Analog Giant: Best Remixes of 2010

Best Remixes of 2010

[ Written by K | 9:27 PM | Tuesday, January 4 | 1 interested person(s) ]

So Merriam-Webster says "austerity" is the word of the year for 2010, but we think "extravagance" is the word of the year for the remix scene--2010 was a lush and fertile breeding ground for juicy, delicious remixes, edits, re-rubs, and everything in-between. Nope, folks, no austerity here!

I was expecting some heated discussions here at Analog Giant about who'd take the #1 remix of the year--but it turns out it was unanimous--I Crave Paris was the best remix of the year. Gorgeous synth lines, electro-lushous beats, and sweet, longing vocals combine seamlessly to make this an untouchable remix.

I think it'd be pretty hard to make a bad remix of a Robyn track--she's simply amazing--but these remixes from A-Trak and Fred Falke are both arguably even better than the originals. It was hard choosing between the two, but we ultimately went with A-Trak's dancey take on Indestructible for our #2 remix of the year.

Fare Soldi was unstoppable this year, serving up a continuous stream of brilliant remixes. They definitely had more popular remixes this year than their take on Duran Duran's classic "Rio", but I think this is absolutely their finest. It's a track that I've come back to again and again.

That covers our top three, but I have to give some special mentions to some of the producers and DJs that made this year so hot for remixes. Go Go Bizkitt! banged out what seems like an impossible number of jaw-dropping remixes--he will a major force in 2011. A few artists were so prolific and brilliant this year, it was hard to boil down their 2010 creativity into just one track. We also saw some mighty remixes from Analog Giant favorites like Ghosts of Venice, Bit Funk, Alan Braxe, Rayko, and Seattle's own 10.4 Rog.

Don't miss any of these remixes!