Sónar
Insight: Cortical, relentless kick patterns, distorted cybernetic landscapes & a distinctly cinematic sensibility
Text by Eleni Maragkou A great club night or live set is often defined by its storytelling and worldbuilding, which are not merely sonic but
Sónar 2024: Highlights, a journey into electronic music, audiovisual & digital culture
Text by Irem Erkin It’s that time of year again. Electronic music and audiovisual enthusiasts from around the world are gearing up for the immersive
Sónar 2023: Highlights, AI culture in prompts of music, science & technology
Text by Irem Erkin Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Sónar Festival and its organic extension, a decade-old Sónar+D, have always been ahead of their
The return of Sónar 2022: The day after
Text by Irem Erkin Persephone, daughter of Demeter and Zeus, was picking flowers one day when Hades, God of the underworld, saw her. He was so
SOUGWEN CHUNG, becoming entangled with machines
Interview by Ana Prendes The technological hype around artificial intelligence is (fortunately) been counteracted by an ever-growing number of researchers, artists, and writers that work
Is code synesthetic? On Quayola’s Transient
Text by Marcus du Sautoy Is code synesthetic? It is a question that emerged for me after experiencing Quayola’s new work Transient. The idea behind
Insight: on ‘Transient’, Quayola’s new collaborative project with Seta
Text by CLOT Magazine Renowned media-artist Quayola is presenting his very first music project, Transient, an album made in collaboration with musician and technologist Seta
SonarCCCB 2021 & the AI and Music S+T+ARTS festival: Highlights
Text by CLOT Magazine During the last week of October 2021, Sónar will present nearly 100 activities, spread between the new AI and Music S+T+ARTS
Festival: Sónar+D 2020 takes over the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB)
Text by CLOT Magazine On March 11, the WHO announced the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic, and the world went into a lockdown, leaving our
QUIET ENSEMBLE, exploring the relationship between nature & technology
Interview Allan Gardner Quiet Ensemble is an Italian art collective comprised of Fabio di Salvo and Bernardo Vercelli. Founded in 2009, they aimed to explore
Solar Punk, a framework for hopeful futures
Text by Jacobo García Dystopia is a common theme in sci-fi literature, from classics such as the two little gems A Brave New World or
MARTIN EYERER, on The Creative Code & Berlin culture scene
Interview by Tony Cho Martin Eyerer isn’t your typical tech executive. Having had a long career as a DJ from founding multiple companies in the
Sónar+D 2019: The Day After
Text by CLOT Magazine It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.Albert Einstein Sónar 2019 have hosted more than 80 premieres,
LIBBY HEANEY, when quantum computing is more than a tool
Interview by Jack Apollo George Quantum physics is a little bit weird, a little bit spooky. In the 20th century, it fundamentally challenged our aeons-evolved
K Á R Y Y N, on reimagining the surroundings with sound
Interview by Allan Gardner K Á R Y Y N is an LA-based visual composer producing music with an intense physicality influenced by the aesthetics
NATALIA FUCHS, curating Art, Science & Technology
Interview by Laura Netz New media researcher, art historian and international curator in art, science and technology, Natalia Fuchs, is the curator at Gamma Festival (St. Petersburg).