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The Ninja on this record
At 120 BPM the groove has room to breathe, but the energy reading of 9 tells the truth: this is busy, live-wired deep house, drums played rather than programmed, keys and bass answering each other in small overlaps. The 3B key keeps the harmonic light bright without tipping into saccharine, so the track feels warm and alert rather than soft.
Texturally it's more basement than terrace — loose percussion, a hook that arrives sideways, a low end that nudges rather than shoves. In a set it works as the lift after a dubbier stretch, or as the point where a warm-up starts to show its teeth. Not a peak-time record, but a useful one with character.