The 10 Best M83 Remixes

M83 has been manufactured for the dance floor here. This R96 remix takes the M83 hit single "Midnight City" and turns it up a few notches. Keeping the original well intact but taking it to the next level, this one isn't by any means a replacement for the original, but it is a nice fit for when you're really trying to keep the energy level high.

A new direction for this track, but it doesn't stray too far from the original. With an upbeat, dance-y vibe to this remix, "Reunion" suddenly has a new feel to it, and it's a good feel. The vocals on this song lend freedom to producers to take this in all kinds of fun directions, and Mylo picks a nice route for their take on it.

The SALM remix gives "Steve McQueen" a pretty steady, straightforward mix, but we're not complaining about it. Being a standout track from M83's last album, Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, all this track needed was a catchy beat to make it a proper remix. This SALM remix provides just that.

This seven-and-a-half minute mix of "Midnight City" brings the track down about as many notches as the R96 mix brought it up. The vocals sound distant over a mellow, repetitive guitar riff. The song breaks down every couple of minutes to bring back some of the original sounds from "Midnight City" to keep this track from becoming too repetitive. Get ready to stare into space for a while.

"Electropic" isn't technically a real word, but KTWC's Electropic remix of M83's "Lower Your Eyelids To Die With The Sun" is certainly electropic, and when you hear it, you will immediately realize this. Part electronic, part tropic, this remake takes one of M83's more dreamy sounds and adds in a touch of electro elements for one of the most unique M83 remixes out.

You know you did something right when your remix if the YouTube video has more views than the original. This remake takes the sensual "Skin Of The Night" and gives it a little boost. Most of the original track is easily recognizable, but it's the subtle touches on this one make it seem like a different song altogether. The way the piano melody is emphasized gives it quite an emotional feel. It's a new direction for the track and it sounds great.

Except for the vocals, nothing from the original "Steve McQueen" is evident on this remix. But that isn't a bad thing. The Maps remix completely stripped the track bare and built something from scratch. They started by slowing the tempo, gave it a catchy and spaced out beat, and added some texture with layers of percussion and synths. The result is as accessible as it is ethereal.

Despite lacking any kind of chorus you can sing along with, "Midnight City" was one of the most impossibly catchy songs of 2012. Plenty took shots at a remix and simply turned up the energy on the already upbeat song, injecting it with some heavy bass or bigger drums. Team Ghost took a different route, stripping the song of its most obvious elements and redecorating the entire backdrop. The remix takes the track back to what earlier M83 was about: drawn out, ambient vocals and snyths, and euphoric melody.

This Jackson Midnight Remix of "Run Into Flowers" is something special. This track is originally off of M83's album Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts, their earlier work that some listeners who just recently came around to M83 with their album Hurry Up, We're Dreaming may not be familiar with. M83 didn't have their sound as refined then as they do now, but the experimental and electronic nature of it opened it up for producers to try their hand at remixing, and Jackson Midnight nailed it.

"Reunion," a standout track from M83's latest album Hurry Up, We're Dreaming gets a full-blown tropical makeover. This Tropics remix took the impressive vocals from "Reunion" and tied them seamlessly with beautifully warm and lush cascading layers. Without getting too spacey, this keeps M83's dreamy, almost divine sound fully in tact.