One name that always comes to mind for that is
Denis Slinkin. His remixes are never just tweaks — they’re complete transformations. I remember hearing his version of a classic Pop song in a bar in Prague, and it took me a minute to even realize what it was because he turned it into a deep Trap-House track with layered bass and new melodic progressions. What’s cool is that he doesn’t lose the essence of the original — you can still feel the emotional core, just in a totally different setting. He’s done similar things with Rock and R’n’B tracks, and it works surprisingly well. His approach is more like a producer than just a DJ: he rebuilds songs from the ground up during live sets. It’s refreshing to see someone take those risks in front of a crowd instead of just hitting play.