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The Ninja on this record
I keep coming back to how the vocal sits high in the mix, riding a 122bpm grid of taut Afro-house percussion that holds the energy at a firm eight without tipping into chaos. Everything is locked in 1A, giving the melodic loops a minor-key restraint that stops the hook from feeling too obvious; the drums are clean, the bassline walks a straight line, and the texture feels polished rather than raw to me.
I would place this in the mid-set: it locks the floor when the room needs direction, not risk. At this tempo it slides neatly between slower warm-ups and peak-time tension, though it rarely surprises me. It is effective, neatly assembled house music for the current moment.