[Zeke.]

The Blasterjaxx remix was alright, I actually enjoyed it and still do from time to time. But it gets tiring rather quickly. I think I bring it out for a hot week once a year and then forget about it. That's the problem with most EDM-based tracks today, they just don't have enough depth to promote a lasting longevity.

I died when Movin' On Without You came out. Mostly because I was expecting it to be a hot piece of shit, despising the original, but Ayu's version was full of life and color, something Utada's version was completely void of.

However, I was surprised how quickly I grew out of that song as well. I initially felt "I can listen to this song everyday at the gym for the rest of my life." But, by the third day or so, I felt rather fatigued from it. On the other hand, I can rotate her rock tracks or even her older eurobeat tracks for months on end and not tire of them.

I'm worried for the new track with these big room house DJ's, because Ayu's music have always been very much rooted in their ability to convey depth and emotion. Further, they've always been peppered with accents (sound effects that compliment the individual layers, like sprinkles atop the icing on the cake). Big room house is not exactly known for that. In fact, imo, it's known for the exact opposite. You could produce a big room house track by simply sounding the buttons on a fire truck engine, recording them, and then throwing a basic beat into the mix.

Ayu can have fun tracks, she always has, but when she stuck with Japanese composers, arrangers and producers, they've always been, well, for the most part, entirely HER and on par with HER brand. These western artists don't understand her brand, and have no interest in understanding it, so the tracks never sound quite right with her singing them.