The top mixes of the 2000′s continue… better late than never, right?

45. Four To The Floor (Jacques Lu Cont) – Starsailor

44. Going Nowhere (Digitalism Mix) – Cut Copy

43. Suburban Knights (Angello & Ingrosso Remix) – Hard Fi

42. A Pain That I`m Used To (Jacques Lu Cont Remix) – Depeche Mode

41. Ladyflash (Simian Mobile Disco Mix) – The Go Team!

Previous posts:

• Top Remixes of the Oughts (55 – 51)
• Top Remixes of the Oughts (50 – 45)

When I need to focus, and I am finding my usual music catalogue to be distracting, I pull out these amazing string quartet tribute albums by The Vitamin String Quartet. They have put out an absurd amount of cover albums in tribute to modern, and classic rock artists of the past 4 decades. In checking out their list of albums available, it’s clear that I have some digital shopping to do!

Three of my current faves from the Vitamin String Quartet catalogue:

Do You Realize (Flaming Lips cover)

Personal Jesus (Depeche Mode cover)

Clocks (Coldplay cover)

It’s funny to me that you can now call some remixes as old school. It still feels like it was just yesterday, but nope. Time is flying by. The mixes are still good though! Enjoy my top 3 old school remixes.

Open Up (Chemical Brothers Remix) – Leftfield

The casting on this track is ridiculous: John “Johnny Rotton” Lydon with Leftfield, remixed by The Chemical Brothers. Best known for the soundtrack to Hackers from way back in 1995. An album that introduces many to the wondrous world of electronic music, including yours truly. The tune remains one of my favourites, with its full and unique sound, and John Lydon calling out, unapolagetically “Bigger than God”. Indeed.

Leftfield has disbanded, but back in the day they were quite something. They owned the flexibility that being electronic musicians gave them. Blending diverse elements from Eastern and modern music, showing the world how limitless the whole electronic music thing is.

Human Behavior (Underworld Remix) – Björk

Björk’s classic tune from 1993 was given special treatment by the English duo, Underworld, for the single. Underworld ramped up the tribal vibe that runs through the track, and essentially turned a classic track into an epic. They maintained Björk’s unique vocals and expanded on the the songs beats and rhythms to a whopping 12 minutes!

Walking in My Shoes (Anandamidic Mix) – Depeche Mode

There were many remixes on the Walking in My Shoes single, but this one stood out above the rest.  Remixed by the band Spirit Feel, who was discovered by Depeche Mode’s Martain Gore, and have since left but a small trace across the internet. The percussions on this remix are what make it so special. Tribal drums mixed with deep bass lines, and David Gahan’s sensual and tortured vocals.