Monday Bangers (and why not?)
Remixing a classic is a tricky business, admittedly the chances of epic failure are not hanging over an act quite as much as one trying to record an out-and-out cover version, but even so, to win us cynical muso geeks over IT HAD BETTER BE FUCKING AMAZING, otherwise why waste your time?
Thankfully there are a few remixers who have had the balls (or maybe the sheer audacity) to deconstruct some untouchable tracks and maybe make them just that little bit better.. or at least more danceable!
Discotech are one of the undoubted masters of taking a familiar tune and giving it that extra kick. Their remix of Roxanne by The Police is brilliant, the break down after the intro is nothing short of genius, cheeky muthafuckers:
Roxanne (DiscoTech Remix) – The Police
Touching a Rolling Stones song is always going to provoke controversy and cries of dissent. There are a couple of great remixes out there to track down though (Discotech’s remix of ‘Satisfaction’ is one). The jewel in the crown though comes from the remix kings Soulwax. If the Rolling Stones had been taking ketamine and listening to minimal house I’d imagine this is how they’d have sounded:
You Can’t Always Get What You Want (Soulwax Remix)
A-Ha’s ‘Take On Me’ is a classic, not just an 80′s classic, A CLASSIC. Dont argue with me on this. Brazilian remix artists The Twelves are without doubt my favourite remixers at the moment. There’s none better for taking a tune and just giving it a little disco twist that gets all the girls (and me) shaking our thang. I LOVE THIS.
Take On Me (The Twelves Remix) – A-Ha
Finally I leave you with this remix of ‘Good Vibrations’ by Stanton Warriors
Good Vibrations (Stanton Warriors Remix) – The Beach Boys
Any other good suggestions people??
February 15, 2010 at 4:13 pm
Rapper’s Delight (Van She Tech RMX)
February 15, 2010 at 4:15 pm
sweet child of mine (mylo)? – those are a pair that come to mind.
February 15, 2010 at 9:43 pm
strangelove – whitelabel (of course), i can send you the mp3 (email me)
February 16, 2010 at 2:43 am
awesome post,
you might appreciate this if you haven’t heard it..
http://consequenceofsound.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/come-together-beatles-david-starfire-remix-90bpm.mp3
February 16, 2010 at 4:22 am
Check Out…
The Beatles – Come Together (David Starfire Remix) almost as great as the original.
Another Beach Boys..
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (The Girls Can’t Hear Us Remix) such a legit party song.
It is really tough for these DJ’s to do this to older stuff but when they are able to pull it off, it is usually brilliant. Send me an email if you want the mp3s, i’ll be more than glad to send them on over.
-Joe
February 16, 2010 at 5:48 am
nice line up!
February 16, 2010 at 2:39 pm
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February 16, 2010 at 5:01 pm
Streetlab Presents: Bootleg Remixes:
The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s (Streetlab Remix)
Hall and Oates – I Can’t Go For That (Streetlab Remix)
INXS – Need You Tonight (Streetlab Remix)
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Fortunate Son (Streetlab Remix)
Led Zeppelin – The Immigrant Song (Streetlab Remix)
The Beastie Boys – Sabotage (Streetlab Remix)
The Doors – Been Down So Long (Streetlab Remix)
Tom Petty – Don’t Come Around Here (Streetlab Remix)
Bob Marley – Duppy Conqueror + Dracula (Streetlab Remix)
The Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter (Streetlab Remix)
http://www.streetlab.net/bootlegs
February 17, 2010 at 4:15 am
I did a whole mix of these recently.
http://soundcloud.com/nickajoe/nick-sandoval-re-runs-2009
1) Sammy Bananas – Ooh Bop
2) Dolly Parton – Jolene (DJ Soap Remix)
3) P Diddy – Bab Boy For Life (La Mode Mix)
4) Phil Collins – Sussudio (Nick Sandoval 2 Take Remix)
5) Kanye West – Stronger (A-Trak Remix)
6) Northie – Wowsers
7) Timbaland – The Way I Are (Crookers Remix)
8) Fergie VS David Guetta – Love Is Fergalicious (Nick Sandoval MashUp)
9) Duffy – Mercy (Gareth Wynn Edit)
10) Steve Miller Band – Abracadabra (Boy 8 Bit Remix)
11) Kim Carnes – Bette Davis Eyes (Nick’s Diplo Re-Edit)
12) Sebastian Leger – The People
13) u2 – Get On Your Boots (Crookers Remix)
14) Kanye West – Homecoming (Discotech Remix)
15) Young MC – Bust A Move (Don Rimini Re-Edit)
16) David Jones & Aqua Diva – Thriller
17) Foo Fighters – Times like These (Albin Meyers Vs Dada Life Edit)
18) Danny S – Keep Me Hangin On (Klaas Remix)
19) Coldplay – Viva La Vida (Discotech Remix)
20) ACDC – Thunderstruck (Crookers Remix)
21) Untitled
February 17, 2010 at 4:51 am
Where do i get all these delicious music?
February 17, 2010 at 10:36 pm
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February 18, 2010 at 12:15 am
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February 18, 2010 at 6:30 pm
what about female DJ who’s trying to make it in the music/DJ industry how would you go about this i am 17 female into hard house i have a pair cdj 400 and djm 400 mixer running vir dj via a lap top
February 24, 2010 at 5:46 am
Chuck out virtual dj and either get serato or traktor if not just dj like a real dj and dont use computers.
February 24, 2010 at 11:29 pm
check out a this remix of All The Small Things by Blink 182…more of a cover, I guess, but it has a pretty sick drop towards the end.
http://thekillerkoala.com/?page_id=15
March 8, 2010 at 5:16 pm
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March 18, 2010 at 4:55 pm
what software to use via a lap top via a pair of cdj 400,s please female dj all new to me help
March 19, 2010 at 11:39 am
I’m not to sure I tend to just use Cd’s. Probably abelton, then you’d need a good sound card as well as the midi links to the cd-js