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Jun 29

Natsu Monogatari 2008Dancemania presents Natsu Monogatari 2008 supported by 9LoveJ (CD+DVD)
Release Date: 6/25/08
Price: 3000 yen

I got my copy yesterday and have given it a few listens. It does some things better than Natsu Monogatari 2007, but there are also a few missteps that keep it from being a truly great release.

I think one of the main reasons for my disappointment is that most of the new tracks were made available long before the CD actually came out, so I had already been listening to them for months. Some of the re-edits helped to breathe some new life to the songs, but for the most part I felt like I had heard the entire album already.

If you can get past that, or if you’ve yet to hear the new tracks, then you’ll find that the album is mixed very well and has a solid selection of songs.

Full review after the jump.

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Jun 29

Natsu Monogatari 2008Dancemania presents Natsu Monogatari 2008 supported by 9LoveJ (CD+DVD)
Release Date: 6/25/08
Price: 3000 yen

Looks like the final list changed somewhat from the previous list posted. Gone are “Barbie Girl” and “Koi wa Shock, Thrill, Success.” Everything else is the same.

CD
01. [3:06] Sousei no Aquarion (AKBK Mix) / Haruka
02. [1:57] Shangri-La / Shihori
03. [2:12] Zankoku na Tenshi no These / Shihori
04. [1:24] Ai ga Tomaranai / TH Shimai
05. [1:30] Samishii Nettaigyo / Mi-tan Yu-tan
06. [1:53] Naked Dance / Two-Mix
07. [1:39] Take Me Time Machine / Tugumi
08. [1:15] Butterfly / Smile.dk
09. [1:09] Hero / Papaya
10. [1:37] Willy Use a Billy…Boy / E-Rotic
11. [2:32] I Will Survive (Motiv 8 Club Vocal Mix) / Diana Ross
12. [2:24] Ticket to Fly / Solid Base
13. [2:18] This Must Be a Dream (Extended Version) / Basic Element
14. [2:10] Mirror of Love / 2 Brothers on the 4th Floor
15. [2:20] Bye Bye Para Girl (Hyper Techno HMX Mix) / Sunplaza Nakano-kun feat. DJ Yossy
16. [2:11] (I Need A) Miracle (Red Monster Remix) / Cascada
17. [1:59] Bad Boy (Red Monster Remix) / Cascada
18. [2:40] Natsu Monogatari ~Summer Story~ (SP Show*Hey? vs. Big Kiss Remix) / Misa
19. [2:49] Warrior (Final Round Mix) / DJ U*Hey?
20. [2:15] Dead or Alive (Original Mix) / Heavens Wire
21. [3:55] Move Away / Skazi
22. [3:54] World Destruction / Skazi vs. Duvdev
23. [1:54] Let’s Go, Come On / Manuel
24. [1:58] El Sonido del Diablo (Eurobeat Version) / Toledo Sombrero
25. [1:56] Electro Cow / Garcon
26. [2:01] Music in the Night (9LoveJ Remix) / Elisa
27. [2:16] Love Me Queen (Perfect Pitch Project Mix) / Jimmy Bravo
28. [2:31] Wings of Fire (9LoveJ Remix) / Jackie ‘O
Bonus Tracks
29. [6:30] Bye Bye Para Girl (9LoveJ Remix) / Sunplaza Nakano-kun feat. DJ Yossy
30. [5:11] Lucky Boy (Extended) / Queen Regina
31. [5:14] Chemical Love (Extended) / John Desire

DVD
Kyousoku
01. Sousei no Aquarion (Hyper Techno HMX Mix) / Haruka
02. Shooting Star / Bang!
03. Dub-I-Dub (2007 Eurobeat Version) / Me & My
04. Naked Dance / Two-Mix
05. El Sonido del Diablo (Eurobeat Version) / Toledo Sombrero
06. Love Me Queen / Jimmy Bravo
07. Shangri-La / Shihori
08. Music in the Night / Elisa
09. Bye Bye Para Girl / Sunplaza Nakano Kun feat. DJ Yossy
10. Wings of Fire / Jackie ‘O
11. Zankoku na Tenshi no These / Shihori
Circle Taikou ParaPara Senshuken
Zenkoku Circle Shoukai
9LoveJ ParaPara Koushuukai
12. Sousei no Aquarion / Haruka

