Afinados

At 128 the kick lands square and unbothered, hats clipped short so the groove breathes between them. The bass sits high and dry in B, tuned so the chords slide over it instead of fighting it; there's a clean, almost geometric feel to the percussion, each element given its own small room. Energy reads nine, but it's the tidy kind — pressure without clutter.

It's a daytime record, built for the stretch where a set needs motion more than drama. It slots between warmer, deeper things and lets them do the talking; two-thirds through a long night it would feel slight, but early, with light coming in, the restraint is the point.