Remix Refresher

    In the comments of this post, Agnes from it all started with carbon monoxide brought up a couple of points about remixes, including wondering why the remixer gets so much credit for basically retooling what the original artist did. I told her I thought that really good remixers were able to make songs very much their own, much like a band does when it does a really inventive cover.

    It got me to thinking about my favorite remixes and why I like them and I told her I'd do a post on some of them. The ones I like most tend not to be dance-oriented, although there are certain bands or producers that do really fabulous dance remixes. Not surprisingly, however, I lean more toward the indie-rock camp.

    Having said that, here is a remix of the Das Pop song "Fool for Love," which is a dance track.

Das Pop --"Fool for Love (Lupoo Remix)" mp3

    Also on the more electronic end of the spectrum are these Goldfrapp remixes. I think these are what really got me into the whole remix scene.

Goldfrapp--"Fly Me Away (The Naughty Remix)" mp3

Goldfrapp--"Strict Machine (Rowan Remix)" mp3  

    On to the indie rock songs. Cassettes Won't Listen is perhaps my favorite remixer of all time, and these two tracks are classics.

Pela--"Lonesome Hearts (CWL Remix)" mp3

The Diggs--"Everyone's Starting Over (CWL Remix)" mp3

    Owen Pallett, aka Final Fantasy, has a terrific remix of Grizzly Bear's "Don't Ask." I was obsessed with this song a couple of years ago.

Grizzly Bear--"Don't Ask (Final Fantasy Remix)" mp3

    This Gonzales remix of "Multiply" is better than the original, in my opinion. Just listen to that piano.

Jamie Lidell--"Multiply (Gonzales Remix)" mp3

    To round things off, I love this mix of "Woman" by Avalanches and the Nick Zinner remix of "Gold Lion."

Wolf Mother--"Woman (Avalanches Remix)" mp3  

Yeah Yeah Yeahs--"Gold Lion (Nick Zinner Remix)" mp3  

    I've shared almost all of these at some point, but they are ones I like to listen to time and again, so I think they're worth reposting.

tags: remixes rule  

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