re:mote voices

Once a year, in mid-June, tens of thousands descend on the city for Sónar, a festival of advanced music and multimedia art.

-this is a decent review of sonar/barcelona which i just found on the guardian site while looking for something else. it is included in their travel section, so it isn't entirely focused on the idea of reviewing bands, but it does give a good over view of the festival and everything else going on in the city at the same time. it is an event i've often thought about going to, but never actually got round to. the idea that it has attained this size and as a result there are all these other little things going on at the same time adds to the appeal. the level of techno influence on this year's festival did put me off a little, but the fact that there are things like the wrong festival going on at the same time does provide other options. the mix and match and the general atmosphere of the city tempts me to give it some serious thought next year.