Additionally, the ParaPara competition has medleys that include snippets of the following tracks:
13. Bambino / Maria Short
14. Go! Rocky Joe / Maximum Power
15. Chemical Love / John Desire
16. Lucky Boy / Queen Regina
17. P.S. I Love You / Laurie
18. Fantasy / Melissa
19. Ichinichi (Mark Farina & The Factory Team Remix) / Misa
20. Flash in the Night / Flashman

Jun 26

Hime Trance SpeedHime Trance Speed
Release Date: 7/30/08
Price: 1886 yen

Amazon Japan put up the final cover. I don’t think it’s a Disney princess this time. Maybe Disney are on to them.

Once again, here are the previously announced tracks:

01. Ima Kono Toki Dake / Shin Yoshimune Soundtrack
02. Sousei no Aquarion (Speed Mix) / Dank-One feat. ari
03. Tamashii no Refrain [from Shin Seiki Evangelion] / Kayoco
04. God Knows… [from Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu] /
05. Motteke! Sailor Fuku [from Lucky*Star] /
06. Sorairo Days [from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann] /
07. Mizu no Hoshi he Ai wo Komete (For Us to Decide) [from Kidou Senshi Zeta Gundam] / Haruna Ochi
08. Prologue / Tsukasa
09. Butterfly (Speed Mix) / Smile.dk
10. Max Don’t Have Sex with Your Ex (Speed Mix) / E-Rotic
11. Sky High (Speed Mix) / DJ Miko
12. Girlfriend (Avril Lavigne Cover) / Hanna
13. Cartoon Heroes (Aqua Cover) / Barbie Young
14. Paya Paya (Speed Remix) / Dank-One feat. ari
15. D.O.U.B.T!!! ~Ai no Kakehiki wa DA*U*TO*~ (Speed Remix) / 4 Skips vs. Floorbreaker
16. I Do I Do I Do (Speed Remix) / Creamy
17. Sound of My Dream / DJ 92

There’s also some news on more potential tracks:

18. New Song / Kei (Confirmed)
19. New Song / REDALiCE (Confirmed)
20. Lucky Girl (Remix) / Miki Matsuzawa (Unconfirmed)

So, not only are EMI licensing existing J-Core tracks, they’ve apparently commissioned brand-new songs as well. Actually, it’s unknown if REDALiCE’s track will be an original song or just a remix of one of the Hime Trance songs. If it’s the latter, then I’d expect the Hime Trance songs to be remixed by the likes of kors k and DJ Shimamura.

Sadly, there’s still no news on whether Saifam or LED will contribute new tracks.

Jun 26
Hime Trance Best Sales
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Apparently Japan doesn’t share my ambivalence towards Hime Trance Best, because it’s been doing quite well in terms of sales. After six weeks Hime Trance Best has sold a total of about 72,000 copies. For comparison, it took Hime Trance 3 a total of 7 weeks to reach 43,000 copies sold, while Hime Trance Best moved 46,000 units by its 3rd week out. At this rate, Hime Trance Best should sell at least as well as Hime Trance 2.

The good news is that this could be signaling an upswing in the popularity of trance once again. If so, maybe we can finally put a stop to the endless repeats.

