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This is the Full Sonar Line up:

Pet Shop Boys (UK) // Yo La Tengo (USA) Tuxedomoon (USA) // Lamb (UK) // Radio Boy (UK) Anti-Pop Consortium (USA) S.I. Futures (UK) // Luomo (Fi) // Soul Designer (Be) Arto Lindsay (USA) // Layo & Bushwacka! (UK) Janek Schaefer (UK) // Yasunao Tone (Jp) Christian Marclay (USA) // Wagon Cookin' (E) Tito + Zbigniew Karkowski (E/Pol) // Pansonic + Peaches (Fin/Ger) Crossover (USA) // Axel Dörner + Agustí Fernández (E) // Balago (E) The Congosound (E) // Domestic (E) // Gcttcatt (At) Babel Agatha (E) // Oren Ambarchi (Aus) // Soul Center (Ger) Solo Los Solo (E) // Coloma (Ger)

DJ Sets

Jeff Mills (USA) // Carl Cox (UK) Richie Hawtin (USA) Arthur Baker (USA) Roger Sanchez (USA) // John Digweed (UK) Funk D'void (UK) // Oscar Mulero (E) // Alison Goldfrapp (UK) Mr. Scruff (UK) // Mr. Len (USA) // DJ Krush (Jp) Tiga (Can) // Nacho Marco (E) // Sideral (E) Brooks (UK) // Soul Of Man (UK) // D' Wachman (E) Paco Osuna (E) // J.L. Magoya (E) // DJ Del Costa (Pr) John Tejada (USA) // Big Mic (E) // Funkvice (E) Monkey (E) // Lady K @ Packa (E) // Gabb (E)

Showcases:

Orthlorng Musork (USA) Presents: Agf (Ger) (Live) // Timeblind (Live) // Full Swing (DJ) // Gold Chains (Live)

Plug Research (USA) Presents: Chessie (Live) // Safety Scissors (Live) // Dntel (Live)

Morr Music (Ger) Presents: Isan (Live) // Manual (Live) // Lali Puna (Live) // Thomas Morr (DJ)

Ninja Tune (UK) Presents: Bonobo (Live) // Dk (Solid Steel) (DJ) // Cinematic Orchestra (Live)

Escuadrón Sudaca (Ve) Presents: Bmh (Live) // Junz & Lopez (DJ) // Wyz (Live)

Karaoke Kalk (Ger) Presents: Thorsten Lütz (DJ) // Donna Regina (Live) // Jörg Follert (DJ)

The Leaf Label (UK) Presents: Murcof (Mex) (Live) // Manitoba (Live) // Tony Morley (DJ)

Wmf (Ger) Presents: Highfish (DJ) // Nikakoi (Live) // Kotai (Live)

Helsinki (Fi) Presents: Aavikko (Live) // O:Pl Bastards (Live) // Didier & Anomalous (DJ)

Staalplaat (Nl) Presents: Massimo (It) (Live) // Goem (Hl) (Live) // 386 Dx (Rus) (Live) // Staalplaat Soundsystem (Hl) (Live)

Epm / Keep Diggin' (UK) Presents: Kirk Digeorgio (DJ) // Ian O'brien (DJ) // Mark Shade (DJ)

Straight Ahead (Ch) Presents: Sequel (DJ) // Domenico Ferrari (Live) // Earthbound (DJ)

Tigerbeat6 (USA) Presents: Kid606 (Live) // Cex (Live) // Wobbly (Live) // DJ/Rupture (DJ)

Bpitch Control (Ger) Presents: Ellen Allien (DJ) // Modeselektor (Live) // Feadz (DJ)

French Bureau Export (Fr) Presents: G:El (Live) // M83 (Live) // Doctor L (Live) // Maud (DJ)

Fragil Discos (Ar) Presents: Audioperú (DJ) // Fantasias Animadas (Live)

Sonarlabs:

Damian Lazarus Plays City Rockers (UK) DJ Anima & DJ Triple R Play Traum (Ger) Preto & Type Play Nylon (Pt) City Centre Offices Presents Static (Ger) And Shlomie Sviri (UK) François K. Plays Wave Music And Clicktracks (USA) Marcus Maeder & Bern Schurer Play Domizil (Ch) Olivier & Luciano Play Mental Groove (Ch) Watch Tv & David Lapof Play Hitop (E) Hannes Praks Plays Kohvirecords (Ee) Johann Johannsson & Kira Kira Play Kitchen Motors (Is) Gav Smith Plays Disorient & Mr. Bongo (UK) DJ Kensei & Aoki Takamasa Play Progressive Form (Jp) Third Ear Pres. Ryo Co, Hiroshi Watanabe, & World's End Girlfriend (Jp)

Tuesday 18/06/02

10pm John Peel Sonar Special Part 1.

Wednesday 19/05/02

10pm John Peel Sonar Special Part 2.

Thursday 20/05/02

10pm John Peel Sonar Special Part 3.

12pm One World Sonar Festival.

every time i go back to tvgohome i hoep that it has got back to what it used to be like but it seems to be past saving...

