The Best Chase & Status Remixes

For any popular producer, getting accolades for your stunning music means that your cellphone and email will be full of requests for remix work. Befor

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For any popular producer, getting accolades for your stunning music means that your cellphone and email will be full of requests for remix work. Before Chase & Status got signed to Ram Records, they were drum & bass journeymen, getting tracks signed to a number of imprints, and it feels like they took that mentality and applied it to their remix work. The duo wasn't knocking out remixes for mega pop stars, but they definitely kept it consistently sick when they got the call. Check out Chase & Status' best remixes, finding the times when they brought their brand to everyone from the drum & bass darlings to the random gems in the pop world.

Example - "Girl Can't Dance (Chase & Status Vocal Mix)"

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Label: Data Records
Year: 2009

Example's another artist who doesn't run when big name dance music producers are around. Chase & Status took a very Ram approach with this rework, providing solid sounds that would have a dnb room rocking. Not a tune you'd want to lead your set off with, or end with for that matter, but a vital tool for any drum & bass DJ looking to spice their sets up with something huge and vocal-driven.

The Prodigy - "Invaders Must Die (Chase & Status Remix)"

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Label: Take Me To The Hospital
Year: 2009

Remixing The Prodigy can't be easy; how to you add more mania and rugged sounds to their already jam-packed bits? For this rework of "Invaders Must Die," Chase & Status kept the swing alive, concentrating on a call-and-response riddim that allows for the rock side of this tune to shine when need be, but still keep it fresh enough for the dnb ravers out there.

Brockie & Ed Solo - "Represents (Chase & Status Remix)"

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Label: Undiluted
Year: 2007

"Represents" is a classic dancefloor beast from Brockie & Ed Solo, and a hard one to really perfect. Many have tried, with Chase & Status basically saying "let's start out with your shell, but really see how far we can take this> They made sure to work the original's unforgettable bass work in there, but at the drop of a dime they manipulate it in a number of different angles, giving you a sort of new-school jump up vibe to it.

Dream Mclean - "Network (Chase & Status Remix)"

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Label: AEI Music
Year: 2013

Chase & Status' MTA imprint brought in UK rhymer Dream Mclean, and during this recent phase of his push, the duo made sure that they got a proper rework of his huge tune "Network." The trap scene had a huge impact in the U.S., but it wasn't lost on the UK scene, as evidenced in this booming trap flip that Chase & Status cooked up for "Network." That dnb/dubstep background helps give this one a thicker feel than some of the more lightweight beats out there.

Hadouken! - "Leap Of Faith (Chase & Status Remix)"

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Label: Surface Noise
Year: 2008

Hadouken! has never shied away from electronic music, and calling in Chase & Status to rework this felt like a precursor to the awesome Chase & Status live show, as the duo crafted a stadium-filling dnb rework that, with those vocals, definitely has crowds in a frenzy.

Mood II Swing - "I Got Love (Chase & Status Remix)"

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Label: Bingo Beats
Year: 2005

Punching things up with a perfect mixture of charging bass and amens, Chase & Status gave this Mood II Swing banger a great rework. Something slick and a bit twisted to transition from lighter bits to more rougher terrain, or vice versa.

Future Cut - "20/20 (Chase & Status Remix)"

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Label: Renegade Hardware
Year: 2004

One of Hardware's traites is to make sure that the newest/latest get picked up early; a year before their Ten Tonne EP, Chase & Status got the opportunity to flip Future Cut's "20/20," giving it a proper darkside update. "20/20" was already a badman tune off the rip, but they added some meat to it, gave it a nice shine.

Akala - "Bulls**t (Chase & Status Remix)"

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Label: Illa State Records
Year: 2005

That early Chase & Status era is chock full of tunes that are the dictionary definition of why Zinc would sign them to Bingo Beats. They brought that consistent breakbeat vs. bouncy bassline to the forefront and didn't let it deviate, giving Akala's bars on everything that's bullshit room to breathe.

Plan B - "Prayin' (Chase & Status Remix)"

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Label: 679 Recordings
Year: 2010

Plan B ended up working on a number of original Chase & Status tracks, it made sense that they'd give him a lowkey rinser of a remix for "Prayin'." There's something about the left-of-center bassline that emerges in this track. Something you could listen to on loop for hours.

Claire Maguire - "The Last Dance (Chase & Status Remix)"

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Label: Polydor
Year: 2011

Talk about unexpected. Claire's original "The Last Dance" is dope enough, but instead of giving it some huge makeover, Chase & Status gave us a 2-step/garage vibe, keeping things calm and vibrant. Makes sense, as Claire's vocals are really what this is about, but the warm bed they place them in is key.

Top Cat - "Ruffest Gun Ark (Chase & Status Remix)"

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Label: Streetlife
Year: 2010

Chase & Status have a love for dancehall, you can tell. Hearing them go in on a bonafide classic like Top Cat's "Ruffest Gun Ark" is a gem for those who fell in love with their tracks like "Duppy Man" or "Dumpling Riddim," although this rework actually stays truer to the ragga side, letting the sub bass rock. Understated, yet undeniable.

Nneka - "Heartbeat (Chase & Status We Just Bought A Guitar Mix)"

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Label: Yo Mama's Recording
Year: 2009

As their sound evolved, so did the vibes they brought to their remixes. Sure, they churned out a huge dubstep rework of Nneka's tune, but the "just bought a guitar" aspect allows for them to incorporate some really heavy guitars to the mix, adding a major element to this outside of a beautiful vocal and a generic dubstep beat. Added bits that turn this from a solid remix to a massive one.

Dizzee Rascal - "Sirens (Chase & Status Remix)"

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Label: XL Recordings
Year: 2007

This is one of those perfect bits. Reworking vocal tracks and keeping that intensity isn't easy, but the unconventional dnb flavor Chase & Status injected not only matched Dizzee's flow, but his aggression. Perfect tune that should be getting instant reloads when it drops.

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