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The Ninja on this record
I keep returning to the way this locks at 133 BPM in D minor, stripping the arrangement back to a skeletal frame that lets the high energy seep through empty space rather than layering density. Latifi keeps the drums tight and the bassline nimble, carving out a room that feels wide even when the pressure is turned up toward the red.
At this tempo and in this key, I would place it early in a set, where its sparse architecture gives dancers room to breathe without letting the momentum drop. It is a functional, well-proportioned record that knows precisely how much it needs to say and then stops before overstaying its welcome.