Dissonanze was a yearly
festival
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focused on
electronic music
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held in
Rome
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,
Italy
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. The first edition was in 2000. Besides music it also focuses on
multimedia
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&
video art
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. The festival takes place at the
Palazzo dei Congressi
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in Rome.
Dissonanze 6
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T. Raumschmiere
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, a.o..
Dissonanze 8
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Caribou
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No Age
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,
Yacht
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, a.o..
Dissonanze 9
8th and 9 May 2009.
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Micachu
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Levi studied composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, but left without a ...
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Timo Maas
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In its wake, he also released ''Music for the Maases Volume 1'', a mix album consisting ...
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Telepathe
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A Critical Mass, a.o.
See also
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List of electronic music festivals
The following is an incomplete list of music festivals that feature electronic music, which encapsulates music featuring electronic instruments such as electric guitars and keyboards, as well as recent genres such as electronic dance music (E ...
External links
www.dissonanze.itDissonanze 6
{{Electronic music festival
Music festivals established in 2000
Electronic music festivals in Italy
Festivals in Rome