Squire ft. Forrest “City Cemetery”

On Monday, Squire will land his debut on the underground-rousing Rebellion imprint—an extension of Damian Lazarus’ Crosstown Rebels. The emerging name from Spain is sitting on a thrill-filled two-tracker alongside collaborator Forrest. Spawned from an unexpected meeting, the two forces banged out a bone-chilling release in one studio sesh.

The lead cut “City Cemetery” is a slow-footed, deep-diving groove that will strike you dead in your cerebral cortex. Smooth and sophisticated, it’s an exhumation of shimmery, analog-driven melody lines that stir and shake over sporadic spoken word and dressed-down basslines. Don’t sleep on Squire, because the rising sensation is a revelation.

Available February 23 via Rebellion.

Were you impulsive on this track, or did you have a sketch in mind before you started?
Not at all, I worked this track as the rest of my works: I start at my studio. Basically, you always have something in mind, especially which way to go or start. Then I can vary the small roads to take me where I want. But as long as you enjoy the time and have fun while traveling through these roads, it’s great!

Who is the ideal person to remix this track, and why?
I can actually think of many, many artists I’d love to remix my tracks. But honestly, I think I’d love to hear some special mix from DJ Tennis. He has inspired me a lot with his works and label, and therefore it would be outstanding to hear a remix from him.

How do you measure the success of a track?
I would say it’s a personal success to see the track hitting the dancefloor hard, and everyone enjoying the trip with my track. Then I would say the piece has been successful. Nevertheless, it would also be nice to see other artists playing it.

What were you doing when you came up with the idea for this song? Did you drop what you were doing and get to work, or did you make notes and get to it when you could?
It is funny, because the whole track came without being expected at all. I firstly enjoy the groove it was getting through the whole rhythm, and then I opened the Voyager and the microKORG and started playing with them. Without really looking for it, it just came, and step-by-step it was sounding better and better. So, to be fair, it was an easy track to finish, really. It didn’t take me that long to understand the whole package I wanted to build.

What’s your favorite sound/synth/effect/etc. used here?
Definitely the one to choose is the microKORG! It’s a synth I learned from many years ago but never really used it properly. And now here it is. I came up with a melody, which is the one you can hear as a leitmotif, which is mixed in with some other Moog synths. I was so happy when I saw the final result.