Zion I Remix Summary

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Last week marked the end of the Zion I remix contest for the song off their new release The Take Over, "DJ DJ." The contest was a successful one, bringing out 35 new remixes of the track by fans and artists. At the beginning of the contest we explained the process and rules, and now it's time for a quick glance at what some of the contributors produced.

The best part of this contest is the incredible range of sounds and styles that were brought to the re-envisioning of the track. Hiright came with a remix that brought in 808s and a drastic slow down on the tempo of the verse for his "808 Remix" while keeping the backing music uptempo. RockG went the opposite direction on his "Parents R Out of Town" remix, opting for a techno heavy delivery. Also on the electronic side of the spectrum, MixMatchMusic's Gavroche decided on a "drumglitch" remix, subduing the source material under a pervasive layer of drum tricks. If those two don't tend enough towards house music for you, DJ STINJ-E's remix turns Zion I out into a serious rave sound. Inflect took the remix into serious video game sound territory, layering it with blips and beeps throughout before going heavy with the scratching.

To read about the rest of the remixes and find out how to vote on them, click here.