presented by Decibel and Shameless
Since the first Decibel Festival and every year since, Shameless has thrown official dB after parties and showcases. This year these two Seattle production crews are once again teaming up to present Disko Cassé, a two room Capitol Hill dance party of explosive proportions and talents.
The main room features a Northwest debut by Brodinski, one of the most exciting DJs and producers to explode onto the scene in recent years. His varied DJ sets deftly move from melodic minimal to bass-heavy house and even into noisy techno. This Parisian has managed to expertly remix Bonde de Role, Klaxons, Das Pop, Shoes, D.I.M, Heart Revolutions, and Adam Sky without getting caught up in any particular formula. Please be clear, no parking on the dance floor. This is an event designed to get you moving.
Chris De Luca of Funkstorung fame, returns to Seattle under the CLP moniker to wreck the dance floor with his dirty techno and underground hip-hop vibe. In the last year CLP has rocketed upward among the ranks of international party igniters. Recent releases include a full album on Shitkatapult and getting hired by club sound magician Boys Noize for a 12” guest performance on Boysnoize Records. They followed these efforts with a new EP for Shitkatapult featuring Kova and remixes from Housemeister, Bugati Force, Litwinenko, and Unsportsmanlike.
Seattle tested and approved, Hookerz & Blow (a side project by Mozaic & EPROM) is best described as a live DJ vs laptop mashup that is already laying waste to unsuspecting dance floors in the Bay Area and beyond. Call it psyphy, strip-hop, trancehall, clubstep, and halfway house smashed together; H&B create a fun live/DJ interactive experience that stands out among the SF electronic music scene.
Local favorites Truckasauras and 214 help round out the bill by performing two very special live sets. 214 leans heavy on the classic electro sounds and will be opening the main room, so to all of the true school electro heads… get there early! Afterwards, Truckasauras takes an arsenal of vintage Roland drum machines and synths, all sequenced by a modded first-gen Gameboy to create analog electro loops that skitter over starkly minimal drums.
In the more intimate lounge, Shameless showcases the DJs behind the production crew with sets by residents Recess, Anton Bomb, Menami, Levi Clark and Adlib. Shameless first got it’s start in 2003 and since then this ambitious crew has evolved and established itself as a highly respected production company booking Seattle debut performances of artists such as Modeselektor, Drop the Lime, Tittsworth, Boy Noize and too many others to list. Although their DJ styles each vary on any given night, they all share a passion for good, fun underground parties and will be taking over the lounge as if it were their own private loft space.
Decibel and Shameless want to remind everyone that it’s Saturday night and time for a dance party. This two-room party also features live visuals by Epiphanous, live art by Seattle local artist/illustrator Adot, and club photographer Dave Matthews will be on hand capturing all of the shenanigans. Whether said in German, French, or English, in the end we’re going for broke with this disco.
