Richard Green Fires Off a Dancefloor Noir with “Holding a Gun"!
- Esther
- Oct 5
- 2 min read
Back in May, Richard Green closed one chapter with “Natural Circle”, a delicate, neoclassical meditation on life’s cycles, performed with Irene Veneziano and the Archimia Quartet. It was music that breathed more than it pulsed, a finale that felt like acceptance after a long reflection. Now, with “Holding a Gun,” Green pivots hard into another dimension of his artistry, trading string quartets for synth stabs, meditations for motion. And yet, the connection is unmistakable as, “Holding a Gun” transforms raw reflection into a four-minute noir thriller for the dancefloor. Green is proving that the same hand that can sketch fragility can also engineer urgency!
The track feels like a short film compressed into four minutes with it's pulsing synths, an arcade-like lead, breakbeat snap, and a moral core that keeps nudging the beat into something urgent. It is a tight, genre-fluid statement from an artist who’s spent as much time composing with string quartets as he has scribbling basslines. It opens with that insistent synth-line and groovy percussion, a foundation that feels both retro and modern. Around the 20-second mark the arrangement blossoms as layers fold in, melodies converse, and an arcade-style synth motif threads through the mix. The rhythmic choices are particularly effective as if a tech-house kick married to breakbeat accents creates a push–pull that keeps the track playful and unpredictable. Green leans into twists and slowdowns rather than predictable drops, so each turn feels earned rather than manufactured.
Green frames the “gun” as an allegory for judgment, the quickness with which people condemn and forget past kindnesses. That concept gives the music an emotional weight you don’t always expect from hard-edged electro. When the beat hits harder midway, it doesn’t just make you move, it reads like a reaction shot in a noir, anger, recognition, release. There’s a real human center behind the synths as it's a product of a difficult year and honest reflective work, which helps the track avoid becoming mere stylistic showmanship. The influence of hard electro producers like Boyz Noize is audible in the grit and energy, but Green filters that influence through his own sensibility. The synth design is tactile (little blips and textured bass that sound engineered to vibrate in a club’s sub), and the mix keeps the multiple layers distinct without washing out the low end. Richard Green has shown he can end a trilogy with grace and then reappear with fire, and “Holding a Gun” makes that versatility impossible to ignore. It’s a track that demands both movement and thought, carrying the emotional weight of his neoclassical roots into a darker, beat-driven landscape. This new single feels like the first page of an entirely different story. But, don’t just take my word for it, step into his new world, press play, and let the pulse carry you. Be part of this next chapter as it unfolds. Listen below!
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