Jun 26

Tragenic #3Tragenic #3
Release Date: 8/6/08
Price: 1886 yen

Third release in a series of compilations mixed by DJ Yoshinori. For those wondering, “Tragenic” is the name of a trance party held monthly in Japan. The final track list along with track lengths follows:

01. [3:53] Beautiful Dreamer / DJ Yoshinori
02. [3:40] AI (DJ Yoshinori Vocal Mix) / Ryu* feat. Mayumi Morinaga
03. [1:59] What Do You Want from Me? (DJ Gollum Remix) / Cascada
04. [2:15] Remember How It Feels (Stevie B Remix) / Pulsa
05. [2:05] Runaway (DJ Yoshinori Remix) / Cascada
06. [4:08] R. F. T. / Kuma Brothers
07. [2:58] Imagine Yourself (Megara vs. DJ Lee Remix) / Powerface
08. [4:33] Always Tomorrow (Aerodynamic Full Vocal Mix) / Trancedellic feat. Lizzy
09. [4:26] The Legacy (Alphazone Mix) / Funabashi
10. [3:10] Konzert (Winter ~1st Movement~) / Antonio & Vivaldi
11. [3:26] Blast the Speakers (Advanced 12 Mix) / Warp Brothers
12. [3:51] Nightmare (Justice Remix) / DJ Yoshinori
13. [4:43] Sousei no Aquarion / Delaction feat. Maki
14. [3:31] I Touch Myself (Sunny Inc. Remix) / Jan Wayne & Scarlet
15. [4:01] Caramelldansen (B.U.S. Dub) / Caramell
16. [3:12] Not Over (Dan-J Rmx) / Nordic Stars
17. [2:19] How I Wish (Club Mix) / Ole van Dansk
18. [4:23] Crystal / Water Boys
19. [3:58] Speed Star (Club Mix) / DJ Haku
20. [3:24] Medicine (Club Mix) / Van der Karsten
21. [3:15] A Life So Changed (Talla 2XLC vs. Ace da Brain Remix) / Soulcry
22. [2:54] The Rush (Original Club Mix) / Accuface
23. [3:01] Pomp and Circumstance / DJ Yoshinori

A whole lot of repeats, but also a few noteworthy new tracks. “Sousei no Aquarion” really has to die, however. As good as the Delaction version is, I really didn’t need to see it yet again.

Pre-order at CDJapan.

Jun 26

Koi no Saison / Caramelldansen

Koi no Saison / Caramelldansen (Single)
Artist: Fruits
Release Date: 7/16/08
Price: 1200 yen

01. [3:24] Koi no Saison / Fruits
02. [4:27] Yume ~Shunpuu Manpon~ / Midori
03. [3:14] Natsu / Miyu
04. [4:24] Namiageha / Nina
05. [4:46] Winter Plan / Megumi
06. [3:24] Koi no Saison (Karaoke) / Fruits
07. [2:54] Caramelldansen / Fruits

Lucky Girl

Lucky Girl (Single)
Artist: Miki Matsuzawa
Release Date: 7/16/08
Price: 1200 yen

01. [3:22] Lucky Girl (Ryu* Happy Hard Core Remix)
02. [3:44] Lucky Girl (Original Mix)
03. [4:58] Lucky Girl (B.U.S. Remix)
04. [7:06] Lucky Girl (N.O.-SYO Remix)
05. [6:06] Lucky Girl (DJ Shimamura Remix)
06. [3:45] Lucky Girl (Inst)
Enhanced CD Contents
01. Lucky Girl (Promotion Video)

Quake Records will be releasing two new singles this summer under the sub-label, Generator Tunes.

The Fruits single is noteworthy because it includes a Japanese cover of the song “Caramelldansen,” complete with misheard lyrics.
Fruits Official Site
Samples

Meanwhile, I have a sneaking suspicion that one of the remixes of “Lucky Girl” may well end up on Hime Trance Speed. The DJ Shimamura remix is quite catcy, so I’m hoping it does make an appearance.
Miki Matsuzawa Official Site
Samples

Jun 24

Super Best Trance 09
Release Date: 8/6/08
Price: 1886 yen

I have no words.

