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>From: Sean Horton <sean_horton@hotmail.com>
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>Subject: [what?] >> + - DECIBEL FESTIVAL IS HERE - + <<
>Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 02:12:09 -0700
>
>After a year of hard work, dedication and intense coordination the 1st
>Annual Decibel Festival is here.
>
>For those of you who haven't visited the website lately
>(www.dbfestival.com) there is a printable PDF schedule on the home page, as
>well as complete online schedules, bios, showcase descriptions, film
>festival/clinic info and everything else you would ever need to know about
>the festival and it's diverse selection of talent and activities.
>
>Tickets/Passes:
>Individual tickets per showcase can be purchased at the door. Passes are
>also available at the CHAC lobby (1621 12th Ave, Capitol Hill). For those
>of you who have already purchase passes you will be able to pick them up at
>the CHAC Lobby after 5pm on Thursday.
>
>Here's a list a showcases and descriptions.
>
>>>>Thursday September 23rd:
>-Ghostly International label showcase ? Chop Suey ($10, doors open at 8:30
>- 21+)
>Over the past 5 years Ann Arbor Michigan?s Ghostly International/Spectral
>label has been putting out a diverse, critically acclaimed selection
>electronic music. With artists like Matthew Dear (Techno Pop), Dabrye
>(Instrumental Hip Hop), Lusine (IDM), Solvent (Electro Pop) and Kill Memory
>Crash (Industrial hybrid) Ghostly International has effectively raised the
>bar for domestic electronic music labels, while catapulting several U.S.
>artists into the global limelight. Not since Warp records (U.K.) has an
>electronic music label garnished so much praise with such a diverse roster.
>Don?t miss this label showcase featuring performance by DJ Jeff Samuel,
>Lusine, Kill Memory Crash and Solvent. As a special treat Mr. Projectile
>(Toytronic/Merck) will be opening the night with his meticulous blend of
>IDM, ambient and downtempo.
>
>-Orac Records ? CHAC Lower Level ($5, doors open @ 8:30 - 21+)
>Founded by Jitter engineer and producer Randy Jones (a.k.a. Caro) the
>Seattle based Orac label has a history of excellent releases ranging from
>electro pop to tech house. This showcase features NW producers Solenoid,
>Strategy, Caro and Bruno Pronsanto all of who have gain global praise for
>their unique blend of electro, glitch, synth pop and techno.
>
>>>>Friday September 24th
>-FUTURE FUNK SHOWCASE - CHAC ($15, doors open @ 7:00 - ALL AGES)
>Electronic Funk, House and Techno House will be the droppin? hard on this
>very exclusive engagement, featuring 2 of dance musics? most innovative
>pioneers. Headliners include Marcus Nikolai and John Tejada, both of whom
>have played a significant role in the evolution of dance music world wide
>as producers, label owners (Perlon and Palette) and performers (both will
>be performing live). Opening the night will be Seattle?s funkiest futurists
>Kristina Childs, Misha, Jeff Samuel and Jacob London. Be sure to bring your
>dancing shoes, you WILL need them for this line up.
>
>-Fourthcity Laptop Battle Championship/showcase ? Chop Suey ($10, doors
>open @ 8:30 - 21+)
>The Fourthcity crew has been pushing the boundries of electronic music
>performance in Seattle for the past two years with their successful Monday
>night weekly and various laptop battles, which average between 400-500
>attendants per battle. 2004 has been a landmark year for Fourthcity
>involving a national laptop battle tour, a CD compilation release and
>laptop battle showcase at this years Bumbershoot festival. The Laptop
>Battle Championship promises to be the most exciting battle yet, the winner
>of which will get crowned as the laptop battle Champion (featuring the
>winners of the laptop battle tour featuring 6 cities). Fourthcity DJs,
>artists and laptop judges will also be performing before and after the
>battle.
>
>-Electro Pop and Experimental showcase ? CHAC Lower Level ($7, doors open
>EARLY @ 4:30 - 21+)
>Electronic Pop has become a popular format in the NW (i.e. Postal Service).
>The increase of artists writing beautifully constructed pop tunes via their
>PC has given way to a plethora of new music hinting at 80?s New Wave,
>Electro and Pop. Don?t miss new comers Mori, P.S. I Love You and Hakea
>perform their own brand of Electro Pop during the early part of this
>showcase. Skiks and Richard Chartier represent the more experimental side
>of electronic music composition and performance. Both employee an
>intellectual take on electronic music and performance utilizing both
>electro acoustic and digital sound sculptures. Also performing will be
>Portland's Dub Exorcist, who absolutely killed it at this past year's
>Phoenix Festival.
