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The Ninja on this record
The groove locks at 125 with a taut, slightly lopsided stride that favours character over polish; the energy reads high, but the tension is held in the shoulders rather than the fist. Textures feel lean and slightly askew, as if the arrangement is testing the room’s patience before granting a release.
In the key of C minor, it carries a muted, dry-eyed melancholy that keeps the 9-out-of-10 charge from tipping into obviousness. I would slot this in the middle of a set where the floor is already warm, letting its off-centre slant act as a bridge between straighter house and something more crooked.