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THESE ARE THE TOP 20 REMIXES OF 2016

Dixon, Bicep, Isaac Tichauer, Todd Terje...

You can also check out DJ Mag's Best Tunes of 2016 list here, plus watch us countdown the top remixes, albums and tracks of 2016 on Twitter with the hashtag: #DJMagTopTen2016.

01.
Låpsley
'Operator (DJ Koze's Extended Disco Version)'
XL

The Pampa remix master turned the cutesy disco-pop of Låpsley into a stomping dancefloor epic earlier this year, and in turn our summer's were all the better off for it. Heard on any glitter-clad soundsystem worth its salt during the festival season, it's secured the coveted title of Remix Of The Year from DJ Mag HQ. Killer! 


02.
Isaac Tichauer 
'Higher Level (Bicep Remix)'
LOFT Records

Bicep's trademarked 125bpm breakbeat returned when they reinvented Isaac Tichauer's 'Higher Level' earlier this year. Turning the original into an ecstatic concoction of spiralling lunar-squeee synths and alien planet frequencies, it's been the landmark of many-a-decent house set.


03.
Todd Terje
'Snooze 4 Love (Dixon Remix)'
Olsen

Despite this tune's slightly misleading title, there's nothing sleepy about this cut. The Terje original was already brilliant, with the Norwegian's musicianship only further amplified by Dixon's re-rub. Loopy, hypnotic, gorgeous. 


04.
Lee Walker
'Freak Like Me (DJ Deeon vs Lee Walker Remix)'
DFTD

Another twist to the ‘Freak Like Me’ story, Lee Walker here jumping in the studio with Chicago ghetto house DJ/producer Deeon to add more of an urban flava to the popular house cut.


05.
Christopher Cross
'Ride Like The Wind (Joey Negro Extended Disco Mix)'
Z Recordings 

The genius Joey Negro takes this fairly naff 1979 MOR cut and turns it into disco dynamite. Foregrounding the strings and making them epic, he crafts the previously nondescript Pearl & Dean “Pa-pa-pas” into a thing — extending and bending. A guaranteed floor-filler.


06.
Blaze
'Lovelee Dae (Bicep Remix)'
Feel My Bicep

It's either brave or just plain foolish to take on a stone-cold New Jersey classic like Blaze's 'Lovelee Dae'. But no remix task is too intrepid for the Bicep boys as, somehow, they improved on perfection.


07.
Justin Cudmore
'Crystal (Mike Servito Remix)'
HNYTRX

Detroit-raised Brooklyn-based Bunker resident Mike Servito’s rework of Justin Cudmore’s ‘Crystal’ takes the snaking acid lines and bouncy grooves of the original and strips things back to a more minimalist tip, a la the early days of Transmat and Warp. Absolute dancefloor dynamite.


08.
Dennis Ferrer
'Son Of Raw (Andre Hommen Remix)'
Objektivity 

Don't you just love it when a plan comes together. A perfect example of a protégé coming good, Dennis Ferrer's young label buddy Andre Hommen threw back one of his mentor's finest anthems to celebrate 10 years of Objektivity earlier this year, and in turn created one of the anthems of the summer.


09.
Kerrier District
'Techno Disco (KiNK Remix)'
Hypercolour

The clue is in the title with Luke Vibert's hybrid bombshell from last year's '4' LP, but things are a little less straight forward when it comes to KiNK's remix for Hypercolour. A steady four-four, a cheeky breakbeat, a clipped vocal sample and that epic pitch-bending hook... that right there is what you call an anthem!


10. 
Honey Dijon
'Houze (Deetron Remix)'
Classic

The Man Like Deetron takes Honey Dijon’s bouncy Classic original, featuring cool vox from Seven Davis Jr, and strips it to some bare essentials. The way he builds the tech dynamics by bringing the mix down to a minimalistic core, adding layers to turn it into a tracky tool before going quite growly, is sublime.

11.
Moby
'Go (Loco Dice Remix)'
Desolat


12.
Dusky 
'Ingrid Is A Hybrid (Otik Remix)'
17 Steps

 


13.
Nasty Habits
'Shadow Boxing (Om Unit VIP)'
ThirtyOne Recordings


14.
Moderat 
'Running (Âme Remix)'
Monkeytown Records 


15.
Lianne La Havas
'Lost And Found (Matthew Herbert Remix)'
Pampa 


16.
PBR Streetgang
'12.32 (Fort Romeau Remix)'
Futureboogie


17.
Rick Wade
'Player's Theme (Sebo K Edit)'
Robsoul Recordings


18.
Soul Clap
'Shine feat. Nona Hendryx (Dimitri From Paris Remix)'
Crew Love


 19.
Mat Playford
'ISON (Paul Woolford Remix)'
Black Rock Records  

20.
King Britt pres. Obafunk
'Uzoamaka (King Britt's Scuba Mix)'
SOHASO