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Josh Butler welcomes London based duo, MANT to his Origins Rcrds imprint with a delectable 2 track EP titled ‘Subconscious’ which comes complete with a remix from James Dexter.

The last few years have been seismic for MANT. The duo’s highly respected productions have found their way onto high profile labels like Repopulate Mars, Saved, Circus, Higher Ground and Sola. In only a short space of time, MANT have already collaborated with Solardo, Eli Brown and Sonny Fodera, with the Sonny Fodera collaboration ‘Moving Up’ reaching the Beatport Top 10. Their music has been supported by people from right across the genre spectrum, from Marco Carola and Solomun through to Jamie Jones, Michael Bibi and Hot Since 82 all the way over to Fisher.

For their first release on Origins, the duo serves up a luscious 2 tracker which starts with the title track of the EP ‘Subconscious’. This is a hypnotic and mesmerizing track using the lead synths and atmospheric chords to create something that really connects to the subconscious of the brain. This really is a sublime seven and half minute dream like journey into bliss.

Next up is the James Dexter remix of Subconscious. Dexter has long been a force to be reckoned with in the minimal deep scene and seeing the INERMU boss’s name appear as a remixer of this track feels like the perfect and an inspired choice. On his remix he adds a bit more weight to the drums and gives this a more powerful notable bassline, which powers the tracks from the low frequencies. He retains the blissful leads and chord elements from the original track and delivers a highly captivating and compelling remix.

Last but not least on the EP is ‘Sometimes’. This right from the off is the antithesis of Subconscious. This gets right into action quickly with a riveting driving layered acid bass that really delivers all the energy of the track yet using a plethora of layers interchanging prevents this bassline from becoming monotonous, and really sucks you into the groove and won’t let you go. This is a power dancefloor weapon and completes a superb package for Butler’s Origins.

Credited - Electric Ibiza Label Management