Tentative list:

01. Take Off (DJ Ozawa Remix) / Stimulator
02. The Beauty of Silence (Shohei Matsumoto Remix) / Svenson & Gielen
03. Touch the Sky feat. Machi Okabe / DJ Kaya feat. Keen
04. Infected (Delaction Remix) / Barthezz
05. Ring Ding Part 2 (Delaction Remix) / Baby Chris
06. I Will Love Again (DJ Ten Remix) / Baracuda
07. Love You Tonight / DJ Kaya feat. Keen
08. The Real Thing / DJ Tora feat. Sean & Kim

These Keen songs may also be appearing:
09. Love You Tonight (Club Mix) / DJ Kaya feat. Keen
10. Heaven (Club Mix) / DJ Kaya feat. Keen

Tsukasa is also confirmed, which most likely means “Kimi e no Omoi (Spacey vs. garamonn Remix)” will be making an appearance.

If you love repeats, then pre-order at CDJapan.

Jun 24

Avex 20th AnniversaryAvex Group 20th Anniversary – The Legend of International Dance Trax
Release Date: 7/23/08
Price: 2362 yen

Two-disc compilation that celebrates 20 years of Avex dance. In other words, repeats galore! If you’re in the mood for even more repeats, Avex will also be releasing 20 Years 200 Hits – Complete Best Collection Box on the same day. It’s a 5-disc set, with 4 CDs and 1 DVD. Disc 4 has a nonstop mix of 50 dance trax, many of which will also be appearing on the 2oth dance compilation.

The tentative list for The Legend of International Dance Trax is below. The final release is scheduled to have 60 tracks, which likely means 30 tracks on each disc.

01. Dragostea Din Tei / O-Zone
02. We Like to Party / Vengaboys
03. Saturday Night / Whigfield
04. Chocolate (Choco Choco) / Soul Control
05. Back and Forth / Aaliyah
06. Higher / The Messengers feat. Lisa Millet
07. I May Be Single / Elisha La’Verne
08. You Gotta Be / 2 Worldz feat. Sherman
09. Be Faithful / Fatman Scoop
10. Stayin’ Alive / N-Trance feat. Ricardo da Force
11. How Gee / Black Machine
12. Ring Ding Ding / L.O.C.
13. Summerlove / S-Connection feat. Anabelle
14. Heavenly Star / Genki Rockets
15. Whoomph! (There It Is) / Clock
16. Santa Maria / Tatjana
17. Let Me Love You / Da Buzz
18. Yesterday / Cherry
19. Try Me / Lolita
20. Dark in the Night / Maio & Co.
21. Night of Fire / Niko
22. Ganguro / Franz “Mad Cow” Tornado and the Yamanba-Gals
23. Mickey Mouse March (Eurobeat Version) / Domino
24. Power / Go 2
25. Zorro (Misson “HMX” Re-Edit) / DJ Zorro
26. Hyper Techno Misson (Mission “B” Remix) / Missione One
27. XXX Is Dead / L.A. Style
28. James Brown Is Dead / L.A. Style
29. Anasthasia / T99
30. Tokyo, Go! / John Robinson
31. Twilight Zone / 2 Unlimited
32. Can’t Undo This!! / Maximizor
33. Beat! / Overhead Champion
34. Big Bad Love / Spring Break
35. I Wanna Dance with Somebody / Flip & Fill
36. Infected / Barthezz
37. The Beauty of Silence / Svenson & Gielen
38. Out of the Blue / System F

Pre-order at CDJapan.

Jun 24

Sean & Kim Around the WorldSuper Best Trance presents Sean & Kim Around the World
Release Date: 7/23/08
Price: 2000 yen

Third album from the duo Sean & Kim. Includes a cover of 2 Unlimited’s “Real Thing” plus yet another remix of “Sunshine.” The tentative list is below, but according to their official website the final list will have a total of 19 tracks.

01. Only Your Love
02. I Believe
03. Rainbow
04. Bitter Sweet Symphony
05. You’ve Got My Love
06. The Rush
07. Superstar
08. Sunlight
09. Take Me
10. You Lift Me Up
11. Street Spirit
12. Beautiful
13. Get Up
Bonus Tracks
14. One Million Reasons
15. Sunshine 2008
16. The Real Thing

Pre-order at CDJapan.

