Dancemania EX × Trance Paradise

J-Mach!! -Hi-Speed Dance Mix-
Release Date: 5/23/12
Price: 1905 yen

New series from Akiba Koubou featuring high-speed (160+ BPM) remixes of J-Pop songs. All of the songs announced so far have previously been done by AKBK. Hopefully they’ll actually remix them instead of just increasing the tempo.

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Saifam Speed – February/March 2012
Artist: Various Artists

Another bunch of new tracks from Speed Records. “Shake It Up” is a cover of The Cars song, not the Selena Gomez one. “Heartbreaker” is a cover of the Pat Benatar song. “I’ve Done Everything for You” is a cover of the Sammy Hagar/Rick Springfield song. “The Middle” is a cover of the Jimmy Eat World song.

SPE182 – [4:21] Shake It Up (Factory Speed mix) / Speedmaster
SPE183 – [4:21] Heartbreaker (Factory Speed remix) / Speedogang
SPE184 – [4:26] I’ve Done Everything For You (The Factory Team Speed remix) / Speedogang
SPE185 – [4:11] The Middle (The Factory Speed mix) / Speedogang

Also out in March is a new 2012 update of “Bang! Ready to Go,” this time remixed by J-Mi & Midi-D of United Forces. It’s a decent take on the song, but it’s hard to top the energy of the original. Hmm, I wonder if they’ll be updating any other Happy Paradise songs…

DAN19056 – [5:42] Bang! Ready to Go (J-Mi & Midi-D 2K12 Mix) / Speedogang

Saifam Speed – January 2012
Artist: Various Artists

January’s selection of speed songs brings us a Cali Swag District cover as well as a Fallout Boy cover. Again, kinda random choices.

SPE180 – [4:47] Teach Me How To Dougie (Speed remix) / Speedmaster feat. MC Joe & The Vanillas
SPE181 – [4:38] Thnks Fr Th Mmrs (Speed mix) / Speedogang

Also available is a new Zippers track from their Interdance label. Apparently it’s a cover of a song by Martin Solveig feat. Dragonette.

DAN19055 – [4:57] Hello (Bubble Speedo remix) / Zippers

Saifam Speed – November/December 2011
Artist: Various Artists

Technically these are all December releases since Saifam didn’t release anything in November. It’s another random selection of songs, ranging from Rihanna to Colplay feat. Rihanna.

SPE176 – [4:06] Pumped Up Kicks (AR Speedo remix) / Speedogang
SPE177 – [3:52] We Found Love (AR Speed remix) / Speedogang
SPE178 – [4:57] Princess of China (The Factory Speed mix) / Speedmaster
SPE179 – [4:43] Tainted Love (Speed remix) / Speedogang

Saifam Speed – October 2011
Artist: Various Artists

Three more Speed tracks have been released since the last batch, and once again they appear to be exclusive to Juno Download. “Give Me Everything” sounds particularly amazing. o_O

SPE173 – [4:50] Rain Over Me (Speed remix) / Speedogang
SPE174 – [4:27] Last Friday Night (AR remix) / Speedogang
SPE175 – [4:26] Give Me Everything (The Factory Speed mix) / Speedmaster

Saifam Speed – August/September 2011
Artist: Various Artists

It’s been a while since the last Speed track, but the label is back with a LMFAO cover. Right now it’s available exclusively at Juno Download. I guess Saifam really are scaling back their own download site. 🙁

SPE172 – [4:26] Party Rock Anthem (Speedmaster version) / Speedmaster

Saifam Speed – April/May/June/July 2011
Artist: Various Artists

The latest batch of Speed tracks includes a United Forces remix of the Avril Lavigne song, “What the Hell.”

The bad news is that Saifam have apparently cut back on their download service dramatically. For the time being only the 50 most recent tracks will be available for download on their website. That means all older tracks will no longer be available directly from Saifam. Most of their back Speed catalogue is still available on Juno Downloads and DJ Download, but unfortunately some tracks are missing. For instance, SPE169 doesn’t appear to be available anywhere anymore.

