Si apre oggi a Seattle Decibel, il festival si pone come obiettivo quello di creare un ponte tra creatività e tecnologia attraverso workshop, discussioni, tavole rotonde e cutting-edge performances di musica e visuals. 

La line up del festival è davvero eterogenea, tra i tanti artisti anche le nostre amiche Barbara Morgenstern (DE) e Tujiko Noriko (JP / FR).

Una delle caratteristiche del festival è l'impegno per la sostenibilità ambientale testimoniato da una serie di iniziative quali: implementazione di sistemi di riciclaggio delle location, biciclette come alternativa ai mezzi di trasporto convenzionali, artisti ospitati in eco-room.

Di seguito alcune info tratte dal sito ufficiale del festival.

Decibel Festival is a four-day annual music and arts festival held in
Seattle. Founded in 2003, the festival bridges the gap between
technology and creativity through visual art, workshops, panel
discussions and cutting-edge electronic music performances. By
assembling a diverse selection of international talent, Decibel
Festival provides a forum for musicians, industry professionals and
educators alike. The core of the festival is comprised of several
concerts and live performances presented in a variety of locations
throughout Seattle's hip Capitol Hill neighborhood. In addition to
these performance programs, Decibel includes a professional section
featuring panels and workshops. Since its inception, Decibel has hosted
over 400 acts ranging from underground dance and experimental
electronic music to transmedial art. The 5th Annual Decibel
International Festival of Electronic Music, Visual Art and New Media is
scheduled for September 25 through September 28, 2008.

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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