when i bought the cd-single for nothing really matters i think i bought it in a sort of completist way. because i had a lot of the singles from japan and the us from the "ray of light" & "music" era and they were in most cases packed with quality remixes. this single i had reservations back then and i still have some reservations to be honest.
it has two different styles of reworkings and the first one is many versions by peter rauhofer (club 69) and aims for the big room and american circuit scene. the second style is the different reworkings by talvin singh and kruder & dorfmeister and these versions was the ear towards the smaller rooms. singh did his india meets brixton thing and is a really good remix, but the version that captured my attention a few years ago when i listened to this single again was by austrian duo kruder & dorfmeister.
they capture the inner essence of the song when strip the song down it's core and reassemble bits and pieces and emphasises the background singers along with madonnas hook. the bass is really heavy and the atmospheric melodic bits from the original are well used in this version. kruder & dorfmeister load the track up with drums and percussion and it over all feels like joe claussell meets seiji in a very natural way. i played this version in a mix of mine a few years ago and because of it's versatility it really works well even today. do look for this one in the bins, it's well worth it.
grooveshark
should be noted about the dub that is/was a minor grail to both kruder/dorfmeister/g-stone records fans and madonna fans. it's not really worth shelling out the outlandish cash the elusive promo is exchanging hands for. it's just a more "clubby version" since it skips the atmospheric passages and is focused on those drums and the rhythm.
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