SPE166 – [4:49] Price Tag (Speed Mix) / Tornados
SPE167 – [5:24] What the Hell (United Forces Hardcore Remix) / Sheldon
SPE168 – [4:36] Black & Yellow (Speedo Mix) / MC Speed
SPE169 – [?:??] Legs / Mazerati
SPE170 – [5:10] I Can Transform Ya (The Factory Speedo Mix) / MC Boy
SPE171 – [4:23] Something That I Want (Speedomix) / Speedmaster

Saifam Speed – March 2011
Artist: Various Artists

Another month, another batch of Speed tracks from Saifam.

SPE163 – [3:42] Greased Lightning (Speedomix) / Speedmaster
SPE164 – [4:00] Bang Bang (Speedomix) / Speedogang
SPE165 – [4:15] Kids in America (The Factory Speedo Remix) / Speedmaster

Saifam Speed – February 2011
Artist: Various Artists

Another batch of Speed tracks from Saifam. “Just a Dream” is 180 BPM!

SPE160 – [3:42] Just Like Paradise / Speedogang
SPE161 – [4:17] Firework (The Factory Speedo Mix) / Speedogang
SPE162 – [4:40] Just a Dream (Factory Speedo Mix) / Speedmaster

Saifam Speed – December 2010, January & February 2011
Artist: Various Artists

Saifam have clearly been working overtime since I last posted about Speed releases, with 9 new songs added to the catalog. SPE150 is oddly unavailable at Saifam’s website, but it’s up for sale at Juno Download. SPE158 and SPE159, however, are currently only available at Saifam’s website.

SPE150 – [4:38] J’Adore Hardcore (RN remix) / DJ Kee
SPE151 – [4:09] Like A G6 (Speed mix) / Speedmaster
SPE152 – [3:50] Hip to Be Square (Factory Speedo Mix) / The Band
SPE153 – [4:37] Stop the Rock (AR Speedo remix) / DJ Hush
SPE154 – [4:38] Danger Zone (Speedo mix) / DJ Space’C
SPE155 – [4:50] We Didn’t Start The Fire (AR Speedo mix) / Speedogang
SPE156 – [4:43] Cradle Of Love (The Factory Speed mix) / Speedmaster
SPE157 – [4:02] Whip It (Speed mix) / Speedmaster
SPE158 – [3:45] Born to Boogie (The Factory Speedo Mix) / Speedmaster
SPE159 – [5:17] Pretty Girl Rock (The Speedo Mix) / Speedmaster

Saifam Speed – October & November 2010
Artist: Various Artists

Saifam have released three new Speed tracks since my last update. SPE147 is curiously unavailable at Saifam’s website, but it’s still up for sale at Juno Download.

SPE147 – [4:39] Thinking Bout Something (The Factory Speedo mix) / Speedogang
SPE148 – [4:10] Magic (A.R. Speed Mix) / Speedmaster
SPE149 – [3:44] Jailhouse Rock (Speed Mix) / Speedogang

SAI145 – California Gurls (United Forces Speedy Mix)
Artist: Kate Project
Price: 0.99 EUR

No demo available yet. I wasn’t a big fan of United Forces’ remix of “www.blondegirl,” but I did like their take on “Waka Laka.” Right now the song is only available from Saifam’s website, but it should be up on Juno shortly.

01. [5:40] California Gurls (United Forces Speedy Mix) / Kate Project

Anime Nitro Itaoto! in the Mix!
Release Date: 7/14/10
Price: 1600 yen

A non-stop mix CD featuring songs from the first two Anime Nitro albums.

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Anime Nitro Itaoto! in the Mix!
Release Date: 7/14/10
Price: 1600 yen

A non-stop mix CD featuring songs from the first two Anime Nitro albums.

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The History of Eurobeat, Vol. 1
Release Date: 3/22/10
Price: $8.99+

LED are … back? This new LED compilation was recently released on iTunes and other download services. Many of these songs have been available for a while now, but the last track caught my eye. It’s titled “In Rain and Sunshine,” and the artist is listed as Deja Vu & Tasmin. At first I thought that they had licensed an Almighty track for this compilation. However, the song is clearly eurobeat, and doesn’t sound like Almighty’s Tasmin. Could this be a new production, or just something left over from years ago?

Via Enatime.

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