Decibel Festival 2006: Seattle Sept 14-17

this is not Decibel magazine I take it

You might want to talk with the editor, Thomas.

Heh heh.

Here's the main page link:
http://www.decibelfestival.com/2006

Alex Smoke!

most of the best announced so far played last year. hmmm.

Apparently Speedy J got added(?).. (or is one of the above another alias for Joachim Paap?)

Yup, from the Stranger's Line Out blog...

2006 DECIBEL FESTIVAL SHOWCASES
(Additional Bad Juju and Barca showcases still TBA)

THURSDAY:

Nortec Collective / Mexico Showcase @ Neumos (presented by KEXP)
Fax
Panoptica
Latinsizer
Plankton Man

Fourthcity Showcase @ the Baltic Room (presented by Fourthcity)
Vincent Parker
Truckasaurus
Absolute Madman
Kinoko
Michito
Introcut

FRIDAY:

Db Opening Gala Event @ B.P.H.
Thomas Fehlmann (dub set)
The Dead Texan
Guest speaker and more artists tba

Classic Label / Future Funk Showcase @ Chop Suey (presented by Uniting Souls)
Claude VonStroke
Jacob London
Brett Johnson
Jeromy Nail

2006 Headfuk Showcase @ Neumos
Alex Smoke
Telefon Tel Aviv
Apparat
Lusine

SATURDAY:

DB-CONFERENCE @ B.P.H.
CLINICS, PANEL, WORKSHOPS, VENDORS, PRODUCT DEMOS

Experimental Showcase @ B.P.H. (presented by Nonsequitur)
Taylor Deupree
Richard Chartier
Son Of Rose
Yann Novak

Portland Showcase @ Bad Juju
Senor Frio
Ben Milstein
SciFiSol
Lets Go Outside

Future Jazz Showcase @ the Baltic Room (presented by SunTzu Sound)
Jeremy Ellis
1Luv
SunTzu Sound

Electro Pop @ Chop Suey
Subtle
Static
Plan B
more tba

Dirty Dancing Showcase @ Neumos
Green Velvet
[a]pendics.shuffle
Tim Xavier
Jerry Abstract
Camea and Insideout

Db Afterhours @ Neumos
Andreas Tilliander
Davide Squillace
Soultek
Jon McMillion
Kristina Childs

SUNDAY:

OPTICAL Showcase @ B.P.H.
Ryoichi Kurokawa (audio / video performance)
Speedy J and Scott Pagano (5.1 audio / video screening)
Randy Jones (audio / video performance)

Ambient Showcase @ B.P.H.
Murcof
Kate Simko
Mokira
Anton Zalaparta

Decibel Finale @ Neumos
Speedy J
Bola
Funckarma

and probably more to come.

Hi Dere Anticipation

Okay so here's what I'm thinking of seeing:

Thursday - I would love to see Day Ring, Night Ring, a 5.1 Surround sound composition by Steve Roden in the Turrell Skyscape. I can't reccomend the Turrell room enough, for Decibel or as a tourist or a local. I guess this (and a conference meet and greet) are happening at the Henry Art Gallery (UW), free. I guess it starts at 5 or so. http://www.henryart.org/skyspace.htm

Continuing Thursday - Nortec showcase at Neumo's. Never heard a song, no expectations.

Friday - The busy one. After other stuff to do, I'm going to try to catch Thomas Fehlman's dub set at the Broadway Performance Hall. Then on to Neumo's for Apparat and Alex Smoke. The Shameless afterparty (venue tba) will crack, if I can stay awake.

Saturday - Apendics Shuffle and Green Velvet at Neumo's

Sunday - Ryoichi Kurokawa at the Broadway Performance Hall
Sunday night - Bola? Speedy J? Somebody say something good about Speedy J cuz I've never heard a song and have a bit of a bad impression.

Who else is seeing what?

I'm seeing a NON decibel thing... Wobbly at Gallery 1412. This starts at 8pm though, so it will be over before the climax of tonight's Chop Suey lineup, which I'm excited about.

I have to get my pass at Bad Juju around 6:30-7pm though.. need food, see Wobbly, then walk back and see Nortec and folks.

Wow.. Wobbly was excellent, as was (later at Neumo's) Panoptica, Plankton Man, Fax, and Nortec Collective. Fax and Plankton Man in particular were fanfuckingtastic... Why isn't every indie label not begging to release an album by Plankton Man? Why isn't Depeche Mode begging Fax to remix all their singles?

Day 1! Three more to go!

I was really impressed by Plankton Man as well. He had a much lighter touch than I'd figured he would. Loved the visuals as well.

Tonight is going to be great! Oh, Alex Smoke. And Apparat. I doubt I'll make it to the afterparty, but I've heard the space is a good one.

Wow, Apparat is on some next shit.

Alex Smoke was great, too, but man, I'm still reeling from Apparat. It was one of those shows that make me want to go find all of his recent live PAs to try to ID tracks. Two of the vocal tracks he played, complementary bookends, almost, were amazing. The first had female (North) American vocals, the latter was almost an R&B song reworked. DAMN. Just damn. Got to find those.

Was the Apparat set like last year's?

I ditched Apparat to go see Jacob London's first PA set in 8 years up the street. best decision ever. It's one of the best electronic performances I've seen in about, oh, 8 years. (having only seen Jacob London so more stripped down dj sets.)

It's too bad they pitted Jacob London vs. Apparat.. :(

Agreed about Alex Smoke. Lusine's set was great too.

But Jacob London has so far pwned this festival... Speedy J or Bola may do it, but I'm not going to hold high hopes.

FLASH!

Oh fuck. Green Velvet, last night. Oh fuck.

loved [a]pendics shuffle

apparat was not like last year (as far as i can remember): less cold, more flow-y, and those vocals! glad to hear about jacob london, and good to finally run into you.

Ryoichi Kurokawa this afternoon for some multimedia madness.