MAUD (dj) FRAGIL DISCOS (AR) presents AUDIOPERÚ (Dj) FANTASIAS ANIMADAS (live) SONARLABS DAMIAN LAZARUS plays CITY ROCKERS (UK) DJ ANIMA & DJ TRIPLE R play TRAUM (GER) PRETO & TYPE play NYLON (PT) CITY CENTRE OFFICES presents STATIC (GER) and SHLOMIE SVIRI (UK) FRANÇOIS K. plays WAVE MUSIC and CLICKTRACKS (USA) MARCUS MAEDER & BERN SCHURER play DOMIZIL (CH) OLIVIER & LUCIANO play MENTAL GROOVE (CH) WATCH TV & DAVID LAPOF play HITOP (E) HANNES PRAKS plays KOHVIRECORDS (EE) JOHANN JOHANNSSON & KIRA KIRA play KITCHEN MOTORS (IS) GAV SMITH plays DISORIENT & MR. BONGO (UK) DJ KENSEI & AOKI TAKAMASA play PROGRESSIVE ForM (JP) THIRD EAR presents RYO CO, HIROSHI WATANABE, and WORLD'S END GIRLFRIEND (JP) Sonar 2002 International Media Department: Georgia Taglietti Delia Pringle Berta Armengol Email: press @ sonar.es Phone: +34 93 320 81 63 For more information, images and downloads pls check www.pro.sonar.es/media Sonar site adress: www.sonar.es Georgia Taglietti Advanced Music Booking Manager Sonar International Media Manager & PR Sonar 2002: 13,14,15th of June 2002 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
