Sonic Protest
| Sonic Protest | |
|---|---|
| Dates | April |
| Location(s) | Paris, France |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Website | |
| www.sonicprotest.com | |
Sonic Protest is a yearly music festival in France focused on left field music genres like experimental rock, electroacoustic music, improvised music, noise and avant garde music.[1][2]
The first edition of Sonic Protest took place in 2003.[3] The editions from 2003 till 2011 took place in Paris. Acts like Deerhoof, Shit & Shine, Noël Akchoté, Charles Hayward, Keij Haino and many others have performed at this festival.[4] At the 2006[5] and 2008 editions compilation cds with all the artists featured on the festival were released[6] The 2012 edition was set up bigger than the predecessing editions and took place in five cities: Paris, Reims, Marseille, Dijon and Tours.[7] Local organisations such as GRIM in Marseille, supported the festival in the other cities.
Line up 2003
Hawk and Hacksaw, Sunroof, Lena Circus, Anla Courtis, and others[8]
Line up 2004
Pelt, Noxagt, Jérôme Noetinger, Blood Stereo, and others
Line up 2005
Chewbacca, Duracell, Esquilax, Excepter, Gang Gang Dance, Magik Markers, Volt, and others
Line up 2006
Volcano The Bear, Monno, Don Caballero, Hair Police, Ben Wallers, Bul Bul (AU), Viki, and others. We Jam Econo (documentary about Minutemen[9]
Line up 2007
No-Neck Blues Band, Astral Social Club, Tetuki Akiyama, Harry Merry, and others[10]
Line up 2008
Deerhoof, Parenthetical Girls, Dimension X, Noël Akchoté, Shit and Shine, Jean-Louis Costes, and others
Line up 2010
Fred Bigot, Vincent Epplay, Aarnaud Maguet, Opera Mort, Dum Dum Boys, and others.[11]
Line up 2011
Pekka Airaksinen (FI), Das Synthetische Mischgewebe (DE, FR), Dror Feiler (SE), Rinji Fukuoka (JP), Sachiko (JP), Andrew Chalk & Timo van Luijk, Astma (RU), Sightings (US), Tom Smith, K-Branding (BE), and others.[12]
Line up 2012
- Paris: Rice Corpse, Jozef van Wissem, Tony Conrad, Kim Fowley, Keiji Haino, Flipper, Terrie Ex (The Ex & Paal Nilssen-Love), Eugene S. Robinson, Truus de Groot, Plus Instruments, Tapetronic, and others
- Marseille: Tony Conrad, Chantal Morte, Keiji Haino, Terrie Ex & Paal Nilsson-Love, Bim Johnson, Yuri Landman (Home Swinger workshop & ensemble performance), and others.
- Reims: Terrie Ex & Paal Nilssen-Love, Super Reverb, Justice Yeldham, Tapetronic and others.
- Tours: Super Reverb, Plus Instruments, Tapetronic
- Dijon: Keiji Haino, Tapetronic
Line up 2013
Line up 2014
References and sources
- ↑ Azoury Philippe (3 May 2007). "Sonic Protest toutes griffes dehors". Libération. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ↑ Ariane Gruet-Pelchat (5 April 2011). "Festival Sonic Protest : tour d’horizon en vidéos". Les Inrockuptibles. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ↑ Olivier Lamm (31 March 2011). "Sonic Protest nettoie vos oreilles". Vogue. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ↑ http://www.obskuremag.net/agenda/sonic-protest-2011-paris-du-02-au-10-avril-partenariat-festival/ Article on Obskure mag (in French)
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Various-Sonic-Protest-2006/release/1576083
- ↑ http://www.mimaroglumusicsales.com/labels/sonic+protest.html
- ↑ http://www.noisemag.net/?p=11325 Article in Noise mag (in French)
- ↑ http://www.sonicprotest.com/2003/main.html
- ↑ http://www.sonicprotest.com/2006/main.html
- ↑ http://www.sonicprotest.com/2007/main.html
- ↑ http://www.noisemag.net/?p=5097
- ↑ http://www.sonicprotest.com/2011/
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