Welcome back you little remix addicted children. For those of you who simply aren’t satisfied with the music scene of today it’s good to know you can find a little slice of heaven in sometimes mediocre tracks which have been remixed to new heights. Thusly I present to you volume five in the Best of the Remix series. If you’d like to check out all previous volumes simply click here. Enjoy the music, these are the best remixes I heard last month.
All the tracks in one zip file : here {zshare = left click} {link broken}
mp3 : Britney Spears vs Madonna - 4 Minutes to Break the Ice (Remix)
I think we could just say Britney vs Madonna and there would probably be a couple thousand downloads a day until I’m out of bandwidth. If I knew who was responsible for this remix I would tell you, but I don’t.
mp3 : Feist - I Feel It All (Escort Remix)
Is it just me or does Ms. Feist embody all of the feel good vibes you wish were still left in Madonna or Britney? Love this remix, it’s simple and catchy.
mp3 : Fergie - Fergalicious (MSTRKRFT Remix)
I hate Fergie. I think she’s fine as a part {a small small part} of Black Eyed Peas, but on her own she sings about working out {and spelling} far too much. Luckily MSTRKRFT can save anything.
mp3 : Fleetwood Mac - Never Forget (Cut Copy Lifelike Remix)
Cut Copy does an excellent job with this classic Fleetwood Mac track. It starts slow and builds into a dance hall worthy head bobbing beat. Kudos to Cut Copy, if only your original tunes were this inspired.
mp3 : Madonna (feat Justin Timberlake) - 4 Minutes (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)
Madonna = meh. JTim = pretty sweet. Jacques Lu Cont = brilliant. Put together = download.
mp3 : Madonna (feat Justin Timberlake) - 4 Minutes (Bob Sinclar Space Funk Remix)
Basically the opposite direction from the previous Jacques Lu Cont remix. This is space. This is funk. This is distorted bass.
mp3 : Madonna - Hung Up (Diplo Remix)
Say what you want about Madonna’s talent, aging dance moves, or questionable… everything. She knows how to make songs that can be remixed into something better.
mp3 : Madonna vs Fatboy Slim - Praise 4 Minutes (XAM Remix)
It’s nice to see Fatboy Slim still getting recognition. It’s also nice to hear the way Fatboy Slim’s sound mellows out Madonna in the best way.
mp3 : Metric - Monster Hospital (MSTRKRFT Remix)
If you’re only here to download one single track let this be it. In my opinion {which we all know matters more than yours} this is the remix to beat so far in the BOTR series.
mp3 : MGMT - Time To Pretend (Tronik Shr-Edit Remix)
This is what it would sound like if computers ruled the world, then made robots, then made those robots into a band named MGMT.
mp3 : Phoenix - If I Feel Better, I’ll Go To The Disco (Said The Buffalo Bunch)
I’m not really sure if this qualifies as a remix, so count this as your bonus track number 14 for this volume. It’s a great track.
mp3 : Sebastien Tellier - Divine (Midnight Juggernauts Remix)
Minimalist French remixes appearing in BOTR? Who knew? I think this is the first remix I’ve heard in awhile that actually slows the beat down.
mp3 : Sunny Day Sets Fire - Adrenaline (XXXCHange Remix)
After the Sebastien Tellier downer it’s nice to return to a song you can really dance to. And by dance I do mean jump around awkwardly like you’re in your own private rave.
mp3 : The Mystery Jets - Hideaway (Switch Remix)
In a remix, how do you make everything sound far away? Is it some way you mess with the channels {like centering all sounds or playing them through left/right simultaneously}? Whatever it is it sound great here.
That’s all you little addicts. See you next month with another BOTR volume.
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I haven’t heard any of the tracks yet but I can tell this is going to be a great mix. Thanks for sharing!
you are welcome. i do what i can.
Funny you posted the Fleetwood Cutters Remix today. Just last night i was listening to the So Cosmic mix they put out a while ago and thought to myself… this fleetwood remix is so fucking epic.
I have long thought that the remix of Monster Hospital was even better than the original, and I worship the ground Metric/Emily Haines walks on. MSTRKRFT’s remix is just that good!
ooooooooh thanks so much for the tracks! oh my gosh, this music is saving me from having to shoot up today… goodbye track marks, hello hearing aid at age 40.
I’m still waiting for one of your little remix addicts to post something like that so that you’ll finally have confirmation that your blog is saving lives (which I believe it is)…
oh crap… it’s so sweet in my aural cavity… where did you find that Monster Hospital remix. it’s like liquid gold honey being poured into my ears.
I thought BOTR was a middle of the month compilation… when did you start doing that right after BOTM… that’s just one too many “Best Of” lists right in a row.
That Fleetwood Mac thing is not a remix but a bit cut from Cut Copy’s So Cosmic mixtape, just Fleetwood Mac being mixed into Lifelike’s So Electric. No remix necessary. You wish Cut Copy was always this inspired? Are you crazy? You can’t ask questions like that when you’re posting Madonna’s tired ass new tracks.
Thanks for the Feist!
One thing, though: MSTRKRFT did not remix Fergie and they probably never will. What’s been floating around is a mash-up of Paris~MSTRKRFT and Fergalicious~Fergie
thought as much with the mstrkrft/fergie track… cool post though man, nice one!!
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Sean’s comment was spot on. The description of the “Never forget / So electric” pairing as a ‘remix’ illustrates a huge problem with blogs. People are so quick to post songs that they grab from other blogs (the fleetwood mac / lifelike tune coming from Superheroes– http://superheroes08.blogspot.com/ — I reckon, without knowing what the hell the song actually is. That entire So Cosmic mixtape is brilliant, by the way.
not covering my ass here {while yet still covering it}, but i’ve said it before on the BOTM and BOTR series. i just get the tracks and put them up. on my real posts {every other post, usually} i actually research {or pretend to}. these tracks are as is and i thank you all for the corrections. it’s concerned readers that keep bloggers honest.
and actually the fleetwood mac song was emailed to me by a reader. thought i would “like the mix of old school meets new” - nice work over at superheroes though. i recommend to anyone still reading these comments.
also, i agree with joanna. and to droll - i will post what i want, when i want. it’s my blog, you can cry if you want to.
and they are addicts.
hey yo thanks for sharing. fleetwood mac!! SWEET!!
i must say tho.. cut copy have taken ten big steps with lights and music n all that. its definetly an advance. they have the talent i do wonder whats holding them up from making absolute steamers of tracks.
cheers billy!
+10!
Hey could you re-up the link for the full package of BOTR vol.05?? please?
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