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Jimi Tenor

Jimi Tenor makes leftfield electronic music that feels brightly lit and quietly heartbroken at once — start with 'Chasing The Inevitable'.

The Ninja on Jimi Tenor · 7.5

'Chasing The Inevitable' is the one to hear first: 140bpm of ambient drift with bright F major harmony that keeps sliding into something sadder, all half-lit pads and unresolved edges. It works on a floor as a slow release rather than a peak, best in the strange hours when a room needs atmosphere more than instruction.

'Nekropolitan' is tougher and more guarded: 125bpm leftfield techno, melody held close, percussion clipped, the harmonic centre deliberately left hanging. It is the weaker cut because the tension never quite pays off, but it shows the same instinct for colour over force. Verdict: a small, distinctive seam of electronic music — luminous on the surface, melancholy underneath, and worth following.

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