Although it was recorded live at Sónar Lisboa back 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