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The Ninja on this record
The tempo says 120 but it doesn't feel hurried — the drums sit tight and clipped while the keys do the wandering, minor shapes in 8A that keep folding back on themselves. Energy reads an 8, and you feel it in the low end more than the top: a bassline that pushes the track forward rather than letting it lounge.
Where it works is the seam between the jazzy chords and the house grid — the piano phrases land slightly off the beat, so the whole thing sways without losing its footing. It's a mid-set record, the point where a room has settled and you can afford a little melody. Not a peak, but a good place to stand before one.