2007 :: Remixes Of The Year.
First of all, Happy New Year everyone, and here’s to a prosperous Two Thousand and Great!
So this is my second last post dedicated to the year that was 2007. The last one will make an appearance sometime next week; it’s just a reflection of sorts and I’m still not finished with it yet. But todays particular ‘07 inspired post is the one I’ve most enjoyed putting together. I’m quite a big dance music fan, have been since I can remember and it’s a musical taste I can thank my Mother for playing to me in the 80’s, and my Aunty and Uncle playing for me in the early 90’s. The brilliant thing about remixes is they can often turn a pop/indie/whatever song into a great stomping dance anthem. Sometimes these remixes turn out to be better than (or, in the very least, as good as) the original versions, but sometimes they don’t offer the listener anything other than pain. The following list of songs is a great representation of the former.
In previous end-of-year lists I’ve always included the reswizzle as apart of my overall songs of the year countdown, but this year I’ve given the remix its own list. It should be of no surprise that Van She’s Vanshe Tech remix project features heavily on my countdown.
In case you haven’t had a chance to hear some of these remixes, I’ve popped them all into a zip file for download via Megaupload. If you can’t download from that server, just let me know and I’ll put it up somewhere else as well. All 27 tracks fit perfectly on two 80 minute discs.
I was going to write little bits of detail for each of the remixes, but because I’m giving you all of these brilliant tracks in a joyous zip file, I figured I’d just let the music do the talking instead. Hopefully, you’ll enjoy these absolute corkers as much as I have.
DOWNLOAD: The Top 27 Remixes of 2007.zip (MP3 Files) | Megaupload | 222mb.
01. I AM FINN – I Love You (Vanshe Tech Mix)
02. DELTA GOODREM – Believe Again (Tommy Trash Mix)
03. JENNIFER HUDSON – And I’m Telling You… (Dance Mix)
04. DRAGONETTE – I Get Around (Midnight Juggernauts Remix)
05. THE AUDIO THIEVES – (Pray Like) Aretha Franklin (Vanshe Tech Mix)
06. ROISIN MURPHY – Overpowered (Seamus Haji Remix)
07. GOSSIP – Jealous Girls (Tommie Sunshine Remix)
08. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE – Lovestoned (Justice Remix)
09. GIRLS ALOUD – SEXY! NO NO NO (Tony Lamezma Mix)
10. UTAH SAINTS – Something Good (Vanshe Tech Mix)
11. BEYONCE – Green Light (Freemasons Mix)
12. DEELAY VS GAMBARELLI – Power Of Love (Fedo Club Mix)
13. EMMA BUNTON – All I Need To Know (Bimbo Jones Mix)
14. ROBYN – Crash & Burn Girl (Jesper Dahlback Mix)
15. SOPHIE ELLIS-BEXTOR – Me & My Imagination (Tony Lamezma Mix)
16. GIRLS ALOUD – Call The Shots (Tony Lamezma Mix)
17. SNEAKY SOUND SYSTEM – UFO (Vanshe Tech Mix)
18. ROGUE TRADERS – Way To Go! (Metro Radio Edit)
19. YOKO ONO – Kiss Kiss Kiss (Peaches Mix)
20. THE GOSSIP – Standing In The Way Of Control (Soulwax Nite Mix)
21. JUSTICE – D.A.N.C.E. (MSTRKRFT Mix)
22. SUGABABES – About You Now (Ultrabeat Mix)
23. THE KILLERS – Read My Mind (Gabriel & Dresden Mix)
24. AMY WINEHOUSE – Back To Black (Mushtaq Vocal Mix)
25. FEIST – 1234 (Vanshe Tech Mix)
26. ROBBIE WILLIAMS – She’s Madonna (Kris Menace Vocal Mix)
27. EVE MASSACRE – Never Be Your Friends (Eve Massacre Mix)
January 3rd, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Oooh! Thanks! Worra lovely treat. I’m going to enjoy this!
Have a Happy New Year, Adem. And thanks for all the fab music and PASSION!
January 3rd, 2008 at 3:05 pm
So I guess Van She needs to do a Girls Aloud remix and then your life will be complete and perfect!
January 3rd, 2008 at 3:28 pm
thanks adem, will be enjoying this!
January 3rd, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Phil: Thank you very much, ditto, two-fold Mister
xo: The mere thought of it has got me in quite a state. I can’t even begin to imagine what it would sound like, but I’m sure I’d be all over it like a rash!
Toge: Let me know what you think of them!
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Ooh, I can’t wait to here them all! The ones I have heard I LOVE (Feist, GA, Delta) Although I woulda included at least one of the Freemason’s jobs with Beyonce. Their work on “Ring the Alarm” was one of my favourite songs of ‘06 and “Green Light” one of my fames from ‘07.
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:06 pm
“fames” = faves, obviously.
January 3rd, 2008 at 10:15 pm
Glenn: Number 11, Beyonce Green Light (Freemasons Mix)
The Shakira/Beyonce number was Number 28, but a top 27 sounded better than a top 28 and it wouldn’t fit over 2 discs otherwise.
January 4th, 2008 at 7:06 am
Not big on remixes, so I don’t have a comment. Oh, well, I guess I did, after all.
January 4th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Clearly I’m blind!
January 4th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Must say that your taste in remixes suits mine! 9/10 for this list, superb!
From 2007 I personally love Al Usher’s remix of Amy Vino’s Tears Dry on Their Own, The Twelve’s remixes of 2 Hearts as well their remix Asobi Seku’s Thursday and Eli/Grayson’s remix of Gimme More by the shaved head mad woman
I must (regretably) say that MSTRKRFT’s remix of D.A.N.C.E. is too over tampered with compared to the near perfect original, I prefer Eli/Diplo’s remix, it retains what made the original so good but turns up the dial a little to make it a little bit more clubby.
January 5th, 2008 at 1:11 am
I was positive i had commented on this but i guess not. that was so bitching remixes there dude. I’m not big on remixes but sometimes you find ones that actually enhance or reinvent a song and it becomes as fresh as a freshly wiped femfresh ladygarden. Marv.