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 @030303recs.
Sit back and enjoy two ours of acid spiked electronics peppered with lively chat. From the first machinations of 030303 and its partnership with Margherita 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.
1)	Hi Sander! Can you tell our listeners, who are you, where are you from and what is 030303?
@rogervanlunteren :: In Sight Out (030303)
@globalgoonofficial ::  Pathways (030303)
2)	How did you first become interested in electronic music? Who were the first artists who grabbed your attention? 
@plaid:: Dang Spot (@warp-records)
Autechre :: Cichli (Warp)
3)	What was the music scene like in Utrecht when you were growing up there? Any major influences from your hometown?
Format :: Solid Session (ESP/Only One)@orlando-voorn
4)	Before 030303 there was Margherita Records. Was this the first label you were involved in? Why was the label set up? What style did it pursue? Is Margherita still active?
Dexter vs Cosmic Force :: Drum Techniek (Marguerita Recordings)
E8 :: H20(Marguerita Recordings)
Cane :: Blitz(Marguerita Recordings)
5)	Ten years ago, 030303 was born with releases form D’Arcangelo and EOD, why were these artists chosen to inaugurate the new label? Perhaps a nod to Rephlex?
@darcangelo:: (Rephlex/@suction-records)
6)	Since then, you guys have gone from strength to strength and built a very impressive roster of artists. How have you gone about finding new musicians? 
@eod-6:: Phontron (030303 mix) (030303)
@retape :: Feber (030303)
7)	Rolando Simmons has been a mainstay of 030303 for years now, how did that relationship come about?
@rolando-simmons :: Hidden Grooves (030303)
Rolando Simmons ::  Human Touch(030303)
8)	Similarly, compilations have been a central format for the label. Why is this?
@kidmachinemusic :: Mirage (030303)
Nacho M. Meyer :: Planeta (030303)
9)	030303 is a vinyl focussed label. Why have you chosen to stick with vinyl? Are you tempted to become more digital?
10)	030303 is more than just a label, you guys are talented Djs and have toured extensively. What was you most memorable gig? 
Phuture303 :: Blackout Part 1 (Full fat forfeit edit) (Music Man)
11)	Despite the difficulties of 2020, 030303 released four Eps this year. Can you tell us about them?
@caramel_chameleon :: Dronacid [Phaserinterlude Mix] (030303)
12)	As the name would suggest, 030303 consistently pays homage to the TB303. What is it about this sound, now almost forty years old, that still captures the imagination?
13)	Two tracks to finish on, what track got you hooked on the sound of the TB303 and what is an acid guilty pleasure piece? 
Humanoid ‎:: Stakker Humanoid (Westside Records)
Rob Acid :: Happy Answer (Live At The Warehouse Mix) (Internal)

Radio Relativa #22 - Interview - 030303 Records

Electronic | Psychedelic | Experimental  
Ambient | Braindance | Photography.
Artist+Producer+DJ+Audio Engineer.
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Freek is a very generous dj/producer, his style has no conventions, he can not be pigeon-holed. Filthy electro, drippy acid, dirty disco, melodic electronics, quirky house, leftfield techno, otherworldly ambient etc. Fabricius is also a member of the illustrious 030303 collective and record label. He shared the stage with legends such as Apex Twin, Autechre, Squarepusher, Black Devil Disco, Legowelt, Dopplereffekt,, 808 State Ceephax Acid Crew, Arabian Prince, DJ Stingray and many more. During his dj sets he takes you on a musical trip and he is always elegantly dressed in smile. With some solo fabrications coming up on several labels he found his place as a producer also. True music lover without being all pretentious about it. X

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Two lads in Madrid and Valencia making mixes. Acid, ambient, disco, electro, electronica, house, italo, synth, techno, wave and heaps more.
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Travel just thirty kilometers south from Amsterdam and you’ll find another world where jogging pants are the new cool and people actually feel free to smile when they go out. You have arrived in Utrecht. Call it Little Cornwall if you will, because it was in the South-West corner of England that lads like Aphex Twin, Luke Vibert and Mike Paradinas made their quirky yet emotional electronic music without acting cool as was common practice in the dancemusic scene at the time.
 
It’s exactly this Cornish way of life that appealed to the boys of Utrecht’s dj-collective and recordlabel 030303. Mind you, 030303 are not ashamed of their love for serious IDM and glitch flavoured tunes by contemporary hotshots .But they also enjoy watching the unsure expressions on the faces of their fellow music lovers whilst playing eurotrashy tunes by the likes of Twenty 4 Seven and Quadrophonia in trashy taverns such as Tivoli, Ekko, Melkweg and Kikker.
 
As healthier ways of living came into fashion in the 1980s, acid became more than a mere chemical substance and started to come out of machines as well. Despite their very young age, the 030303 crew became a huge fan of a particular bassline machine made by the Roland corporation and so did other now big names such as Cylob, D’Arcangelo and Ceephax amongst others, all of which come and celebrate the acid bleep at 030303 events around Utrecht and the dandy town of Amsterdam.
 
Being right in the middle of the happening acid-scene, the 030303 crew could not help doing what any other freak would do: they had to start releasing acid-tunes by Braindance veterans as well as by younger musicians. 030303’s chart-toppers range from subtle to bombastic and highly psychedelic, the common denominator always being a very deep bleep.
 
It’s just as fantastic as you’ve just read: 030303 brings a very complete picture that will never be equaled by any other crew. Feel free to rock up at any 030303 event near you but don’t forget to dress up as corny as possible! Aciiiiieeed!!!