It comes but once a year, our 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.
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. 


@heinrichdressel :: Promenade (@lunardiskorecords)
Ash In October :: Greater Crime (@mothball-record)
@galaxian :: Out of Balance (@shipwrec)
Galaxian :: Code of Existence (Shipwrec)
Galaxian :: Without Form (Shipwrec)
@ard-bit :: Seppuku (Phainomena)
@john-beltran :: Sunflower (@delsinrecords)
@mrho + @mogwaa :: Bail-E (@klassewrecks)
@sound-synthesis-official:: Transfer Your Energy (@distrito91)
PQ17 (@platoonquick):: Transition Point (Unusual Transmissions) @unusualsystemsrecords
@kanyalang! :: Breakin Thru (Withhold @user-863105681)
@negativeglitch :: Just A Phase (@blackquasarrecords)
Existential Wabbit :: Sensory Depravation (Black Quasar)
Sound Synthesis :: 303 Expansion (@nebulaerecords)
@delayscape :: Baffled Cry (Early Version) (@noisetomeetyourecords)
@stasis-otherworld :: The Embrace (@detunedrecords)
Nuron :: Waiting for Nothing (De:tuned) @pabloski
@sneakerdj :: The Flow (@uncanny-valley-dresden)
@cignol :: Binary Choices (@hypnoticacolectivarecords)
@hardton :: Transcend Your Body (Schrödinger’s Box)@sboxdj
Gilbert :: Lucid Dreams (@030303recs)
@morphology-electronics :: Plankton (AC Records./@firescopemusic)
Taylor Dean :: Tell It To My Heart (Beats)

Radio Relativa #33 - Top Tracks of 2022

@suction-records recently crossed a pretty incredible milestone. The Canadian imprint, founded by Jason Amm (@solvent) and Gregory De Roche (@lowfish), has just celebrated its 25th anniversary. For more than two and half decades the label has curated a wealth of music, unearthed unheard artists and brought smiles to the faces of the electronic faithful.

WE FORFEIT, after a serious amount of datebook duelling, managed to catch up with Jason just before the Christmas. The result? A two hour show that charts the very first synthesizer steps of Solvent and Lowfish, the growth of their unique style of electronics and the evolution of the imprint and sound. 

From High School encounters and fax machine correspondences to Detroit recognition, Solvent maps how two Canadians broke onto the scene in the early 1990s. From these humble beginning, Amm describes new directions in his sound and the elation at discovering Rx-101. As Suction has evolved, so does the conversation with synth wave, coarse acid and braindance musings all coming to the fore.

Thanks very much to Solvent for chatting with us, thanks so much for all the years of music.

Solvent :: My Blue Car (Suction)
Lowfish :: Spiders and Glass (Solvent remix) (Suction)
Lowfish :: Walking with Scissors (Suction)
µ-Ziq ::Tango N' Vectif (Rephlex)@mikep
@lusine-official :: Charydis (@isophlux)
Lowfish :: Arch Melvin (Suction)
Solvent :: Panel of Experts (@soul-jazz-records)
@adultofficial:: Dispassionate Furniture (Ersatz Audio)
Perspects :: Desire & Efficiency (Ersatz Audio) @ian-cinch-jones
Solvent :: My Radio (@ghostly) 
Solvent :: Fasten (@minimalrome)
@rx-101 :: Bloom (Part 1) (Suction)
RX-101 :: August ‘97 (Suction)
RX-101 :: Sys.rx.9.b013 (Suction)
Kübler-Ross :: Bridges (Ice Machine) @kublerrossband
@ceramic-hello :: Gestures (Ice Machine)
Skanfrom :: Trains & Lines (Suction)
@digitalpoodle :: Soul Crush (Suction)
CrusHerr :: Off The Planet (Dope Sheets)
@uselessidea :: Mello Tron (Suction)
@june :: Navigation (Suction)
Solvent vs Lowfish :: CemBlex (CEM Rmx) (Vynalogica)
Solvent vs Lowfish :: Built-In Microphone (CEM Rmx) (Vynalogica)
Ceramic Hello :: Sampling The Blast Furnace (Suction)

Emitió por @radio-relativa 09/02/23

Radio Relativa #34 - Interview - Solvent (Suction)

Originally broadcast live on Intergalactic FM.

