29/03/2020

SolarSoundSystem celebrates its twentieth year of hosting solar and bicycle powered parties in Europe. Partygoers have been attending the events since 1999, dancing to music all running on renewable energy.

The solar-powered sound systems started off in Lausanne, Switzerland, but have now taken off in France, with installations in Paris, Marseille and Biarritz. As the movement has grown, parties now take place all over the world in Berlin, the Basque region of Spain, Tel Aviv and even Hong Kong. Keen to spead his ecological message far and wide, founder Cedric Carles says “it is necessary to perform in public space in order to increase the level of general knowledge and catch a public not concerned by climate change.” In 2016,

SolarSoundSystem also launched Radio3S, the first web radio online 24 hours a day, hosted on a server powered by a photovoltaic (solar) power plant. To mark the 20th anniversary of the parties, the eco-friendly sound system is releasing a vinyl compilation of the electronic artists that have been playing on their systems over the years. The chosen tracks pay tribute to the eight international artists who have supported

SolarSoundSystem in the past, such as Jay Ka and Gregorythm. For every copy sold, a tree will be planted in Peru via reforestation charity One Tree Planted.

* Soucre euronews.com