Puki

The groove lands exactly at 120 BPM, a comfortable stride that lets the track's minimal skeleton breathe while its melodic flesh pulses with the horsepower its energy-9 tag promises. In key 6A, the harmonic colour sits somewhere between wistful and driven, draping warm, indie-electronic textures over a disciplined electronic framework that never forgets the dance floor.

It is the sort of record the Normoton catalogue was built for: leftfield deep house that commands space without clutter. I would drop this after midnight when the room needs melody but refuses to sacrifice momentum; the high energy cuts through smoke and bodies, yet the minimal arrangement leaves room for the sound system to stretch its legs.