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The kick is straight and unfussy at 128, and the bass sits low in G minor without crowding the mids — there's room in this mix, which is more than a lot of records at this energy bother with. Percussion ticks rather than swings; a filtered stab comes and goes on the offbeat, and the whole thing holds a steady, level pressure. Energy nine, but it's a plateau, not a climb.

In a set it's a bridge: the record you put between the slow warm-up and whatever you actually want to say. The key makes it easy to layer, the tempo sits where most things sit, and it won't fight you. I'll keep it for the hours that need filling rather than shaping — well made, useful, and content to be furniture.