Sónar the advanced art and music festival set to rock Barcelona in June (17,18,19) is serving up a sneak peak of the action to come. And you don’t need a plane ticket to check it out!

SonarClub will be hitting Ocean in London (Hackney) on June 4 and bringing with it a wave of hot artists you can expect to check out at the festival. Exploring the musical frontiers of techno, electro, unorthodox hip-hop and synth pop, the night will give you a glimpse into the eleven years of innovation for which Sónar is renowned.

Headlining Ocean 1 is the exhibitionist and techno don Jeff Mills. He will be joined by Ukrainian electro wizard Vitalic performing live, the man behind the cranking tune ‘la rock’ championed by 2 Many DJs. RJD2 will be taking to 4 decks with visuals showcasing his unique style of hip-hop. Completing the rooms line up will be Spanish beats and breaks master DJ 2D2.

Meanwhile in Ocean 2 you can catch Andy Fletcher from Depeche Mode selecting the best sounds from the 80’s. Richard X will have you shaking your ass to some booty tracks. Serving up the ‘so hot right now’ sounds of Brazil is DJ Marlboro. Finally DJ Food the charismatic artist off Ninja Tune will be mixing it up.

Doors open at 8.30pm and you get all this action for £13.50 (advanced tickets). Ocean, Hackney Central, (270 Mare Street, Hackney, London, E8). Box Office 0845 070 1571

The Ocean in Hackney has to be one of the best venues in London..... brilliant use of Lottery money!!

this line up is sooooo good. bring it on.

Sounds a bit of alright.
Keenest to check RJD2 and Andy Fletcher

22:00 :: RJD2 (4 decks show + A/V)
With his newly released “Since We Last Spoke”, RJD2 has once again proved that he could release an album every bit as surprising as “Deadringer” and that his name undoubtedly deserves a place on the altar of non orthodox hip hop.

01:30 :: Andy Fletcher (Depeche Mode) dj set
Keyboard player with the historical Depeche Mode and the godfather of Client, the latest revelation of the new wave of synth-pop, Andy Fletcher will demonstrate that he is not only a good musician but also a magnificent selector when he turns his eye to the eighties.

is that set times as well?

you've outdone yourself

yeah full set times will be release closer to the date

this will be a nice little taster/practice run for sonarbarcelona.....yeah

not even soy milk is this good

between vitalic and richard x, mills and fletcher, i've got a serious case of needing to be in two places at once.

Vitalic was awesome when he played in Melbourne at Two Tribes!!

go check him! he had the non-tech heads coming into the room to stop, listen, save, and dance!!

anyone go to this????

i think chinny did, but he no longer has access to the world wide web or even a phone. i will try and get a response from him via morse code.