SHAPE+ artists at SONICA 2025
The lineup of the 17th edition of SONICA Festival includes three SHAPE+ 2024/2025 artists.
Croatian producer/sound artist tonota is doing a live show at the SONICA 2025 exhibition opening at MSUM on April 1, Polish artist Antonina Nowacka is performing on the first festival night at CD Club on April 16, while German artist PYUR is premiering a special show in collaboration with the Slovenian visual art collective Beam Team on April 17 as part of the SONICA x SHAPE Residency 2025.
PYUR, Antonina Nowacka and tonota are part of SHAPE+ Platform for innovative music and audiovisual art, co-funded by the European Union and for Pro Helvetia. SHAPE+ Platform for innovative music and audiovisual art is co-funded by the European Union and ProHelvetia. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
Croatian producer/sound artist tonota is doing a live show at the SONICA 2025 exhibition opening at MSUM on April 1, Polish artist Antonina Nowacka is performing on the first festival night at CD Club on April 16, while German artist PYUR is premiering a special show in collaboration with the Slovenian visual art collective Beam Team on April 17 as part of the SONICA x SHAPE Residency 2025.
PYUR, Antonina Nowacka and tonota are part of SHAPE+ Platform for innovative music and audiovisual art, co-funded by the European Union and for Pro Helvetia. SHAPE+ Platform for innovative music and audiovisual art is co-funded by the European Union and ProHelvetia. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
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SONICA 2025 line-up and theme revealed
SONICA 2025: -STREAM
15–18 April 2025
Ljubljana, Slovenia
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The festival of electronic music and transitory art SONICA presents the programme of its 17th edition, which will take place at various locations in Ljubljana between 15 and 18 April. This year's programme includes three festival nights at the CD Club, Cukrarna and Kino Šiška, a festival pre-event with an AV programme at the Slovenian Cinematheque and an exhibition at the MSUM.
The lineup includes a performance by the British king of bass music The Bug, who is showcasing his double LP of apocalyptic industrial dubs Machine (Relapse, 2024), the Slovenian premiere of the Japanese futuristic black metal/gabber/IDM sensation Violent Magic Orchestra ("Like Aphex Twin with corpse paint") and the Spectral Evolution (2024) show by Portuguese guitar virtuoso Rafael Toral.
Highlights also include The Etna Sessions AV show by Mexican electronic music icon Murcof, the playful performance The Infinite Hip-Hop Song Live! by Egyptian artist and musician Hassan Khan, winner of the Silver Lion at the 2017 Venice Biennale, an AV show by Hungarian IDM trailblazer Gábor Lázár and the mesmerising Polish multi-instrumentalist and singer Antonina Nowacka (SHAPE+). As part of the SONICA x SHAPE+ residency 2025, German electronic producer PYUR (SHAPE+) and Stella Ivšek and Urša Čuk from the Slovenian multidisciplinary art collective Beam Team will premiere their new show.
Slovenian musician/producer Jan Bajc Funa is doing a live band premiere of his new project Stamor. Local electronic music don Nitz is preparing a special performance, The Constants of Vanishing, a live ambient soundtrack to a screening of experimental films by Slovenian filmmaker Vasko Pregelj. The Slovenian ambassador of experimental techno and dark ambient, Lifecutter, is premiering his new album DELUGE (Kamizdat, 2025) in AV format, while Ljubljana techno boss Shekuza will be in charge of the festival closing.
We are kicking things off on 1 April with the opening of an exhibition by Slovenian artist Vesna Petresin at MSUM, followed by a performance by Croatian musician and sound artist tonota (SHAPE+).
With this year’s theme, -STREAM, SONICA is shedding light on one of the most pressing issues in contemporary music culture. Will we be able to keep our heads above water and navigate the many streams that constantly pull us in different directions? Could the antidote to streaming culture be a renewed appreciation for live music? How can we reintroduce context as a key element in the production, distribution, and consumption of culture? Is there a definitive answer to how we should experience music, cinema, and art in a way that serves both artists and audiences?
Music is all about context, and each of this year’s artists emerges from and belongs to a specific musical context, aesthetic lineage, and creative network. With its 17th edition, SONICA celebrates the beauty of artists and audiences physically gathering in clubs, squats, and cultural spaces—collectively creating intangible moments that can last forever.
SONICA is part of SHAPE+. SHAPE+ is a platform for innovative music and audiovisual art from Europe. SHAPE+ Platform for innovative music and audiovisual art is co-funded by the European Union and ProHelvetia. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.
15–18 April 2025
Ljubljana, Slovenia
FB event
The festival of electronic music and transitory art SONICA presents the programme of its 17th edition, which will take place at various locations in Ljubljana between 15 and 18 April. This year's programme includes three festival nights at the CD Club, Cukrarna and Kino Šiška, a festival pre-event with an AV programme at the Slovenian Cinematheque and an exhibition at the MSUM.
The lineup includes a performance by the British king of bass music The Bug, who is showcasing his double LP of apocalyptic industrial dubs Machine (Relapse, 2024), the Slovenian premiere of the Japanese futuristic black metal/gabber/IDM sensation Violent Magic Orchestra ("Like Aphex Twin with corpse paint") and the Spectral Evolution (2024) show by Portuguese guitar virtuoso Rafael Toral.
Highlights also include The Etna Sessions AV show by Mexican electronic music icon Murcof, the playful performance The Infinite Hip-Hop Song Live! by Egyptian artist and musician Hassan Khan, winner of the Silver Lion at the 2017 Venice Biennale, an AV show by Hungarian IDM trailblazer Gábor Lázár and the mesmerising Polish multi-instrumentalist and singer Antonina Nowacka (SHAPE+). As part of the SONICA x SHAPE+ residency 2025, German electronic producer PYUR (SHAPE+) and Stella Ivšek and Urša Čuk from the Slovenian multidisciplinary art collective Beam Team will premiere their new show.
Slovenian musician/producer Jan Bajc Funa is doing a live band premiere of his new project Stamor. Local electronic music don Nitz is preparing a special performance, The Constants of Vanishing, a live ambient soundtrack to a screening of experimental films by Slovenian filmmaker Vasko Pregelj. The Slovenian ambassador of experimental techno and dark ambient, Lifecutter, is premiering his new album DELUGE (Kamizdat, 2025) in AV format, while Ljubljana techno boss Shekuza will be in charge of the festival closing.
We are kicking things off on 1 April with the opening of an exhibition by Slovenian artist Vesna Petresin at MSUM, followed by a performance by Croatian musician and sound artist tonota (SHAPE+).
With this year’s theme, -STREAM, SONICA is shedding light on one of the most pressing issues in contemporary music culture. Will we be able to keep our heads above water and navigate the many streams that constantly pull us in different directions? Could the antidote to streaming culture be a renewed appreciation for live music? How can we reintroduce context as a key element in the production, distribution, and consumption of culture? Is there a definitive answer to how we should experience music, cinema, and art in a way that serves both artists and audiences?
Music is all about context, and each of this year’s artists emerges from and belongs to a specific musical context, aesthetic lineage, and creative network. With its 17th edition, SONICA celebrates the beauty of artists and audiences physically gathering in clubs, squats, and cultural spaces—collectively creating intangible moments that can last forever.
SONICA is part of SHAPE+. SHAPE+ is a platform for innovative music and audiovisual art from Europe. SHAPE+ Platform for innovative music and audiovisual art is co-funded by the European Union and ProHelvetia. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.