@weforfeit

Mixed Up At Rab Ha's - Rob (We Forfeit)

A show that’s been in the making for well over two decades, two hours dedicated to the most minute of the vinyl formats: seven inches! 
Robbie goes deep digging into the seven-inch shoebox and comes up with a glut of gold from far and wide. 
We get started in and around the year 2000, and revisit the turn of the millennium throughout this episode. The perverse world of V/Vm gets the platter spinning, the lager and fag ash stained “Rompford Rap” followed by some proper blip hop from Kid606 before Planet Mu sevens from Venetian Snares and o9.
Softer tones abound in this show with warm clicks and gentle electronics from Isan and Geiom. In a similar vein, Lowfish and the superb Skanfrom are well represented with some quality tracks from imprints like A.D.S.R. and Awkward Silence.
Heavier electro offerings arrive care of The Exaltics and The Suiciders. Much of this transmission is dedicated to a favourite genre of the seven inch format, synthwave. Gems from labels like Anna Logue, Genetic Music and Kernkrach shine with well crafted works of tear jerker machine pop. 
Never ones to shy away from some italo disco, Fake and Transport both feature for some mid 80s joy. The close is a shout out to our good pal Mark and a favourite of his from Nervous Assistant on Blind Prophet.
Thirty 7”s to enjoy.
V/Vm :: The Romford Rap (Hareward The Wake Mix) (V/Vm Test Records)
@kid606 :: Straight Outta Compton (V/Vm Test Records)
@venetian-snares :: Defluxion (@planetmurecords)
o9 :: No Delay for Days (Planet Mu)
@isan :: Hugs Now No Kisses (Hugo’s Sleep Time) (Static Caravan)
@geiom :: Blanket (City Centre Offices)
@he-exaltics :: Simple Answers (@solar_one_music)
The Suiciders :: Sex Mask (@x0xrecords)
@nachtliche :: Fullmoon (Cytown)
Death Domain :: Ethidium Bromide (@darkentriesrecords)
Beograd :: T.V. (@annaloguerecords)
@umrijeti-za-strojem :: Strana A (Genetic Music)
Südeten Creche :: Wound (Anna Logue)
Bloodygrave & Die Lust! :: Rattengift (Hertz-Schrittmacher)
Gertrud Stein :: Blümchen (Hertz-Schrittmacher)
Arnaud Lazlaud :: Le Malade Roi (Hertz-Schrittmacher) @automelodi
@adultofficial :: Modern Romantics (Ersatz Audio)
@lowfish :: Subs In The St. Lawrence (A.D.S.R)
Lowfish :: The Superuser (Awkward Silence)
Skanfrom :: Fragment (A.D.S.R)
Skanfrom :: Cashier (A.D.S.R)
@bakterielleinfektion :: My Life’s Unreal (Multi National Disaster Records)
@abfahrthinwil :: The Light (Expanding Records)
Abfhart Hinwil :: Radio Wellen (Toytronic)
@legowelt-official :: Berlin Ostbahnhof (Eat This Records)
@syndicatelectronique :: The Builders (Beta Bodega, Mass Transit Records)
Fake :: Brick (Passion) (CBS)
Transport :: Emotions (@nomorepop)
@rogervanlunteren :: Suspect (Heimelektro Ulm)
Nervous Assistant :: There Ain’t No God in the Sky (Blind Prophet Records)

Radio Relativa #42 - 7"s from Salvation

Seems like Spring is here, flowers in bloom and the possibility of that bus arriving on time seem to shimmer with a childlike optimism.

Here, at WE FORFEIT, we put optimism out of its misery a long time ago; instead, we eyeball reality with the cold clinical stare of the lost and left behind.

