Mednarodni festival napredne glasbe in multimedijske umetnosti Sonar se bo letos odvijal kar na dveh prizoriščih: tradicionalno v Barceloni, prvič pa tudi v A Coruni.
THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS
The power of dance electronica
The Chemical Brothers are coming to Sónar 2010 Barcelona to present a completely new show, which promises to be a truly first-rate audiovisual experience. An essential outfit in the electronica of the last two decades with albums including “Exit Planet Dust” (95), “Dig Your Own Hole” (97), “Surrender” (99), “Come With Us” (02) and “Push The Button” (05), the duo consisting of Ed Simmons and Tom Rowland has remained at the top of the heap thanks to a style that is totally recognisable, a back catalogue of undeniable hits (“Hey Boy Hey Girl”, “Leave Home”, “Galvanize”, “Block Rockin’ Beats”) and the ability to please all audiences. Their concert, a sure-fire dancefloor hit, will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of Sónar 2010.
DIZZEE RASCAL
From the underground to the peaks of success
A media star in the UK at only 24 years old, a regular name on the hit lists and a vocalist who is charismatic as well as ambitious, Dizzee Rascal presents his latest album, “Tongue N’ Cheek” (09), which mixes up house, hip-hop and funk, and is loaded with hits: “Dirtee Cash”, “Dance Wiv Me”, “Holiday” and the tremendous “Bonkers”, which features the collaboration of Armand Van Helden. Dizzee Rascal brings all the urgency and strength of his music to the stage, and will also be dusting off tracks from his other acclaimed albums: “Maths + English”, “Showtime” and “Boy In Da Corner” (winner of the Mercury Prize in 2003).
AIR
Barcelona, Friday June the 18th, A Coruña, Saturday June the 19th
Atmospheric savoir-faire
At Sónar 2010, Air will be presenting their extensive repertoire of hits and their new album “Love 2” (Virgin, 2009), an album that continues to plough the furrow carved out by the French duo in their now classic “Moon Safari” (1998): the fusion of proto-futuristic sixties and seventies pop with various quirks drawn from psychedelia, lounge music and soundtracks from underground European films. “Love 2” is the logical next step after Air’s previous albums “Talkie Walkie” (2004) and “Pocket Symphony” (2007), which were meticulously produced and delicate collections of synth-pop, with an all-enveloping melodic ingredient that has charmed all manner of listeners over the years. This is the first album by the Parisians Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Nicolas Godin which does not feature any special guest appearances –vocalists, pianists, legends of French electronic music, etc., and as such it is a completely self-produced work, and their most personal project to date.
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM
A Coruña, Thursday June the 17th, Barcelona, Friday June the 18th
New York Disco-punk
LCD Soundsystem will be bringing their exquisite disco-punk sound to the main Sónar by Night stage, in Barcelona and in A Coruña. The New York band led by the charismatic James Murphy, which is planning to release its third album during the first six months of 2010, is currently holed up in a Los Angeles studio, painstakingly recording the album which will follow on from “Sound of Silver” (DFA, 2007), one of the essential collections for understanding recent musical phenomena such as the reactivation of the eighties mutant disco and post-punk scene, the dialogue on equal terms between rock bands and DJs, and New York’s revitalisation as the engine of modernity, and which contains references to Joy Division, Kraftwerk, Brian Eno, Larry Levan, Krautrock and Suicide all in equal measures. A version of “Bye bye Bajou” by Alan Vega, the vocalist of Suicide, is the latest material to be released by James Murphy, in an exclusive limited vinyl edition which is a taster for the complete album.