martes, 19 de marzo de 2024

WE FORFEIT :: Radio Relativa #38 — Mora B2B Leonid

 If we love anything here at WE FORFEIT, it’s the blind following of ritual and tradition. With this in mind, the lads roped in their good mates Mora and Leonid for the yearly pilgrimage to the Radio Relativa studio to get some recording done.

June 15, 2023 — With the cruelest of Madrid’s heat yet to come, three bags of records were packed for a back to back session that guaranteed backs would be left slick with sweat. Fellow Irishman, Leonid, is no stranger to the DJ booth in Madrid. When not playing in the finest establishments the Spanish capital has to offer, Paul Smith is crafting electronic music for labels like Sistrum, Lunar Disko and, most recently, Ethos.

Another figure of the Madrid music scene, Mora is one of the brains behind the legendary Zodiac nights. On hot nights with sticky floors, he has held his own while sharing turntables with the likes of Intergalactic Gary, Mick Wills and many more

A smorgasbord of vinyl treats is on offer, served from the dripping fingertips of Robbie, Miguel and Paul. Hard to get a track list together for this, bit of cobbling will be attempted as there are some real beauts in here. Thanks again to Miguel and Paul for coming down, great fun had and hopefully we’ll all get to do it together again soon.



domingo, 18 de febrero de 2024

WE FORFEIT :: Radio Relativa #37

 

WE FORFEIT :: Radio Relativa #37

With a fresh batch of records having just arrived at HQ, the vinyl is squeaking new and comes in some wonderful shapes, sizes and sounds.

The sunshine has finally cracked and deluges are flooding the streets of Madrid, grey skies reflected in the concrete canals coursing through the capital. To keep the blues away, WE FORFEIT are here to brighten lives and darken speakers.

With a fresh batch of records having just arrived at HQ, the vinyl is squeaking new and comes in some wonderful shapes, sizes and sounds. Italo disco is, as ever, represented with offers from Ivent, Proxima and ZYX. Richer strains of electro come care of Lerosa, Cignol and Sound Synthesis with some broken beat bangers from Tapei based Jin and Farron.

Chris openly proclaims his love for sharp edged electro with angular assaults from Abrazas, Univac and Kafkactrl to name a few.

The Summer appears to be a stone’s throw away and to celebrate the arrival of undoubtedly unbearable heat, we close with some sweat stained “Love in the Summer Night.”


 
  • Lisa G :: Call My Name (ZYX)
  • Cute Heels :: Litua (Schrödinger’s Box)
  • Mark Du Mosch :: Too Much (Schrödinger’s Box)
  • Lerosa :: Background Check (Lunar Disko)
  • Cignol :: Somewhere in Your Mind (Nocta Numerica)
  • Sound Synthesis :: Electric Flux (Distorted Sensory Perception)
  • Cover Boys :: Reality (Glossy Mistakes)
  • Ambra Orfei :: Love Me Too (Próxima)
  • Christal :: Lady Fire (Iventi)
  • Farron :: Britanic Surfers (Voitax)
  • DHS :: The House of God (Dub) (High Fashion)
  • Daniel Monaco :: Acid María (Bordello A Parigi)
  • Yetsuby :: Bear Becomes The Human (Original Mix) (Jin)
  • Uf0 :: Vera Smile (Altered Sense)
  • EYE :: Luscinia (Knekelhuis)
  • CiM :: Bliss (Delsin)
  • Sohrab :: (Undersound)
  • Abrazas :: Your Miserable Dale Flag is not your true homeland (Soil)
  • UHF :: Ballad For Hal (Noise to Meet You)
  • ADJ :: Fight For Your Rights (Arkada)
  • Univac :: Sample This (30D)
  • Kafkactrl :: Dartmouth Proposal (Zement)
  • Francis Juno :: April (Mystic & Quantum)
  • Brand Image :: Love in the Summer Night (Blanco y Negro)

viernes, 26 de enero de 2024

WE FORFEIT :: Radio Relativa #36 — Mixtape WLDV

 

WE FORFEIT :: Radio Relativa #36 — Mixtape WLDV

WE FORFEIT return to our semi-regular Mixtape series. Following on from the excellent assortment of Carlos Martín, aka Mynationshit, the lads remain on the Iberian Peninsula and head north. País Vasco local We Love The Dolce Vita, better known as WLDV, is in the mix with some show stopping slammers.

