WE FORFEIT :: Radio Relativa #25

 WE FORFEIT :: Radio Relativa #25

The ball bearing gets rolling

WE FORFEIT · Radio Relativa #25 febrero

The lads are back after the Christmas break with a show brimming with quality. Every genre under the electronic sun is explored. The ball bearing gets rolling with our friends from Leipzig and some brand spanking new releases care of Clear Memory and Pulse Drift. Italo and pop melt in our WE FORFEIT extended version of 1980s gem “Self Control” before we sink into some broken beats and silken synths from Canada’s Pop District.

Shame on us, for the first time we’ve got some tracks from one of the most able modern day acid abstractionists: Roy of the Ravers. Never afraid to mine their way into the golden techno seams of the 90s, Aphex Twin, Joey Beltram and Kinesthesia all feature. The genres keep coming thick and fast with classic fuzzy fizzing house coming from Sweet D and T.Traxx. We dig ever deeper to unearth modern house imaginings from Hieroglyphic Being on Hivern, Juzer on Rubber and Benedek on L.I.ES.

The styles just keep coming. Liquid lavender flows from Upsammy, and her remix of Larry Heard, before the laser grooves of Melatonin Man on Nous’klaer Audio. To close, we’ve a little tribute to a pioneer of electronica. Gridlock were a US outfit active from the mid 90s to the early 2000s, and were responsible for some truly wonderful machine music. Sadly, Mike Wells of the duo passed away some months ago. As a wee homage, this month’s show ends with Gridlock’s “364” with a special collaboration from Proem.

More styles than ya could shake a stick at. ¡Enjoi!

Tracklist ::
Int Main :: Setup II (Clear Memory)
Digitizer :: Machine Learning (Pulse Drift)
Robyrt Hecht :: The Cone (Clear Memory)
Laura Brannigan :: Self Control (Atlantic)
Raff :: Self Control (Carrere)
Pop District :: Red Eye (Distant Works)
Roy of the Ravers :: Oriental X0X-Press (90’s Bassmix Edit) (Emotional Response)
Roy of the Ravers :: The Clock House Pt.2 (Emotional Response)
Aphex Twin :: Heliosphan (R&S)
Kinaesthesia :: Kobal (Rephlex)
Technical Onslaught :: Eyes Of The Mind (Rawax)
Joey Beltram :: Proto Four (Ownlife)
Sweet D :: Thanks Ya (Traxx)
T.Traxx :: Piano Project (Clone)
Hieroglyphic Being & The Truth Theory Trio :: Aum 8 (Hivern Discs)
Mr Fingers :: Outer Acid (Upsammy Hearing Voices Remix) (Alleviated)
Melatonin Man :: Garrol (Nous’klaer Audio)
Gene Hunt & Rob Hardy:: 16 & Indians (Rush Hour)
Leron Carson :: China II (Sound Signature)
Juzer :: The Saturators (RUBBER)
Benedek :: Lighten Up (L.I.E.S)
Gridlock :: 364 (One Day With Proem) (Hymen)

 

WE FORFEIT :: Radio Relativa #24 — Top tracks of 2021

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The last twelve months has dissolved into a kaleidoscope of similar news stories, mutating variants and a continued sense of unease. Thankfully there is always music to sooth the fevered brow; music and tradition.

WE FORFEIT · Radio Relativa #24 - Top Tracks of 2021

Blurs. Slurs. Furs.

Little off schedule, but always on point, here at WE FORFEIT. Another year has passed. Where does it go? Blurs. Slurs. Furs. The last twelve months has dissolved into a kaleidoscope of similar news stories, mutating variants and a continued sense of unease. Thankfully there is always music to sooth the fevered brow; music and tradition. And the WE FORFEIT boys are staunch traditionalists if they are anything.

As has become a tradition here at the WE FORFEIT household at Christmas, we’ve sipped sherry, gobbled cake and taken time out to collect together some of our favorite releases of 2021.

Robbie struggles to find his way into 2021 as he’s stuck down re-issue lane. Tracks come from the cracking Profondo Nero compilation on Dekmantel for some Italo festive cheer. Next Madrid’s Unusual Systems is well represented with two tracks from their most recent album by P89 before some warming techno nostalgia from the Likemind camp. The boundary to “new release” is finally breached with Alphonse’s tripping jungle techno gem “Beechwood.”

