
Over the past 13 years, Six Degrees has cultivated a roster of transglobal artists from all over the world. Though their styles and backgrounds may be different, many share the desire to fuse traditional styles with the limitless possibilities of electronic music. Over 100 releases since the label's inception in 1996, Six Degrees' sounds remains as compelling and hard to pidgeonhole as ever. In this exclusive interview, co-founder Bob Duskis looks back on how one of the Bay Area's finest labels got here from there. Six Degrees began [...]

If you're not familiar with Bumbershoot , let me refresh your memory. Founded originally in 1971, as the city-funded "Mayor's Arts Festival", the Seattle, Washington based music and arts festival has since evolved into one of the bigger events in the music world, now hosting 100,000+ attendees each and every labor day weekend. Of all places, the festival erupts under the iconic Space Needle at the Seattle Center. It's currently a three day festival, but each year the idea expands on itself. In addition to the many musical artists present, there's a vast number of art at the festival [...]
Cheb i Sabbah plays Hippodrome Saturday, celebrating the release of his new album, "Devotion." As with his previous works, this one blends electronic beats with music from India. As you might guess from the title, the album leans toward the...

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(Photo courtesy of sosidesc ) You know my roommate Brian, aka DJ Adidas1 by now, no? He's the guy keeping me up-to-date on all things Electronica, DJ, Hip-Hop, and World Beat. Trust me, he knows his stuff. Just ask the guys at the Electric Fetus sometime... I hear all sorts of crazy shit coming out of his bedroom at all hours of the night. So while I was working on my "Summer Mix" (yet to be [...]