Semi-regular Mixtape series

WE FORFEIT return to our semi-regular Mixtape series. Following on from the excellent assortment of Carlos Martín, aka Mynationshit, the lads remain on the Iberian Peninsula and head north. País Vasco local We Love The Dolce Vita, better known as WLDV, is in the mix with some show stopping slammers.

Robbie delivers an hour of new tunes while drawing inspiration from WLDV’s love of electronics, giallo and soundtracks. From the silver screen slashers of Goblin and Amorosi Dressel, we revisit recent nights at Femur before horror disco from Neil Landstrumm and our guest of honor. Electro is served cold from the Clear Memory and Yuyay camp with classic techno coming from the trailblazing Marco Repetto and braindance beauts from Athens Computer Underground.

WLDV digs deep into his collection with a super special selection that traverses electro disco, new beat, synth-wave and much more. When Bilbao aficionado is not behind a bank of synths, he’s spinning records. Brand new releases go shoulder to shoulder with lesser heard gems in a mix that shimmers with sheer quality. Expect tracks from the likes of Bordello A Parigi, Moustache Records, Samo and lots more.

Muchísimas gracias de nuevo a WLDV!

 

Robbie’s Mix ::

  1. Goblin :: Flashing
  2. Dressel Amorosi :: Naked Body Found In Campitelly (Bordello A Parigi)
  3. Composite Profuse :: Pyscho Session (Minimal Rome)
  4. Skanfrom :: Data 6 (Suction)
  5. WLDV :: Laying Down on Cosmic Dust (Bordello A Parigi)
  6. Neil Landstrumm :: B Meats (Giallo Disco)
  7. Varum :: Dusky (Varum)
  8. Robyrt Hecht :: Earning (Yuyay)
  9. VR System :: Electro Queen (Clear Memory)
  10. Planet Love :: The Last Realm of Magic (return_backspace)
  11. Planet Love :: The First Era (return_backspace)
  12. Athens Computer Club :: Trips, Slips and Broken Hips (To Pikap)

WLDV’s Mix ::

  1. G.G.F.H :: Plasterchrist
  2. Lords Of The Future :: Nothing Lasts Forever
  3. Alejandro Paz & Mijo :: Tecnovela (Eddie Mercury Remix)
  4. Monkeyshop :: Barbara!!! Buy A Monkey?
  5. Ziggy :: Amfobia
  6. Roswell Brothers Feat. Nyx :: Closed World (Favio Inker Remix)
  7. John Noseda :: Climax
  8. Mickey Dagger :: I Want To Be A Cowboy (Antoni Maiovvi Mix)
  9. Michael Fortvne & Fausto :: Fantoche (Ali X X Ximena Remix)
  10. Radikal Kuss; HIV+ :: Mujer Única
  11. Anti Yo :: Loc Nar Logic
  12. Captain Mustache feat. The Advent :: Computer Monkey (Legowelt Remix)
  13. WLDV :: Never Alone

miércoles, 20 de diciembre de 2023

WE FORFEIT :: Radio Relativa #35 — Drvg Cvltvre cometh

 

WE FORFEIT :: Radio Relativa #35 — Drvg Cvltvre cometh

WE FORFEIT returned to Valencia with a seriously special guest.

A spread of scarred and scorched treats

Drvg Cvltvre performed his final live set at the legendary Killing Time (March, 2023). A rare talent, this hardware junkie has been drawn deep into the dark and brooding recesses of his machines. With releases on the likes of Bunker, Shipwrec and Viewlexx, this infamous figure has been central in the West Coast sound of Holland whilst exploring new plains on his own New York Haunted.

Accompanying Robbie and Chris in the cabin were some heavyweights. Ruben Rodrigo of La Carbonero and Slokto of Syntax Electronix fame will be spinning some serious slammers with the head honcho David Verdeguer opening the night.

