Confined to his home after a pulmonary embolism and two heart attacks, Ibrahim Alfa Jnr. had only music to sustain himself. The Brighton-based producer, whose roots go back to the blistering techno 12″s he released in the ’90s alongside Cristian Vogel and Tobias Schmidt, had already weathered substantial adversity — including a prison stint during which he read about footwork in The Wire magazine and, unable to actually hear any tracks, tried to sequence it in his mind. His health problems were his most serious obstacle yet, as well as a motivator to reorient himself toward his passion. His latest album, Infinite Black Inside, is a thorough exploration of the ideas — evasive rhythmic switch-ups, jazz melodies, busy textural interactions — that have often…

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