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Your taste in remixes is EXTREMELY similar to mine. I definitely have dance & trance versions that I enjoy, but my favorite remixes are, and always have been, more like rearrangements. Many of the rearrangements I enjoy are heavily techno-influenced but they tend to lean more industrial/trip-hop rather than house, dance, or trance.
I don't know what your musical taste is in general, but here's a pretty exhaustive list....
A Song for XX "MILLENNIUM MIX" (a very slight adjustment of the levels & mix compared to the original song. It's not a big difference at all but it feels much fuller and more "complete")
A Song for XX "she shell REPRODUCTION" (auto-tuned with a raw, scratchy rhythm and electric guitar lead, VERY good buildup into the chorus)
And then "VOICE SPECTRAL MIX" (a rather mysterious, moody, techno version of the track that functions as a more dynamic alternative to the original)
appears "HAL's MIX" (foggy, trip-hop sort of version of the song, very intense slow beat, very dark)
AUDIENCE "Dave Ford Mix" (pretty much the same deal as A Song for XX - tiny changes to the original mix that just make it sound more finished)
Boys & Girls "HAL'S Mix" (rock version of B&G, kinda creepy and cool - does something similar to Ladies Night ~another night~)
CAROLS "Hammond B-3 Whisper" (greatly unappreciated CAROLS reversioning with hammond organ accompaniment in place of the original arrangement... gives the song a very mournful, churchlike feeling as you might expect and I think it's a very interesting take on the song)
Connected "Ambient Mix" (A chillout version consisting chiefly of a piano loop with a few trance flourishes, and when the beat does kick in it's another slow, sweeping sort of rhythm, I think it's gorgeous)
Daybreak "HAL's Mix 2002" (This is the version in the PV so you've probably heard it, but it's a slow R&B version if you haven't, and it's much more sweet and floaty sounding)
Days "8-bits of tears YMCK remix" (If you don't like chiptune you won't like this, but I love it, hahaha... I find YMCK's stuff charming and adorable and nostalgic and I think it fits the cuteness of this song very well.)
Dearest "Depth Nostalgic windmix" (I wouldn't consider this a club/house/dance remix although it DOES have a very danceable rhythm... the beat isn't the focus of this remix so much as the sweet, pop atmosphere. Worth a listen, I think it's incredibly nice.)
Dearest "The Implication DUB Mix" (I'm not sure this would fit your criteria exactly... this is a mix that drops out half the vocals, but it really is more like a rearrangement/reversioning of the original that, in my opinion, REALLY brings out some of the sadness & dissatisfaction present in the lyrics, whereas the original mix seems to emphasize the relief FROM that sadness & dissatisfaction that her love brings. Another slow, sweeping rhythm here - yeah, I have fairly specific taste in remixes, I know, lol - but this remix gives me tingles. At some point I should stick the full vocal track on top of it though...)
Endless sorrow "nicely nice skyblue remix" (Incredibly sunny pop version of the song that's so ironically happy sounding that it's actually hilariously ironic in face of the song's rather depressing lyrics. Danceable, but not a simple club/house/trance remix, really just feels more like dance/pop that happens to be clubby)
ever free "HAL'S MIX 2000" (Again, you may have heard it since this is the version that plays during the "ever free" video in concert tour 2000 Act 2. The same genre as the original song, but much more wide-open sounding and dimensional thanks to the trademark HAL reverb and "whoosh" sounds used.)
Far away "Huge mutual-tried mix" (chiptune intro & background loop along with an r&b type beat with a slight swing to it, a bit more of a pop "chirp" to it, mood-wise it's an interesting take on the song.)
Fly high "HAL's MIX 2000" (again, it's the version in the PV, so you've probably heard it, but it's a more dynamic version of the song and it always felt more finished to me, and it's easier for me to take the feelings seriously when I hear this version... the album version just seems kind of immature to me compared to this one I guess)
Fly high "Saturation Remix" (fun, noisy, rock version of the song that lives up to its name - the compression deliberately placed on some of the instrumentation makes it noisy and rough, and very like... garage rock with a keyboardist, basically, lol)
girlish "Scanty Sandwich Radio" (another one that rides the line between dance remix and rearrangement, but I think the drum loops used are very organic and the synth is sort of mimicking the feel of a lead guitar, and the radio edit does sorta cover the full song's vocals/lyrics but nothing more so eh, I'll allow it. You could use this as a substitute for the original, I think.)
HANABI ~episode II~ "HAL's Mix 2003" (basically.... it sounds like you're in a big open area in the middle of a jungle where there are a bunch of crystals that have formed around you. Exotic drums, sound effects resembling water and wind, and HAL's reverb piano and whoooshes. LOVE this remix, it's just beautiful.)
Heartplace "dj Remo-con Remix" (Kind of like an 80s dance/pop version. Sadly it's only available as part of the ayu-mi-x 5 megamix, but it's just this little piece of synthy joy for me)
HEAVEN "DAISHI DANCE Remix with Chieko Kinbara - Radio Edit" aka "HEAVEN x DAISHI DANCE" (another one that rides the line, but again I'll allow it because 1) She's now had Daishi Dance actually produce an original song for her, and 2) there are moments where it's just Ayu and piano with no beat happening at that moment, and also there is real violin rather than it being all synth/electronic.)
I am... "Huge Fairy tAle mix" (R&B beat, sort of a sparkly, well, fairy tale sound, but turned on its head.)
immature (Album Version)/immature "JT Original CM Version" (whichever one you haven't heard, go hear it lol... the album version is much more bubblegummy and slick, and sounds more optimistic... the JT original is rougher and has a bit more of a rockish edge)
.... I have to stop here cuz I gotta help my sister with some tech support lol.... but I'll finish the rest of the alphabet later! XD
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