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Jack Dixon & Rick Grant
Running Man/Muted
ManMakeMusic
Having already made names for themselves with excellent solo releases, Jack Dixon and Rick Grant team up for an EP of beautiful, melodic vibes that continue the ManMakeMusic ethos of combining house, techno, garage, dubstep and soul into a big melting pot of smiley good times.
Running Man is driven by thick, punchy kicks laid out in an almost four-to-the-floor rhythm, but with just the right amount of swing and syncopation to make this accessible to both house music and garage fans. The percussion is crisp and snappy and complements the rhythmic structuring of the kicks, snaking its way around them to create a shuffly, stuttered groove. The real winners here however are the melodic elements. The uplifting Juno chords, arpeggiated blips and soulful vocal samples tug at the heart strings, while the bassline fills out the mix and growls along like nobody’s business. Definitely one to play when you’ve got the dancefloor by the balls.
Muted is a more understated affair. The beats are choppier than in Running Man, with soft kicks, hats and snares coming together to produce a quirky take on a standard two-step rhythm. The bassline, Juno chords, melodic bleeps and vocals are tuned further down and more heavily filtered than in Running Man, making this one a more introspective, even slightly melancholy piece. New age garage at its best.
Kevin McPhee’s remix of Running Man is barely even vaguely reminiscent of the original, but it’s a great take on the track, turning the dancefloor burning original into a slow-mo, lush, broken house jam. The vocal samples are about the only element that McPhee has used, and even these are warped, skewed and effected heavily. Loose, freeform percussion contrasts starkly with the straight kick pattern, and the slightly off-kilter chimes and piano rolls add to the non-conformist vibe.
ManMakeMusic - Jack Dixon & Rick Grant - Running Man / Muted on Whatpeopleplay
