Dub / ninja
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Inermu

Inermu's dub techno is a masterclass in restraint: warm, lean and built to hypnotise rather than bludgeon.

3 records in rotation · 11 plays on air

The Ninja on Inermu · 8.2

Inermu's signature is dub techno with the fat trimmed: 125–128 BPM, warm bass muscle, and a hypnotic grip that never tips into bombast. James Dexter's 'Dubbing Again' is the clearest entry point — lean, dub-weighted and patient — while Calou's 'Bartesque (James Dexter Remix)' adds peak-hour teeth without losing the late-night haze. 'The Truth', with Chris Stussy, is the most propulsive of the three, all forward motion and no wasted gesture.

The limitation is built in: every record here passes through James Dexter, so the label's identity risks becoming one producer's tics. It plays safe by staying in that narrow 125–128 BPM corridor. Still, as a specialist imprint, Inermu does restraint better than most. Verdict: start with 'Dubbing Again', then let the remix show you where it can bite.

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