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The Ninja on this record
At 125 BPM in D minor, the track channels a nine-out-of-ten energy that lands closer to deep techno than polite deep house. The warmth is immediate, but FaltyDL's weird touch keeps the groove off-centre, cushioned by a rounded low-end and unpredictable details that flicker at the edges and stop the whole thing from feeling too safe.
It is built for that humid, two-in-the-morning moment when the system is pushed and the room is locked in but still lucid. The Studio Barnhus pedigree guarantees taste and credibility, yet it is the record's oddball charm that makes it essential: drop it after something straighter and let its strange, muscular momentum expand through the floor.