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The Ninja on this record
At 118 BPM this sits in a comfortable pocket where disco-house can breathe. The kick is firm but not brutal, the bassline walks with a slight swing, and clipped guitar chops flicker around the edges. In A minor it stays warm and a little wistful, never sugary. The energy is high — a ten on my scale — but it's the kind of high that comes from density rather than force: layers of percussion, a vocal snippet tucked low, everything pushing forward without shouting.
It's a set-builder for the middle hours, when the room is full and loose. Drop it after something deeper and before something tougher; the groove does the work, and the shuffle keeps feet moving without asking for attention. A record for the long haul, not the peak.