LISBON, 12 May

Emmanuel Jal, Miishu, Nyadollar 'Yuma' on Wired

Emmanuel Jal, Miishu, Nyadollar, Yuma, cover art

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Francis Mercier remixed 'Yuma' and placed it third of 20 in his own Yuma Gorah Chart on 7 May. The Se Se Se Se version, filed as Afro House, arrived on Wired in April.

Emmanuel Jal's catalogue runs to 20 releases since October 2010, weighted toward Nervous Records, which accounts for six of them; the most recent before this was 'Nervous Rewind 2023', also on Nervous Records, in December. Francis Mercier brings a run of 22 releases since February 2019 to the remix, most of them, eight, on SPINNIN' DEEP; his most recent before this was 'EDC Mexico 2024', on Insomniac Music Group, in February. The mix splits evenly between percussion and harmony, with the percussion kept sparse throughout. Levels sit modest, with the peaks a long way clear, and there is plenty of light at the top, an open, breathing read. Third of 20 in a chart the remixer named after his own remix is a strong result for a track built on space rather than density.