Jun 20

joulejoule -Week End Style- Trance × Psychedelic Best Hit
Release Date: 7/23/08
Price: 1905 yen

Produced by DJ Ken-Bow of Delaction and DJ Alkaloid. Mostly repeats, but I do spot a few new tracks.

Tentative list:

01. Garnet / Delaction
02. TKO / DJ U*Hey?
03. K.O. / DJ U*Hey?
04. Everybody / Rocco
05. Sound Star / DJ Tora + R-seq
06. That’s the Way / X-Treme
07. Sousei no Aquarion / Delaction feat. Maki
08. You Fill Me Up / S.T.F. feat. Keen
09. What Hurts the Most / Cascada
10. Gate of Hell / Delaction
11. Foma / PM2
12. Lift Me Up / Sesto Sento
13. Blood Red Rain / Zeta
14. Hit & Run / Skazi
15. Higher / GMS
16. Platinum Bash / Flying Beat
17. Aozora no Namida / Alkaloid
18. All of Time / Oriental Space
19. Holylance / DJ Yoshinori
20. Grand Shake / DJ Joker Project Nasca
21. Time of Passion / Delaction
22. sui-ren / kagura

Pre-order at CDJapan.

Jun 20

Mega Trance 09Mega Trance 09
Release Date: 7/9/08
Price: 2190 yen

It’s been almost a year since Mega Trance 08, but Mega Trance is finally back! The cover art has taken on a new direction, looking more similar to the cover of Mega Trance Best II rather than that of Mega Trance 08. Personally, I hope they retool it — the logo looks too much like “Mega 09 Trance.”

The tentative list follows:

01. Lost in Tokyo / DJ U*Hey? feat. Colina
02. Feel / Dance Music Company
03. Because of You (D.M.C Mix) / Sid
04. Longing Love / Texas Boys
05. Scorpion (DJ Ten Remix) / Oriental Space
06. Tokyo / DJ Kaya feat. Keen
07. Lift Me Up / Sesto Sento
08. sui-ren (New Version) / kagura
09. Shut Up and Drive / Angelica
10. Sexy Love (New Mix) / Patis
11. God Is a Girl (Kick Chaser Remix) / Groove Coverage

Looks to be a good lineup. Unlike many of the other major trance releases this year, this one isn’t chock full o’ repeats. Plus, “Shut Up and Drive” is all but guaranteed to be a new remix, and hopefully that means other Saifam remixes as well.

Pre-order at CDJapan.

Jun 20

Love House PlatinumLove House Platinum
Release Date: 7/2/08
Price: 2648 yen

Final cover art and final track lists revealed: http://www.emimusic.jp/international/release/200807/tocp64359-60.htm

Disc 1 – Party Side
01. [3:07] Wow / Kylie Minogue
02. [2:10] Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger / Daft Punk
03. [3:46] Fascination (Bimbo Jones Remix) / Alfabeat
04. [3:14] Forget Me Not (Soft Mode Mix) / Vinylshakerz
05. [3:15] Sunrise (The Cut Remix) / Supafly Inc.
06. [3:30] You’ll See Me (Mischa Daniels SwayLectro Remix) / Jon Fitz feat. Claudia Partridge
07. [3:00] Gimme Your Love (Oliver Lang & Sandro Remix) / Vee Scott
08. [2:29] Be with You Tonight / Beaver and Jones feat. Katherine Ellis
09. [4:00] Disco Lies (Spencer and Hill remix) / Moby
10. [3:09] She Wants to Move (Basement Jaxx Main Mix) / N.E.R.D
11. [5:00] I Fell in Love with the DJ (WAWA Vocal Mix) / Che’Nelle
12. [4:14] The Girlz & Boyz (Vandalism Club Mix) / Brad Hed
13. [4:33] Delirious (Original Extended) / David Guetta feat. Tara McDonald
14. [3:00] NYC Beat / Armand van Helden
15. [4:37] The Salmon Dance (Herve Remix) / The Chemical Brothers
16. [4:03] That Sound (Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso Remix) / Steve Lawler
17. [5:18] This Time (Klaas Remix) / DJ Antoine
18. [6:30] Everybody Everybody (Benny Benassi rmx) / Black Box

