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The Ninja on this record
122 is a tempo that flatters almost anything — fast enough to move, slow enough to let the percussion breathe — and this one uses the room well. The key sits in 2B, bright and open, so the chords land with a bit of glare on them; shakers and rim clicks do the work up top while the low end stays polite. The energy reading claims ten out of ten, which I'd take with salt: the track's real talent is patience, not pressure.
Where it earns its place is the middle of a set, the stretch where you want something warm and uncomplicated to carry the floor while you think two records ahead. It doesn't hand you a hook, and it doesn't need to. It's a good bridge, not a destination.