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

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.

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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)

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