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From the top:
Remix: Theoretically, taking a song apart into its component pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing. The key here is that you're just working with one song, and its component sounds.
Reconstruction/Rework: Same as Remix. No difference.
(note: once upon a time a remix meant working with the original material and ONLY with the original material. ie: no extra drums, pads, leads, etc....that weren't represented in some way in the original work. That's not the case anymore, and hasn't been for several years)
Cover: A foreign artist reproducing an original artists' work as close as they can possibly get to the original artists' recording, or in a way that's native to the foreign artists' style. Tiga & Zyntherius - Sunglasses at Night is a cover of the 1984 hit by Cory Hart. Orgy - Blue Monday is a cover of the original 1983 hit by New Order, though both songs sound radically different. The big difference between this and a remix is there is no manipulation of the original productions' sounds. It's essentially a recreation using the modern artists' arsenal, rather than relying on samples or the original song's elements.
Mashup: A foreign artist putting two songs together (or instances of two songs together) to produce a new song. Usually, this will be the vocals from one song set against the melody and/or groove and/or instrumental of another.
any other questions?
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