For this edition Chris delivers a taster of what to expect at the weekend, a choice hour-long mix of no-nonsense cuts that guarantee to slice through speakers.

Drvg Cvltvre finishes with his own exclusive excursion into the depths of his sound palette. Expect tracks from his own discography as well as a spread of scarred and scorched treats.

Thanks so much to all involved in such a special night.

 

00:00 > 58:00 WE FORFEIT ::
Chrome Corps :: With Your Head (Natural Sciences)
Maelstrom :: La Nuit Est A Toi (Acid Avengers)
Grischer :: Ac(h)ab
Unknown Artist :: Faramone Agent
Korboira :: Bounce (Syntax Electronix)
Zeta Reticula :: Host Star (Mechatronica)
Davit_error :: Vicios Encubiertos (Kunda Rekords)
Analog Attack :: Analog Attack
Beau Wanzer :: Flesh Flush
Panster Fabriek :: Maschinen (Bunker)
Kord :: Gräns (Femur)
Orphx :: Transmutation (Sonic Groove)
Betek :: Avalanche (Barro)
Tuning Circuits :: No Compassion
Ultradyne :: Dr. Blowfin’s Experiment (XIX Mix) (Pi Gao Movement)
DeFeKT :: MG1 (Cultivated Electronics)


>58:00 DRVG CVLTVRE EXCLUSIVE MIX ::
Lfdm :: mixing blood (Indisarray)
Anthony Rother :: Machine (Omnidisc)
Anthony Zorin :: ccontrol
Came to Roost :: The Rooster
Omar S :: coming home mum (FXHE)
B Ball Juice :: Rejekto Power (Zuid edit) (PRR! PRR!)
Ekman :: Operation Basswood (Propaganda Moscow)
Pearl River Sound :: Swordsman Acid (New York Haunted)
G.T.O. :: The Ripper
Nm the Effaith :: Lost
Drvg Cvltvre :: Bare Bones (Contort)
Drvg Cvltvre :: The Crazies are coming (Tripalium Corp)
Brecc :: Irony (Archivio 01)
Uncrat :: uncr38d on acid (Proper Line)
Drvg Cvltvre :: Techno has become a capitalist tool (New York Haunted)
Yung-acid-3 :: Pale Rose (Tripalium Corp)
Refracted :: Erre (End of Perception)
Patrick DSP :: Fight Me (Gobsmacked)
Drvg Cvltvre :: Bunkerpunch (Power Vacuum)

lunes, 13 de noviembre de 2023

WE FORFEIT :: Radio Relativa #33 —Top tracks of 2022

 

WE FORFEIT :: Radio Relativa #33 —Top tracks of 2022X

It comes but once a year, WE FORFEIT‘s top tracks of 2022. Tough year, seems to be the mantra of life there days. Nevertheless, the lads bury the spike of reality with a selection of nourishing sounds that guarantee to warm away the horrors staring back at you.

The lads bury the spike of reality with a selection of nourishing sounds

Tough year, seems to be the mantra of life there days. Nevertheless, the lads bury the spike of reality with a selection of nourishing sounds that guarantee to warm away the horrors staring back at you. Robbie starts us off with some beauts care of the always excellent Heinrich Dressel and his silken synth work. Synths are the focus for Mothball’s Ash in October with Galaxian offering some electro commentary on levers of power. The atmospherics of Ard Bit lead into the the wizardry of John Beltran before we hit the floor. Mr Ho & Mogwaa and their upbeat “Bail-E” are countered with the caustic electronics of Sound Synthesis and knob jerks of PQ17 on the freshly minted Unusual Transmission.

The broken beat bandwagon is boarded for the superb Kanyalang! with Spain’s Black Quasar scaling peaks with Negative Glitch. We stay with Black Quasar and Existential Wabbit, resurfacing with Nebulae elegance and Delayscape’s delicate “Baffled Cry.”