Chris takes the helm with his hometown of Glasgow and World Crime League. Spain is a major focus. We have Valencia’s HC Records and Mick Will’s always top editing for Frigio, Roger Van Lunteren’s superb 12” from the Masa Series before returning to Madrid with Martin Matiske on Femur and Javonntte on DJ F’s Prayers For The Long Life. In between is a sprinkling of electro by DMX Krew, a dollop of nostalgia from Axodry and some acid rumblings from Humanoid. Atenna and Omar Josoef close Chris’s segment as we finish up back with Ibierian electronics care of the excellent Promising/Youngster on Analogical Force.

We’re back for more in 2022 with a belly full of desire, a record bag full of hope and a whiskey bottle nearing the dregs.

Galvanica :: Nightlights In Japan (Dekmantel)
Isamar & Compañia :: No Estas (Dekmantel)
Diego :: Walk in the Night (ZYX)
Mark :: Dreamland (Dekmantel)
Attack 41 :: Soviet Calculator (P89 Remix Vocal) (Unusual Systems)
P89 :: Acid Dream (Unusual Systems)
Fugue :: Contrapoint (Likemind)
Nuron :: Mirage (Likemind)
Alphonse :: Beechwood (Klasse Wrecks)
World Crime League :: Morning People (Infinite Wisdom Glasgow)
Mariska Neerman :: Transatlatic Romancer (HC)
Simbolo :: Synchrono (Mick Wills Edit) (Frigio)
Martin Matiske :: Ran´ningu (Femur)
DMX Krew ft Black Tony :: Night Creatures (Breakin’)
Javonntte :: Monday Love (Prayers For The Long Life)
Axodry :: Loosing You (DBH)
Humanoid :: Pyramid 17 (De:tuned)
Roger Van Lunteren :: Saskia End Courts (MASA Series)
Antenna :: Timables (Clone Royal Oak)
Omar Josoef :: Morning World (Hard Fist)
Promising/Youngster :: Both of You (Analogical Force)

 

WE FORFEIT :: Radio Relativa #23 — Off To Ombra special

Rejoicing in the return of Ombra, of course cancelled in 2020 with COVID, the lads from WE FORFEIT have scoured their collections to bring the festival to those who couldn’t make it there this year.

Rejoicing in the return of Ombra

Rejoicing in the return of Ombra, of course cancelled in 2020 with COVID, the lads from WE FORFEIT have scoured their collections to bring the festival to those who couldn’t make it there this year. Robbie gets the ball rolling with the veteran synth pop of Belgium’s Parade Ground and Italo Moderni’s Adrian Marth. Pinkman Records was well represented at Ombra with label boss Marsman curating the Operater stage. The imprint’s back catalog it plumbed for this special before homegrown talent takes center stage with El Aviador Dro and Valis on Oraculo Records.

Credit00 and June cross Robbie and Chris’ selections. Chris links his Scottish hometown with Madrid as he serves up Broken English Club’s scorched and serrated version of Esplendor Geometrico of “Rotor” released on Glasgow’s Contort Yourself.

Spain is well represented in this month’s show. We’re back to Madrid, or should I say Valencia now, with Frigio Records and some serious edit action from Juanpablo, Sneaker and Vinilette as well as Clock DVA’s brooding remix of Pragma. Barcelona’s adopted son, Neud Photo, offers an electro respite with the smouldering Indeks before Chris offers Iberian imprints like Brokntoys, Fill-lex Records and Soil.

The mood lightens as Minimal Wave maestro Das Ding offers three cold muzak productions taken from his Tear Apart Tapes label. Amin Peck, who sadly wasn’t at the festival, leads us out with his italo-wave “Suicidal.”

¡Enjoi

WE FORFEIT · Radio Relativa #23 – Off To Ombra Special

Parade Ground :: Golden Years (Dark Entries)
Adrian Marth :: Testarrosa Girl (Italo Moderni)
Parade Ground :: Hollywood (Dark Entries)
Roberto Auser :: Never Say Never Again (Mark Du Mosch Remix) (Pinkman)
Peeping Tom :: Soaring (Pinkman)
Norwell :: Nordic Nights (Pinkman)
El Aviador Dro :: Auoduelo (Mecanica)
Valis :: Cold World Melts (Valis Remix) (Oráculo)
Credit 00 :: System Down (Bordello A Parigi)
June :: Direct Contact (June)
Trenton Chase :: Say So (June)
Esplandor Geométrico :: Rotor (Broken English Club Remix (Contort Yourself)
Credit 00 :: Ice Cream (Uncanny Valley)
Son Of Sam:: God Save The King (Vinilette´s Edit) (Frigio)
Neud Photo :: Indeks (Return to Disorder)
Pegasus :: Perseguido Por El Rayo (Juanpablo & Dunkeltier´s Edit) (Frigio)
Pragma :: Amna (Reborn And Reformed Clock DVA Remix) (Frigio)
WLDV :: Who are you (Fill-Ex)
Gamma Intel :: Bad Intel (Brokntoys)
Kovyazin D :: Despite Everything (Soil)
Das Ding :: Intermission (Tear Apart Tapes)
Das Ding :: Dream Decay (Tear Apart Tapes)
Das Ding :: Nerd (Tear Apart Tapes)
Amen Peck :: Suicidal (Borderline)

