In honor of me starting jury duty (or, rather, potentially being selected to be on a jury), I’m revisiting something I did the first year I did these music charts: taking one song from each month and replacing the version I choose for the chart with a different version or remix. Believe it or not, my fans, sometimes I don’t get things exactly right the first time. (Though apparently I didn’t post them the first time around… maybe I will someday…). Here’s what I came up with for 2013:
January
Boys Noize – Ich R U (Jacques Lu Cont remix)
I do love me some Jacques lu Cont, but this remix is pretty harsh. I like the softer, more shiny approach that D.I.M. takes. To be honest, I had to check a few times to make sure I didn’t have the remixes transposted. The Jacques lu Cont (who is famous for Madonna’s Confessions on the Dancefloor) remix sounds much more like a D.I.M. remix, and vice-versa. Oh well!
February
Tame Impala – Be Above It (Light Year’s ‘Get Above It’ 909 Edit)
I like this version so much I even included it on my November 2013 chart!
March
Kasper Bjørke – Deep Is the Breath (Hannulelauri Male mix)
A rare case where I like the original better! I think the Hannulelauri remix waters it down a bit.
April
Ali Love – Emperor (feat. Kali)
This is exactly why I love making this list. When I first heard the song the remixes hadn’t come out. I expected to find a remix that opened up the song a bit more, and here we are!
May
Rex the Dog – Do You Feel What I Feel (Rex the Dog Pratersauna remix)
Original I gravitated to the Rex the Dog remix because I’ve always loved the remixes he’s done. That said, and although I included it on my chart, I didn’t really really love the song the way I expected to. This Jacques Renault remix keeps the song from being a little too Rex the Dog-ish and rounds it out.
June
Toys – Noise
This was the most difficult. I actually love every version of every song I picked for my June chart! So here’s an interesting remix of the Toys song Noise.
July>
Telonius – Hit Me
Another case of “I didn’t know all of the remixes out there.” This Cassian remix is much more interesting.
August
Quentin Quatro – Disco Quatro (Psychemagik remix)
To be honest, I’d get a little annoyed everytime the Pyschemagik remix came on… it’s just a little too slow and relaxed. I like this Space Coast version that amps it up a bit.
September
Clubfeet – Edge of Extremes (French Horn Rebellion remix)
I almost went with the Munk mix of this song when I initially did the chart in September but decided to opt for the most strange/interesting French Horn Rebellion remix. Now I get a change to include the more housed-out Munk version.
October
Telonius – I Make You Man
Ohhh Telonius!! You’ve done it again! Just like July, here’s another instance of just not knowing all of the mixes. This time, though, like back in February, I included the new remix in my December 2013 chart.
November
Blamma! Blamma! – Zsa Zsa (feat. Kristina Train)
This one is difficult for a couple reasons: First, I pretty much love this remix equally with the original (but the remix adds some interesting stuff to it) And second: I haven’t had as much time to second-guess all of the choices on this chart (see also: below). So enjoy both equally.
December
The Deadstock 33’s – The Circular Path (Luke Solomon remix)
Like November, it was difficult to really come up with a different version of a chart that I’ve only had a few weeks listening to regularly. So like September, I’m going with another remix that I almost went with. This Asphodells remix feels warmer than the Luke Solomon take.
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