M.I.A. - It Takes Muscle

Pearson Sound? Well I liked that Parson Sound thing.. Oh hang on, it's Ramadanman innit. I can't remember what the original of this is like because I've mainly been trying to pretend that that last MIA album never happened but this retits is pretty handy I reckon. He completely makes the track his own - to the point where you'd have a very hard time guessing what the original source might be - and as you'd expect from the Hessle Audio co-founder there's a really heavy emphasis on sharp, skittering and insistent percussion that boasts quite a minimalistic bent, almost to the point of bringing to mind some of the footwork stuff going around at the moment. There's not a huge amount of overt melody to it and the odd bass interjections, synth washes and distorted vocal snatches more add atmosphere than anything else. Good thanks!