Anomie Belle is the project of multi-instrumentalist musician/composer Toby Campbell, whose music is often combining elements of classical, jazz, rock, pop and down tempo trip hop beats. It is often jarring and thought-provoking as she writes and sings about issues of social justice, political alienation and facing prejudices.

Campbell has managed to make a career out of being a musician by being able to do almost everything herself, including audio engineering but still enjoys getting the opportunity to play with other musicians when possible. Anomie Belle has played shows with such diverse artists as Tricky, The Album Leave, Azure Ray and will play in Portland next month with Kid Koala, before returning to Seattle to play Bumbershoot on Monday, September 7.

I met up with Campbell at a bar on Capitol Hill to talk about Anomie Belle, the state of the music business and the contrast between making music by yourself and collaborating with other artists.

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Dark Material is the award-winning, 7-minute documentary that screens at SIFF this year. It was scored by local trip-hop artist Anomie Belle.

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It's your Thanksgiving week imaginary podcast, featuring some of the most awesome Northwest bands (and a few non-NW bands we couldn't resist sharing). Enjoy this with your turkey or Tofurky feast!