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The Ninja on this record
At 122 BPM in 6A this doesn't push so much as prowl. The kick is round and unhurried, the bass sits low in G minor, and the percussion keeps slipping a half-step off the grid so the groove feels played rather than programmed. There's a smoky, faintly psychedelic cast to the pads — the title earns itself without trying too hard.
The energy reading sits at the top of the scale, which is interesting given how little the track actually shouts; the tension lives in the restraint, in what it withholds. It's a mid-set record for a small room with a good system, the point where you want the floor locked in and thinking rather than leaping about. Mix out slowly and let the low end do the talking.