Disc 2 – Sweet Side
01. [4:13] Back to Basics (Main Vocal Mix) / The Shapeshifters
02. [3:37] Bed (Haji & Emanuel Mix) / J. Holiday
03. [3:48] Don’t Mess with My Man (Mood II Swing Main Mix) / Lucy Pearl
04. [3:46] Sensitivity (Extended Album Version) / The Shapeshifters vs. Chic
05. [5:35] The Rain (Rasmus Faber Remix) / Reel People
06. [4:52] Reach the Sky (Reel People Main Mix) / Eddy meets Yannah
07. [2:48] Garden of Love (Joey Negro Club Mix) / The Sunburst Band
08. [3:54] Dove (I’ll Be Loving You) (T&F vs. Moltosugo Club Mix) / Moony
09. [3:12] Most Precious Love (Freemasons Extended Mix) / Blaze
10. [3:56] Stars (Moto Blanco Remix) / Erika Jayne
11. [5:24] Insatiable (Rasmus Faber Remix) / Thick Dick
12. [3:35] It Comes the Morning (Clubfloor Edit) / Fluid Delux, Joe & Alex Natale
13. [4:35] Back to Me (Phunk Investigation Factory Club Mix) / Emilia Majello
14. [4:29] Didn’t Mean to Turn You On (Chuck Love’s Mute Force Mix) / Colette
15. [6:08] Join Me Brother (Axwell Vocal Mix) / Afro Angel
16. [4:24] It’s You It’s Me / Kaskade
17. [3:50] Rise (Eric Kupper Remix) / Samantha James
18. [6:40] Say That You Love Me (FK-EK English Vocal Mix) / AK

Jun 15
S&K are back!
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http://www.sandkmusic.com/

Additionally, check out Kirk Monteux’s solo album, which is decidedly different from his S&K work: http://www.kirkmonteux.com/

I originally read that as “Sand K Music” ^^; Anyway, the duo best known for “Get Up’n Move” are back and producing new material. The last new song they produced for Dancemania was back in 2002, so it’s definitely been a while since we last heard from them.

S (Sugardaddy, a.k.a. Brian Cornell) and K (Kirk Monteux) began their Dancemania career with “Get Up ‘n Move” way back in 1998. The song first appeared on Dancemania Bass #2 before being chosen for inclusion on Dance Dance Revolution 2nd Mix. From there S&K went on to appear on various Dancemania Speed releases. Their complete Dancemania discography is as follows:

1998 – Get Up ‘n Move [from Dancemania Bass #2]
2001 – Sound of the Nations [from Dancemania Speed 6]
2001 – Going to Suzuka (Shoemaker Mix) [from Dancemania Speed 7]
2001 – Happy Again (S&K Mix) [from Dancemania Speed 7]
2002 – Party Time (Speedy Mix) [from Dancemania Speed 8]
2002 – Everybody (Speedy Mix) [from Dancemania Speed 9]
2002 – Get Up ‘n Move (Speed Mix) [from Dancemania Speed 10]
2002 – Prelude -from Cello Suite No.1 in G major, BWV 1007 [from classical Speed]

Anyway, I wrote them an e-mail and got this reply:

“thanks for contacting us. Kirk and I have decided to kick off a new era of S&K. In a few weeks, you will be able to purchase and preview all of our music, as well as new tracks we are currently working on.

We would love to hear more from our fan base, so please help us in getting more feedback to what you would like, not just in downloads, but in music direction as well.”

