[US] 22-09-05 to 25-09-05 | Decibel Festival @ Seattle

suppoz · Post by **suppoz** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 8:18 am

There is quite a phenomenal lineup of folks from all over the world for this festival in late September. The second year of Decibel Festival sees the organizers developing a pretty interesting round of showcases. I'm going, but I'm not involved in any way other than my support of the festival and the region.

http://www.dbfestival.com/

Decibel is a community arts organization whose purpose is to cultivate the influx of electronic music and visual art through education, multimedia performance and year-round music events throughout the Northwest. The annual Decibel Festival is a four-day culmination of this effort and provides audio clinics, panel discussions, film, art installations and dozens of electronic music performances within multiple venues in Seattle's Capitol Hill district. Through quality concert sound, live visual art, international respected electronic music talent and comfortable venues, the Decibel Festival has positioned itself as a globally recognized event.

Featured showcases:

•MERCK LABEL SHOWCASE/DECIBEL OPENING PARTY
DERU, DECEPTIKON, PROEM, MACHINEDRUM

•SHITKATAPULT VS. DETROIT UNDERGROUND LABEL SHOWCASE
APPARAT, KERO, JERRY ABSTRACT, DEREK MICHAEL

•EXPERIMENTAL SHOWCASE
FENNESZ, TIM HECKER, HAKEA, SON OF ROSE

•2005 ELECTRO POP SHOWCASE
STYROFOAM, HER SPACE HOLIDAY, MERCIR, KRISTINA CHILDS

•MUTEK/MUSIQUE RISQUEÉ SHOWCASE
AKUFEN, DEADBEAT, JAY HUNSBERGER, BRUNO PRONSATO

•AMBIENT SHOWCASE (KRANKY VS. GHOSTLY)
PAN AMERICAN, AEROC, LOSCIL, LUSINE

•HEADFUK SHOWCASE V2
ISOLEE, THOMAS FEHLMANN, TIPPER

Seattle, various venues (mostly near Capitol Hill area)
Thursday, Sept. 22nd — Sunday, Sept. 25th, 2005

kh4n · Post by **kh4n** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 6:31 pm

I have friends going down from Vancouver and Victoria for this. damn, that looks like a sweet line-up.

minimal house · Post by **minimal house** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 10:10 pm

Damn! wheres jeff Samuel?

pheek · Post by **pheek** » Fri Aug 19, 2005 3:00 pm

minimal house wrote:Damn! wheres jeff Samuel?

he probably has the same problem i have in Montreal: local talent don't get much support.

nonstatic · Post by **nonstatic** » Sun Aug 21, 2005 6:30 am

i heard he was really pissed about his treatment at last year's festival. he was on the preflyer for this year but it looks like he dropped out. i suspect the same thing happened.

suppoz · Post by **suppoz** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 12:49 am

hmm, yeah, I noticed the same thing (Jeff was on the preflyer but not in the new lineup) and was dissappointed. But there are still a ton of interesting local artists that are participating in the festival this year (Orac roster members, Lusine, Jerry Abstract, Deceptikon, Hakea, Jacob London, Nudge, alongside a number of local DJs and laptop acts as support).

I think that the festival is doing a great job of spreading out the styles of electronic music that it represents. Last year was a little one-dimensional (but pretty damn great), and hopefully they will continue the trend for the next installment in 2006.

I'm looking forward to it, most definitely! If anyone is coming from far away, drop me a note and I'm happy to offer some things to do/places to stay kind of info if ya need it. Or meet up for a beer or something, too!

ta,
--s-tephen