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French folks need their festivals too, and one event satisfying that need is Villette Sonique. This year's edition of the festival will invade Paris' Parc de la Villette from June 3-8.

True to its host city's nature, Villette Sonique's 2008 lineup is an eclectic one. How eclectic? Have a look:

Mission of Burma, Clipse, Dizzee Rascal, Deerhunter, Sunset Rubdown, Shellac, Devo, the Go! Team, Throbbing Gristle, HEALTH, Sage Francis, Six Organs of Admittance, Chromatics, Melt-Banana, El Guincho, Dan Deacon, Bottomless Pit, Pilooski, Martin Rev of Suicide, Pan Sonic, Chromatics, Joakim, and Colleen, among others.

There's also a record fair, which is an excellent thing to have at a music festival, if we can say so ourselves.