Kicks Like a Mule is a rave

Rave music

Rave music may either refer the late 1980s genre or any genre of electronic dance music that may be played at an electronic dance party such as a rave. Very rarely, the term is used to refer to less electronic related genres glam, powerpop, psychedelic rock and dub music parties...

/electronic music

Electronic music

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 duo

Duet (music)

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 consisting of Richard Russell

Richard Russell (XL Recordings)

-Career:Russell joined the independent record label XL Recordings in 1991. The label was founded in 1989 by Tim Palmer and Nick Halkes to release rave and electronic music on 12" vinyl singles....

 and Nick Halkes

Nick Halkes

Nick Halkes is a U.K. based music industry executive known for signing and breaking multi-million selling dance act The Prodigy. He is also a part time lecturer on the music industry to BA and MA students at University of Westminster in London.-Career:...

. Their first single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 "The Bouncer" peaked at #7 in the UK Singles Chart

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 when it was released in 1992. Although both Halkes and Russell worked at the XL Recordings

XL Recordings

XL Recordings is a British independent record label owned by Richard Russell. It originated as a 1989 offshoot of Beggars Banquet Records.Though only releasing an average of six albums a year, XL Recordings has worked with The Prodigy, Radiohead, The White Stripes, Dizzee Rascal, M.I.A., Vampire...

 label

Record label

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 at the time of the single's release (XL being run by Russell to this day), it was released on Rebel MC’s independent Tribal Bass label.

Kicks Like a Mule were also responsible for the remix

Remix

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 of Awesome 3's "Don’t Go", and produced

Record producer

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 the song "Pass the Rizla" by London Posse

London Posse

London Posse was one of the earliest groups in the British hip hop scene. It was formed by Sipho the Human Beatbox, along with Rodney P, Bionic and DJ Biznezz. They formed for a tour of the US to support Mick Jones' new group, Big Audio Dynamite...

 on their album

Album

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 Gangster Chronicle (voted the most important UK

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 hip hop

Hip hop

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 album of all time in Hip Hop Connection

Hip Hop Connection

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magazine

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). Their second single, "Number One" was also released on the Tribal Bass label.

As 'Lifelike', Russell and Halkes also recorded

Sound recording and reproduction

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 the song "Lifelike", which was released on FFRR Records

FFRR Records

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. Although this was meant to be the first fruits of an album project the album never materialised.

In 2006, homage was paid to Kicks Like A Mule in the form of a cover of 'The Bouncer' by Klaxons

Klaxons

Klaxons are a British indie rock band, based in London. Following the release of numerous 7-inch singles on different independent record labels, as well as the success of previous singles "Magick" and "Golden Skans", the band released their debut album, Myths of the Near Future on 29 January 2007....

, with Kicks Like A Mule returning the favour by covering the Klaxon's "Gravity's Rainbow

Gravity's Rainbow

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".

Then in 2008 live DJ sets at Epidemik, Bestival, Bangface and Break! followed with remixes of the likes of M.I.A.

M.I.A. (artist)

Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam , better known by her stage name M.I.A. , is an English singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, painter and director of Sri Lankan Tamil descent. Her compositions combine elements of hip hop, electronica, dance, alternative and world music. M.I.A...

 (featured on KITSUNE MAISON VOL 5), Axwell

Axwell

Axwell is a DJ, remixer, record producer and record label owner from Sweden. He is part of a three person group dubbed the Swedish House Mafia along with Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello...

, The Gossip

The Gossip

Gossip is a three-piece American indie rock band formed in 1999. The band consists of singer Beth Ditto, guitarist Brace Paine and drummer Hannah Blilie. After releasing several recordings, the band broke through with their 2006 studio album, Standing in the Way of Control . A follow-up, Music for...

, Dj Mehdi

DJ Mehdi

Mehdi Favéris-Essadi , better known by his stage name DJ Mehdi, was a French hip hop and electro producer of mixed French and Tunisian origin.-Biography:...

 and more.

Most recently, under the revised artist name K.L.A.M.; the act have both remixed and support The Prodigy

The Prodigy

The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and other acts, The Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s...

 on part of their arena tour and also remixed Kid Sister

Kid Sister

Melisa Young better known by her stage name Kid Sister, is a rap artist based in Chicago, Illinois, well known for her single "Pro Nails", featuring Kanye West.-Background:Melisa Young was born July 3, 1980 in Markham, Illinois...

 for Fools Gold and DJed at Bestival

Bestival

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in 2010.