Decibel Festival 2011 Announces Program

Seattle here I come!

I cannot more highly recommend this festival – click the flyer for more information:

Alpha Pup Artists @ Decibel Festival 2010

Seattle knows what’s up. This week at Decibel Festival you will hear many of the more avant-garde and experimental new genres of electronic music, including beats from quite a crew of artists from Alpha Pup Records and our imprints Brainfeeder, Elm & Oak and Friends of Friends.

Decibel Festival Workshop: Create a Digital Promotion Plan (Friday 9/24 @ 1PM)

Photo by Tap Tap Productions (Decibel 08)

Are you an artist who is serious about getting your music into as many ears as possible?

Decibel Festival Showcase Spotlight: FLYING LOTUS AND FRIENDS

Flying Lotus has not only created earth-rattling albums, scores to avant-garde animated films and augmented reality applications, but has also inspired an international community of beat lovers and electronic magicians who find motivation and meaning in the sonic space beyond boundaries where his vision and artistry roam.

Decibel Festival Artist Spotlight: LOW LIMIT

Low Limit plays the Beats per Moment Showcase on Saturday, September 25 @ Motor

Smashing a jam-packed treasure chest of tempos, styles and moods into his music, Low Limit’s beats are swamped up with crunk, full of fresh sonic retorts and infused with an audacious enthusiasm. Irradiating audiences with crispy bass beats and a keen ear for overlooked dance floor gems, Low Limit aka Bryant Rutledge takes his background in bottom-heavy hip hop to an adventurous new dimension of sound.

Innerflight presents: RED EYE AFTERHOURS (Unofficial Decibel Festival Afterparty)

One of Seattle’s premier record labels and production crews, Innerflight, welcomes you aboard a trip until dawn on Friday September 24 with bass cadets from the Nth dimension at the Red Eye Afterhours. Please bring your seats to the get-down position and prepare to get lifted.

Top Ten Reasons Decibel Festival Kicks Ass

It’s about that time of the year when DanceFever5000 turns into Decibel Festival Blog 2010.

In one month from now, some crazy shit is going down in Seatttle. There are many fantastic and unique music festivals out there, but none of them are like Decibel Festival, a celebration of electronic music, visual arts, new media and the international beat community. Thinking about going?

Here are ten reasons to buy that flight to Seattle today.

Decibel Festival Showcase Spotlight: DUBSTEP HEAVYWEIGHTS – dB in the Park (Sunday)

On Sunday under the Space Needle we will gather to celebrate the heavyweight pleasures of dubstep and beyond at Decibel in the Park, with a lineup of hard-hitters and wave-makers whose brute force bass and innovative sonic fusions have helped to ignite a worldwide community.

Decibel Festival Artist Spotlight: LORN

Lorn plays Flying Lotus & Friends Showcase @ Neumos on Thursday, September 23

and Innerflight’s Red Eye Afterhours @ The Monkey Loft on Friday, September 24

Beauty created from desolation is one of the last refuges of human hope, and behind an exceptionally moving musical expression of this truth stands a man of brooding intensity and emotional fearlessness, whose clear conviction shines through a shroud of mystery and beats sworn to black.

Decibel Festival Showcase Spotlight: WEST COAST LOVE – dB in the Park (Saturday)

The West Coast of America has never had a problem with low self-esteem. Referred to as the “Best Coast” by chilled out lefties from sunny San Diego to the emerald city of Seattle, this slice of the country was settled by pioneers and immigrants in search of the boundless opportunities and freedom of lifestyle that this edge of the world provides. Today many dreamers, doers and nature-lovers still flock towards the crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean to live in an area that enjoys a laid-back yet dialed-in vibe, progressive cultural attitudes, plenty of wide open spaces and green, green grass.

Decibel Festival Artist Spotlight: SAMIYAM

Samiyam plays Flying Lotus & Friends Showcase @ Neumos on Thursday, September 23

Since the year 2004, Sam has been the proud owner of two midi cables. They are currently in his closet under some other shit.

SOUNDS LIKE: Got a gun, screwdriver, knife and shank – plus I break face bones with my platinum rings.

Decibel Festival Artist Spotlight: SHLOHMO

Shlohmo plays RBMA on the Floor (Bass Without Borders) Showcase @ Neumos Friday September 24 at Decibel Festival with Modeselektor, Pfadfinderei, Headhunter AKA Addison Groove, Mount Kimbie and Teebs

With a production finesse and beats that belie their creator’s age, twenty year-old Shlohmo AKA Henry Laufner stands on the bright side of the shifty music movement, producing multi-strata avant-hop whose undeniable thunk shuffles somewhere between abstract instrumentalism, psychedelic synth funk and hip-hop based IDM.

FLYING LOTUS TO HEADLINE DECIBEL FESTIVAL

Just when you thought Decibel Festival couldn’t get any more dope, Flying Lotus has just been announced to perform on Thursday night September 24 at Neumos in Seattle.

Flying Lotus is more than a fearless beat scientist, innovative artist, label head, community leader and intrepid explorer of spiritual sound; he is a portal to the future of music.

Decibel Festival Showcase Spotlight: BASS WITHOUT BORDERS w/MODESELEKTOR, Pfadfinderei, Headhunter, Mount Kimbie, Shlohmo & Teebs

(Modeselektor)

Once upon a time, electronic music could be categorized by genre based on factors such as beats per minute, tone, style and other easily recognizable sonic elements.

That time is no more.

The pioneering artists of the Bass Without Borders aka Red Bull Music Academy On The Floor showcase embody this brave new era of sound where categories no longer apply. For those willing to let go of their musical preconceptions and step into a sonic experience without the reassurance of rules, the result can be complete artistic liberation. Freed from the confines of classification, post-genre music demands to be interpreted on an individual basis, creating a level of engagement that can only be found in the space where there are no boundaries – only bass.

Decibel Festival Showcase Spotlight: BEATS PER MOMENT (Vibesquad, Alex B, Low Limit & Machinedrum)

(Vibesquad)

A guaranteed dance party with beats bent to the side, smothered in filth and then slammed back on top with a smile, the Beats Per Moment Showcase highlights several American artists who are taking hip hop production to new heights and grinding the dance floor to new lows.