Dino Romeo, Mikp 'Hayana' on Make The Girls Dance Records

Dino Romeo and Mikp's 'Hayana', released in the Extended Mix on Make The Girls Dance Records and filed as Afro house, carries a release date of 28 February. HUGEL placed it fifth of 10 that same day on his 'Coge El Paso Chart', where eight of the chart's ten records also carry the same label's name, a share that makes 'Hayana' look less like an outlier than the norm, on a mild, dry evening in Tulum. The drums hold to a regular figure against an even balance of tone, giving the track a steady, unhurried pulse that never strains for attention.

The mix sits loud with little give under its peaks, and a top end that leans neither bright nor dark keeps the whole thing level rather than showy. Make The Girls Dance Records was last covered on 6 January, with HUGEL, Randoree and GROSSOMODDO's 'Majnuna', and this fifth place on the 'Coge El Paso Chart' reads as one more sign of a catalogue that has settled into a clear identity rather than chasing one.