Now in it's sixth year, Seatte's Decibel Festival of electronic music and media is back
with an even more audacious and expanded lineup. Second in the U.S. only to Detroit's
DEMF as far as scope and scale, Decibel seeks to be a showcase for all things electronic,
regardless of genre in the most progressive, inclusive sense. Again this year, featuring
showcases curating genre and stylistic themes that introduce new forms to a larger
audience and redefine existing ones. Showcases of note include the three 'Optical' audio
-visual showcases featuring ambient, neoclassical and experimental musics, the two 'Decibel
in Dub' showcases of newdub, dubstep and electronic dub mutations, 'Decibel in the Park' at
Capitol Hill's beautiful Volunteer Park, 'Bass Lovers Unite' showcase of heavy-end dancefloor
Bass exploration and a opening gala Ghostly Records showcase to start the festival off right.
Highlights of the individual artists gracing Seattle for the festival include dancefloor mavens
Robert Hood, Alter Ego and Wighnomy Bros., splendorous ambient soundscapes from
Mountains, Sawako, Goldmund, The Sight Below, Frank Bretschneider and William
Fowler-Collins, nocturnal urban rhythms from Dubstep producers Benga, Pinch, Martyn
and Mala, grandious techno-dub hybrids from Echospace, Boxcutter, DJ/Rupture and
Move D along with nearly innumerable others, in various genres and styles, from the dance
-floor to the seated theatre, through the course of this four day, over 100-artist festival.
Check the Decibel site for full artist listings, bios and showcase descriptions and times.
Previous years have seen showcases at capacity (or even sell out the night of), so
purchase in advance for festival passes and individual showcase tickets is often:
Link to Decibel 'Optical' showcase site
Link to 'Decibel in Dub' showcase site
Link to 'Decibel in the Park' site
Link to Decibel 'Bass Lovers Unite' showcase site
Link to Decibel 'Ghostly Records' showcase site
