Although it was recorded live at Sónar Lisboaback in March, SonarMix 049 feels perfect for high summer. Portuguese duo RUUAR’s set moves at tectonic pace, two hours of slow motion breaks and pulsating basslines; an sonic shade from the summer heat.
“Anyone who knows us can tell you how important Sónar’s early years were for us,” Pedro Rebelo and Hugo Bastos explain via email. It was on annual trips to Barcelona for Sónar that the foundations of RUUAR were first laid, as they explored a “wonderful new world of sound”. They paid tribute to that same spirit when they opened Saturday at Sónar Lisboa 2024, dialling down the tempo and reaching deep into their record collections for heat-hazed trip-hop, dubwise ambient music, shadowy drum’n’bass, and even a climatic finale of percussive, polyrhythmic techno. Perfect for both vertical and horizontal listening.
Tracklist: Intro - excerpt from “Manual of Evasion LX 94” by Edgar Pera and Terence Mckenna Aspetuck - Zoom Deck Na Nich - Melt Senking - Bones ALPI - Paeonia Lcp - Schwarze Aare Dino Sabatini - It's my forest Baroli - Leviathan Dino Sabatini - Plena Lunae Massive Attack - Teardrop Dschen - One Armed Statue Vardae - Voices DjBadshape - Hurrican Kick (feat. Stormskater) Reeko - Rooted Voices From The Lake - Prima Luna Plastikman - Locomotion Donato Dozzy - Sanza High Ghost Warrior - Fracture Ghost Warrior - Intruders Vardae - Glow Erd - Tufa Forest Drive West - They Live (Pessimist Remix) Homemade Weapons - Spasmolytic Ceremonial Rite & Jolly - Plot Twist Aa suud - Pselum Ghost Warrior -Covert Martin Goodwin -Coldhan Atoloi - Verde Serpente
