

If you enjoy Detroit House or poolside vibes, then Personal Touch’s lighthearted remix is perfect for you.

Why You Should Listen: Contrary to the two aforementioned artists, Louis La Roche is no stranger to The French Shuffle, having featured more than 10 times since our inception. What makes La Roche so unique is his fluid sound and attention to detail, which is apparent in every nu disco track we’ve heard from the UK native. His remix of Jackson’s Human Nature is no different, taking listeners on a nostalgic joyride.

Why You Should Listen: This list wouldn’t have been complete without at least one P.Y.T. Melbourne DJ/producer, Benny Jay, refreshes Jackson’s sweet single with creamy funk artifacts and chic melodies, which complement the King of Pop’s lyrics in the best of ways. Let’s not forget those acoustic accents and shimmering synths – they’re simply perfect. StardonE makes it worth the wait, transforming the funk-pop release into a high-powered, breaks-meets-club mix. Imagine if Michael Jackson teamed up with a few retro-electro artists? This might be what you’d get. Why You Should Listen: Two Louis La Roche remixes? Yes, and they’re well-deserved. La Roche works his magic, not once, but twice, re-imaging both Human Nature and Thriller. Of course, his Thriller remix is our favorite (because, well, it’s Thriller), but in any case, each hold their own. This one seems less like a remix and more like an edit, closely mimicking the original, while adding in subtle melody shifts and secondary kits. Why You Should Listen: Minimatic slows down tempo and takes the pace down a notch with a neat take on MJ’s lead track, Thriller. With light funk riffs and vocoded stabs, the French musician keeps the groove going with relaxing noises and graceful spirit. Why You Should Listen: And now, for our favorite Thriller remix to-date – Thriller (Pylot Remix). Now, this isn’t your typical remix, as Pylot remixed Scandroid’s Michael Jackson cover. Regardless, the remix is powerful, sentimental, electrifying, dark and dynamic all in one. Well done Pylot, well done.Įnjoy the best remixes of Michael Jackson? Tune into the best remixes of Kanye West too.The bass guitar plays the same riff all the way through keeping the drive of the song along with the drums, apart when it drops out in the second ad-lib near end of the track. Electric guitar plays short lines with call and response technique used in the high then low register of the guitar that cuts out for first half of the verses and choruses uses this all way through the track apart from after the fourth chorus when a eight bar solo repeats a different phrase and is moved further forward in the sonic field. The vocals open up with an ascending melody line singing “got to be starting something” which is also the chorus of the song, lots of backing vocals in the track singing “yeh yeh” in the verses and joining in with the main vocals singing a major fifth above Michaels vocals, at the end of the track in the last chorus + ad-lib part the backing vocals sing nonsensical lyrics in a African chant style singing (ma ma se, ma ma sa, ma ma coo sa) lots of call and response style with the main vocals and backing vocals. The drums start the song with a one bar drum fill.
