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Disco J Night
Release Date: 3/23/11
Price: 1905 yen

Japanese covers of popular 80s tracks. Produced by Drive Music Entertainment. The album is also available for download at iTunes Japan for only 1200 yen.

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Disco Gaga
Release Date: 5/18/11
Price: 1886 yen

Disco covers of Lady Gaga’s biggest hits. No word on who’s producing yet.

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Gaga in the House
Release Date: 6/1/11
Price: 1429 yen

New CD from FARM compiling house covers of Lady Gaga songs. I’m just guessing here, but the price suggests that there won’t be many tracks, though those included will likely be full versions. “Born This Way” and “Alejandro” are virtually guaranteed, as are older productions like “Just Dance” and “Poker Face.”

Edit: Early track list has been released, and it’s mostly new productions by artists from the House Flavor R&B series. It would’ve been nice if the had included the Mega Trance 11 tracks. :/

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R&B in the House -Greatest Megamix-
Release Date: 5/25/11
Price: 1900 yen

The R&B in the House series finally sees a new release after almost a year-long hiatus. The early track list looks pretty good, with a solid mix of current tracks including “Born This Way,” “Grenade” and “Yeah x3.” Mixed by the omnipresent DJ Fumi*Yeah!

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K-Pop Party Mix ~Best of K-Pop Cover Selection~
Release Date: 4/27/11
Price: 1886 yen

New series from FARM featuring covers of K-Pop klassiks. Uhh, where’s “Run to You,” the inspiration for DJ Ozma’s “Age Age Every Night”???

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J-Pop Cover Densetsu III
Release Date: 4/27/11
Price: 1905 yen

Third release in FARM’s hugely popular J-Pop cover series mixed by DJ Fumi*Yeah!

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Jitta Rock!
Artist: Rinrin
Release Date: 4/20/11
Price: 1886 yen

Collection of J-Pop covers done in Jitterin’ Jinn style. Jitterin’ Jinn were well-known in Japan for their rockabilly/ska rock sound.

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House Flavor R&B Original Best Mix Vol. 2
Release Date: 4/13/11
Price: 1900 yen

Volume 2 of FARM’s hit R&B house series. It looks like there are more than a few repeats, but there are also a handful of new tracks. Mixed by DJ Mike-Masa.

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Non Stop Mega Mix Party ‘Perfect’
Release Date: 3/30/11
Price: 1886 yen

House and electro remixes of pop hits. Mixed by DJ Roc the Masaki.

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Exit Tunes presents Kamikyoku wo Utatte Mita 4
Release Date: 2/16/11
Price: 1905 yen

More Vocaloid songs remade with Utatte Mita singers like Kou-Hey, Sekihan and Nana Mitani. Comes with a mobile phone strap. 1% of the profits made from this release will be donated to the Red Cross for disaster relief efforts in Japan.

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Exit Tunes presents GUMism from Megpoid
Release Date: 3/16/10
Price: 1905 yen

New vocaloid compilation featuring Gumi from Megpoid. Lots of popular producers are featured, including Dead Ball P, Junky, and Lamaze P. Comes with a sticker, fake credit card, and cell phone strap. Plus, if you send in the survey you can get a clear file, although I’m not sure if you can get it from outside of Japan. 1% of the profits made from this release will be donated to the Red Cross for disaster relief efforts.

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Link/Ring
Artist: Usa
Release Date: 3/9/11
Price: 1905 yen

Utatte Mita singer, Usa, makes her major label debut in an explosive fashion! Here, she takes on classic vocaloid songs rearranged by Ram Rider and Akiba Koubou, who are represented by valle blanco, Sumijun, Rayto, and DJ Command.

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Joysound presents Anison Trance Laboratory ~First Report~
Release Date: 3/2/11
Price: 2095 yen (Limited Edition) or 1714 (Regular Edition)

A brand new series from Universal Music featuring trance covers of anime themes. The songs were picked out based on their popularity on the Joysound service. Producers include Ryu*, kors k, and 4 Skips, among others. Vocals are supplied by various idols and idol groups, including yula. and Liz, who previously provided vocals for Lady Bird’s album.

If you get the first-press edition, you’ll receive a bonus CD with karaoke versions and a bonus non-stop trance mix. You’ll also get a bath poster featuring the art of Kaworu Watashiya.

The album is also available for download at iTunes Japan. Unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to be iTunes Plus and it doesn’t include the bonus tracks.

Visit the official website for more info.

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Kiwami Euro Best
Release Date: 3/2/11
Price: 1900 yen

Avex’s description for the CD seems to confirm that the “Wa Euro Best” series has effectively been transferred to them. It’s odd that EMI would give up on WEB since the Tokumori releases actually sold decently. I think Avex acquired the series too late, however, as sales for this compilation have so far been flat.

The final track list is a tad better than the early list, but it’s still laden with copious amounts of repeats. Mini-review after the jump.

Official Website: http://avexnet.or.jp/kiwami/

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Digital Trax presents Vocalo Pops Best feat. Hatsune Miku
Release Date: 3/9/11
Price: 1905 yen

Avex have been going crazy with the vocaloid releases lately, but then again who hasn’t? Here they collect some of the best vocaloid pop songs.

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