From German’s rave mecca Berghain to Dekmantel in Amsterdam, the pop edit was increasingly ubiquitous on dancefloors across the world in 2023. While the concept and its near relations - the remix, rerub and bootleg - have been around for some time, this latest creative wave has seen Rednex’s Cotton Eye Joe, Gwen Stefani, even Sheryl Crow among those artists whose songs have all been regurgitated and revved up with fresh club-ready makeovers.
Liv Meek, known as DJ and producer Regularfantasy, collaborated with DJ Chrysalis on Life in Plastic, a contemporary take on Aqua’s Barbie Girl. It proved to be one of the biggest edits of the past 12 months, and can be traced back to Liv’s formative years spent rifling through the bargain bins of her local record store.
