DUEL: MrCØ VS Amadei & Zimmer on France Gall

New duel at the top and this time DJs are fighting over a classic of French variété: France Gall’s hit Ella, Elle L’a. French DJs are feeling nostalgic apparently.
The song was released in 1987. Yeah it’s one of these 80’s classics. Don’t ask me why DJs were suddendly attracted by this song, I have no idea.
Anyway.
Let’s start by the first ones: Amadei & Zimmer who released their remix a few months ago. The remix is nice. They didn’t touch to the vocals, or not a lot. The beats are a bit harder and hit the rythm with more energy. Also, the electric guitar has more prensence. This, added to the beats, gives a rock side to the track. Yeah, that’s it, I’d say it’s a electro-rock version of the song. But to be honest, the old fans of France Gall won’t get lost because the original spirit of the song is still there. Even the trumpets.

The second DJ is MrCØ. We already talked about him with his remix of La Madrague and we also loved Le Premier Bonheur du Jour. So, yes MrCØ knows what he does when taked an old French classic. Especially with former famous female singer.
This other French DJ takes more risks with this remix. The begining is all different from the original. A deep quick electric beat goes all along until the vocals of France Gall arrive. Then the beats is more discret and the original music takes over the remix. Anyway, this remix is still quicker, the rythm is faster, the vocals are faster, the beats too. It’s quick and dynamic without really changing the song. Again, France Gall’s fanbase won’t be lost in this track.

MrCØ did a little bit more on his remix but it’s not THAT different from what Amadei & Zimmer did. A kind of rework or maybe an update of this 80’s hit. To be honest, maybe the French DJs were impressed by everything France Gall represents. It’s a dangerous thing to touch to a 80’s hit in France. If you fail, you’re dead. Remixing one of the best voices of France musical history is a risky job.

THE DUEL A TROIS: Bolivard VS Bit Catchy VS Black Space

This is quite a special duel because it’s not a duel. It opposes three different DJs around the one same song by the attractive indie-pop duo Tegan and Sara: I Was a Fool.

On the right corner stands Bit Catchy. He should get the advantage because he’s Canadian just like the two singers. Bit Catchy mixes in Vancouver but was born in the motherland of Russia. Not only does he remixes some nice tunes the young DJ also produces his own songs and that is really cool.
In the left corner is the Frenchie of this duel: Bolivard. The Canadian might have more songs in his pocket but the two competitors are just as famous with a few hundreds followers on SoundCloud for each of them.
And, well, in the middle? Yeah let’s go ahead with that, in the middle stands the very young Swiss DJ producer Black Space. On the paper, the Swiss is winner. We already heard him with some great tunes like Birds Of Summer or Back Home. But you know, surprises often happen.

Bit Catchy must know Tegan and Sara from before if they’re Canadian. This remix is not really new since the Vancouver DJ published it almost a month ago. His remix increases a bit the tempo of the vocals. The electronic base gives an electro-pop side to the song. It’s colorful and punchy. Full of energy with a little tiny 80’s touch. I would say Bit Catchy kept the original spirit of the duo. Yep, no doubt you can dance on this but let’s see what Bolivard did.

Bolivard decided to play the chill house card. His version is clearly softer. The piano is classy but with the pop touch brought by Tegan and Sara. We still stick to the soul of the original version. I would say this version sound fancier. The electronic beat played by the piano comes with a nice flute melody. Another version, a different atmosphere but still a pop song.

Finally Black Space might be the only one who took a bit more distance with the colorful pop side of the song. What we got there is a classic piano, a discreet electro beat in the background and a kind of flute all along the tune that brings a summer touch or maybe more a chill touch to the whole. Around the middle/end, Black Space even chose to add some vocals in the background like some echos which give a dreamy side to the tune.

https://soundcloud.com/blackspace1/tegan-and-sara-i-was-a-fool-black-space-remix

In the end we really have one song remixed by three different Djs, but three very different atmospheres. Despite how good they can all be in their own way, only one remix can be the winner in this “triel”! You decide who did the best remix of Tegan and Sara’s I Was a Fool
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THE DUEL: Gamper & Dadoni VS LCAW

This week two great DJs released their own remix of the song The Sun from Parov Stelar. Here is the summary of this battle…
This fight is 100% German. On the right corner we’ve got the duo Gamper & Dadoni representing Hambourg. More than 42 000 followers on SoundCloud, 1 600 more on Twitter and 62 400 likes on Facebook.
On the left corner, LCAW from Munich is standing. The 19-year-old boy got 31 400 followers on SoundCloud, almost 600 on Tweeter and 45 000 likes on his Facebook page.
The advantage is for the Hambourg duo since they’re two and got more experience on the ring. Gamper & Dadoni are like a massive war weapon on the deep house world. Give them anything and they manage to produce a amazing tune that would fit in any club. They already proved it many times with their remixes of July Flame, No Eyes, etc. However, the young LCAW is growing up really fast and already gave us some amazing tune like the remix of RY X’s Berlin or Daughter’s Run. We can expect some surprise…

So Gamper & Dadoni heard The Sun and decided they could do something with that. God damn it, I love what they did! The melody played by the piano might reminds to some of you some 90’s sound. Even some of the electro synth beats can bring you back to your childhood. It’s just a really nice tune that will rock some dancefloors this summer. But is it enough to beat LCAW?
https://soundcloud.com/mgmrecords/parov-stelar-the-sun-feat-graham-candy-gamper-dadoni-remix-1

 

LCAW did his own version of this song. Quite different, I would say this remix is more modern, more up-to-date maybe. LCAW decided to insist more on the vocals and kept most of the verse. Some summer drums are here to put more rythm into them. The German DJ creates a wait with several rises of the tempo without reaching a real peak or explosing. It kinda reaches it with a dreamy piano solo in the end.

https://soundcloud.com/l-c-a-w/the-sun-remix

Who did the best remix?

Who deserves the victory?

Vote right now and choose the winner of this fight!