Sonar (band)

Sonar is a Belgian musical group. Sonar combines power noise, techno, and industrial music.[1]

Sonar
Origin	Belgium
Genres	Industrial, techno, power noise
Years active	1996–present
Associated acts	Dive
Members	Dirk Ivens, Eric Van Wonterghem
Past members	Patrick Stevens

Sonar was formed as a side-project of noise artist Dirk Ivens in 1996. According to Last.fm, "the rhythms remind to working machines, the soundscapes to droning planes."[2] At first, Ivens employed the help of Patrick Stevens. Later, Eric Van Wonterghem joined Ivens instead.[1]

Sonar toured in Europe with Canadian music project Decoded Feedback in 2001.

Discography

Year	Album	Type	Record label	Notes
1996	Rotation	Limited ed. Single Vinyl	Divine Comedy Records
1996	Untitled	CD, LP	Daft Records
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	COP International
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	Hymen Records
1999	Voodoo Vision	Single Picture Vinyl	Triton
2000	Remote Assault	CD	Daft Records
2001	Parallel Friction	Single Picture Vinyl	Klanggalerie
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	Cut Us Up	CD	Ant-Zen
2014	Shadow Dancers	CD	Sleepless Records Berlin

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

1. "Sonar". www.discogs.com. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
2. "Absolute Body Control - Biography". www.last.fm. Retrieved March 4, 2017.