Niño Arbol - ZZZZ

  • Shadowy, experimental techno from one of Mexico's top talents.
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  • On the second edition of his Hypereactive series for Ssensoria (a label and booking agency based in Guadalajara, Mexico), local producer Niño Arbol takes an atmospheric approach to hard dance. With its syncopated drums, squiggly acid lines and bubbling synths, "ZZZZ" almost sounds like a jungle track for the first minute and a half before a rolling bassline that screams "techno" appears. But no matter how dark the record gets, Arbol maintains a ghostly vibe with surprises like the ambient passage and minimal drums at the conclusion.
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