Cross-Switch: Macklemore “Thrift Shop” Dem Slackers Bootleg

Seattle MC, Macklemore, blew up over night and reached the top of charts with his smash hit “Thrift Shop.” The repetitive chorus buries its way so deep into your psych that you start singing it without even realizing. Well now it’s gotten a much needed reboot by none other than Dem Slackers. The Dutch have [...]

Decibel Festival Rocks Seattle

Decibel Music Festival + Orbital from The Confluence on Vimeo. The city long known for its grunge scene was taken over by music of the more digital persuasion with the ninth inception of the Decibel music festival, which went down in Seattle from September 26 through 30. Fest headliners included electronic royalty Orbital, who gave [...]

ELEKTRO EXCLUSIVE: Decibel Festival Adds Orbital, MartyParty and More

Seattle’s seminal EDM and arts festival Decibel today announced lineup additions including electro-pioneers Orbital, MartyParty, Carl Craig, Cannabinoids, (the ambitious new electronic project from Erykah Badu), Shpongle, and a slew of other international talent including Starkey and Balam Acab. These acts join a killer lineup that includes Ariel Pink, Emancipator, Kimbra, Fennesz, John Talabot and [...]