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Best Hits 58 Megamix mixed by DJ Fumi*Yeah! & DJ Yu-ki
Release Date: 12/24/14
Price: 1905 yen
Two-disc set featuring 58 popular songs mixed by DJ Fumi*Yeah! and DJ Yu-ki, featuring Fatman Scoop. Tracks are licensed from Aqua Project, Dynamix, and Power Music. Unfortunately, it’s exclusive to Tsutaya Records.
Best Hits 2014 Megamix mixed by DJ Yu-Ki
Release Date: 1/17/15
Price: 1980 yen
Two-disc set from Aqua Production, featuring 50 tracks and 140 minutes of music. It’s also available digitally on iTunes Japan. Most of the album is produced by Aqua Project.
Best Hits 2013 Megamix mixed by DJ Yu-Ki
Release Date: 11/20/13
Price: 1905 yen
Whoops, I thought I posted about this, but it must have fallen through the cracks. It’s a two-disc set featuring 50 tracks and 140 minutes of music. It’s also available digitally on iTunes Japan. Most of the album is produced by Aqua Project.
Love’s Party -Blazin’ Hot Megamix- mixed by DJ Fumi*Yeah! & DJ Yu-ki
Release Date: 10/22/14
Price: 1900 yen
Third release in the Tsutaya-exclusive Love’s Party series. Mixed by DJ Fumi*Yeah! and DJ Yu-ki.
Manhattan Records presents 100 Mix We Are Having a Blast mixed by DJ Roc the Masaki
Release Date: 2/18/15
Price: 2200 yen
The second release in Manhattan Records’ seemingly annual 100 Mix series. Features 100 songs on a single CD, though due to CD specifications the first track includes two songs. Exclusive to Tsutaya Records. You can listen to samples on Manhattan Records’ web store.
Manhattan Records presents 100 Mix Get Into High Spirits mixed by DJ Roc the Masaki
Release Date: 5/21/14
Price: 2200 yen
Oh, wow, I miss the absolute insanity of 100-song megamixes. This series from Manhattan Records features 100 tracks on a single CD, including an assortment of Power Music licenses and in-house Manhattan Records songs. Since CD specifications have a max of 99 tracks, the first track here plays double duty, serving as the intro and the second track on the CD. The CD appears to be exclusive to Tsutaya Records. You can listen to samples on Manhattan Records’ web store.
No.1 Party Mix -Ultra Vibes R&B- mixed by Satoshi Hoshino
Release Date: 5/13/15
Price: 1850 yen
New entry in Star Music’s No.1 Part Mix series, which hasn’t seen a release since 2013. The first release was composed of Power Music licenses and included a few remixes by Japanese artists like ET-Q, DJ Satoshi and U*Hey?. And then they repeated those remixes endlessly for two years. This one is mostly Power Music licenses, plus a few original tracks from Japanese artists like Glutton Boyz and tAisuke. Also interesting that DJ Satoshi is going by his full name now.
Available digitally on iTunes Japan.
Flower Garden
Release Date: 4/26/15
Price: 1000 yen
A second release from RTTF Records during this year’s Spring M3-35 event. This one features a flower theme, with tracks evoking a feeling of spring. A lot of variety here, with genres ranging from trance to house. Track 4 is easily my favorite, with its fusion of Japanese instrumentation and a fresh dance beat. No word yet on when/if the album will be available digitally.
Speed Star 2
Release Date: 4/26/15
Price: 1500 yen
RTTF Records is back this Spring M3 with a sequel to last year’s Speed Star release. The first was a fantastic mix of hardcore, speed trance, and euro speed, and the sequel looks like it’ll bring more of that speedy sound that mainstream labels no longer cater to. With BPMs ranging from 170 to a staggering 238, and genres like “Dancemania Space,” “Celtic Waltzcore,” and “Astrologic StarShoot,” there’s bound to be plenty of variety. Guest artists include Daniel Seven from Italy and UK hardcore artist, Shoujo.
The album will be available as a two-disc physical release during M3-35, but presumably it will also be made available digitally at a later date.
The Best Hot Shots!! -2014 2nd Half Hits- mixed by DJ Roc the Masaki
Release Date: 12/17/14
Price: 1500 yen
Sixth in the series of Tsutaya-exclusive compilations produced by Manhattan Records. All of the tracks are licensed from Power Music. You can listen to samples on Manhattan Records’ web store.
2014 Best 50 mixed by DJ Getfunky
Release Date: 12/3/14
Price: 2000 yen
Compilation from Manhattan Records featuring house covers of 2013 hits. All tracks produced by Power Music. Mixed by DJ Getfunky.
No.1 Party Mix -Ultra Hits R&B- mixed by Satoshi Hoshino
Release Date: 5/13/15
Price: 1850 yen
New entry in Star Music’s No.1 Part Mix series, which hasn’t seen a release since 2013. The first release was composed of Power Music licenses and included a few remixes by Japanese artists like ET-Q, DJ Satoshi and U*Hey?. And then they repeated those remixes endlessly for two years. It’s probably not a good sign that the early list has songs from previous entries in the series. Also interesting that DJ Satoshi is going by his full name now.
Best of Denpa Song!!
Release Date: 3/25/15
Price: 1800 yen
New anison cover series, featuring the best of denpa songs. Pretty interesting track list, with a mix of classics and newer stuff. Can’t seem to find any samples, but I usually associate denpa with electronic music and high-pitched vocals.
Speed Star 2
Release Date: 4/26/15
Price: 1500 yen
RTTF Records is back this Spring M3 with a sequel to last year’s Speed Star release. The first was a fantastic mix of hardcore, speed trance, and euro speed, and the sequel looks like it’ll bring more of that speedy sound that mainstream labels no longer cater to. With BPMs ranging from 170 to a staggering 238, and genres like “Dancemania Space,” “Celtic Waltzcore,” and “Astrologic StarShoot,” there’s bound to be plenty of variety. Guest artists include Daniel Seven from Italy and UK hardcore artist, Shoujo.
The album will be available as a two-disc physical release during M3-35, but presumably it will also be made available digitally at a later date.
Toho R&B House Party Vol. 3
Artist: Halozy
Release Date: 8/16/14
Price: 1429 yen
The fourth release in the Toho R&B House series. Includes a track by Valleystone, a.k.a. Acid=Stone Valley.
DanceMaster | 
05 23rd, 2015| 
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