A constant source of inspiration for us at WE FORFEIT is De:tuned, the Belgian label once again setting the bar incredibly high in 2022. Two tracks, care of legends Stasis and Nuron, had to make the selection, and do!

Chris takes the wheel with cracking pieces from our good pal DJ Sneaker, the unmissable Cignol, on HC Records, and the hard hitting Hard Ton on Schrödinger’s Box. Robbie returns with an 030303 gem of the last twelve months, Tom Gilbert and “Lucid Dream” mixed into the electro godfathers that are Morphology.

Muchísimas gracias a Radio Relativa, nuestros oyentes y los invitados como Adrián Marth. Seguimos, como el tiempo, con más pronto. Un abrazazazazazo.

Playlist ::
Heinrich Dressel :: Promenade (Lunar Disko)
Ash In October :: Greater Crime (Mothball)
Galaxian :: Out of Balance (Shipwrec)
Galaxian :: Code of Existence (Shipwrec)
Galaxian :: Without Form (Shipwrec)
Ard Bit :: Seppuku (Phainomena)
John Beltran :: Sunflower (Delsin)
Mr Ho :: Bail-E (Klasse Wrecks)
Sound Synthesis :: Transfer Your Energy (Distrito 91)
PQ17 :: Transition Point (Unusual Transmissions)
Kanyalang! :: Breakin Thru (Withhold)
Negative Glitch :: Just A Phase (Black Quasar)
Existential Wabbit :: Sensory Depravation (Black Quasar)
Sound Synthesis :: 303 (Nebulae)
Delayscape :: Baffled Cry (Early Version) (Noise to Meet You)
Stasis :: The Embrace (De:tuned)
Nuron :: Waiting for Nothing (De:tuned)
Sneaker :: The Flow (Uncanny Valley)
Cignol :: Binary Choices (HC)
Hard Ton :: Transcend Your Body (Schrödinger’s Box)
Gilbert :: Lucid Dreams (030303)
Morphology :: Plankton (AC / Firescope)
Taylor Dean :: Tell It To My Heart (Beats)

miércoles, 25 de octubre de 2023

WE FORFEIT :: Radio Relativa #32 — 30 Years of Warp Records’ Artificial Intelligence

 

This edition celebrates this seminal AI series that marked a change in direction. With a litany of artists who pioneered modern electronic music, the album has become a holy grail amongst the faithful.

A celebration of three decades of electronic innovation

Thirty years ago, WE FORFEIT were struggling with The Three Rs. Thirty years ago, Warp Records were pushing new electronic sounds; a movement of sound and machine. Thirty years ago, Artificial Intelligence was launched. This latest edition celebrates this seminal AI series that marked a change in direction. With a litany of artists who pioneered modern electronic music, the album has become a holy grail amongst the faithful.

WE FORFEIT have delved into their well loved thirty-year-old copy of the compilation, classics from that colossus of a collection brought together with likeminded musicians and labels. A celebration of three decades of electronic innovation.

Playlist ::
Autechre :: Egg (Warp)
Gescom :: Keynel (Ae Remix) (Skam)
Up! :: Spiritual High (+8/Warp)
Speedy J :: De-Orbit (Beam Me Up/Warp)
Florence :: Vineyard (Moving Mix) (Eevo Lute/Delsin)
B12 :: Telefone 569 (B12/Warp)
L.A. Synthesis :: Reprise (De:tuned)
Polygon Window :: Supremacy II (Warp)
IAO :: Mongel Hordes (Warp)
Beaumont Hannant :: Utuba (Warp)
Beaumont Hannant :: Molten (GPR)
Beaumont Hannant :: RS364C (GPR)
Translucent :: Light of Dawn (Jelly Jam)
Stephen Lopkin :: Welcome to Nowhere (M>O>S)
Roger Van Lunteren :: IRF4 (Firescope)
Steven Rutter :: Going Through Life (Firescope)
Global Communication :: Incidental Harmony (Dedicated)
Kenny Larkin :: Maritime (Warp)
Aphex Twin :: Pulsewidth (Apollo)

Artificial Intelligence was reissued on December 9, 2022 on Warp Records.
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