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Sotto Voce

The new album by Forlate, “Failing Better,” is a dynamic and genre-defying work that combines ambient with influences of industrial, minimalism, rock, and experimental electronic music.

“Failing Better” is a deeply personal and emotionally charged album written amid a tumultuous period in the artist’s life. From the shock of war and forced immigration to the pain of loss and isolation, “Failing Better” fearlessly tackles heavy themes with honesty and vulnerability.

Despite the intensity of the subject matter, “Failing Better” finds moments of hope and resilience throughout its tracks. With its unique blend of genres, “Failing Better” follows an artist’s journey of self-discovery and healing as they continue to push the boundaries of their craft.

Special thanks to:

Vera Belevantseva - Photo
Olga R. - Cover Art and Design
Anton Anikin - Typeface
Oleg Sotnikov - Mixing and Mastering
Magic Studio - Additional Mastering
Subsist and Faith Disciplines for their support!

Out Of The Strong Came Forth Sweetness

Subway Song

So Says The Sea

Against The Black

The Turning Wheel

Failing Better

This mix channels the experience of starting anew in a strange city, capturing the alienating feeling of not yet belonging amidst a sea of unfamiliar faces and unintelligible conversations. The track selection mirrors this sense of otherness, featuring almost a collage-like web of vocals in various languages, syncopated percussion, and ghostly droning textures that are at once distant and strangely comforting. Create during a period of adjusting to a foreign place, the mix is a reflection of being a stranger in a city that's slowly becoming home.

Celestial - Lonely Weekend
Éliane Radigue - Son miroir
Opheliaxz - Citrine
Jabu - Blood Pink
Mu Tate - all night drip (ft. Nikolay Kozlov)
KWC 92 - Tai Tam Tuk
Xvostik - Так больше нельзя
Nocow - Nekuda
Alliyah Enyo - Choral Fragmentation latenights
Sofa - Tryhard
Looked - Hypo
OL - Hive Mind
O Yuki Conjugate - Sunchemical Bismuth
Akritchalerm Kalayanamitr - Dawn of Boonmee (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives)
Nimu - Headache Pill
Crimeboys - days go by
Skee Mask - Space Drill Dub
Malibu - So Far Out of Love
Ecco2k - Bliss Fields
Пайта - Ты здесь закончишься и вновь повторишься

Guest Mix for Radio Relativa (10/01/2024)

In the debut episode of "Building Bridges," we explore the electronic music scenes of Eastern and Central Europe and the post-Soviet states. The show features a diverse lineup of producers from cities like Kyiv, Moscow, Tbilisi, and Prague, among others, highlighting the wide range of sounds emerging from these regions. As listeners, we navigate soundscapes shaped by a complex historical context, personal experiences, and the profound impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Gacha Bakradze - Boredom
Hoavi - Memoryscape
Emer - Marine
Ursula Sereghy - Kolibřík
Etnobotanika - Najstarsze Drzewo Świata
Bartosz Kruczynski & Poly Chain - Xenolalia
Hanna Svirska - Vesnianka
Stefana Fratila - Earth
Igor Yalivec - Mirages
mir vnoutri - tuesday song
Heinali - Kyiv Eternal
Daniel Szlajnda feat. Resina - Rebirth
Nikolaienko - Ambianta I
rouge-ah - Для Даши (MENT Session)

Radio Relativa: Building Bridges, March 2024

Released as part of AMR (c) Rci compilation.

continents subside

In the second episode of "Building Bridges," we go deeper into the flourishing electronic scenes of Eastern and Central Europe, along with the entire post-Soviet region. It's music that opens up the complex layers of a region through sound—a space where historical context shapes the present, and every sound tells a story.

X.Y.R. - deep kisses
Adaa Zagorodnya - Beznazva Persha
[field recordings]
Gacha Bakradze - Echoes Of Silence
Frunk29 - Izolenta Win
Perila - Fallin Into Space
Piper Spray & Lena Tsibizova - Georgian Doc
buttechno - n-amen
aheloy! - fortB
Rezo Glonti - In Red Weather
Martyna Basta - Slowly Forgetting, Barely Remembering
Ptaki - Słoneczny pył
OL - Benz
Pejzaż - Barwa III
noorj - Even Lower
Aleksandra Słyż - MG III
Pimpon - i’ve made it to another station
Dasha Rush - Light and Dust
Shakali - Aluilla
Symposium Musicum - Anonymous
Adela Mede - Na Jar Sa Všetko Roztopí 
Aliaksandr Yasinski - Happiness

Radio Relativa: Building Bridges, April 2024

"A river slowly returning to its sources. Until it drinks from them, it can’t rest, it can’t entrust itself to the sea’s dark depths.