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WE FORFEIT :: Radio Relativa #22 & 030303 Records interview

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From the first machinations of 030303 and its partnership with Marguerita Recordings to Rephlex parties and Lowland festival memories, this is a journey deep into the heart of a DJ collective and label that has drawn on a widespread of influences whilst casting an ever-growing net of inspiration across the world.

Acid-spiked electronics peppered with lively chat

WE FORFEIT · Radio Relativa #22 – Interview – 030303 Records

WE FORFEIT are off to Utrecht. Off to take in the canals, the cathedrals, the cuisine. And get some acid down us! For the latest episode on Madrid’s Radio Relativa, the focus is a record label that is not just synonymous with the TB303, that silver machine is eponymous! Of course, we are talking about the mighty 030303.

Sit back and enjoy two ours of acid-spiked electronics peppered with lively chat. From the first machinations of 030303 and its partnership with Marguerita Records to Rephlex parties and Lowland festival memories, this is a journey deep into the heart of a DJ collective and label that has drawn on a widespread of influences whilst casting an ever-growing net of inspiration across the world.

Roger Van Lunteren :: In Sight Out (030303)
Global Goon :: Pathways (030303)
Plaid:: Dang Spot (Warp)
Autechre :: Cichli (Warp)
Format :: Solid Session (ESP/Only One)
Dexter vs Cosmic Force :: Drum Techniek (Marguerita)
E8 :: H20 (Marguerita)
Cane :: Blitz (Marguerita)
D’arcangelo :: (Rephlex/Suction)
EOD: Phontron (030303 mix) (030303)
Retape :: Feber (030303)
Rolando Simmons :: Hidden Grooves (030303)
Rolando Simmons :: Human Touch (030303)
Kid Machine :: Mirage (030303)
Nacho M. Meyer :: Planeta (030303)
Phuture303 :: Blackout Part 1 (Full fat forfeit edit) (Music Man)
Caramel Chameleon :: Dronacid [Phaserinterlude Mix] (030303)
Humanoid ‎:: Stakker Humanoid (Westside)
Rob Acid :: Happy Answer (Live At The Warehouse Mix) (Internal)

WE FORFEIT :: Radio Relativa #21 Live @ Hypnotica Colectiva XVI Anniversary (Valencia)

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WE FORFEIT were delighted to be part of this return to music. Over four and a half hours, the lads went through two fat bags of records. Acid. EBM. Electro. House. Italo. Techno. Wave. The electronic gauntlet was well and truly ran.

 

The electronic gauntlet was well and truly ran

Valencia is an epicenter of electronic music. Hypnotica Colectiva is one of the city’s hubs and has been a pivotal point in Spain for more than fifteen years. Located in the heart of Valencia, ran from record-store-come-club Killing Time, a label was spawned in 2016 with HC Records.

In spite of Valencia’s COVID restrictions (some of the strictest in Spain), Hypnotica Colectiva kept the “ruta de bacalao” spirit alive this summer with a four day birthday bash in August 2021. To celebrate sixteen years of fostering electronics across the Iberian peninsula, and beyond, Killing Time turned the amplifiers back on and welcomed folk to return. WE FORFEIT were delighted to be part of this return to music. Over four and a half hours, the lads went through two fat bags of records. Acid. EBM. Electro. House. Italo. Techno. Wave. The electronic gauntlet was well and truly ran.

The essence of that mix has been simmered down to two hours. Expect tracks from the likes of Aspecto Humano, Bordello A Parigi, Femur, Frigio, Emotional Response, Hivern Discs, Waste Editions, Where We Met, Unusual Systems and, of course, HC Records.

¡Muchisímas gracias a Hypnotica Colectiva y a David!

Emitió a través Radio Relativa 14.10.21

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[VAL] WE FORFEIT w/ Neud Photo Live/Djs David Verdeguer, Orco, Nahuel @ Killing Time (11/06/22)

 11/06/22 - 18.00– 03.30

WE FORFEIT Presents... 