Cava and Absinthe in the same glass. That's almost as bad as a cider and red.

Don't know of any cava bar, Chris. But I do know where Easy Everything is.

Cybersonica Festival: 19 — 21 June 2003
http://www.cybersonica.org/

heres a little pic!

http://static.flickr.com/15/22804239_8cfe2fef93_m.jpg

The metro is nice (but I didn't go on it).

The Nou Camp IS kinda awesome. i sat very high up and close to the
TV 'deck', the view was great but it was very cold up there. drab
performance by Barca enlivened somewhat by a man in the row behind me
two seats to my right THROWING UP in the 57th minute. too bad neither Ronaldinho nor Eto'o were playing - what rotten luck :(

We watched The Simpsons and South Park in Spanish.

Our hotel was OK and well situated, tho it took 3 attempts from the
reception staff to give us the right room (one with a proper double
bed) - also boasts World's Tiniest Lift.

Ate duck magret, cuttlefish cassoulet, great patatas bravas, realised that i LOVE anchovies after all, big bowl of creme catalan, nice xorico and more...restaurants predictably excellent tho i think Alix did better than me with choices, and all pretty cheap (probably spent 10 Euros per meal on average, not inc. drink).

Montjuic is lovely and the Miro Foundation is a modernist paradiso.

Tibidabo and the funicular to it were closed and this made me cry
(inside) - they don't re-open until the 18th - but Parc Guell and the Aquarium tip-top.

Didn't go inside Le Pedreras or Barri Gotic. The MACBA only had it's ground floor open when we went - more bad luck.

If you give cab drivers 1 cent coins as part of your exact fare they
might toss them out of the cab angrily.

how was the weather?

pic of me at the Fundacion de Juan Miro having the time of my life

loads more on my flickr page, and not uploaded all of them yet

Parc Guell is wonderful. This thread makes me want to go back to Barcelona :(

revive!!

i'll be there from june 17 - 24th. never been before

i'll be there on wednesday night!

dude!

ENVY ENVY ENVY.

Anthony otm about Zurbaran.

Things to do,

Get the funicular up to the Olympic park for good views over the city, and go for a swim in the Olympic pool, this was my favourite day.

Things not to do, be the victim of an attempted pickpocketing on the Metro, luckily unsuccessful.

go everywhere

there is a bar in the barrio gotico where the owner is a huge springsteen fan. he bought me drinks when i told him i was from NJ. i wish i remember where it was! i could only find it when i was drunk.

Other things to do, go for retaliatory pints on monday evening.

retaliatory

he bought me drinks when i told him i was from NJ.

-- max, Sunday, May 25, 2008 3:36 PM (21 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

lol

yes, retaliatory

you know they'll come home leathered

indeed

anyone have any recs for places to stay in barcelona?

If you wanna visit a nice bohemian type of bar with some live music, I really liked this place called "Bar Electric" when I was in Barcelona last year. It's in the Eixample district, which I think is also known for it's gay clubs and pubs, though I didn't check them out when I was there, sadly. In general the nicest pubs are in the El Raval area; it's right next to the centre, but it's less posh with lots of Noth African immigrants and a colourful nightlife. Lots of students and the hipper type of tourists too, though.

There should be a load on the BCA threads but what is really good is to rent an apartment for the week, or try something called ApartHotels, we stayed in a really good one in '04 for a couple of days after we had a pretty reasonable rental for a couple of days. Ours was near Sagrada Familia in the sense that it was way south, on the same road, good for that club Razzmatazz where Miss Kittin always plays. Others we know are really into staying in Barceloneta.

Before we stayed in places in Raval that were very, very basic. You may wanna go that way if it's first time but upgrade slightly, you want decent washing facilities and some aircon. Email Ed and Ambrose for better details than I have or FB me and I'll hook you up with friend there who will have the apt. contact.

Cal Pep Cal Pep Cal Pep Cal Pep

Ed is jumping up and down with that suggestion. Dude is !v4n there right now? Hook them up.

Markets that aren't the Boqueria. Cal Pep features a jamon on one of those things but a veggie could be happy there with tortilla on its own. That good.

omg yes CAL PEP! best meal of my life

though, hm, not so great if youre vegetarian.

does this mean Cal Pep will be absolutely heaving at all times? the apartment i'm staying in is pretty close to it tho

Barrafina is shall we say a loving tribute to Cal Pep, so go with that sort of queue in mind and you won't be disappointed. It does heave, but in a totally buzzy way. You will be offered booze in the queue.

Also, although I can never remeber the name of the place that is behind the born market (coming from the rambla del born) is the most amazing fish place where you pick from the marble slab, pay by weight and they cook it to your liking.

Found it! YES this is very, very good. Go.

http://www.laparadeta.com/

i am in barcelona! who else is?

sadly the airline lost all my checked in luggage. anyone have any good suggestions for places to shop that won't break the bank? i need to replace a lot of clothes as i'm here for a full week.

h+m. lol globalisation.

QUIMET Y QUIMET o man <3 you so much