The tempo locks at 140, but Steffi’s design keeps the pressure cerebral rather than blunt. In A-flat minor, the pads stretch across the grid with a metallic sheen, while the kick pattern maintains a steady, locomotive pulse. It is the sort of high-energy construction that trusts the mixer to do the heavy lifting—just forward motion and carefully placed melodic fragments that catch the light.
On a Dekmantel floor, this belongs to the hour when the room is already dense and the temperature has risen. The energy rating of ten is earned through restraint as much as force; the track builds space by shaving away excess, letting the low end sit deep while the upper frequencies flicker. I would drop it after something looser to tighten the room’s focus, letting its lean, trance-inflected skeleton carry the crowd without shouting for attention.