Milan-based production duo Distropical, formed by DJs and producers Govind Singh Khurana and Stefano Greco, inaugurate their newly founded label Social Science with “Zehe”, a percussion-driven electronic track built from original field recordings, live instrumentation, and sequenced rhythm programming.

The track is centred on layered polyrhythms and looped vocal fragments recorded in West Africa, shaped into a tempo-flexible structure aimed at both club systems and performance spaces. Drawing on techniques from sample-based electronic production and rhythm-forward dance music traditions, “Zehe” places raw recordings at the core of its arrangement, supported by synth modulation and drum machine patterns.

The release includes two versions: the original mix, and the extended “4th World Dancefloor” version—a functional rework tailored for long-format DJ sets. The title references the “Fourth World” concept developed by composer Jon Hassell: a sonic approach that merges acoustic sources with studio manipulation, without reducing either to background or exotic effect.

Distropical’s prior work—such as “Agartala” and “Deep Tropics”—established a method based on integrating source recordings with electronic frameworks. “Zehe” continues that trajectory, with a more minimal and rhythm-forward approach that resists melodic overproduction in favour of dynamic structure and percussive tension.

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