2008 marks the 5th anniversary of the Decibel Festival, an annual event held in Seattle that has now become one of North America’s preeminent electronic music events. To coincide with this landmark year, Decibel has planned its most ambitious festival to date; featuring more than 120 acts representing 12 different countries, organized within 25 showcases across 11 different venues. The lineup is not only massive but also the most diverse yet, increasing the international stature and range of artists, representing everything from underground dance to instrumental hip hop to experimental audio / visual performance. Adding to the traditional club events, this year’s program will feature a two-day conference, multimedia showcases, a BBQ, a free outdoor park event, an ambient dinner theater and an overall theme of sustainability in the arts (read below for complete details on the 2008 Decibel Festival program).

The four-day Decibel International Festival of Electronic Music Performance, Visual Art and New Media will take place September 25th - 28th. Check out the rest of our site for more information about the 2008 Decibel Festival.

2008 DECIBEL LINE UP

Carl Craig (US) :: Deadmau5 (CA) :: Jahcoozi (DE) :: The Bug feat. Warrior Queen (UK) :: Supermayer (DE) :: Flying Lotus (US) :: Dixon (DE) :: Glitch Mob (US) :: Audion (US) :: Tujiko Noriko (JP / FR) :: Tycho (US) :: Brian McBride of SOTL (US) :: Luca Bacchetti (IT) :: Jeff Samuel (US / DE) :: Helios (US) :: William Basinski (US) :: Deaf Center (NO) :: LA Riots (US) :: Eluvium (US) :: Barbara Morgenstern (DE) :: Santiago & Bushido (US) :: 33Hz (US) :: Jeremy Ellis (US) :: Mike Monday (UK) :: Akira Rabelais (US) :: Library Tapes (SE) :: KiloWatts (US) :: [a]pendics.shuffle (US) :: Orlando Voorn (US) :: Jeff Greinke (US) :: Stewart Walker (US) :: Fax (MX) :: Noah Pred (CA) :: Deru (US) :: Eskmo (US) :: Lusine (US) :: Balún (PR / US) :: Cubenx (MX) :: Alland Byallo (US) :: Welder (US) :: Derek Plaslaiko (US) :: Nalepa (US) :: Truckasauras (US) :: Jacob London (US) :: Careen Ajar (CA / US) :: Dave Pezzner (US) :: Let’s Go Outside (US) :: Jerry Abstract (US) :: Attentat (US) :: Bryan Zentz (US) :: Caro (US) :: Scott Pagano (US) :: Kid Hops (US) :: Mister Leisure (US) :: Craig Kuna (US) :: Shen (CA) :: ndCV (US) :: novaTRON (US) :: Carole Kim (US) :: Taimur Agha (US) :: Sammy D (US) :: The Sight Below (US) :: offthesky (US) :: Kadeejah Streets (US) :: Phidelity (US) :: Nikola Baytala (US) :: Michael Manahan (US) :: Nordic Soul aka INCITE! (US) :: Chuck Flask (US) :: J-Sun (US) :: Kamran Sadeghi (US) :: Crazy Larry (US) :: Eddie (US) :: Ctrl_Alt_Dlt (US) :: Les Freres Courvoisier (US) :: Lucy Bland (US) :: Rob Noble (US) :: Kris Moon (US) :: Recess (US) :: Scott Sunn (US) :: SunTzu Sound (US) :: m.0 (US) :: Alala.One (US) :: Noisemaker (US) :: Leo Mayberry (US) :: Dr. Mr. M (US) :: Panty Control (US) :: 31 avas (US) :: Struggle (US) :: Vance Galloway (US) :: Camino Acid (US) :: M. Quiet (US) :: Skoi Sirius (US) :: Aron Schoppert (US) :: h.dot (US) :: Sean Majors (US) :: Travis Baron (US) :: Swank (US) :: Levi Clark (US) :: Introcut (US) :: Jeronimo (US) :: Shane Silkey (US) :: Subliminal Imaging (US) :: Same DNA (US) :: lissom (US) :: Claude Balzac (US) :: Limefeather (US) :: Madmax (US) :: Blondzie (US) :: Punch Drunk Productions (US) :: Skyler (US) :: evergreen eye visuals (US) :: Porchlight|* (US) :: Epiphanous (US) :: Momo the Monster (US) :: Scobot (US) :: V8 Media (US) :: Scott K James (US) :: Yuba Foxfire (US) :: Lowres (US)

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