Parte il tour internazionale targato Sónar 2016: prima a Reykjavik il 18, 19 e 20 Febbraio e poi a Stoccolma il 26 e il 27 dello stesso mese. I due festival presenteranno in totale più di 100 spettacoli nelle capitali islandese e svedese, con artisti provenienti da più di 15 paesi, con una forte enfasi sul versante della musica nordica. Oltre ai concerti e ai dj set si svolgerà il Sónar +D per la prima volta a Reykjavik, evento internazionale dedicato alle tecnologie per lo spettacolo, con un intenso programma che combina lezioni, dibattiti e workshop, oltre uno spazio espositivo dedicato alla tecnologia musicale. Molti degli artisti più importanti che suoneranno ai due festival Sónar scandinavi si esibiranno anche al Sónar Barcellona il 16, 17 e 18 giugno: Hudson Mohawke and Oneohtrix Point Never (che si esibirà con Antony from Antony and The Johnsons), Boys Noize, Jackmaster, Yung Lean, Mura Masa, The Black Madonna, Rødhåd, Ben UFO and Toxe.
Sónar+D Reykjavik program
Sónar+D, the international congress for creative technologies, comes to Reykjavik for the first time. The “Congress” area will host roundtables including “Women in Music”, with participation from international DJs and producers like Ellen Allien and The Black Madonna; talks from Ólafur Arnalds together with local composer Péttur Jonsson, or panels between communication and pop culture expert Oliver Luckett and Margeir Ingolfsson, 50% of Gluteus Maximus and the owner of a highly regarded Icelandic web design company. Rounding off conference presentations on music technology will be Reactify’s Frank Murder, and from the visual arts, Gabriel Benedikt and Atli Bollason. The “Exhibition” area will display various essential elements from the Icelandic music scene, including: a version of “Gameleste”, the Björk conceived hybrid instrument, somewhere between a Gamelan and Celeste, built by the island’s sole organ maker, Björgvin Tómasson; synthesizers created by local Frank Murder; and a record pressing machine which has helped stimulate the active Reykjavik record label scene. During the three day festival there will be an interactive visual presentation -designed by Atli Bollason, who will also be participating at the conference- on the spectacular façade of the Harpa building, which houses all the activities of Sónar and Sónar+D.
More information and tickets at www.sonarreykjavik.com
Sónar Stockholm 2016 line-up
Annie Mac, AV AV AV, Duvchi, Fatima Yamaha, Fjäder, Gander / Örnell, Holly Herndon, Hudson Mohawke, Ida Engberg, Jackmaster, Jessie Granqvist, Jessy Lanza, Johanna Knutsson, Kablam, LE1F, Maya Jane Coles, Mura Masa, Nadia Tehran, Niki & The Dove, Oneohtrix Point Never, Rødhåd, Samanta, Squarepusher, The Black Madonna, Toxe, Youth Lagoon, Yung Lean, Yung Sherman.
Check the full programme here
More information and tickets at www.sonarstockholm.com
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