This month’s latest episode is an ode to all things electronic, to the flicker of the switch and the illumination of a future less stark than our own.

Our celebration, a devil-may-care romp in the aural delights of the machines, opens with some recent beauts from Gated before dipping into acid, breakbeat, electro and techno with records from Amenthia, Klasse Wrecks and heaps more.

@jaffakid-1 :: Q-DRUB (@gatedrecordings) 
@dipshim :: Tusso Arcade Force (Gated Recordings) 
@dircsen :: Melting Point (Gated Recordings) 
@betonkust & Eilandnet :: Ultra HD Game Water (@mothball-record)
Madrid79 :: Acid Coffee (@fuego-en-casa) @miguel-gil-tertre
DJ Who :: Give A Little More (Give It To Mike Parker Remix) (Defective Records) @geophone
Glitch :: Love Remains (Defective Records)
Um River :: Night Ceremony (@arkenrecords)
Tafeit :: Planetary Ghost Body (@amenthia-recordings)
@kirilltipo :: Lte (@bokharirecords)
Dj Steve :: Route 83 (@klassewrecks)
Speaking Trees :: RBone60 (Jussi's Anti-Art Remix)
@generali_minerali :: Batteries Aren’t Low  (@rfr-records)
Cycloplex :: Acid Machine (@gladiooperations) @user-553126788
@fobos-hailey :: Young 2006 (@electro-music-coalition)
@ctrls :: Concept7 (@micron-audio)
@jeromehill :: Gaffney (@craigie-knowes)
@ryanjamesford :: Honeyhole (Stingray313 Rmx By DJ Stingray) (Djak-Up-Bitch) @djstingrayofficial
Ratsnake :: Heard It Before (@placenoblame) @gesloten-cirkel
N.A.D. :: Utopia / Dystopia (@rushhourrecords)
@214_electro :: Perfect Circuit (@klakson-records)
@john-shima :: Programmed Reality (Emotions Electric) @undertheradardistribution
Gilbert :: Fractals (Emotions Electric)
@the-silicon-scientist :: European Parks in the Rain (@annaloguerecords)

Radio Relativa #44 febrero

Here at WE FORFEIT, we are always on the hunt. Discounted bread, free wine, even the odd compliment, all are fair game and very much appreciated. When it comes to music, a certain furrowed brow of seriousness is employed. 
Through our shows, interviews and mixes, we’ve tried to present electronics with a difference, electornics that make a difference. To the snowy peaks of Canada with Solvent, to the dusty plains of Almería with Mynationshit, our objective is giving a greater audience to what is already great. This month is no exception.
Travelling even furhter, the furthest in fact, this month is dedicated to Featherstone. This Australian artist, a talent that has graced labels like Gated Recordings, Nebulae and his own Ernest’s Way. He has a full hour long mix that collects acid, braindance, electro and techno while giving you some of his own unreleased works. Fantastic stuff and thanks Ben.
Robbie is on warm-up and has some freshly baked releases alongside some golden classics.  You’ll have tracks from labels like 030303, D.Ko Records and Partout with musicians like Böhm, Reedale Rise and the incredible Ismistik featuring.
Thanks for listening and thanks again to Ben!