A night of debauchery and devilment with the first ever WE FORFEIT night in Killing Time.

To inaugurate this new venture, the lads have enlisted the services of a cracking musician and electronic innovator; Neud Photo.

An artist steeped in electro, raised on new beat, soaked in acid, led the wrong way by techno and addicted to italo; Neud Photo is an artist guaranteed to bring the goods. Bordello A Parigi. Frigio Records. Rat Life. Just some of the labels that have featured his intoxicatingly unique sound. And we’ve got him for one of his first live sets in Spain. Unmissable.  

WE FORFEIT will be sharing the cabin with a cracking collection of Djs. An exciting upcoming selector, Nahuel is primed for some choice cuts. 
Orco, of Fill-Lex Records fame, will be on hand to deliver a cold blend of electro, techno and wave.

David Verdeguer, the man behind HC Records and Killing Time, will take to the cabin with a guarantee of pure quality.

Killing Time, Carrer del Dr. Sumsi, 21, 46005 València

 

WE FORFEIT :: Radio Relativa #20 (September 2021)

Recorded just before We Forfeit headed to play at the Hypnotica Colectiva XVI Anniversary in Valencia.
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A Spanish influence

This was recorded just before we headed to play at the Hypnotica Colectiva XVI Anniversary in Valencia, so we decided to start things out this month with some of HC’s finest and a cracking track by Colombia’s Filmmaker. A Spanish influence runs through our selections with month with Corp, Dip Shim, Mynationshit and Sed Blava as well as labels like Masa Series and Noise to Meet You; we’ve even managed some Spanish italo care of Tolerance.

Chris digs deep into the crates, resurfacing with electrofunk from Newcleus and wave floor-filler Night Moves. The machines are also centre stage with Roger Van Lunteren hitting some heavy numbers on Something Happening, Somewhere and 030303. Techno gems come care of Luke Slater and PA Presents on U-Trax with some soothing electronics, drawing Summer to a close, by, Konduka and Finnnish masters Pan Sonic.

WE FORFEIT, easing ‘ya back into the office.

 

WE FORFEIT · Radio Relativa #20 septiembre

Playlist ::
Filmmaker :: Noir Times (HC)
Corp :: Welcome to… (Unusual Systems)
Corp :: Alarm State (Unusual Systems)
Corp :: Sucidio (Unusual Systems)
Tolerance :: Machinery (Indalo)
Tuga :: Drunk Driving (MCA)
Newcleus :: Cyborg Dance (Sunnyview)
Nightmoves :: Transdance (New York Disco Mix) (GC)
Mynationshit :: Frothy (Waste Editions)
Sed Blava :: Teoría del Cielo (Waste Editions)
Roger van Lunteren :: Saskian End Courts (Masa Series)
Roger van Lunteren :: Vanish (Aroy Dee’s Classic Mix) (Something Happening, Somewhere)
Roger van Lunteren :: The Broke (030303)
PA Presents :: A Grasp (U-Trax)
Luke Slater :: Degrees of Thinking (Loaded)
Konduku :: Parlama (Spazio Disponible)
Elecktroids ‎:: Kilohertz (Warp/Clone Aqualung Series)
Module 3F :: Nullnullnull (Noise to Meet You)
Dip Shim :: Arbetsära (Malmø Traxx)
Pan Sonic :: Fermi (Blast First Petite)
Philus :: Tele-Ctro (Sähkö)
Void Vision :: In 20 Years (Blind Prophet)

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WE FORFEIT :: Radio Relativa #19 LIVE @ Bizarro w/ Nöle (Barro)

WE FORFEIT have tried our best to put some shows together, collating and colliding genres from far and wide for our monthly show on Radio Relativa. We’ve managed to get some mixes done and have more lined up.

A great audio memory for a wonderful night of music

Despite the hardships on the ever enduring COVID, there have been some highlights; beacons piercing the perennial fog that has dominated the last twenty plus months. There have been some great releases, cracking music that has broadened horizons and raised spirits. WE FORFEIT have tried our best to put some shows together, collating and colliding genres from far and wide for our monthly show on Radio Relativa. We’ve managed to get some mixes done and have more lined up.

Some of our proudest moments have come playing out, the ability to get back into a club and bang out some bangers was a real treat. We were lucky enough to have played with Aitor Arch and Juanpablo at Femur & Friends in Specka (thanks again to all concerned) and in April WE FORFEIT were back in Specka with Nöle (Barro founder and Stardust resident) once again in the hallowed ground of Specka.

