Remix Rotation

I like remixes. There’s something about hearing a track you already know get pulled completely apart and rebuilt from whatever’s left. The good ones aren’t just someone layering beats over the original—they actually understand what they’re listening to. They find what’s worth keeping and make it into something else, something you want to move to or sit with late when everything feels off.

This latest batch has some solid ones. The Ting Tings, Lykke Li, MGMT, Bloc Party, Amy Winehouse. These are people who get it. You get names you recognize but they do something real with them. Some remixes are just volume—more bass, more drums, the same song turned up. These ones actually shift how the song sits in your head.

I’m pretty sure I posted something exactly like this a month or two ago. Probably did. It’s not like I’m trying to hide it. If something’s good I want to listen to it, and if I want to write about what I’m listening to, I will. There’s a Silbermond remix in here, which is exactly the kind of thing you’re supposed to pretend is uncool if you’ve got taste. But the remix doesn’t suck and Becca loves them anyway so it’s in here.

The best ones are the ones you can ignore. They’re familiar enough that you don’t have to pay attention, but strange enough that when you do, you hear something new.