clubhouse, Imad, Peace Control, Anton Khabbaz, Dylan Lee, Jardin Du Son 'Smoke' on Higher Ground

In the chart that Izhevski filed from Regatta on 10 Apr, clubhouse, Imad, Peace Control, Anton Khabbaz, Dylan Lee and Jardin Du Son's 'Smoke' takes the fifth slot. The record came out on 13 Mar on Higher Ground.

At 120 BPM, 'Smoke' is the slowest Afro House record in this week's selection. Tempos in the files run from 120 up to 123 BPM, so there is no great leap between them. The track sits at the bottom of that range, and the extra space that the slower pulse opens up is part of what gives it headroom.

The record works steady drums against a chord that does not call much attention to itself. There is more drum than chord here, and the drums carry the movement. It is a middling record, one that does not push hard in any direction but leaves room for the DJ to work with. The treble carries a lot of the detail, and the low end stays tidy, which helps it sit well in a mix without demanding too much.