For this last show of the season, we’ve put together some of favorite segments of the live recording from that night we had at Bizarro.

First up is Robbie. The set starts out with some brooding electronics, care of EMAK, Les Invalides and Nine Circles, before balance is found via labels like Anna Logue, Bordello A Parigi, Domestica and La Forme Lente. Artists that feature include the likes of Ian Martin, Intergalactic Gary and Heinrich Dressel.

Chris takes over the helm with Metropolis’ moody “Tonight” taken from Pinkman’s Broken Dreams series. From there the listener is taken on an emotional tilt-a-whirl through industrial menace, new beat hope and Neon Judgement sternness.

Nöle, our host at Bizarro, is our captain to the close. The Barro boss guides you through a mix of 80s leaning post-punk tearjerkers, oblong pop and trench-coat love affairs. Some proper gems in this one; what is the last one on here?

A great audio memory for a wonderful night of music. Thanks again to Nöle for the invite!

Originally played on www.radiorelativa.eu 09/06/21.

 

WE FORFEIT · Radio Relativa #19 LIVE @ Bizarro w Nöle (Specka/Madrid

 

 

WE FORFEIT :: Radio Relativa #18 mayo

Diggin’ into some past favorites. Gems, care of Martin Haringer of Das M and Gimmik fame alongside the cracking Toytronic, are unearthed with Gimmik now back releasing on n5MD/Hidden Reality.

WE FORFEIT · Radio Relativa #18 mayo

A generous mélange of ripe releases

For this one, Robbie has been diggin’ into some past favorites. Gems, care of Martin Haringer of Das M and Gimmik fame alongside the cracking Toytronic, are unearthed with Gimmik now back releasing on n5MD/Hidden Reality with a reissue of his Load Error EP which came on on Lapsus not too long ago.

We don’t wander too far down memory lane—a generous mélange of ripe releases is on offer to feast the ears. Schrödinger’s Box is weighed down with new music, Dmitry Distant & Norwell as well as Rapha (707) of Chateau Royal getting some well-deserved airtime. Sound Synthesis once again delivers the goods, this time for Distant Worlds with a track taken from Keith Farugia’s new 12”.

This month’s show is brimming with techno delights and more new music. Nuron being remixed by Kirk Degiorgio, Miles Atmospheric on Firescope, the depths of Artefakt. The lads have also plundered the collection for some lesser known machine music, Pigaja, Mod21 and Unam Zeitnab exploring the boundaries between dub techno and industrial.

Tracks that didn’t make it into WE FORFEIT’s sets from Bizarro are at the core of this month’s show. Horrorshow wave and brooding synth are Robbie’s out-takes with Chris upping the bpm with the fire and brimstone of Absolute Body Control, Jensen Interceptor and Challenger of the Unknown.

Two 7”s finish with more synth wave on offer from the Aesthetic, such a cracker, with the racing Neolicht from Relativ Kälte ending. Second last one of this season. Enjoy. ¡Besos a la distancia requerida.

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Tracklist ::
Gimmik :: Sarah (Worm Interface)
Gimmik :: Rhythmus Der Stadt (Toytronic)
Digitional :: (Toytronic)
Das M :: Leidenschaft Und Produktion (Hertz-Schrittmacher)
Sound Synthesis :: Planet Hope (Distant Worlds)
Dmitry Distant & Norwell :: (Schrödinger’s Box)
Rapha (707) :: (Schrödinger’s Box)
Vercetti Technicolor :: Hard Pill (Giallo Disco)
Art Crime :: Hectic (Pinkman)
Sumerian Fleet :: Sturm Bricht Los (Crème Organization – Crème Eclipse)
Absolute Body Control :: Blue Girl Black Boy (Groovy International)
Panster Fabriek :: Nachts (Bunker Records)
Jensen Interceptor :: Saudade (Power Station)
Cabaret Voltaire :: Nagnagnag (RHKirk Remix) (Novamute)
Challenger of the Unknown :: Unity (Natural Sciences)
Nuron :: La Source (As One Rmx) (De:tuned)
Miles Atmospheric :: (FireScope)
Artefakt :: Crystal Confessions (De Stijl)
Piegaja :: Lavanda (Left Corner)
Mod21 :: Wormhole (Methodical)
Soolee:: Tense (Unam Zetineb Remix) (More Than Less)
Anesthetic :: Void (Hertz-Schrittmacher)
Relativ Kälte :: Neonlicht (Plastic Frog)