‘With UK festivals conclusively on the wane, it’s a marvel in itself that not only do innumerable hordes continue to pack knapsacks and point toes in the direction of Cataluñan capital Barcelona as though on some hedonism-fuelled, Fenchurch-drenched field trip but tantos are still waxing lyrical about the city’s – and arguably the globe’s – one and indeed only International Festival of Advanced Music and Multimedia Art, Sónar.’
Above is the official image of Sónar 2012 (June 14th-16th), a still from Sergio Caballero’s La Distancia, the tale of a robbery at a Siberian power station and below is the newly enhanced musical line up for Barcelona’s finest multimedia spectacular. Last time the rundown was expanded, it was stretched exponentially to take in global phenomenon Lana Del Rey however the multi-venued bash again demonstrates its versatility in its latest announcement. Reconfigured synthpop stalwarts New Order are to headline Saturday’s Sónar by Night, whilst South African antagonists Die Antwoord return to L’Hospitalet for a second consecutive year to unleash their Ten$ion project on all ears within range of their unholy raucous. DFA godfather James Murphy takes to the decks for a Friday night blowout; Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard doubles up to take The 2 Bears for a spin; and Alfred Darlington brings Daedelus’ Archimedes Show to the picturesque, historical setting that houses Sónar by Day.
The full day-by-day line up now looks something like:
Jueves 14 de Junio
Sónar de Día
d. forma & Daedelus Archimedes Show & DJ Spinn & DJ Rashad & Kutmah & Lapalux & Kasaki Batoh – Brain Pulse Music & Monki Valley & Om Unit & Ricardo Donoso & Thundercat & Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs & When Saints Go Machine & Yosi Horikawa.
Viernes 15 de Junio
Sónar de Día
Austra & Clip! & Club Cheval feat. Canblaster, Myd, Panteros 666 & Sam Tyba & Dago & Daniel Miller & Doc Daneeka & Esperit! & Jacques Greene & John Talabot & Lolo & Sosaku & Mouse on Mars & Nehuen & Nguzunguzu & Nightwave & Peaking Lights & Plapla Pinky & Psilosamples & Raisa K & Stand Up Against Heart Crime & Supersilent feat. John Paul Jones & Trevor Jackson.
Sónar de Noche
Fatboy Slim & Richie Hawtin & Squarepusher & Lana Del Rey & James Murphy & Amon Tobin – ISAM & James Blake DJ & Friendly Fires & Jacques Lu Cont & Nicolas Jaar & Annie Mac & UNER & Untold.
Sábado 16 de Junio
Sónar de Día
Cornelius presents salyu x salyu & Darkside & Diamond Version + Atsuhiro Ito & Discodromo & DJ Harvey & Ital & Jesse Boykins III & Keys N Krates & LA Vampires & Lenticular Clouds & Magic Touch & Maria Minerva & Pegasvs & Salva & Santiago Latorre & Sinjin Hawke vs. Zora Jones & The Suicide Of Western Culture & xxxy.
Sónar de Noche
Azari & III & Cooly G & deadmau5 & Die Antwoord & DVA & Hot Chip & Julio Bashmore & Kode9 & Laurent Garnier presents L.B.S. & Luciano & Madeon & Mary Anne Hobbs b2b Blawan & Maya Jane Coles & Metronomy & Modeselektor & New Order & Pretty Lights & The 2 Bears & The Roots.
A full selection of Día, Noche, day and weekend tickets is available here, whilst check the official Sónar site for further informations on this, that, or the other.
