Posts tagged with monsieur adi

Another month in the books and another chance to look back at the most popular tracks from last month. And besides these great tracks below, last month was also the world premiere of our Blogwave Summer mixtape, with tracks contributed from 20 of our favorite blogs, so make sure to check it out if you haven’t already! And now, May’s most popular tracks:

Radiohead – Reckoner (The Twelves Remix)

Ellie Goulding – Guns and Horses (Monsieur Adi Remix)

Husky Rescue – Sound of Love (The Twelves Remix)

Villa Nah – Running On

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – Home (RAC Remix)

Cheers to a happy June. Based on the fact that the weather just in the month of May has been better than all of last summer, I’m thinking that shouldn’t be too difficult.

1 comments

Last week I posted the PHENOMENAL Monsieur Adi remix of Ellie Goulding’s “Guns and Horses”. In that remix, the verse and chorus swapped places and the song became larger than life thanks to Adi’s huge sounds. And then I got this one sent to me shortly thereafter, and it was so good in different ways that I had to put it up too. This version is the Tonka Radio Cut that can be found on the single being released on May 17. This time, the basic structure of the song is kept intact, but it’s given a great house beat and synth up the wazoo, and dare I say it’s got a hint of the French Touch sound at times that I so love (despite the fact that Tonka is German)? Is it possible that Ellie Goulding might be the best voice to remix in the history of voices to remix? I’m fairly sure that I’ve posted more Ellie Goulding remixes than anyone else, but when there are just so many good ones to go around, I don’t really have much of a choice.

Ellie Goulding – Guns and Horses (Tonka Radio Cut)

0 comments

Hey look! Our very first premiere! [Update: Someone else snuck it up before us, but we got the track from Adi himself! So there.] And how much more fitting could it be that it combines three things that we love so very much — Ellie Goulding, Monsiuer Adi and remixes! And this here is a good one, too. This site is no stranger to the Monsieur Adi remix and I feel like they usually start out pretty subdued and lead to a huge buildup, but this one hits a homerun right off the bat (how’s that for two baseball cliches in one sentence?). The beautiful acoustic guitar in the original is gone and instead we are treated to a futuristic beat that works in such perfect tandem with what sounds like a full string section even though the two are really polar opposites.

I think the best word I can think of to describe this sound is “fresh”. I must say, I think these are the third and fourth remixes Monsieur Adi has produced that that I’ve posted. And even though I really liked them all, I can totally see this guy growing into a pretty great under the radar producer. I guess you could say I’m naming him an official dailybeatz “Producer to Watch”.

Ellie Goulding – Guns and Horses (Monsieur Adi Remix)

And here’s some more evidence. Monsieur Adi has also recently released a killer throwback remix of Soul II Soul’s “Back to Life”, an absolute classic. And again he seamlessly weaves in a total classical vibe with a modern twist. I think it’s safe to say that Monsieur Adi is on fire right now.

Soul II Soul – Back to Life (Monsieur Adi Remix)

6 comments

One of the UKs biggest up and coming acts has got to be Ellie Goulding. Her music is poppy, but in a really non-annoying way, and it lends itself so well to lots of fantastic remixes. We already heard the dirty Kids at the Bar remix of “Under the Sheets” and today we’re bringing you another great remix courtesy of Monsieur Adi who you may remember from my post on his remix of “Place for Us” by Reni Lane.

As expected, Monsieur Adi gives this song a whole new sound that’s a little bit trance and a lot of heavy beats. I typically don’t go crazy over remixes that so completely rework a song, but Monsieur Adi has mastered that art. And the best part is, it never sounds like he’s trying to hard to create something brand new out of something that already exists. The only other thing I can tell you about this remix is to just wait for it. Can’t wait to see what else he comes up with in the future.

Ellie Goulding – Starry Eyed (Monsieur Adi remix)

0 comments

reni lane

another tune today that i received via email that really caught my attention. especially when i listened to the original track by now new yorker reni lane. you can check it out on her myspace pageto hear for yourself. the original is a straight up rock song. but when you hear the remix, its almost as if the vocals were recorded specifically for this dreamy remix by monsieur adi (and just to be clear, hes actually italian and not french). the entire feel of the song has been completely transformed and is so different from the original that you probably wouldnt even recognize the original if not for the repeating title lyrics and while i dont normally recommend it, listening to the original rock version of the song, i think youll be surprised at what a drastic change you have witnessed (and reni, this is not a knock on the original at all). exactly the kind of remix i dig the most.

reni lane – place for us (monsieur adi remix)

2 comments