À la carte Music
Aula 1. CCCB.
Nine showcases in CD format with a selection of musical themes that shed light on some of the relevant styles and trends of the moment, or, that look back on a brilliant and mysterious past. Coordinated by Javier Blánquez. The following compilations are this year's addition to the corpus of works from previous editions of Sónar: :
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“Pop Ambient”, Javier Blánquez
Encrypted by Wolfgang Voigt through the “Pop Ambient” compilations on Kompakt, this is the melancholic face of classic ambient. Floating melodies and soft textures for the new techno generation.
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“Nuevo acid ”, Marc Piñol
One of the happiest encounters between the analogue and digital worlds: The infamous TB-303 works with laptops, new editing programs and current dance styles. This selection takes in its multiple facets.
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“Reggaeton”, Óscar Broc
Macho and violent, reggaeton is a portrait of the Latin ghetto. The sound drinks from dancehall and hip-hop, and takes on an insistent format founded on repetitive electronic percussion designed for close-contact on the dance floor.
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“Netlabels”, Gloria González
Internet vs. the music industry? Copyleft vs. copyright? Idealism vs. fetishism? Or, no conflict at all? Netlabels or virtual labels distribute music for free. Is it easy? No. It’s (almost) an art.
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“Minimal trance: la globalización de la melodía ”, D.A.R.Y.L.
The evolution of minimal techno towards arpeggio-based arrangements and melody has created a common ground with trance and progressive house which has injected a breath of fresh air into club sounds. The renewal of techno.
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“Post-metal ”, David Broc
Fed by other styles, bands like Isis and Fantômas offer a real and extreme alternative to the conventionalism and clichés of metal, a genre that, together with these and others bands, is beginning to shape a bright future.
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“Electrohouse” , Cliché
The direct descendent of electroclash, electrohouse reduces the pop element in dance music whilst giving new expression to the commercial possibilities of acid, post-disco and production modes akin to minimal techno.
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“Disco-punk ”, Joan S. Luna
After years of incompatibility, disco music and punk are combined to give the near future a helping hand. Guitars to dance to and disco-y rhythms to shake the head to at the same time. The sign o’ the times.
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“Glitch-hop ”, Fibla
Hip-hop and digital resources: a veteran alliance which hasn't acquired a defined form until very recently and is currently expanding in the United States and across Europe. Crunchy electronica by edgy b-boys.

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