Dancemania EX × Trance Paradise

Piromu Party Mix mixed by DJ Piromu
Release Date: 12/4/13
Price: 900 yen

Yet another digital compilation from Star Music Entertainment, which can only mean one thing: REPEATS. What differentiates this one, however, is that they reached back and grabbed some repeats from the epic trance glory days. That means classic J-Trance from DJ Kaya, DJ Tora, Oriental Space, and DJ U*Hey?

There are also the same Power Music tracks they’ve been repeating for the last year, plus recent covers by DJ U*Hey? and Delaction. This will be the longest edit that Delaction’s “Butterfly” has gotten yet. Just release the full version already. 🙁

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V.I.P. Greatest R&B/Hip-Hop/Dance Trax
Release Date: 11/27/13
Price: 1200 yen

Full versions of songs from VIP X.

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Dancemania 25 Tracks
Release Date: 2/15/12
Price: 750 yen

It seems that Universals has been updating some old iTunes releases, giving them cleaner artwork and, in some cases, lower prices. The most notable is Dancemania 25 Tracks, which is down to 750 yen from 1200 yen.

Other price drops include:

Wa Euro Best -Download Selection- 1200 yen ? 750 yen
Anim80s 1200 yen ? 750 yen

The downside to all of this is that it seems they’re taking down older stuff. I noticed I no longer have cloud access to the Wa Euro Best releases. -_-

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ZIP Hot 100 No. 1 Mega Hits – ZIP-FM 20th Anniversary Special
Release Date: 11/20/13
Price: 900 yen

The digital counterpart to ZIP Hot 100 1993-2013 All Time No. 1 Hits features 14 full versions from the CD … which already had full versions. So, yeah, this is kind of pointless if you already have the CD.

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ZIPmania Super Greatest Hits – ZIP-FM 20th Anniversary Special
Release Date: 11/20/13
Price: 900 yen

Update (11/26/13): As pointed out by Mike D in the comments, the full album is back up on iTunes Japan with the correct track list.

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Halloween Party Tune II
Release Date: 10/9/13
Price: 900 yen

Digital only sequel to last year’s Halloween Party Tune. “Thriller” is probably the only track that qualifies as a Hallowen song. Available on iTunes Japan.

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The Best of Dance Pop selected by DJ G*Men
Release Date: 10/16/13
Price: 900 yen

Digital EP from Star Music Entertainment featuring songs selected by DJ G*Men. It’s yet another repackaging of the same songs they’ve been repeating for the last year. The worst part is this was the perfect opportunity to release Delaction’s “Butterfly” and yet it’s still not available.

Available on iTunes Japan.

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Party Hits R&B -House Edition- Vol. 3
Release Date: 8/7/13
Price: 600 yen

Full versions of songs from the Party Hits series. Available on iTunes Japan.

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Party Shuffle Compilation
Release Date: 9/25/13
Price: 900 yen

Digital EP featuring full versions from Party Shuffle.

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Best Driving EDM selected by DJ Satoshi
Release Date: 9/18/13
Price: 900 yen

Digital EP from Star Music Entertainment featuring songs selected by DJ Satoshi. Don’t be deceived by the cover which they were too lazy to change; this is NOT a non-stop mix. These are full versions that have appeared on previous digital compilations before, so I’m not really sure what the point of this release is.

Available on iTunes Japan.

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No Nobody’s Love (Single)
Release Date: 10/1/13
Price: $0.99

Dam Dariram and Bye Bye Baby Balloon were released within the past two years, and it appears that the final Joga song to be featured on Dancemania has finally been released digitally. As 134217728 pointed out in the iTunes comments, however, it appears that they just used the Dancemania X7 edit. I haven’t bought it yet to confirm, but the length is exactly the same as the one featured on X7, and I’m kind of wondering if they even bothered to at least add a proper intro or ending.

Also of note are worldwide digital releases of Misa’s Du-Du Di-Da and So So singles. The “So So” single has been available on iTunes Japan for a while now, but this is the first time the extended version of “Du-Du Di-Da” has been made available digitally. Personally, I hope they finally release the original version of “Natsu Monogatari,” assuming it even exists.

Saifam Speed – September 2013
Artist: Various Artists

Quite a few new Speed tracks in September, which is nice to see after the relatively light output during July and August. One of the tracks, “Kryptonite,” is almost 200 BPM, while the others range from 156-168.

SPE230 – [4:47] Kryptonite (Speed remix) / Speedogang
SPE231 – [4:49] Mr Jones (The Factory Speed remix) / Speedmaster
SPE232 – [4:58] Who Are You (The Factory Speedo-Rock remix) / Speedmaster
SPE233 – [4:34] American Woman (The Factory speed mix) / Speedmaster
SPE234 – [4:19] Our Song (The Factory Speedo Mix) / Speedogang
SPE235 – [4:20] I Will Follow (The Factory Team speed mix) / Speedmaster

Harajuku Wander (Single)
Artist: Mademoiselle Yulia
Release Date: 8/28/13
Price: 250 yen

Lead single from Mademoiselle Yulia’s second album. Available on iTunes Japan.

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King of Party selected by DJ Yagi
Release Date: 7/31/13
Price: 900 yen

Another digital collection from Star Music Entertainment, this time selected by DJ Yagi. Again, most of the music is produced by Power Music, and I believe this isn’t a non-stop mix, but simply a collection of full versions.

Available on iTunes Japan.

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Weekend Stella selected by DJ Koba*Chi
Release Date: 7/31/13
Price: 900 yen

Another digital collection from Star Music Entertainment, this time selected by DJ Koba*Chi. Again, most of the music is produced by Power Music, and I believe this isn’t a non-stop mix, but simply a collection of full versions.

Available on iTunes Japan.

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