Sonar (band)
{{Short description|Belgian musical group}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Sonar
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| origin = Belgium
| genre = Industrial, techno, power noise
| years_active = 1996–present
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| spinoff_of = {{hlist | Dive | Absolute Body Control }}
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| current_members = Dirk Ivens, Eric Van Wonterghem
| past_members = Patrick Stevens
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Sonar is a Belgian musical group. Sonar combines power noise, techno, and industrial music.{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/13258-Sonar |title=Sonar |website=www.discogs.com |access-date=March 4, 2017}}
Sonar was formed as a side-project of noise artist Dirk Ivens in 1996. At first, Ivens employed the help of Patrick Stevens. Later, Eric Van Wonterghem, who had worked with Ivens in Absolute Body Control, joined Ivens as the second member of Sonar.{{cite journal |last1=Becu |first1=Didier |title=Interview: Monolith |journal=Peek-A-Boo Music Magazine |date=July 2011 |issue=2 |page=18 |url=http://www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/files/201107-peek-a-boo-nr-2.pdf |access-date=6 February 2022 |location=Ghent, BE}}
Sonar toured in Europe with Canadian music project Decoded Feedback in 2001.
Discography
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| Year
!Album !Type !Record label !Notes |
|---|
| 1996
| Rotation | Limited ed. Single Vinyl | Divine Comedy Records | |
| 1996
| Untitled | CD, LP | |
| 1997
| On Mission Inside | EP | Drag & Drop Industrial | |
| 1997
| Live | Cassette | Escape 3 Organisation | |
| 1997
| Dislocated | Limited ed. Single Vinyl | Ant-Zen | |
| 1998
| Overdose Simulation | CD, LP | #28 CMJ RPM Charts{{cite journal |last1=Helms |first1=Colin |title=RPM |journal=CMJ New Music Report |date=1 February 1999 |volume=57 |issue=603 |page=29 |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/CMJ/1999/CMJ-1999-02-01.pdf |access-date=18 December 2021 |publisher=College Media, Inc. |location=Great Neck, NY |issn=0890-0795}} |
| 1998
| Connected | Picture LP | Triton | |
| 1998
| Sonar vs Muslimgauze | CD | Daft Records | With Muslimgauze |
| 1999
| Cosmic Live Rays | EP CD | self-released | |
| 1999
| Cosmic Rays | LP | |
| 1999
| Voodoo Vision | Single Picture Vinyl | Triton | |
| 2000
| Remote Assault | CD | Daft Records | |
| 2001
| Parallel Friction | Single Picture Vinyl | |
| 2003
| Volt Control | CD | Daft Records | |
| 2003
| Volt Revisited | Limited ed. 2Vinyl 10" | Hands Productions | |
| 2005
| Bad Man | EP CD | self-released | |
| 2006
| Alien Overdrive | CD | KDX | |
| 2012
| CD | Ant-Zen | |
| 2014
| Shadow Dancers | CD | Sleepless Records Berlin | |
| 2015
| Black Light | CD, Double LP | |
Music festivals
Sonar performed at:
- Infest, United Kingdom (2002, 2011)
- Kinetik, Canada (2008)
- Maschinenfest, Germany (2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
- M'era Luna, Germany (2002)
References
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Category:Belgian industrial music groups
Category:Musical groups established in 1996
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