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Originally Posted by ahtka-chan
Coming from the person that thinks the Urban Kiss remix of Ai No Uta is a 180º reinvention lol
"For example, DH4 and Beach Mix really reinvented some of her worst tracks" IN YOUR OPINION hun.
Imo, DH4 is one of the weakest DH ever, can't really relate with your comment.
And so far Kumi has performed a good amount of remixes in her tours
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ai no uta's urban kiss is a very "slight" reinvention but it made a WORLD of a difference. That's one reason why I have a lot of respect for it and hold it in high regard; because it was such a simple "reinvention" yet completely revolutionized the aura of the track.
And as far as DH4, the genre it focused on, on paper really isn't my style - but it worked. Maybe because it's not the common type of music I would listen to on the ordinary that I came to be able to listen to it everyday at the gym for practically three years. The fact that every split second of the song has a change in it (chaotic yet melodic vocal chops, interaction between the layers changing it up) makes it an undeniable standout and I came to really respect the remixers for putting in their all and concentrating on all those little details that really built the tracks up.
"Poppin' love cocktail" feat. Teeda [TeddyLoid Remix]
"Hot Stuff feat. KM-Markit" [Electlixxx vs. Heavens Wire D'n'B Remix]
"Love Me Back" [Sunset In Ibiza Dubstep Remix]
"Teaser feat. Clench & Blistah" [Caramel Pod Dubstep Remix]
"Slow" feat. Omarion [Prog5 vs. Future House United Remix]
"Butterfly" [TeddyLoid Remix]
Beach Mix was also phenomonal with the reinvention of other abhorrently trite and/or gimmicky tracks.
KO-SO-KO-SO [Prog5 Remix]
Bling Bling Bling feat. AK-69 [Electro Rave Allstars Remix]
Hey baby! [FUTURE HOUSE UNITED Remix]
Heat feat. MEGARYU [REO Remix]
AND it has Whatchu' Waitin' On, which is one of my all-time favorites from her.
What's also superb is the fact that these make up a very small "handful" of tracks for those albums, - I felt the rest were throwaways - yet, the strength of these tracks and my love for them is enough to carry my satisfaction for both releases.
Honestly, I really only need two or three tracks that I TOTALLY love on a release to be happy. Not "kinda like," not "warm up to with time," - songs that create sort of a pillar to emerge beneath your heart and lift it upon a giant pedestal. That's why I get so critical about stuff because my expectations are so fucking low and yet they still can't be met. Lmao.