What's more irresistible than Rihanna's "Umbrella"? Well...dance remixes of it, of course. Ella, ella, ella, ey, ey, ey.
As Suite101’s Pop Music feature writer and blogger extraordinaire, Heather, has already mentioned, Rihanna’s “Umbrella” is the "Hottest Song on the Planet."
I saw Ms. Rihanna, as surely we all did, on the MTV Movie Awards, and was suitably mesmerized. I gather Jay-Z was performing with her, but honestly, whether Jay-Z sang or played or rode a pogo stick, I couldn’t say. Didn’t much notice him, you know?
I’ve been scouring mp3dom since then for remixes of this song (these are, of course, legion), and for my money, the two listed here are the most interesting to date.
Divide & Kreate: This is an “electro-rock” remix of the song from Stockholm-based mashup and remix artist, Divide & Kreate. Yes, in the great tradition of singular DJs with plural names, he's one guy. See his MySpace page for more of his tunes.
Rihanna – Umbrella (Divide & Kreate remix)
Jody den Broeder: This DJ has worked with Giorgio Moroder (of Donna Summer-producing fame), among others, and he has about six different remix versions of “Umbrella.” Hold out for the long version of his progressive house “Destructive" (or "Destruction," depending on where you see it) club mix, however. You should have no problem discovering it for download. Seek and ye shall find, if you see what I mean.
I can’t swear to it, but it sounds like he may have sampled a bit of Sander Kleinenberg's remix of BT’s “Somnambulist” – if not, it has a little of that feel to it. You can also watch the Rihanna video tricked out to match his remix on his MySpace page.
