The 12th edition of Sónar will take place on 16, 17 and 18 June. Sónar 2005 is marked by a return to what is organic and physical in the expression of live music. Join the discussion here. Confirmed Artists Pre-programme as of 1st of April 2005. Live acts and Djs: 2 MANY DJ'S (BE) 2020 SOUNDSYSTEM (UK) THE BATTLES (US) THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (NO) CUT CHEMIST (US) THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS (UK) DE LA SOUL (US) DJ YODA (UK) DUPLEX aka EDAN & INSIGHT (US) THE DURUTTI COLUMN (UK) ELLEN ALLIEN (DE) FERGIE (UK) GOODIEPAL (DK) HOT CHIP (UK) JAMES MURPHY (US) JAMIE LIDELL (UK) JEFF MILLS (US) JORIS VOORN (NL) LAURENT GARNIER (FR) LCD SOUNDSYSTEM (US) LE TIGRE (US) MARK ONE + VIRUS SYNDICATE (UK) M.I.A. (UK) MISS KITTIN (FR) MOCKY (CA) MOUSE ON MARS (DE) MU (JP) NOAH23 (CA) RADIAN (AT) ROISIN MURPHY (UK) THE SOFT PINK TRUTH (US) SÓLO LOS SOLO (ES) SOULWAX (BE) SUBTLE (US) TOWATOM (CL / JP) Confirmed Showcases AREAL presents BASTEROID (DE) live ADA (DE) live AUTOPILOT PUBLISHING presents FS BLUMM (DE) live GUIDO MÖBIUS (DE) dj VERT (DE) live CIRCUS COMPANY presents NÔZE (FR) live SETY (FR) dj COMPOST presents BEN MONO (DE) live ALEX ATTIAS (DE) dj GENERAL ELECTRICS (DE) live DOMINO / EAT YOUR OWN EARS presents HOOD (UK) live TO ROCOCO ROT (DE) live ELETRONIKA presents BRAZIL UNDERGROUND ARTIFICIAL (BR) live M. TAKARA (BR) dj HURTMOLD + ROB MAZUREK (BR) live FONAL presents ES (FI) live GET PHYSICAL presents BOOKA SHADE (DE) live DJ T (DE) dj GOMMA presents MUNK (DE) dj WHOMADEWHO (DE) live HILTMEYER INC & TOMBOY (DE) dj HÄPNA presents TAPE (SE) live M-NUS presents TROY PIERCE vs MAGDA (CA) dj MARC HOULE (CA) live MATHEW JONSON (CA) live RICHIE HAWTIN (CA) dj MÚSICA Y GASTRONOMÍA VEGETABLE ORCHESTRA (AT) MATTHEW HERBERT – PLAT DU JOUR (UK) CUISINE CONCRÈTE + JORDI VILÀ (ES) PLATFORM MUSIC presents DJSOS KROST (DK) live PHARFAR & NED FLANDERS (DK) dj EFTERKLANG (DK) live REGULAR presents IÑAQUI MARÍN (ES) live JAUMËTIC (ES) dj STUDIO RAREKWAI presents AFRA (JP) live DJ JIFROCK (JP) dj DJ BAKU + MSC (JP) live TATSUKI (JP) dj SUBTERFUGE presents CYCLE (ES) live THIRD EAR presents MADe IN JAPAN WORLD’S END GIRLFRIEND + BAND (JP) live YAMAUCHI (JP) live REI HARAKAMI & SHIRO TAKATANI (JP) live TYPE REC. presents KHONNOR (UK) live XELA & AEIOU (UK) dj MIDAIRCONDO (SE) live Confirmed Sonarlabs ALEX THREADGOLD plays SOUND-INK (US) DJ99 / GUTTORM ANDREASEN plays WASABI (NO) JOE ENGLISH plays NOISE FACTORY RECORDS (CA) MANU GONZÁLEZ & EDUARDO DOMINGO play GO MAG (ES) PARAL-LEL plays BEE RECORDS (FR) PELLARIN & MYLLEAGER play STATLER & WALDORF (DK) PETER GEBERT plays LUX NIGRA (DE) SIMON RUSSELL plays ROUGH TRADE SHOPS (UK) Visuals by: NO-DOMAIN (VE) ////////////////////// Sónar 2005 is marked by a return to what is organic and physical in the expression of live music. Lcd Soundsystem, Le Tigre, Soulwax, Hood, Radian, Hurtmold + Rob Mazurek, Mouse On Mars and To Rococo Rot, as well as the legendary The Durutti Column and newcomers Efterklang, The Beautiful People and The Battles, are indicative of this unorthodox trend increasingly common among live acts with electronic music at the forefront. Voice gains presence in Sónar 2005, with performances by Roisin Murphy, vocalist of Moloko, M.I.A., the new sensation in London’s underground, or Jamie Lidell. As well as De La Soul, Afra, Noah 23, Edan & Insight and the hyperactive Doseone fronting the avant-rap sextet Subtle, important proposals which represent hip-hop in its different aspects. The Chemical Brothers will present one of the most awaited concerts of Sónar by Night with “Push The Button”, their sixth Lp. They function at full capacity. Other important acts in Sónar by Night will be Ada, James Murphy, Mu, Jeff Mills, Cut Chemist, The Soft Pink Truth, Mark One + Virus Syndicate, Joris Voorn, Miss Kittin, Laurent Garnier, Mathew Johnson, DJ Yoda, Ellen Allien and Richie Hawtin, among others. In SonarLab, Sónar 2005 will pay special tribute to the world’s most influential radio dj and staunchest advocate of the festival: John Peel. For the third year in a row, L’Auditori de Barcelona will present a musical proposal of exceptional character: the Orquestra Simfònicade Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya (OBC) will interact with Richie Hawtin , dj/rupture and Doseone . Afterwards it will perform a repertoire focusing on the concept of landscape representation, with appropriate visual support. SonarMática , the multimedia area of the festival, returns to its origins on CCCB’s first floor to present RANDONÉE , a walk through 21st century landscaping, with a programme that will analyse the margins of actual possibility of landscape through new media. Sónar by Day will include its regular five scenes: SonarVillage, SonarLab, SonarComplex, Sonarama and the Hall stage, as well as its legendary exhibition and cultural areas: SonarCinema , Conferences and Panels , and SonarMática , which this year returns to its origins on CCCB’s first floor. Like every year, Sónar by Day will review the latest acts in the electronic, electro, hip-hop, electronic pop, post- rock, digital concretism, electronic folk and experimental jazz areas with names that include Khonnor, Midaircondo, FS Blumm, Vert, Tape, Goodiepal, Munk, Artificial, Noze, Booka Shade, Hot Chip, General Electrics, World’s End Girlfriend, Tatsuki or Mocky . The showcases will be led by labels such as: Type Rec (UK), Areal (DE), Fonal (FI), M-Nus (CA), Domino (UK), Emphase Rec (DE), Subterfuge (ES), Third Ear (JP), and Gomma (DE). SonarLab will review the catalogues of Noise Factory (CA), Lux Negra (DE), Active Suspensión (FR), Clapping Music (FR), Get Physical (DE), Circus Company (FR) and Regular (ES). more info at: www.sonar.es