This year marks the 10th anniversary of Decibel Festival in Seattle, Washington. The festival is spread out at 11 different venues throughout the city, including the Chihuly Garden and Glass, over the course of 5 days with 140 artists from around the world. Focusing on electronic music as a whole, this years line-up is distinctively unique by all standards yet as eclectic as ever. With a wide selection of showcases, conferences, and boat parties, there’s more to do in a day than there are hours to do it all! Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday afternoons are reserved for conferences while Saturday and Sunday afternoons are for boat parties. Don’t worry, LostinSound is here to help you sift through all there is to do every day.
Full Schedule Here
Wednesday:
Conferences from 12pm to 6:30pm Wednesday to Friday at Broadway Performance Hall
Sponsors: Windows, Dubspot, Ableton, Rane, Resident Advisor, and Panopto
There will be an opening gala at the Chihuly Garden and Glass’s greenhouse with Mileece. She is a sonic artist whose interactive “ecoscapes” are generated from the electromagnetic emissions of plants and by handmade, sensor-based musical instruments for an evening of Botanical Bio-Electricity at Chihuly Garden and Glass’s prestigious Glasshouse.
Abstract Earth Project and Decibel Present: Wax Tailor, Blockhead, Little People, & Rena Jones at Showbox at the Market
Whenever trip hop is mentioned, Wax Tailor comes to mind. Recently we had the chance to interview this ground breaking artist, found here.
Little People has been on my radar for quite some time. He produces heavenly downtempo instrumental hip hop which is perfect for any time of the day.
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Like Klockwork featuring Ben Klock, Light Year, & South London Ordnance at Q Nightclub
Nothing hits home like some quality techno.
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Thursday:
OPTICAL 1: KOLLABORATIONS with Hauschka, Oliveray (Nils Frahm and Peter Broderick), & Peter Broderick at Nordstrom Recital Hall
Deep Roots Pt. 1 featuring Âme, The Martinez Brothers, & Tim Green at Q Nightclub
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Cajmere vs Green Velvet After Hours at Q Nightclub
Cajual Records label head played by far my favorite set at Movement Electronic Music Festival this year as Cajmere. Green Velvet is another ego of Curtis Alan Jones. This late night gives us the chance to witness the battle between house and techno within himself.
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Friday:
Resident Advisor Boat Party with Ben UFO & Axel Boman on Islander Boat Cruises
Ben UFO has made quite the name for himself without adventuring into the world of production. Missing out on the Hessle Audio After-Hours doesn’t mean you have to miss out on one of the label’s founders.
Optical 2: Erased Tapes with Ólafur Arnalds & Nils Frahm at Nordstrom Recital Hall
The beauty that these men make is undeniably alluring. It draws you in, and wraps you in a world unseen to the human eye.
Nicolas Jaar & Friends featuring Nicloas Jaar, Tarik Barri, Mount Kimbie, & Phaelah at Showbox SoDo
Nicolas Jaar blends what you’ve always known, always dreamt of, and makes it into something completely new and mysterious.
Phaeleh is someone whom I’ve been following for many years now. He really knows how to pull on my heart strings. He’s eclectic yet stays true to his roots of dub step, house, and garage.
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Ghostly International with Shigeto, Lusine, Beacon, & Dauwd at The Crocodile
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Electronic Deluxe After-Hours with Max Cooper, Speedy J, Derek Plaslaiko, & Scott Pagano at Q Nightclub
Max Cooper is one you can not label. He is a true master of his craft with quite the lengthy discography and endless list of remixes, this man is someone you should keep your eyes (and ears) on! His mixes evoke countless emotions, and his style is so extremely eclectic that you can’t help but keep listening.
Max Cooper LostinSound Interview
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Saturday:
dB in the Park with Poolside, Jenö, Phidelity vs. Michael Manahan, & Natural Magic at Bradley Performance Hall
Who doesn’t love a little disco in the park, did I forget to mention it’s free?
Home Bass featuring Dusky, Midland, & J. Alvarez at Q Nightclub
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Cosmic Adventures with The Orb & Juan Atkins at Showbox at The Market
25th anniversary of The Orb with one of techno’s legendary founders Juan Atkins.
Mixmag After-Hours with Pezzner, Derrick Carter, & Kyle Hall at Q Nightclub
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Kompakt 20 After-Hours with John Tejada, Matias Aguaya & Thomas Fehlmann at Neumos
Sunday:
High & Tight Boat Party with Matias Aguayo & Kyle Hall on Islander Cruise Ship
Just in case you couldn’t make it to either of the after-hours, plus who doesn’t wanna’ party on a boat?
Optical 4: Black Noise with Oren Ambarchi, The Sight Below, & Raime at The Triple Door
dB Finale: Rebel House with Art Department (Kenny Glasgow), Maxxi Soundsystem, and Mano Le Tough at Q Nightclub
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dB Finale: From Disco to Disco with Aeroplane, Tiger & Woods, KiNK, & Archie Pelago at Neumos
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Timetable Records with Nosaj Thing, Teebs, Lorn & D. Tiberio at The Crocodile
