Wilsonic is a music festival

Music festival

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 held in Bratislava

Bratislava

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, Slovakia

Slovakia

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 since 2000. The festival is held annually, but it was not held in 2002. Wilsonic tries to fuse the atmosphere of a concert, a club and a party.

Wilsonic presents modern urban

Urban contemporary

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 and electronic music

Electronic music

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. The primary focus is on Central and Eastern European artists, musicians and producers, but other musicians are also present.

Past interpreters include GusGus

GusGus

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, Daddy G

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, Jazzanova

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, Matthew Herbert

Matthew Herbert

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, Ricardo Villalobos

Ricardo Villalobos

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, Safety Scissors

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, Thomas Brinkmann

Thomas Brinkmann

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, Digital Mystikz

Digital Mystikz

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, Psapp

Psapp

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, Disasteradio

Disasteradio

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 (NZ), Jimmy Edgar

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, Foolk, and Innocent Sorcerers

Innocent Sorcerers

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