The fourth festival in the Japanese capital was attended by 5,000 people last weekend, in a sellout event.

The festival featured all-star shows by Underworld Djs (with a special set), Flying Lotus, Battles, DJ Krush, Y. Sunahara and Galicia's BFlecha and Mwëslee, as well as today's leading Japanese artists.

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High artistic calibre

SonarSound Tokyo featured thirty shows, including the session by Underworld djs (Karl Hyde and Darren Price), who unselfishly gave up their time for the festival at the last minute to perform a set full of emotional electronica; the show by Flying Lotus, performing in a new trio format for the first time, with Dorian Concept on keyboards, and a live show featuring marvellous futuristic jazz; Battles, performing for the first time new tracks from their forthcoming and much awaited album "Gloss Drop"; Y. Sunahara, with a vibrant live show of organic electronica, with the band members ironically dressed in white overalls in imitations of the workers at the Fukushima nuclear power station; and Dj Kentaro, an established star in Japan, from the Sendai region, which was the area most heavily affected by the earthquake.

Other high spots were the shows by the Spanishs artist at the festival: BFlecha (showing the elegance and appeal of his new compositions) and Mwëslee (presenting his inexhaustible supply of complex beats). Also worthy of special mention were the installation by Japan's Daito Manabe (who will also be at Sonar Barcelona in June), the sonic art by Ryoji Ikeda, the show by Dorian Concept and the magnificent set by the true veteran Dj Krush, among many others.

A humanitarian event in support of the Japanese people

SonarSound Tokyo was the first major cultural event to take place in the Japanese capital after the tragic events of 11 March. Sonar will allocate to the Japanese Red Cross the profits from the box office and merchandising income and 25% of the sales of tickets for Sonar Barcelona and Sonar Galicia between 23th March and 1st April.

Sonar would sincerely like to thank everyone who made this special SonarSound Tokyo possible. Thank you very much to everyone.

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