Category Archives: Decibel Festival

Decibel Festival presents Optical 2: Ascension

By Katherine Humphreys | Published: September 17, 2012

When I tell people I’m excited about Decibel Festival and they ask what’s that - my response of “an electronic music festival” is greeted either by some reference to a current top forty electronic musician (Skillex?) or a complete lack of interest. If any showcase is going to convince people that there is more toRead more...

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Decibel Music Festival Adds Over 30 Artists

By KEXP | Published: July 27, 2012

Decibel Music Festival has added over 30 artists to their already extraordinarily large lineup. In a press release earlier this afternoon the festival announced that DJ Shadow, MiMOSA, Tycho, Star Slinger, Tipper, Dam-Funk, Clark, Jimmy Edgar, Sepalcure, Public Lover and many more will be joining the lineup for the international electronic music festival held inRead more...

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Decibel Festival Reveals 2012 Lineup

By KEXP | Published: June 27, 2012

Decibel Festival founder/curator Sean Patrick Horton stopped by KEXP’s Morning Show today with some big news: the full lineup of this year’s Decibel Festival! In its ninth iteration, the festival will run from September 26-30 and feature what Horton calls its “most adventurous and complete lineup to date,” including performances from Orbital, The Cannabinoids featuringRead more...

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Decibel Festival 2012 Lineup Revealed (well, half of it anyway)

By KEXP | Published: May 24, 2012

Decibel Festival founder, president, and curator Sean Horton stopped by The Morning Show to reveal the first half of the 2012 lineup first to KEXP listeners. Seattle is beyond fortunate to feature one of the world’s preeminent festivals of electronic music, running September 26-30, and based on this early look at this year’s lineup (60Read more...

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Decibel Festival 2011: Db in the Park @ Volunteer Park 10/1

By Michael Beck | Published: October 8, 2011

What better way to spend your Saturday afternoon than hanging out in beautiful Volunteer Park and listening to crazy beats, people watching (SUCH good people watching) and having a picnic? Doesn’t get much better than that in my books. I arrived a bit late (I blame it on Star Slinger and Moby), regrettably missing allRead more...

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Decibel Festival 2011: Opening Party @ Re-bar 9/28

By Philip LaRose, KEXP | Published: October 7, 2011

My intention for Wednesday’s opening night showcases at Decibel Festival 2011 was to bounce among a few venues throughout the evening, as I’d done in the past two years. However, I also knew I wanted to see two of the artists at the Opening Party showcase at Re-bar: 214, whom I’d seen at this year’sRead more...

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Decibel Festival 2011: Optical Showcases @ Nordstrom Recital Hall

By Michael Beck | Published: October 7, 2011

The Optical showcases were an unexpected surprise at 2011′s Decibel Festival. These showcases, usually kicking off the first music-related event of the evening, featured visuals as a main focus alongside the music, which was often ambient and experimental. Friday night’s showcase, titled Optical 1: Sine Your Name Across My Heart, began with Brooklyn-band Mountains. TheirRead more...

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Decibel Festival 2011: Bit Pop Showcase with DNTEL, Erika Spring & Orcas @ Triple Door 10/2

By Michael Beck | Published: October 6, 2011

DNTEL (aka Jimmy Tamborello, one half of The Postal Service) concluded Decibel Festival 2011, putting a different spin on what most of the festival had to offer. He didn’t display the unwavering confidence that most DJ’s displayed -- in fact, his stage presence was fairly quiet and antisocial in stark contrast to his music whichRead more...

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Decibel Festival 2011: Toro y Moi with Bass Drum of Death & Unknown Mortal Orchestra, 9/28

By Michael Beck | Published: October 6, 2011

Decibel Festival 2011 kicked off with a loud, energetic bang and a surprisingly rowdy crowd at The Crocodile in downtown Seattle. Mississippi-band Bass Drum of Death kicked off the three-set bill with a set of raw, psych/garage rock. It was fairly clear beforehand that this showcase would be the odd-one-out of the festival; Toro yRead more...

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Decibel Festival 2011: Amon Tobin @ The Paramount 9/29

By Philip LaRose, KEXP | Published: October 5, 2011

Unlike the past two years I’ve attended Decibel Festival, this year I had a couple shows that I planned in advance to attend in full, rather than jumping around among the venues throughout the evening (though of course that would happen too). The first of those shows was at the Paramount Theatre on Thursday evening,Read more...

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