Featherstone :: The Seeker (@nebulaerecords)
Forriner :: Good Night(Shit Robot Remix)(Me Me Me)
@bohm :: Launch and Recovery (Partout) @user-97387322
Böhm :: Tranquility (@30303recs)
@dipshim  :: Enter the Maragrillo (@gatedrecordings)
Ismistik :: Slight Interrupt (Emotions Electric) @undertheradardistribution
Ismistik :: Option Base (Emotions Electric) @subwax-bcn-distribution
@qphoriq :: 155 Reasons (@diffusereality)
Rag Dubont :: Electropp (D.Ko Records) @collectif-dko
Oni-Ki :: Timephaser (@reedalerise remix) (@assemble-music)
Versalife :: Solenoids Of Insomnia (Clone) @conforce
@moy :: Orbit Cloud (Dynamics of Acid Records) 
@skeemask-music :: Shred  (Illian Tape)
@featherstone_adl:: Elysian (@sengileywax)
@bufobufo-1 :: Metal’s Winning (Further Electronix)
WILES :: Too Real Eyez (@ritualpoison)
@jamesshinra :: Reflector (Further Electronix)
@shadowacid :: Timescape (@exaltrecords)
@fasme-live :: ICI (@feelmybicep)
@royoftheraversofficial :: Emotinium (@acidwaxa)
Featherstone  :: Unreleased Track 
@cignol :: Binary Choices (@hypnoticacolectivarecords)
@plant43 :: HD 36485 (@bassagenda)
@sound-synthesis-official :: Memorable Nights (@orbital-mechanics)
@sunnysibar :: Body Rock (@darknetrecordings)
@Zobol  :: Astronomical Significance (@who-is-paula)
Bufo Bufo :: Ectoplasm (@klassewrecks) 

Emitió a través de Radio Relativa 20/03/24

Radio Relativa #45  - Mixtape - Featherstone

The heat has arrived on Madrid’s city streets and to combat it WE FORFEIT have gathered together two hours of sizzling electronics to up the ante.
Ryan James Ford takes centre stage on this show with four of his tracks in the mix. Serious talent and one we’ll be after in the future, I’m sure. 
Crème Organization is well represented this month with the some beauts care of Iv/An, Fabio Monesi and TX Connect. To combat the heat, we’ve dug into the electro shelves of The Netherlands with Klakson, Frustrated Funk and Shipwrec. The party is in full swing with the likes of Daniel Monaco leading a path for the outrageous shenanigans of Danny Boy and the Serious Party Gods.
Enjoy it for as long as you can.

@ryanjamesford :: Ripping Greg (Mike Mix) (Plur)
Ryan James Ford :: Tricycle (Protype Mix) (Plur)
Ryan James Ford :: Failure to Appear (Plur)
Iv/An :: Loopholes (@cremeorganization) @iv-an-32
@fabiomonesi :: Last Friday (Crème Organization)
@txconnect :: Desmond’s Obsession (Crème Organization)         
@lost-trax :: Out of Mind (@frustratedfunk)
@sergegeyzel :: Still Here (@shipwrec)
@luxusvarta :: Short Wave (@klakson-records)
Mya and the Mirror :: Hesitation (@giorgiorecords)
@roy-comanchero ::  Mick (Eddie C Wedding Re-Dub Extension) (Wrong Era)@slow-motion-records
@danielmonaco :: No FTR (339 Records)
@futuredraft :: All That Remains (@to-pikap)
Danny Boy and the Serious Party Gods :: Castro Boy (Somewhat Normal Version) (Panama)
Boytronic :: You (Mercury)
Polygamy Boys :: Wake Up (@bunkerrecordsofficial) @sneakthief
Ryan James Ford :: A83 (Djak Up Bitch)
@sound-synthesis-official :: Rewire My Brain(Electro Records) @alekstark
@imagenes-en-oscuridad :: Llevame (@infravox-records)
@stockhaussen :: Constelaciones (Infravox) 
East Flatbush Project :: Tried By 12 (@funkstorung Mix)
Autechre :: Cavity Job (Hardcore)

