‘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.’

Dots & Dashes review this year’s Sónar featuring the likes of Lana Del Rey & Darkside & The Roots & Richie Hawtin & Hot Chip & John Talabot…