Preview: Decibel Festival’s Top Notch 2014 Lineup
By Jeff Wilson
The always-spectacular Decibel Festival is back this year and taking place September 24-28.
Like always, Founder Sean Horton and team are bringing top-notch house, techno and groovy beats from the less neon- and drop-focused side of electronic music to Seattle.
As Rolling Stone noted, Sean has a good eye for the next up and coming talent. He booked deadmau5 in 2007 and several dubstep artists in 2009, right before both become very popular. dB has also been the US debut for many artists including Amon Tobin’s ISAM LIVE, Apparat, Moderat and Pfadfinderei.
Along with their OPTICAL shows, which have a focus on visuals along with the music, Decibel is bringing back their popular boat parties. This year’s water based events include showcases From Dub to Deep, featuring Shadow Child and Lauren Lane, and Anjunadeep with Lane 8 and Manik.
I am excited for almost every name on the bill but the names that stand out for me at the 11th annual Decibel Festival are Anna Lunoe, Lunice, Richie Hawtin, Scuba and Ten Walls. Check out the lineup and let us know who you’re excited to see and why in the comments section below.
First Wave of 2014 Decibel Festival Artists:
1979 feat. DERU + EFFIXX // !!! DJS // ANDY STOTT // ANNA LUNOE // ATOM™ HD/AV // ATOM™ GND∞ // BATHS // BRAIDS // CHET FAKER // CHRISTOPHER WILLITS // COM TRUISE // DEMDIKE STARE // DERU // DOUGLAS DARE // EFDEMIN // EL TEN ELEVEN // FALTYDL // GREG GIVES PETER SPACE // GROUNDISLAVA feat. RARE TIMES // ISIS GRAHAM // JACASZEK // JOHN ROBERTS // KASTLE // KODE9 // KRADDY // LAUREN LANE // LETHERETTE //
Second Wave of 2014 Decibel Festival Artists:
ALICE BOMAN // ANA SIA // ANTHONY PARASOLE // ANTIVJ // ANTIVJ + MURCOF // ARCA + JESSE KANDA // ASC // AVALON EMERSON // BLACK ASTEROID // BLUE HAWAII // BRIAN LYONS // CLAPTONE // CLEAN BANDIT // DENSE & PIKA // DJAO // FLUXION // GLADIATOR // GUTI // JAMIE MCCUE // JOHN ROBERTS // JUSMONI // KAYTRANADA // KEYS N KRATES // KIM ANN FOXMAN // KINK feat. RACHEL ROW // LEE BURRIDGE // LEE FOSS feat. ANABEL ENGLUND // LUNICE // MARCEL DETTMANN // MARTYN // MATRIXXMAN // MAX COOPER // MIDNIGHT MAGIC // MR. CARMACK // NADASTROM // NATASHA KMETO + EFFIXX // NICK MONACO // ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER feat. NATE BOYCE // PATRICK TOPPING // PEZZNER // RECONDITE // RONE // SABOTA // SALVA // SASSMOUTH // SCUBA // SEGUE // SOUTH LONDON ORDNANCE // SPLATINUM // STEFFI // TEN WALLS // TENSNAKE // TOKIMONSTA // TOTAL FREEDOM // YPPAH // + MORE TO BE ANNOUNCE
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