Previous Top 3's:
2009:
03. "We Bite (Designer Drugs remix)" - Spencer Product
02. "Boombox (LA Riots remix)" - Kylie Minogue
01. "Love Get Out Of My Way (Designer Drugs remix)" - Milke
2008:
03. "Tenderoni (MSTRKRFT remix)" - Chromeo
02. "Take On Me (The Twelves remix)" - A-Ha
01. "Danse en France (D.I.M. remix)" - Fischerspooner
Unlike last year when Designer Drugs dominated with 4 remixes in the top 12, 2010 saw a more diverse, more progressive group of DJ's take the spotlight. Everyone from old standbys like Tiesto and LA Riots, to the exciting LAZRtag and Fake Blood. 2010 was a year when heavy, hard dance took just as much spotlight as beautifully done softer remixes. That is no more evident than in my top four.
Tiesto once again proved he can make a solid trance/house fusion of a remix. He's been reliable for this for well over a decade. LA Riots proved that, though they are changing (and I'm not a fan of that in this case), they can still reconstruct a track with the best of them (seriously... try listening to the original of this one). WAWA & MMB proved that Kylie's All The Lovers didn't have to be taken out of its own melody to be a dance anthem (and NO ONE did it better for this over-remixed single). Sultan & Ned Shepard produced a remix so good of the summer's biggest dance anthem Fire In Your New Shoes, that Kaskade himself wound up spinning it live. Alex Metric, LAZRtag and Fake Blood have proven themselves over and over to be the best at producing aggressive electro remixes that make me want to dance AND cause bodily harm. Hooray! OCD Automatic made me finally want to dance with somebody. Buffetlibre, once again, produced the most beautiful remix of the year (slightly better than Fred Falke... again). Last year's production of Dragonette's Easy was topped this year by Plushgun's brilliant Mixtapes. It's lush indie-pop, through and through.
...And then it became decision time. Armand Van Helden's vocal remix of ADD SUV is the best dance remix of the year, hands-down (and 2nd best dance song all year). But, I had to really evaluate what was the best, most-moving remix of 2010 for me. In the end, it was difficult, but I could not deny the one remix all year that not only was beautiful, reflective and inspiring... but it also made me want to jump up and down and dance for hours. Andrew W.K. surprised everyone with this amazing reconstruction of an indie rock tune and finally, 10 years later, gave me respect for him as an artist. If Freddie Mercury had been a producing DJ in 2010, this is what he would make a remix sound like.
12. These New Knights (Tiesto remix) - Ou Est La Swimming Pool
11. Cat & Mouse (LA Riots remix) - Nikki & Rich
10. All The Lovers (WAWA & MMB remix) - Kylie Minogue
09. Clap Your Hands (Fred Falke remix) - Sia
08. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (OCD Automatic remix) - Whitney Houston
07. Fire In Your New Shoes (Sultan & Ned Shepard remix) - Kaskade ft. Dragonette
06. Under Control (Alex Metric remix) - Adam Freeland
05. Restless (Fake Blood remix) - UNKLE
04. We Never Close Our Eyes (LAZRtag remix) - Scanners
03. Mixtapes (Buffetlibre remix) - Plushgun
02. ADD SUV (Armand Van Helden remix) - Uffie ft. Pharrell
01. Even Think (Andrew W.K. remix) - Drink Up Buttercup
Stay tuned for more DIRTY DOZENS as we tell you all of SHIFT's 2010 favorites...
TUE: Best Albums
WED: Worst of 2010
THR: Best Songs
FRI: Honorable Mentions
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