Spiderbait – Black Betty (Dom Dolla Remix)
Dom Dolla has blown up massively over the past year with a lot of that uptick in popularity coming from his epic remix of Spiderbait’s ‘Black Betty.’ They had already put their spin on the original track by Ram Jam adding a whole lot more energy and then in 2023 Dom Dolla threw in a bit of house creating a track that blew up incredibly quickly. Videos of the remix from his sets went viral and then while performing in his homeland of Australia he got Spiderbait to join him to perform the song live together sending the thousands of people watching into raptures.
Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit (Don Diablo Remix)
There’s no shortage of great remixes from Don Diablo including one of ‘Mr Brightside’ by The Killers, however it’s one of his unreleased remixes which has left fans wanting more for years. Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ is one of the best grunge songs in history that would be hard to improve upon, but Don Diablo’s remix is undoubtably an absolute heater that brought this Nirvana classic into the electronic music world in style. Unfortunately, it was never officially released due to rights issues, and it will remain a case of what could have been.
AC/DC – You Shook Me All Night Long (MOONLGHT Remix)
When it comes to picking out a rock remix from MOONLGHT you’re really spoiled for choice with his wonderfully funky takes on Lynyrd Skynyrd’s ‘Free Bird’, Led Zeppelin’s ‘Immigrant Song’ and many more. Though it’s his remix of ‘You Shook Me All Night Long’ that stands out as one of the best as he masterfully transformed a rock classic into a house banger seamlessly. This song takes AC/DC from classic rock to club anthem with ease and is damn near impossible not to dance along to.
Nothing Else Matters vs F*CKING SOCIETY – Metallica vs Hardwell (Hardwell Mashup)
Hardwell’s return to the music scene in 2022 was huge and he came back with the insane ‘REBELS NEVER DIE’ album. On the deluxe edition we were further treated with the addition of the massive mashup of ‘Nothing Else Matters’ and ‘F*CKING SOCIETY’ which Hardwell had been blasting in his live sets. Blending Metallica’s timeless ballad into his new big room techno sound is something few would have thought of and fewer would have tried, but Hardwell made it work flawlessly.
Oliver Heldens, Piero Pirupa – We Don’t Need (Original Track: Pink Floyd – Another Brick In The Wall, Pt.2)
Remixing classic songs is not unfamiliar to Oliver Heldens having done a very funky version of ‘I Was Made For Lovin’ You’ by Kiss and turning Depeche Mode’s ‘Speak To Me’ into a thunderous techno track. To try remix these classics is no easy feat, yet each one he has done is brilliant and his version of Pink Floyd’s ‘Another Brick In The Wall, Pt.2’ is another display of his talents. The switch from the original vocals and guitar to Heldens’ heavy bass sound creates a powerful drop that no one would have foreseen in the song when it was originally released.