I wrote a poem about that river, wondering how it suddenly turned up. “Industrious amazement”—an apt definition of poetry for all kinds of reasons." — Anna Kamienska, from "Industrious Amazement: A Notebook".

Created during the tumultuous 2017, "Industrious Amazement" is a reflection upon the current state of the world and one's place in it but, at the same time, it's a deeply personal record which accurately portrays an all-pervading sense of disillusionment.

From pristine orchestral arrangements and gentle piano passages to distortion-laden tape loops "Industrious Amazement" presents itself as both uncompromising and defeatist work of art.

Inspired by the notebooks of a Polish poet and writer Anna Kamienska, the EP's set of themes viscerally resonates with Anna's dissection of the self and its inherent contradictions as well as her exploration of a human condition as a whole.

Credits: 

All songs were composed by A.
Mastered by Oleg Sotnikov
Photo by Alicja Brodowicz

Industrious Amazement

Breaking Parts

Odessa (Restrained In A Moment)

L'appel du vide

Stills

"Forlate is a producer and electronic musician working across an eclectic array of experimental music genres. His debut EP “Industrious Amazement” which came out earlier this year, is an extremely personal exploration of one’s self and its inherent contradictions.

This mix is a perfect companion for listening through headphones on a cold wintry afternoon. It has a nostalgic vibe to begin with and as the mix reaches to its close the warmth of the familiar gives way to dread and anxiety only to be melted away by the sweet vocal acrobatics of Claire Hamill. Sit still and listen closely."

Tracklist: 

Art of Noise - Crusoe
Haruomi Hosono, Shigeru Suzuki, Tatsuro Yamashita - ノスタルジア・オブ・アイランド～パート1:バード・ウィンド/パート2:ウォーキング・オン・ザ・ビーチ (Nostalgia Of Island - Part 1: Wind Bird, Part 2: Walking On The Beach)
Miyako Koda - A Sea of Love
Alexei Lubimov - In a Landscape (John Cage)
Earnest Hood - Saturday Morning Doze
Miyako Koda - lo
Maria Minerva - Unchain My Heart
Terminal Sound System - Duchamp Falls
Jasper Tx - Black Sleep Pt. III
Yuichiro Fujimoto - Handwritten Map To Sea
Aoba Ichiko - いりぐちでぐち
Virginia Astley - From Gardens Where We Feel Secure
Pendant - Des Vieux Temples
Loidis - The Floating World (& All Its Pleasures)
Yagya - Snowflake 10
CS + Kreme - Eyes on Ceiling
The Caretaker - False Memory Syndrome
Mountains - Blown Glass Typewriter
Stars Of The Lid - Fucked Up (3:57 AM)
Claire Hamill - Spring: Awaken (Larkrise)

Forlate — Mixtape For W Λ V E S

Tracklist:

1. Mȁ̲̠̻ͥ̾ra͔̥̩̾͊̑cuyá͊ – Dunes oubliées
2. Carmen Villain – I Could Sit Here All Day
3. Astral Engineering – Seashore Dub
4. Alek Lee – Sfarot (Dub)
5. Pharaohs – Energy
6. Waak Waak Djungi – Mother, I'm Going
7. Fuga Ronto – Journey Unknown
8. Mark Barrott – The Mysterious Island Of Dr Nimm (Nu Guinea’s Aquarium Mix)
9. Len Leise – Mandala Maksim
10. Antoine Kogut, Nico Motte – Jungle Dweller
11. 関根真理 Mari Sekine – Beginning (Lena Willikens Remix)
12. Tornado Wallace – Circadia
13. Sign Libra – Intro/Tropical Plantarum
14. Shimza feat. Kususa – Anemos (feat. Kususa)

W? Mix #11

Forlate is a producer and electronic musician with a diverse and experimental approach to music. His distinctive sound, weaving together influences from ambient music, minimalism, glitch, IDM, and beyond, has found a home on labels in Australia and Spain, among others.

In addition to his original compositions, Forlate's eclectic mixes, blending influences from ambient and fourth world to IDM and breakbeat, have earned him placement on platforms like Radio Relativa, HOC Radio, Sanpo Disco, Hamon Radio, and more. He hosts "Building Bridges" on Radio Relativa and "Ambijent Café" on Local Radio, where he continues to foster a space for ambient and experimental sounds.

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