WE FORFEIT (Mix 21) :: 20 Y(Ae)rs of Electronica 1996-2016
There is a hope that such a mix will introduce and reintroduce people to some of these past treasures of electronica (in Robbie’s book this ain’t IDM, but that’s another story), a genre so beautiful, broad and deep that you can simply dive into it.
The spread is wide and varied, with juggernauts of electronica
The recent reissue of Michael Fakesch’s Marion (Bit-Phalanx, 2019) reminded Robbie of something. Not just the quality of the cracking album from the Funkstörung man, but of the WE FOREIT mix he did in the Summer heat of Madrid. Now with this prolonged time we are spending in our homes with COVID-19, Robbie is several weeks under lock and key in the badly hit Spain, it seemed like a good idea to release this mix of tracks spanning a twenty year period.
This is a real trip down memory lane for our contributing editor, with most of the vinyl records used for this mix being bought as a teenager. The spread is wide and varied, with juggernauts of electronica like Autechre, Funckarma, and Phonem sitting across lesser known entities like Protocol and Swap.
A glut of labels, pillars of the sound, are represented. Yes, Skam (arguably the most important) is not on here; but its sublabel 30mil Recordings is. We’ve also tracks from the US to Europe with imprints like Chocolate Industries and Schematic sharing space with Germany’s Morr Music and Ireland’s own Ultramack. You’d be forgiven for pointing out that the bulk of these tracks are from a certain time frame, roughly a five year span. Nevertheless, hopefully the quality of the tracks will make up for the lack of material from the late 2000s.
Likewise, there is a hope that such a mix will introduce and reintroduce people to some of these past treasures of electronica (in Robbie’s book this ain’t IDM, but that’s another story), a genre so beautiful, broad and deep that you can simply dive into it.
Tracklist ::
Aesthete :: Plus One (Computer Club) (2016)
Phonem :: Untitled (Morr Music) (2002)
Dual Purpose :: Rubbaband (30mil Recordings) (2003)
Push Button Objects :: Non-Existant (Chocolate Industries) (1998)
Protocol :: Ndc (Boomchain Mix By Shad T. Scott) (Isophlux) (1999)
Takeshi Muto :: Ntak (Schematic) (1999)
Funckarma :: Lellectr (Djak-Up-Bitch: DUB) (2001)
Phonem :: Bliphop (Jetlag) (1999)
Swap :: Untitled (A2) (Musik Aus Strom) (1999)
L’usine – Coded (Isophlux) (1998)
Kettel :: I Live You (Djak-Up-Bitch: DUB) (2002)
Ambulance :: Redudents (Ultramack) (2000)
Solenoid :: N120d (Outward Music Company) (1998)
Phonem :: Phonetik (Morr Music) (1999)
Gescom :: Keynell (Autechre Rmx) (Warp) (1996)
Best wishes to all and their loved ones during this challenging period. WE FORFEIT.
