V.I.P. presents Party Covers
Release Date: 8/1/12
Price: 2171 yen
Dancemania lives!!! Oh, wait, wrong album. It’s easy to get confused since the track list for this CD is dominated by Saifam. After being excluded from recent Dancemania albums I was getting worried that EMI had cut ties with the Italian label, but Saifam are here in full force. Tracks by Che’Nelle, Roll Deep and Bentley Jones round out the list.
Exit Tunes presents Vocaloconnection feat. Hatsune Miku
Release Date: 8/1/12
Price: 1905 yen
Tenth in Quake’s monster hit series of Vocaloid albums, following Vocarhythm, Vocalostar, Vocalolegend, Vocalogenesis, Vocaloanthems, Vocalonexus, Vocalonation, Vocalocluster and Vocalodream. There will be a bevy of bonuses available, many of which will be limited to first-press copies only. All copies of the CD will have a picture label and cardboard sleeve. Limited bonuses include a cell phone strap (1 of 10 designs), mousepad (1 of 7 designs), smartphone sticker. If you send in the included survey, you can also receive a clear file and fake credit card. Posters will also be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.
There are also a ton of premium retailer-exclusive bonuses. Animate and Tsutaya, for example, are each giving out DVDs featuring music videos.
Visit the official website for samples and more info. Quake have also set up a special 10th Album Anniversary website to celebrate the release of its 10th Vocaloid compilation.
Delicious R&B mixed by DJ Juicy
Release Date: 8/15/12
Price: 1905 yen
Another House compilation from FARM Records, this time mixed by DJ Juicy. It looks like it’ll be mostly repeats.
We Found Love (Single)
Artist: Alkaloid
Release Date: 7/11/12
Price: $1.99
A Beatport-exclusive track from FARM Records. It’s a psychedelic trance cover of Rihanna’s “We Found Love.” Available only on Beatport.
Heaven (Single)
Artist: Studio Zi-Zone feat. Angie
Release Date: 7/11/12
Price: $1.99
New digital single from FARM Records. It’s a trance cover of Bryan Adams’s “Heaven.” ‘Cause, you know, it’s never been done before. Available on iTunes Japan and Beatport.
Dance Climax
Release Date: 7/25/12
Price: 1886 yen
A new dance compilation series from Full Moon Records. It was originally titled, “Mega Dance Climax,” but the title has since changed. The track list is also vastly different from the early one. Whereas it was originally going to be a collection of mostly 90s eurodance hits, the final list also features quite a few 70s disco and 80s pop. It’s almost certain that they used cover versions for most of the tracks, but no retailers have any artists listed and AKBK haven’t added the CD to their website yet so who knows who provided the songs.
Love the old-school NOW-style cover.
Vocalo Cho Mix feat. Hatsune Miku
Release Date: 9/26/12
Price: 1714 yen
This is now being billed as the second entry in EMI’s Vocaloid series, so there’s a good chance it will indeed be considered part of the Dancemania series as Vocalo Dance was. As further proof, retailers are listing it as a 39-track non-stop party mix.
Bonus items include a cardboard sleeve and picture label CD. Buying from Animate will get you a special fan. No word on any other bonus items, but with such a relatively low price they make skimp on bonuses.
Electric Dance Madness
Release Date: 9/26/12
Price: 2190 yen
Early list is out for this upcoming EMI compilation. Apparently the title was deliberately chosen as a reference to EDM, the acronym for electronic dance music. Artists include David Guetta, deadmau5, Avicii, Moby, and others.
You Put the Music in Me – EP
Artist: DJ Kawasaki feat. N’Dea Davenport
Release Date: 7/18/12
Price: 600 yen
Digital EP featuring the new song from DJ Kawasaki feat. N’Dea Davenport that appeared on Magic ~ A Collection of Black Disco Classics.
Magic ~ A Collection of Black Disco Classics mixed by DJ Kawasaki
Release Date: 7/25/12
Price: 2381 yen
A new compilation from EMI, mixed by DJ Kawasaki. As the title suggests, it collects disco classics. It also has a new song by DJ Kawasaki feat. N’Dea Davenport.
SQ Chips 2
Release Date: 7/25/12
Price: 1800 yen
Sequel to last year’s SQ Chips, once again featuring chiptune versions of classic Squaresoft songs. Visit the official website for samples. There are also retailer-exclusive CDs from Village Vanguard and Tower Records featuring bonus tracks.
Exit Tunes presents Futsubamu -Futsudamu ni Utatte Mita-
Artist: ?? (Underbar)
Release Date: 7/18/12
Price: 1905 yen
First album from utaite, ??. Yes, that’s his name.
Exit Tunes presents Megurhythm feat. Megurine Luka
Release Date: 7/18/12
Price: 1905 yen
Megurine Luka finally gets her chance at the spotlight with this, her first solo Exit Tunes album. Bonus items include a cell phone strap (1 of 4 varieties), mouse pad (1 of 6 varieties), clear file, and B2-size poster. There are also retailer-exclusive bonuses available. Visit the official website for more info.
Nico Dou no Ninki Utaite Dai Shuugou! [Utatte Mita] Chou Euro Mix Honki Nori! J-Pop Best (CD+Book)
Release Date: 6/28/12
Price: 1800 yen
New CD+Book release from Akiba Koubou, featuring a 15-track non-stop CD mixed by DJ Mocchi. No new songs on the CD, which is mostly composed of J-Pop covers. The book contains pics of live utatte mita performances. More details at the official site.
Iikara Tomato Kue (Single)
Artist: Natsu Aki
Release Date: 7/18/12
Price: 1429 yen (CD+DVD Edition) or 952 yen (CD Only Edition)
Wide release of the debut single from Akiba Koubou’s Idol duo, Natsu Aki, which is composed of Natsuko & Akiko from SDN48. Includes a new B-side track, “Fallin’ Darlin’*Daruma Otoshi.” Samples can be found on Amazon Japan.
DanceMaster | 
07 30th, 2012| 
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