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Here’s the next installment of Pretty Much Amazing’s year-end list extravaganza. All of these remixes are top quality, hot-as-fuck, bad ass mixes that deserve to be heard again and again — even if they were whored by the Hype Machine enough. I wanted to get this list up before NYE so you can get your freak on proper. Don’t forget to leave your favorite remixes of 2008 in the comments!
Without further adieu, the best remixes of 2008 (in no particular order).
Kid Sister & Kanye West – Pro Nails (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)
I was surprised at how underplayed and undermined this remix went. Simian Mobile Disco kill this one.
M.I.A. – Paper Planes (Remix for the Children by Adrock)
I’m pretty sure a “Paper Planes” remix mention was obligatory, but give me props for not posting the DFA remix. It’s good sure, but this one is so much better.
Lil Wayne – A Milli (Flying Lotus Robo Tussin Remix)
Flying Lotus completely reimagines Bangladesh’s “A Milli” beat and transforms it into a chill fantasy.
Kanye West – Love Lockdown (1994 PILOTPRIEST Remix)
Listen to this! It’s a beast. Bangers are making a comeback.
Hercules & Love Affair – Blind (Frankie Knuckles Remix)
This is the only Blind remix that has topped the original. “Blind” is so damn fantastic that improving it is a huge feat.
MGMT – Electric Feel (Justice Remix)
I know having back-to-back(to-back) MGMT remixes is kind of annoying, but MGMT had a good year. When Justice, Soulwax, and the Pet Shop Boys (as well as dozens of other DJs) want to remix your stuff, you know you’ve made it.
MGMT – Kids (Soulwax ‘Nite Version’ Remix) / (Pet Shop Boys Synthpop Remix)
These two remixes are tied, only because I didn’t want two remixes of “Kids” on separate spots on this list. I still think that the Pet Shop Boys’ remix puts Soulwax’s remix to shame, but Soulwax’s remix is still too good to not be mentioned.
Cut Copy – Lights And Music (Boys Noize Happy Birthday Remix)
Off the record: this is probably my favorite remix of 2008.
Kaiser Chiefs – Never Miss A Beat (Cut Copy Remix)
The Kaiser Chief’s have been absent from my year-end coverage so far (and this is probably their only appearance), I have my reasons for that… but Cut Copy’s remix of their very likable “Never Miss A Beat” is infectious.
Black Kids & Lil Wayne – Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance (The Twelves Kickmix)
Remember a while back when I said Boys Noize’s remix of “Lights and Music” was my favorite of 2008? Yeah, I completely forgot about this remix.
Tags: Black Kids, Boys Noize, Cut Copy, Hercules & Love Affair, Justice, Kaiser Chiefs, Kanye West, Kid Sister, Lil Wayne, M.I.A, MGMT, Pet Shop Boys, Simian Mobile Disco, Soulwax, The Twelves
this is a nice one
best year-end list in a long time, in my book! good job!
I love you guys, I’ve been following for a year now and it seems like half my playlists are filled with your remixes!
One of the best posts of the Year!
what a great collection! thank you for sharing, guys. i love your blog.
fantastic list! this seriously covers some of the best remixes of the year! 2008 was such an awesome Cover AND Remix Year!
That Kanye West remix is a MONSTER! My new favorite remix of the year!
This list is epic, but that last one blew me away!
Happy New Years PMA!
My new year is garruntee’d to be explosive thanks to my discovery of PMA.
Like, seriously.
Happy New Year PMA!
What about “The Killers – The Human (Ocelot Remix – Alternative Live Edit)” that remix was so much better than the original version of the song.
Really nice list – haven’t heard of that Love Lockdown remix, downloading now!
I would definitely include the Discotech remix of “Whatever You Like” though, even if it was overplayed on hypem.com!
The Electric Feel Justice Remix is definitely top notch, I couldn’t ask for a better combo of MGMT & Justice. Downloading the Kanye remix as well right now, I hadn’t heard it but I’m excited to.
favorite remix of the year / possibly ever is that one that combines mgmt’s kids with we are your friends and a pitbull song.
I think there were a few good ones missing…
But great list nonetheless.
Keep it up!
WOW!!
Great list. Anybody else immediately hears “Heaven 17″ when they listen to this Kaisers Chief Remix?????
No Aeroplane Remix of the Friendly Fires’s Paris…besides that great list!
You should podcast this shit. So I wont have to d/l them all and i can have them on one big mix on my ipod
omg!! you should totally podcast this!
that would be awesome! do it do it!
that would really be awesome…
i love flying lotus so much, that guy is genius! his remix is fantastic. it almost makes me able to tolerate lil wayne’s voice… almost.
lovely remixes
How come the Hercules & Love Affair track is only 701KB and 33 seconds long?
heeey- diese best-of-liste hab ich auf athadi.at gelesen- noch bevor du sie gepostet hast!! hast du geklaut????
Holy crap, I’m fucking floored by the Flying Lotus rework performed on A Milli, it’s straight from the cosmos.
I’d say the
The Twelves remix of “The Virgins – Rich Girls” should DEFINATELY be here.
100%
Great list anyway. Thanks
JTL
Hi all,
wow, this may be ineteresting for you, three of these i’ve just heard in the radio in the same order you put them here..
nice post
couldn’t help myself:
ON the radio
Wow really?
Hmm, they should have given the blog a shoutout! bastards…
Thanks for the list. I must’ve missed the A Milli remix amongst the outpouring of all the other ones.
Whoo ! You’re right , that Kanye West Remix is goood !The last one too !
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Oops , sorry , just wanted to say Thanks !
def like some of these mixes…can’t wait to mix it up myself!
http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2009/02/25/how-scratch-the-ultimate-dj-actually-plays-crude-controller-drawing-included/
sick mixes here.
i realised a lot of the originals of these tunes are on FIFA09!
epic songs on epic footy game
Great list. I’ll be visiting again!
Can anyone tell me hoe they are downloading these tracks? I can only stream them?