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There is a clue to what Nothing But is in this volume's arithmetic: 16 of its 25 cuts sit between 124 and 125 BPM. That razor-thin band is no accident; it is editorial policy. The 'Jackin' Beats' series reaches its seventeenth...
That the shortest cut on the whole set is also the one with the strongest pedigree says a lot about how this compilation breathes. Ant Brooks' 'Throw Your Body' runs 2:44 —a fleeting edit at 130 BPM in A minor— yet carries the most...
The defining fact of 'Nothing But... Radiant Grooves, Vol. 17' sits between tracks 1 and 3: Aka Gabby's 'Call Home' opens at 127 BPM — the fastest tempo on the whole record — and two slots later Malik B.'s 'Sensual...
Seventeen of this volume's twenty-five cuts are written in a minor key. For a compilation promising funky vibes, that stat looks odd on paper; read as a map, it makes sense: the festive side is the surface, and underneath runs a current far...
The journey starts at the top: Nadoti's 'Take' opens at 132 BPM in D minor, the fastest tempo of all twenty-five cuts, and that choice sets the tone: no warm-up here. What follows is a staged descent: Chreep drops to 130 with...