Festival No. 0000464 · Est. 1998
Weekend of the year
No. 0000665
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- Venue
- Sonar 2011
- City
- Barcelona, Spain
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For the record
About the artists
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Africa HiTech plays dubstep.
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Agoria was born in Valencin, France, on 16 January 1976. Plays deep house, electro house, electronic, house, tech house.
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Annie was born in Trondheim, Norway, on 21 November 1977. Plays alternative dance, breakbeat, breaks, dance, dance-pop, deep house, disco, edm.
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Annie Mac was born in Dublin, Ireland, on 18 July 1978. Plays electronica, house, uk garage.
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Aphex Twin was born on 18 August 1971. Plays acid breaks, acid techno, ambient, ambient techno, bleep techno, breakbeat, breakcore, drill and bass.
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Atmosphere formed in Minneapolis, United States, in 1994. Plays boom bap, conscious hip hop, hip hop.
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Benji B was born in London, United Kingdom.
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Bjørn Torske was born on 4 January 1971. Plays electronic, house, nu disco.
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Boys Noize was born in Hamburg, Germany, on 22 August 1982. Plays acid techno, ebm, electro, electro house, electronic, electronica, french electro, midtempo bass.
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Brandt Brauer Frick formed in Berlin, Germany, in 2008. Plays electronic.
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Buraka Som Sistema formed in Amadora, Portugal, in 2006. Plays kuduro.
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Cut Copy formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 2001. Plays electropop, indietronica, synth-pop.
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Dels plays hip hop.
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Discodeine formed in 2007.
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Dizzee Rascal was born in Bow, United Kingdom, on 18 September 1984. Plays bassline, fidget house, grime, hip hop, hip house, pop rap, r&b, trance.
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Dominique Young Unique was born in Tampa, United States, on 15 March 1990. Plays funk, hip hop.
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DZA plays downtempo.
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Egyptrixx plays dubstep, post-dubstep.
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Floating Points was born in Manchester, United Kingdom, in 1986. Plays dubstep, electronic, electronica, house, microhouse, post-dubstep, progressive house, tech house.
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Four Tet was born in Putney, United Kingdom, in September 1977. Plays club, dance, downtempo, dubstep, electronic, electronica, folktronica, future garage.
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Gilles Peterson was born on 28 September 1964. Plays acid jazz, electronic, nu jazz.
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Global Communication formed in Yeovil, United Kingdom, in 1992. Plays ambient, ambient techno, electronic, electronica, idm.
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Hauschka was born in Kreuztal, Germany, in 1966. Plays avant-garde, electronic.
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How to Dress Well was born in Boulder, United States, in 1984. Plays alternative r&b, ambient, electronic, pop, r&b.
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Jackmaster was born in Glasgow, United Kingdom, on 1 November 1986, and died on 12 October 2024, aged 37. Plays house.
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James Holden was born in Exeter, United Kingdom, on 7 June 1979. Plays electronic, idm, minimal techno, trance.
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James Murphy was born in Princeton Junction, United States, on 4 February 1970. Plays dance-punk, disco, electronica, post-punk revival.
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Janelle Monáe was born in Kansas City, United States, on 1 December 1985. Plays art pop, contemporary r&b, funk, pop, pop rap, r&b, singer-songwriter, soul.
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Little Dragon formed in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1996. Plays downtempo, electronic, electropop, indietronica, synth-pop.
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Loco Dice was born in Tunis, Germany, on 10 August 1974.
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M.I.A was born in Hounslow, United Kingdom, on 18 July 1975. Plays alternative dance, alternative hip hop, christian hip hop, contemporary christian, dance, dancehall, edm, electronic.
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Mary Anne Hobbs was born in City of Preston, United Kingdom, on 16 May 1964. Plays dubstep, electronic, experimental, uk garage.
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Nicolas Jaar was born on 10 January 1990. Plays electronic.
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Offshore was born in 1985, and died in 2012, aged 27.
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oOoOO plays chillwave, dark wave, electronic, post-industrial, shoegaze, witch house.
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Paul Kalkbrenner was born in Leipzig, Germany, on 12 June 1977. Plays electronica, minimal techno, techno.
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Phil Kieran was born in Belfast, United Kingdom.
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Scuba plays dubstep, electro, minimal techno, post-dubstep, tech house, techno.
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Shackleton was born in Lancashire, United Kingdom. Plays dubstep, post-dubstep, tribal ambient.
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Silent Servant was born on 14 August 1977, and died on 18 January 2024, aged 46. Plays electronic, electronica, industrial techno, techno.
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Steve Aoki was born in Miami, United States, on 30 November 1977. Plays edm, electronic, house.
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Steve Reich was born in New York, United States, on 3 October 1936. Plays ambient, classical, contemporary classical, minimalism, modern classical, opera, tape music.
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Synergy Vocals formed in 1997.
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The Gaslamp Killer was born on 7 November 1982. Plays electronic, experimental, funk, hip hop, psychedelic, underground hip hop.
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The Human League formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 1977. Plays electronic, minimal synth, new romantic, new wave, pop, synth-pop.
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Tiga was born in Montreal, Canada, on 18 September 1974. Plays edm, electro, electroclash, electronic, house, techno, uk garage.
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Toddla T was born in Sheffield, United Kingdom, on 22 February 1985. Plays uk garage.
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Toro Y Moi was born in Columbia, United States, on 7 November 1986. Plays alternative dance, alternative r&b, breakbeat, breaks, chillwave, dance, deep house, disco.
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Tyondai Braxton was born in New York, United States, on 26 October 1978.
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Underworld formed in Romford, United Kingdom, in 1979. Plays alternative dance, ambient, downtempo, electronic, electronica, experimental, house, new wave.
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Will Saul was born in Glastonbury, United Kingdom, in 1978.
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YelaWolf was born on 30 December 1979. Plays hip hop.
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Yelle formed in 2005. Plays electropop, pop.