>
>>>>Saturday September 25th:
>-Warehouse Revival/Detroit Techno Invasion - CHAC ($15, doors open @ 7:00 -
>ALL AGES)
>Remember the warehouse parties of yester yore where it didn?t matter what
>you wore or who was there because you were too busy sticking your head in a
>bass bin or dancing your ass off? Saturday night, Decibel will be
>rekindling this rare experience and what better way to do so than by
>showcasing acts from the city that gave birth to the warehouse party and
>techno, Detroit. Some of Detroit?s heaviest hitters will be performing in
>what promises an all out urban assault on the senses. Heaadlining
>performers include the legendary Mike Huckaby (Harmonie Park, Detroit), DJ
>Twonz (Hi ? Jacked Records, Detroit) and Murat (L.A.). Portland?s S.O.G.
>(Renegade Rhythms) and Primal (Mafia Records) will be live techno PA s to
>open the night. The warehouse revival promises to be THE highlight for
>anyone wanting to get down.
>
>-?Headfuk? Showcase in 5.1 surround sound audio ? Chop Suey ($12, doors
>open @ 6:30 - 21+)
>Hip Hop, Drum and Bass, IDM, Glitch and Downtempo from some of the world
>most innovative producers in 5.1 surround sound? Headfuk will be just that.
>Richard Devine, Tipper and Sutekh are all known from their meticulous
>production techniques, ingenuity and ability to create a complex mood
>through their mind-boggling performances. With open sets by Zapan, Plastiq
>Phantom, Edit, Deceptikon and a very special finale performance by South
>African global glitchtech artist Portable this promises to be a one hell of
>a night. Get there early, this show will most likely sell out.
>
>-Microhouse Showcase ? CHAC Lower Level ($10, doors open @ 4:30 - 21+)
>Toronto natives Tomas Jirku and Robin Judge have recently moved to
>Vancouver B.C. giving the NW one more thing to brag about. With critically
>acclaimed full length releases on labels like Force Inc, Intr_version and
>Onitor (including the collaborative full length, Plusim) The San Francisco
>based label Protronix has just the right balance of humor and booty shaking
>production to grab the ear (and butt) of any discerning ear. 3 Proptronix
>acts will be gracing the microhouse showcase with their laptop skills,
>including label founder Safety Scissors. (A)pendics.shuffle a.k.a. 8 Frozen
>Modules and PJ Pooterhoots (gotta love the name) will be spreading the
>quirky mircohouse love as well.Seattle?s Paul Edwards will be opening the
>night with his sculpted blend of Dub-influenced Microhouse.
>
>>>>Sunday September 26th:
>-NW Techno Showcase and Db Finale - CHAC Lower Level ($15, doors open @
>7:00 - ALL AGES)
>The NW is rapidly becoming a place known for it?s talented techno producers
>and with artists like Kris Moon, Primal, Codebase and DJ Slip calling the
>NW home, it?s no surprise. DJ Slip has released on 12? on some of the
>world?s most prestigious techno labels including Missile, Kanzleramt and
>Music Man and Seattle?s own Codebase just got major recognition through is
>full length release on Force Inc, ?Style Encoding?. Db Finale will feature
>the funky house styling of DJ Minx whose recent 12? in Richie Hawtin?s
>Minus release features remix by fellow Detroiters Matthew Dear and Magda.
>Armed with a soulful selection of Chicago House and unparallel technical
>skill behind the decks, Minx is known worldwide has one of the premiere
>House DJs. Also headlining the Db Finale is one of the worlds most prolific
>electronic dance acts ever, the Advent. The Advent have produced and
>appeared on over 100 releases 1993 to the present and appeared on twenty
>labels including Internal, NovaMute, Kombination Research, Tresor and
>Gigolo. Don?t miss this rare appearance of one of Techno?s most prolific
>and talented acts.
>
>-Seattle Live Showcase ? Chop Suey ($10, EARLY SHOW - doors open at 1:30)
>Seattle?s live electronic music scene is rich with incredible musicians
>fusing electronic elements into in an entirely new and refreshing format
>sure to please audiences of all walks. Genres range from live drum and bass
>(KJ Sawka) to ?Folk-tronica? (Saba) to Jazzy Downtempo (Foscil a.k.a.
>Scape) to live Tech House (Synth Club featuring Reggie Watts, Nordic Soul,
>Steve Scalfati and Daniel Spils) to ?Rock-tronica? (Beehive) to the laptop
>wizardry of Scientific American. Never before has this much local talent
>gathered under one roof.
