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Buchiage Parance #8
Release Date: 9/24/08
Price: 2648 yen

Oh, joy, both “Caramelldansen” and “Sousei no Aquarion.” We certainly haven’t heard those two enough this year! And as a bonus, there’s also “One Million Miles,’ which has only shown up a few dozen times on other compilations.

If all those Quake repeats weren’t enough, there are also quite a few repeats from Victor’s old eurobeat series, Euro Panic!, which was last seen in 2001. I really can’t believe that Victor are so cheap that they can’t bother licensing newer eurobeat from Saifam.

Ah well, there are at least a few new songs on this, including Kei’s cover of “Tamashii no Refrain.”

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More licenses announced! In addition to “Get Up ‘n Move” (which has been confirmed as receiving a new DDR X-edit), there’s also a new edit of Papaya’a “Hero.” Of course, it wouldn’t be DDR w/o Captain Jack, so I’d be surprised if one of his songs didn’t make an appearance. E-Rotic would be great as well, but they didn’t even appear on Party Collection so I won’t hold my breath.

2.) GET UP’N MOVE (2008 X-edit) – “Get dancing to this DDR classic track, reworked exclusively for DanceDanceRevolution X! With a healthy dose of Hip-Hop and Dance, “”GET UP’N MOVE”” has an energy and rhythm perfectly suited for the DDR dancefloor. “”GET UP’N MOVE”” was featured in the early DDR arcade machines throughout Japan.”

3.) HERO (2008 X-edit) – “First appearing in the early DDR arcade machines all over Japan, “”HERO”” has been reworked exclusively for DanceDanceRevolution X! “”HERO”” is a shining example of Danish Eurodance music. It’s melody, both light and catchy, capture the attention and lead you on a rhythm filled journey of delight.”

Party Around the World
Release Date: 9/9/08
Price: $12.99

ONE MORE WEEK!

01. Doki Doki
02. Japanese Boy
03. Temptation Islands
04. Nothing’s Missing (For Once in My Life) (feat. Lasse Wellander)
05. Koko Soko
06. Summer Party
07. It’s in Your Melody
08. Chick Tricks
09. Hummingbird
10. Paradise
11. Tomoe
12. Around the World
Bonus Track
13. Heal My Broken Heart (Almighty Definitive Mix)

Pre-order at Amazon or Target.

DJ Slash also confirms on Bubblegum Dancer that the “Doki Doki” single should be out soon on iTunes.

01. Doki Doki (Radio Edit)
02. Doki Doki (Disko Warp Lockdown Mix)
03. Doki Doki (Panik Mix)
04. Doki Doki (Dancecore Inc. Remix)
05. Doki Doki (Extended Mix)
06. Doki Doki (Cyber Systers Euro Mix)
Bonus Tracks
07. Butterfly ’08 (United Forces Airplay Edit)
08. Butterfly ’08 (United Forces Club Mix)

http://www.smiledk-music.com/

Exit Trance presents Akachan Trance
Release Date: 11/5/08
Price: 2000 yen

Well, it certainly lives up to its name. Forget TranceMaster 02 — this may very well be the trance album of the year.

The early romanized track list is below. Try to guess which lullabies or children’s songs they are.

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Hime Trance presents Tsukasa Mix
Release Date: 11/12/08
Price: 1886 yen

Not much info on this yet, though it’s probably a safe bet that it’ll feature Hime Trance tracks selected by Tsukasa. I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw most, if not all, of Tsukasa’s previous tracks make an appearance. However, that wouldn’t be enough to make an entire album, so we’ll likely be seeing repeats in addition to a few new tracks from the likes of Shohei Matsumoto and Delaction.

Tsukasa, I beg of you, don’t let this turn into Hime Trance Best 2!

Exit Trance Best #08
Release Date: 11/5/08
Price: 1905 yen

Uggh, no. Not only is the early list full of repeats, but some of them have already been on Exit Trance Best #07. I’m sure Quake wouldn’t actually put them on ETB #08 again, though. Right?

Tentative list after the jump.

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