So, there you have it. Either leave messages at the Dancemania EX forums and I’ll relay them, or e-mail S&K directly and let them know what you want. Personally, I’d love to see more Speed stuff from them. “Sound of the Nations” and “Going to Suzuka” were some of my all-time favorites from the Speed series, and the mere thought of having new songs in that style is very exciting. Please help spread the word!

Jun 15

Speed Anime Trance Best 4Exit Trance presents Speed Anime Trance Best 4
Release Date: 7/2/08
Price: 1905 yen

Special thanks to Anime News Network for some of the anime titles.

01. “Macross F (Frontier)” ~ Triangular / Maki
02. “Seto no Hanayome” ~ Romantic summer / Ma15
03. “Macross F (Frontier)” ~ Iteza*Gogo Kuji Don’t be late / Maki
04. “Basilisk ~Kouga Ninpou Chou~” ~ Kouga Ninpou Chou / Kana
05. “Zero no Tsukaima ~ Futatsuki no Kishi” ~ I Say Yes / Yurie
06. “Code Geass – Hangyaku no Lelouch R2” ~ O2 ~Oh Two~ / Nine
07. “H2O” ~ Katayoku no Icarus / Ma15
08. “Rosario + Vampire” ~ Dancing in the velvet moon / Kana
09. “Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED” ~ Akatsuki no Kuruma / Camry
10. “Higurashi no Naku Koro ni” ~ why, or why not / Yurie
11. “Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS” ~ Secret Ambition / Kana
12. “Shuffle!” ~ You / Camry
13. “Onegai*Teacher” ~ Shooting Star / Maki
14. “SoltyRei” ~ clover / Camry
15. “Mugen no Ryvius” ~ dis- / Maki
16. “.hack//Roots” ~ Boukoku Kakusei Catharsis / Koneko Project
17. “Uchuu no Stellvia” ~ Asu e no brilliant road / Yurie
18. “Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan” ~ Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan / Ma15
19. “Ichigo Mashimaro” ~ Ichigo Complete / Ma15 + Maki
20. “Aria the Natural” ~ Euforia / Camry

Well, unlike Exit Trance Best #07, this is mostly new tracks. I don’t really follow anime, so I’m not familiar with any of these. If you liked the previous albums, though, you’ll probably enjoy this one as well.

Jun 15

Exit Trance #07Exit Trance Best #07
Release Date: 7/2/08
Price: 1905 yen

01. [2:54] Caramelldansen (Speedycake Remix) / Caramell
02. [3:07] Wapiko Genki Yohou! / Maki
03. [3:56] Danjo / Sensei
04. [3:16] Ievan Polkka (Vocal Mix) / Black Man
05. [4:29] Red fraction / Florence
06. [3:45] Lui 2007 (Sample Rippers Remix) / Re-Flex
07. [3:50] Would You Feel (Ziggy X Remix) / C-Bool
08. [3:31] The Sign (Club Mix) / Sven-R-G vs. Bass-T
09. [3:36] The Marriage of Figaro ~ Overture / Ryu*
10. [4:28] Bad Boy (Club Mix) / Cascada
11. [3:32] Living on a Prayer (Single Mix) / Topmodelz
12. [3:38] Magic Summer Night (Phalanx Remix) / Klubbingman
13. [3:43] Canon / Freedom
14. [4:28] Uninstall / Yurie
15. [4:56] Tamashii no Refrain / Yurie
16. [3:51] Sousei no Aquarion / Delaction feat. Maki
17. [4:26] Go Tight! / Maki
18. [2:54] MikuMiku ni Shite Ageru [Shiteyanyo] / MicH
19. [4:16] Tabidachi no Hi ni / DJ Kyo-to
20. [3:10] Momiji / Alex Contact

It’s as if Quake put all of their songs into a random mix generator, and this is what came out. They could have at least put in a few new songs or remixes, but as far as I can tell all of the songs are repeats from other albums.

I think the worst offense is “Bad Boy.” There’s absolutely no excuse to have the original mix on a current trance compilation. Why not remix something off Cascada’s current album?

Blah, this year continues to be the year of repeats.

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