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Trans//lation 2
Artist: Bentley Jones
Release Date: 6/1/11
Price: $8.99

The sequel to 2009’s Trans//lation is finally out and features another selection of covers as well as new versions of older productions. The digital version is available for only $8.99 at Amazon. However, the CD version, available only at Bentley’s official site, contains an exclusive bonus track. You can also preview entire tracks at the official site.

It’s worth noting that it’s not subtitled “J-Pop Dance Covers” as the first one was, and for good reason. A few of the songs are covers of Western productions, and the only song with a true dance beat is the CD only bonus track.

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Exit Tunes Presents 10 dai Utatte Mita Live! Best
Release Date: 5/18/11
Price: 1905 yen

Compilation featuring teenage Utatte Mita singers.

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Soul Japan presents DJ Ace & Infected Mushroom W Name Best
Release Date: 7/20/10
Price: 1900 yen

The best of DJ Ace and Infected Mushroom, both familiar names in the Japanese psychedelic trance scene. For those wondering, the W basically means “double,” hence “double name best.”

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Chiisana Jibun to Ookina Sekai
Artist: 40mP
Release Date: 7/20/10
Price: 1905 yen

Second major album from Vocaloid producer, 40mP.

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Rock Cover Densetsu mixed by DJ Fumi*Yeah!
Release Date: 7/20/11
Price: 1886 yen

Rock covers of classic J-Pop songs as well as Western hits. Produced by Aqua Production and mixed by DJ Fumi*Yeah! Samples sound great, so this is definitely one to look out for.

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R&B ElectRock performed & mixed by Minimum Cox
Release Date: 7/20/11
Price: 1886 yen

Electro/Rock covers of huge club hits. Selected and mixed by Minimum Cox.

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Super Ponybeat Vol. 1 [Alternate Versions]
Artist: Eurobeat Brony
Release Date: 5/22/11
Price: Name Your Own

Must…resist…giving grammar lesson. Anyway, T. Stebbins revisits the world of MLP with new songs and updated remixes.

The album is currently available on Bandcamp.

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K-Pop Cover Compilation
Release Date: 7/20/11
Price: 1886 yen

K-Pop kover kompilations seems to be all the rage in Japan. This one comes from D-Topia, the same label behind Bukkomi Gachi Renchan Mix ~Age Oto Euro~.

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K-Pop Party Mix II ~Best of K-Pop Cover Selection~
Release Date: 7/20/11
Price: 1886 yen

Continuing series from FARM featuring covers of K-Pop klassiks.

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Bukkomi Gachi Renchan Mix ~Age Oto Euro~
Release Date: 7/13/11
Price: 1524 yen

Yup, another J-Euro Pachislot compilation. It’s unclear if it’ll be Akiba Koubou producing, but all of the announced songs have been covered by AKBK in the past (repeatedly, in some cases).

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

Disco covers of Lady Gaga’s biggest hits. Oddly, there’s nothing from her most recent album.

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Diamond ~Celebrity Style~
Release Date: 5/11/11
Price: 1600 yen

From the makers of Party Hits R&B House. Also available on iTunes Japan.

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House Flavor R&B ~Original Best Vol. 3~
Release Date: 5/4/11
Price: 1200 yen

Full versions of house-flavored R&B covers that have appeared on various FARM compilations in the past year.

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R&B House Party ~Cheer Up Megamix~
Release Date: 7/6/11
Price: 2000 yen

Follow-up release to R&B House Party Club Hiys Megamix. Once again mixed by DJ Fumi*Yeah!

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Go! Go! Trax! mixed by DJ Murakamigo
Release Date: 6/22/11
Price: 2171 yen

New compilation from EMI and ZIP-FM that encompasses a wide variety of genres. From recent pop hits like “California Girls” to disco classics like “September,” this CD has it all. Mixed by DJ Murakamigo.

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