>
>-Basskamp/Vancouver Live Showcase ? CHAC Lower Level ($10 ? doors open at
>7:30)
>The Basskamp crew have been a staple in Seattle underground live electronic
>music scene for some time. Their Sunday night weekly at the CHAC Lower
>Level has caught the attention of many local heads. With artists like
>Obelus, ndCV, Jerry Abstract and Lusine rotating through their performance
>roster it is easy to see why this longstanding night has garnished much
>praise. Closing out Sunday night of the festival at the CHAC Lower Level
>will be two of Vancouver B.C. most critically acclaimed live/electronic
>projects. Circle Square?s recent release on Output records (home of Fridge,
>Colder and other melodic, meloncoly pop-beauty) has put Circle Square into
>the global limelight. In fact, they?re flying in that day from Paris just
>to make the gig!!! Loscil will be closing the night with is lush ambient
>textures in true Kranky fashion. If you like Brian Eno and Aphex Twin?s
>ambient recordings you will love Loscil. Visit www.kranky.net and
>www.outputrecordings.com for more info.
>
>
>OTHER ACTIVITES INCLUDE:
>>>>Clinics - Saturday and Sunday @ the CHAC
>Decibel is proud to present electronic music educational clinics Saturday
>and Sunday, September 25th and 26th from 2-6pm at the CHAC. Don't miss this
>opportunity to see local and international producers share tips and tricks
>on their favorite software. Richard Devine and Mike Huckaby are joining us
>to talk about all things Native Instruments, with special attention to
>Reaktor, the stand-alone modular synth monster program. Randy Jones, the
>author of Jitter's 3D graphics framework, will be giving an introduction to
>Jitter, focusing on various ways of turning sound into images and vice
>versa. Kris Moon will be sharing some of the tips and tricks that he used
>to win 2 laptop battles using Abletons revolutionary new performance
>software, Live 4.The discussions won't be limited to software only though!
>Portland artist Solenoid is going to fill us in on unique rhythm
>structures, Rane will be showing off the new Serato Scratch Live, and we'll
>also have entry level dj and production techniques discussions courtesy of
>Dj Girls. Clinics are all ages with a $5 admission fee per day (free entry
>for Db pass holders) and will start on the hour, every hour from 2-6pm
>Saturday and Sunday at the CHAC (1621 12th Ave, Capitol Hill - Seattle)
>
>>>>Northwest Film Forum and Decibel Northwest Electronic Music Festival
>>>>present
>EARLY CIRCUITS: PIONEERS OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC
>September 24-30
>Sponsored by Easy Street Records and KEXP
>
>Decibel and the Northwest Film Forum present this special film series
>celebrating pioneering inventors and artists who have shaped the world of
>electronic music.
>
>SEPT 24-30
>Fri-Sun at 6, 7:45, 9:30pm, Tues-Thurs at 7:45, 9:30pm
>MOOG
>Plastiq Phantom performs on Moog instruments before the Friday 7:45
>screening! Bob Moog has been inventing electronic musical instruments for
>nearly half a century. His early synthesizers opened up vast possibilities
>for artists, and his contributions have greatly influenced the direction of
>music culture. This new documentary explores Moog's instruments and
>collaborations over the years, as well as his opinions on creativity,
>design, interactivity, and the spiritual world.
>
>SEPT 24-30
>Fri-Sun at 8:30pm, Tues-Thurs at 6pm
>HAACK: THE KING OF TECHNO
>Electronic pioneer, Bruce Haack, continually expanded music-- through his
>children's records in the 60s ('Dance, Sing & Listen'), his darker and
>farther out 70s recordings ('The Electric Lucifer'), and his early-80s
>contribution to hip-hop ('Party Machine'). This documentary illuminates his
>musical career with interviews and rarely seen performance
>footage??including an early 60s visit to Mister Rogers' Neighborhood!
>
>
>SEPT 24-26
>Fri-Sun at 5, 6:45pm
>SONIC ACTS
>Using interviews, performances, and archival footage, SONIC ACTS traces the
>development of electronic music and explores connections and conflicts
>between the music of early electronic pioneers and the dance music of new
>generation artists. The film features Karlheinz Stockhausen, Pierre Henry,
>John Cage and other pioneers, as well as contemporary artists including
>Squarepusher and DJ Spooky.
>
>Northwest Film Forum
>1515 12th Avenue (between Pike & Pine)
>267-5380 www.nwfilmforum.org
>Tickets: $7.50
>
>>>>see you there
>
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