Radio Relativa #46 abril

It’s been a month of loadsa music. 
A few weeks back, we were lucky enough to share the booth with the always excellent Neud Photo. Robbie hopped on the train and made it by the skin of his teeth to Luv Bar where the pair served some a cocktail of electro, new beat and even some italo. In this month’s show we’ve some tracks that were in the bag for Barcelona, but time said otherwise. Gems from Aleksi Perälä, Jared Wilson, Featherstone and Obsolete Music Technology are just a handful them. Thanks to both Nico and Luv Bar for making it happen.
Rendez-vous abound in this episode, meetings with ArD2 in Granada (alongside fights with record store owners, dancing in The Hague at the IFM festival with a great gang, all of these interactions are charted through tracks by Heinrich Mueller, Tandy Ogmo and Body Power.
A veritable glut of new music is included in this month’s show, tracks from far and wide. Homegrown talents features prominently. 22 Recordings are here with three tracks of new beat scented chicanery and Valencia’s Fill-Ex and Soil with the haunting Grendel version of Beastial Mouth’s “In Ruins.” . Pearls of The Netherlands’ house and techno scene of the 90s are dusted down, Anacalypto Records doing the heavy lifting with a fantastic compilation with two tracks selected.
Enjoy!

Tandy Ogmo :: Everybody (Viewlexx)
Hans Berg :: A Floor Of Stars (@LucaLozano What's Behind A Black Hole Remix) (@KlasseWrecks)
@Konerytmi :: Intergalaktinen (@UnusualSystemsrecords)
Aleksi Perälä :: NLL561606934 (Clone Basement Series)
Yage :: Sun Risen (@detunedrecords)
@chicago-skyway & DCook :: Lager (Obsolete Music Technology Remix)
ArD2 :: Inside The Rock (@HeinrichMueller Anti De Sitter Space Mix)
Gedankenexperiment :: Conclusion (@Apnea)
@DArcangelo :: Tunemx II (Rephlex)
@bochum-welt :: Mechanique (BMG/Rephlex)
Jared Wilson :: Sea Friends (Low Tides Mix) (@030303recs)
Inf0 :: Remember (Emotions Electric)
@featherstone_adl:: New Horizons (@ErnestWay)
Poble9Robots :: El Lo Robó Todo (22 Recordings)
F_Phono :: Rocket (22 Recordings)
Micro.Ton :: Pero El Descanso Sera Mayor (22 Recordings)
Body Power :: Dancing In The Tears (@Longdrink RMX) (ZYX Music)
@Mause :: LocriLogAcid Seq (@npmlabel)
@dmxkrew :: Unbelief (@Shipwrec)
@BestialMouths :: In Ruins (@Grendel-7 Remix) (@SoilRecords/ @fill-lexrecords )
@SterkWater :: Zonder Te Voelen (@Betonkust Remix) (Cobra Club) @user-294605959
As One :: Lusete (New Electronica/ @Lapsus)
Andre Maas & Benno Van Der Leest :: Probus Quadrat (@AnacalyptoRecords)
Jaimy & Con-Am :: Emotions (@Anacalypto Records)
@RyanJamesFord :: ASMR (Tulsa Mix) (Djak Up Bitch)
Bochum Welt :: Melodie D’Auot (Elypsia)

Radio Relativa #47 mayo

As the Summer draws in, the music keeps flowing here at WE FORFEIT. For June, we have a label we love. We have @gatedrecordings. Founded in 2019 by Dj @node and Jadey Smith, Gated has become an imprint of serious intent in the world of electronic music. 

This month, we’ve been lucky enough to speak with one the bosses of Gated, Node, about the imprint and what makes him tick. In a conversation that reveals all, and then some, we go back through the Gated catalogue and pick out some personal favourties from artists like Sound Synthesis, The Jaffa Kid and Dip Shim

In the second hour, Node takes the helm with a mix of serious proportions with gems from acid, breakbeat, electro and loads more. Expect unreleased material as well as tracks from Acidulant, Cityman Productions,  and Wave Function.

Thanks a million to Node for the interview and mix, one we will be enjoying for years to come.

