UK NETHERLANDS
LITTLE BOOTS Friday MARTYN Friday
If hype was electricity, you could power After turning heads with releases on
the illuminations in her native Blackpool Applepips and Tectonic, Dutch pro-
from Little Boots alone. After leaving ducer Martyn cemented his status as
her former group Dead Disco, Victoria one of dubstep’s rising stars with his
Hesketh has since ridden a wave that has recent ‘Great Lengths’ album. Certain
taken her to being crowned ‘the sound to become as much of a scene classic as
of 2009’, the fi gurehead of a supposed Burial’s ‘Untrue’, on ‘Great Lengths’ the
female synth-pop movement that also now American-based producer sucks up
includes the likes of La Roux. house, techno and drum & bass into his
Her debut album ‘Hands’ lives up to all huge spongy basslines, whilst his equally
the expectations built up by the mix of diverse DJ sets have been praised by the
cosmic disco and quirky pop heard on likes of François K and Mary Anne Hobbs.
tracks like ‘Stuck On Repeat’, and with Tectonic’s Pinch claims: “Martyn is an
her live show proving she can cut it on impeccable producer. He walks the line
stage as well, Sonar is sure to join the between tough and soulful and there’s
rest of the world at Little Boots’ feet. not many who can do that right.”
SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN
MUJAVA Saturday ANGEL MOLINA Saturday
Starting out selling his music through cab Whilst Sonar extends a warm wel-
drivers in Pretoria, South Africa, a Youtube come to artists from all around
video of kwaito dancing suddenly lead to the world, someone has to keep
a deal with This Is Music and Warp Records the Spanish fl ag fl ying. That’s a
for Mujava, who created one of last year’s role assumed by Angel Molina, a
biggest tunes. Indeed, ‘Township Funk’ is DJ whose career has developed in
a textbook illustration of how to move a tandem with Sonar itself, mixing
dancefl oor with one simple riff and how a the ‘Wax Sessions’ compilations
worldwide hit can be produced from little for the Sonar Music label, which
more than cheap computers and a DiY showcase the dark funky techno
ethic in even the most poverty-stricken of his DJ sets.
circumstances. “My name and Sonar are com-
Remembering the fi rst time he saw the pletely linked and the confi -
‘Township Funk’ video, This is Music’s Luke dence and support I’ve received
Williams recalls: “I was totally bowled through the festival have been
over. I’d heard kwaito tunes that had essential for me,” he admits.
leaned towards hip-hop from South Africa “Sonar has also been crucial to
before, but this was the fi rst one that putting Spain on the electronic
reminded me of acid house.” music map.”
CANADA SWEDEN
DEADMAU5 Saturday FEVER RAY Saturday
Even after being showered with One half of The Knife with
awards, gracing the cover of her brother Olof, Karin Drei-
every magazine out there and jer Andersson’s solo project
receiving breathless praise for is even more enigmatic.
his ‘Random Album Title’ LP, Her debut self-titled solo
Deadmau5 still has one thing left album sounds not unlike an
he wants to achieve. electronic music requiem,
“Sonar’s very defi nitely on my ‘to swathed in her sombre voice
do’ list,” Joel Zimmerman says. and carried on beats like a
“I’ve heard so much about it that skeletal funeral procession,
it must be one of the coolest whilst her live shows are
festivals in the world.” performed in almost com-
The Canadian will be realising his plete darkness with Karin
ambition this year with one of his herself dressed like a pagan
astounding live sets featuring priestess. A real glimpse
his progressive house/minimal into the heart of darkness,
trance stylings, eye-scorching Fever Ray is sure to chill
visual display and — of course — even the balmiest Barcelona
his trademark mouse head. evening.
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