TULUM, 7 Feb

David Tort, Markem, Joe Delgado 'Ya Tu Sabe' on Made In Miami

David Tort, Markem, Joe Delgado, Ya Tu Sabe, cover art

openairmag.com

With tempos running from 120 to 125 BPM across the 12 Afro House records that came out that week, this was the fastest of them, at 125, and the shortest, at.

David Tort, Markem and Joe Delgado sound at ease with the drums and harmony sharing it evenly. A spare drum figure, with the snare landing on the third beat, keeps the attention. There's nothing to suggest they aimed at a pressing peak-hour cut. Instead they worked on a more percussive and textured number, which they present in the Extended Mix. It is about the wave of percussion.

The biggest thing: a pronounced and clean kick under the rest of the percussion, the track is loud, with the peaks held tight, and never lets go. A temperate top end.