Linear Movement :: The Game (Minimal Wave)
AFX :: Sommit from Ananlogue Bubblebath 3 (Rephlex)
@moy :: (@analogicalforce)
@simial-music :: Terminal B2 (Gated Recordings)
@sound-synthesis-official :: Xjenza Electronica (Gated Recordings)
@jaffakid-1 :: Free to Travel (Gated Recordings)
Liðvarð :: Quadcore Hardcore (Gated Recordings) @vlarz
@dipshim :: Mälmo Acid (Gated Recordings)
@joelbrittain :: In Here (Gated Recordings)
@dircsen :: Helical Structures (Gated Recordings)

Node Mix Tracklist
1. *Gated forthcoming*
2. Shinra - Cowbell (Self-released)
3. *Gated forthcoming*
4. Aleph - Small Pieces (Vision Recordings)
5. @dyselecta - Lynchpinn (Self-released)
6. MAC Address- 1B-1E-A2-88-6C-39 (Work) (Planetaria Soundsystem)
7. @varum- Get Funky (Clear Memory)
8. @acidulant - Quantum X (Out soon on Gated)
9. @analog_uf0- Talking with Keith (Wave Function)
10. @denhamaudio - Love me less (Black Butter)
11. Lucita Octans - Tropic of cancer (Self-released) @polyseme
12. @mani_festo - Bioscan (Forthcoming 24th May)(@westnorwoodcassette)
13. PPALACE - Googly Moogly (Planetaria Soundsystem) @ponderosapalace
14. @pizza_hotline - Shadow Moses (@citymanproductions)
15. @sangam - Sector (VILL4IN)
16. Sully & Salo - Nights (@astrophonica)

Guilty pleasure!

#48 - Interview + Mix - Node - Gated Recordings

With tears in our eyes, the last episode of WE FORFEIT of the season. Slaves of tradition, that we are, we have a guest very close to our hearts. For the third time, we end with our good mate, a selector from Asturias with many years of experience in the booth, we finish with Mora. This sesión is packed full of styles, acid, electro, italo, house, new beat and techno, a b2b of two hours recorded live from the new studio of Radio Relativa. Expect tracks from 22 Recordings, Ace Vision, Dj Overdose, Neud Photo and loads more Enjoy!
Wibbley Brothers :: The Wonderful World Of Terry Wibbley (Trubshaws Astonishing Sounds)
Loud-E :: I Feel Love (Megaversion) (Objects of Desire) @djloud-e
Hunee :: Hiding the moon - Mick Wills remix (Hunch)
Dj Overdose :: The Girl In Trouble (Viewlexx)
@franck-kartell :: Low Frequency Analysis And Recording (@noisetomeetyourecords)
Polymer :: Arrester (@Kraftjerkz)
I-F :: Space Invaders are Smoking Grass (Viewlexx)
@LVCA :: Inner Thoughts (22Recordings)
@HenningBaerberlin :: Variant Of A (@manhighrecordings)
Attack 41 :: Soviet Calculator (P89 Remix Instrumental) (@UnusualSystemsrecords)
The Stallion*–	Hope (M.W. Edit) (Prego) @vielspass-1
Risque :: Thunder & Lightning (Instrumental) (Polydor)
Ace Vision :: Enigmatic Flow (AceVision) @user-562508707
Disco Nihilist :: Easy (Construction Paper)
Neurox :: A Raving Night (@Moustache-records)
@Innershades & Robert D :: Point Of No Return (@9300-Records)
Will to Power :: Fading Away (Big Beat Mix) (Epic)
Perseus Traxx :: Andromeda (Bunker)
Naif Orchestra :: Check Out Five (Disco Version) (@Medical-Records-llc)
Spirito :: Omega (@Anacalypto)
@meziguepaname :: Le Nouveau Kusanagi (D.Ko Records) @collectif-dko
JTC - Sonic Criminal (KILLEKILL)
@Scannoir :: Industrial Technology (@Frigio-records)
Future State :: Future State (Some bootleg jobby)
Saturn V :: Live from Chicago (Nation)
Tantra :: Hills of Katmandu (Prob on Polydor.)
Beard in Dust :: Coconut Paradise (Crudo Ricordi)
@Greetings :: Time is a Thief (@bootsandlegsoffical)
Try to find me :: I’m a dancer :: Golf Channel
Panama Brown :: Theme From Panama Racing Club (Viewlexx)

Radio Relativa #49 - Mora - Live from RR HQ

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