Boris Metraux’s new single “Nena” is a healing ritual you can groove to

Fresh out of the wilds of Panama’s Playa Venao, Boris Metraux returns with a swirling new single that comes with life, “Nena.” This is a moment of emotional clarity, a flowering of deep personal healing that has been born from the jungle. An electronic producer with an adventurous ear for texture and soul, Metraux infuses the spirit of the land around him into every beat. “Nena” plays out like a ritual, an Afro-house journey stitched with tribal percussion, warm synths, and aching vocals delivered as whispers from within. There is a rawness here, but it is not chaotic, it is grounded, spiritual, and human.

Where many producers push gloss, Metraux picks at the roots. The track effortlessly blends heavily synthesized electronic production with organic elements to craft a sound that sounds like it could have existed both a millennia ago and in a post-apocalyptic future. “Nena” dances somewhere between the soil and the stars, a grounded kind of wild but always reaching upwards. A slow, warm groove that begins to gently expand before blossoming at the release, like the healing process that both inspires and informs the piece. What separates Metraux is his knack for taking the personal and making it universal.

The tale of “Nena” of walking through emotional turbulence toward strength deep within is in every detail. You can feel the spring of the drums, the quilt of the pads, the soul of the voice. There’s a pulse in this track, a heartbeat whose rhythm draws listeners to think and feel. This is a piece of Metraux’s heart. And in the cluttered world of electronic music, that sincerity comes through. In the jungle, on the dance floor and any place in between, “Nena” provides a spot to connect with rhythm, with feeling, with the pulse of something larger.