Sonar is the name of a Belgian musical group, combining rhythmic noise, soundscapes, and industrial music

Industrial music

Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...

. It was formed as a side-project of noise artists Dirk Ivens

Dirk Ivens

Dirk Ivens is a Belgian musician and performer in the industrial music genre. In 1978 he started as singer and guitar player in the punk band Slaughterhouse but left the group after one year to form the new band The Few. In 1980 he formed the electronic band Absolute Body Control, influenced by...

 and Patrick Stevens.

Members / History

Sonar was founded by Dirk Ivens and employed the help of Patrick Stevens in 1996. The aim of Ivens's and Stevens's project was to "remind [one] to working machines, the soundscapes to droning planes." http://www.dirkivens.com. Both Ivens and Stevens have continued work on Sonar to this date, but also devote time to their other projects. Ivens is most well known for his solo-effort, Dive, as well as his stint in Klinik

Klinik

Klinik, , is an industrial music band from Belgium, originally formed around 1982 by electro-synthpop practitioner Marc Verhaeghen, who is the only constant member.-History:...

 and Stevens for his project Hypnoskull

Hypnoskull

Hypnoskull is the name of Belgian musical group whose style borrows elements of noise, industrial music, jungle, breakbeat, lo-fi, and techno. Hypnoskull currently releases music through Germany’s Ant-Zen record label.-Members / History:...

. Please see the individual pages for more information on both artists.

Discography

• Untitled, CD, Daft Records, 1996
• Untitled, Picture LP, Ant-Zen
  Ant-Zen
  Ant-Zen Audio and Visual Arts is a German independent record label founded in 1994 by Stefan Alt , who serves as the art director. Visual arts from Ant-Zen are typically bleak but astonishing landscapes, or microscopic studies of what is often overlooked...
  
  , 1996
• Rotation 7", Divine Comedy, 1996
• On Mission Inside, 12", Drag & Drop, 1997
• Live, K7, Escape 3 Organisation, 1997
• Dislocated, 10", Ant-Zen, 1997
• Connected, Picture LP, Triton 1998
• Sonar Vs Muslimgauze
  Sonar Vs Muslimgauze
  Sonar Vs Muslimgauze is a remix album notable for being released by two notable artists, Sonar and Muslimgauze.-Track listing:#Muslimgauze: "Panorama " - 3:25#*Remix by: Sonar...
  
  (with Muslimgauze
  Muslimgauze
  Muslimgauze was a music project of Bryn Jones , a prolific British ethnic electronica and experimental musician, influenced by conflicts in the Muslim world with an emphasis on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict...
  
  ), 1998
• Overdose Simulation, CD, Cop International, 1998
• Cosmic Rays, 12", Hymen, 1999
• Cosmic Live Rays, MCD, Eigen Beheer, 1999
• Voodoo Vision, Picture 10", Triton, 1999
• Remote Assault, CD, Daft Records, 2000
• Parallel Friction, Picture 7", Klang Galerie, 2001
• Volt Control, CD, Daft Records, 2003
• Volt Revisited, 2x10", Hands Productions, 2003
• Bad Man, CD-R, Eigen Beheer, 2005
• Alien Overdrive, CD-R, KDX, 2006