After a nice recovery it is now time to reminisce. Aaaaaah.

Sonar = THE best electronic music festival in Europe.

Not just an electronic music festival either, Sonar is constantly evolving and getting bigger by the year. Sonar brings together innovators of visual art, film and audio visual DJ sets. Sonar 2010 brought you the best artists involved in electronic today. Artists like Matthew Herbert, Joy Orbison, Flying Lotus,  Roska, Hudson Mohawke, Booka Shade, Caribou,  Plastikman, Moodyman, Hot Chip, Caspa, Machine Drum, Fuck Buttons and loads more. In fact, way too many to cram into three days and nights! Tonnes of local talent as well; plus showcases from the likes of the LuckyMe Collective, Soma, Red Bull Music Academy and BBC Introducing. Spoilt for choice to put it mildly.

There was a heavy UK (Scottish) presence at Sonar this year – and it felt good!  Watching our very own Jackmaster close the Sonar Dome on the Saturday was pretty special considering house legend, Moodymann had just been on the same stage not long before. Personal knockout highlight on our holiday was the young man, signed to Warp Records, that they call Hudson Mohawke. Oooooft! He blew the roof off Sonar Pub; only thing was there wasn’t a roof!  There we all were in our thousands stuck in between two giant  industrial buildings on the outskirts of  Barcelona city centre all going mental for the groundbreaking UK sound of HudMo‘s FUSE. Looking at him up there – he could only be from one city and that city is Glasgow.

The place is bursting at the seams with new talent from around the globe and record labels in their herds come to share the Sonar love.. Stall after stall of the most up to date technology that literally blows your mind.  Sonar Cinema also brought short films like Synth Britannia and  Warp 20 (New York) and Warp 20 (London) you can check them out here

This year we also saw a (Back to) The Robot’s exhibition with Sonar’s very own Robot Wars, Robots that play the violin, Robot surveillance and various art workshops from all over Europe and the University of Barcelona.

A good time was had by all (robots and revellers alike) and if you haven’t ever been to Barcelona for Sonar. Go. Next year.

Tracklist

1. Broadcast – Come On Let’s Go
2. Roxy Music – South Down’s
3. Nosaj Thing – US
4. King Midas Sound – Earth A Kill Ya
5. Flying Lotus – Roberta Flack (feat. Dolly)
6. Caribou – Found Out
7. Fuck Buttons – Sweet Love For Planet Earth ( Andrew Weatherall Remix)
8. The Blessings – Lungebob
9. Air – All I Need
10. Plastikman – Panikattack
11. Hudson Mohawke – Fuse

Radio Magnetic’s new music ranger Vicky Troupe sees in 2009 with a quality selection from 2008.

Vic’s top 8 tracks from 2008 include music by previously interviewed Underling, Gravious and Rosputin. Look out for brand new Nusic shows in 2009. We can’t wait!!

Tracklist

1. Jean Grae/Chen Lo – Threats
2. Underling – No Score – Whitenoise
3. M.I.A – Paper Planes -  Interscope
4. Santogold – Shove it (feat. Spank Rock) – Downtown
5. The Klaxsons -  Not Over Yet (Skream Remix) – n/a
6. Thom Yorke -  And It Rained All Night (Burial Remix) -  XL
7. Grace Banks – Sympathy  (Rosputin Remix) – n/a
8. Gravious -  Temple Ball   -   Hotflush

Radio Magnetic’s new electronic music show, Nusic returns with more exclusive interviews from Scotland’s underground.

For those that listened to Nusic episode 1 (and there were a few thousand of you!) will know that presenter Vics has an amazing passion for breaking electronic music which shines through in her constant support of emerging artists. In this episode Vics brings Glasgow based dubstep producer Gravious into the Radio Magnetic studio for a wee chat and an exclusive live set.

For those new to the Gravious sound he’s been producing music for 6 years and has recently turned his attention to dubstep with superb results as you’ll hear in the following show. If you like what you hear make sure you catch Gravious on his forthcoming live dates.

4 Oct – Strefi, Athens
31 Oct - TBC, Brussels
7 Nov – Blackfriars Basement, Glasgow
14Nov -Genialistide Klubi, Tartu

myspace.com/gravious
myspace.com/nusicradio

Tracklist

1. Gravious - Wormsign – Hotflush
2. Gravious - Subterfuge – Hotflush
3. Gravious - Vultures
4. Gravious - Jah Love

Live Set

1. Gravious - World of Tomorrow
2. Gravious - Jupiter Jazz
3. Gravious - Release – forthcoming on Creative Space
4. Gravious - Fall – Scuba 008
5. Gravious - Nimbus
6. Gravious - Volver
7. Gravious - Lodestone
8. Gravious - Future Blues
9. Gravious - Temple Ball – Hotflush 15
10. Gravious - DoubleThink – forthcoming on Pollen

Radio Magnetic are proud to present a brand spanking new series by the lovely Vics.

It’s fresh. It’s new. It’s Nusic! The first ever show is crammed full of lovely goodness from the likes of Rosputin and Underling. You’d be a fool to miss it.

Enjoy x

Tacklist

1. Underling - 110 Percent
2. Underling - Tr09
3. Underling - Disruptive Influence
4. Underling - Tit 4 Tat
5. Rosputin - The Hundred Year Tune
6. Rosputin - De Profundis
7. Rosputin - Harder Better Faster (Faster)
8. Grace Banks – Sympathy (Rosputin Remix)