I'm pretty opinionated when it comes to remixes, so it's very rare that I find myself listening to different versions of the same song on repeat, trying to decide which is best. La Roux's "In For the Kill" has been remixed so many times in the past month, it's pretty obvious that plenty of other people (namely, DJs) are as infatuated with this track as I am. But which remix is the best??!
Seriously. This is difficult. The original is fun and poppy, but not quite dance floor-ready. The Max Heyes remix adds some much needed texture to the track, but doesn't go as far as some of the others in playing up the darkness of the lyrics/theme of the song. Skream's Let's Get Ravey remix has a SICK intro, but fails to drop the heavy bass when you think it's going to, until the last 50 seconds, which actually finally incorporate a little true "ravey"-ness into the track. It ends up being a really long, mellowed out track that honestly doesn't really go anywhere. Foamo's Skream Remix Bootleg has more texture than the other two, but it's almost TOO epic sounding. Definitely more suitable for a some sort of post-apocalyptic action film than a dance party. Heartbreak's remix is, eh. I guess it's meant to be italo-disco or whatever but t ends up just soundng way too '80s for my taste. L-Vis 1990 Hyper Bass Remix is just that. Hyper. Kind of gives me a headache. Normally I love The Twelves, but I don't know. Their remix is a little too peppy for this song. Also, the noises in the background sound like orca whales.
Conclusion -- for now I'm voting Foamo, but if someone else hijacked the Skream remix and made it a LITTLE more dance-y, I'd be down with that. Feel free to be really cool and productive like me and listen to all 7 versions of this song, and then draw your own conclusion.
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