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Exit Tunes presents Vocalonation
Release Date: 7/6/11
Price: 1905 yen

Seventh in Quake’s hit series of Vocaloid albums, following Vocarhythm, Vocalostar, Vocalolegend, Vocalogenesis, Vocaloanthems, and Vocalonexus. Comes in a special sleeve case and also includes a fake credit card, strap, and smartphone sticker. Some shops will also offer a special B2 size poster. Finally, certain shops will have exclusive bonus items such as bromides or clear posters.

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Exit Tunes presents Ikemen Voice Paradise 3
Release Date: 6/15/11
Price: 1905 yen

More Vocaloid songs sung by male Utatte Mita singers like Sekihan and nero. First press copies come with a cellphone strap and a bonus interview CD. If you send in the included survey you’ll also get a clear file featuring the cover art.

Pre-order at CDJapan.

No. 1 Hits R&B Covers ~House Flavor~
Release Date: 4/20/11
Price: 6.99 USD

House covers of overexposed R&B songs. Produced by Rambling Records of Japan and released on CD under the title 1 Flavor of Muzic Life. Surprisingly, it’s available internationally on Amazon US and iTunes.

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Exp. (Experience) (Single)
Artist: Mayumi Morinaga
Release Date: 4/29/11
Price: 952 yen

New single from Mayumi Morinaga featuring all new songs produced by Ryu*, DJ Uto, Starving Trancer, and 40mP.

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Exit Tunes presents Supernova 5
Release Date: 4/29/11
Price: 1905 yen

Fifth entry in the Supernova series, featuring new productions by popular vocaloid producers. Comes with a limited edition cellphone strap.

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K-Pop Party Mix ~Best of K-Pop Cover Selection~
Release Date: 4/27/11
Price: 1886 yen

New series from FARM featuring covers of K-Pop klassiks. All of the songs are credited to Forever Project. The mix album is also available on iTunes for 1200 yen.

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J-Pop Cover Densetsu III
Release Date: 4/27/11
Price: 1905 yen

Third release in FARM’s hugely popular J-Pop cover series mixed by DJ Fumi*Yeah!

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Luv Euro
Release Date: 4/27/11
Price: 1800 yen

J-Euro compilation produced and mixed by DJ Mocchi of Akiba Koubou. There are a few songs on this that have yet to appear on any other J-Euro compilations.

It’s available as a digital download at Amazon and iTunes, but I believe the digital version is the same as the CD release so don’t expect full versions.

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Back to the Dancefloor
Artist: Captain Jack
Release Date: 4/22/11

Captain Jack is back!!! This collection of remixes and new tracks was originally set for release years ago, but is only now seeing the light of day. Right now it’s available in the UK on various sites like UK 7digital or Juno Download. It doesn’t seem to be available at any US stores yet, but this post will be updated when it is. Judging by the samples, the best stuff was already released on last year’s Hits Remixes EP, but the new stuff isn’t half bad.

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Geki Atsu! J-Euro Dai Ren Chan Senryoubako Version!
Release Date: 5/25/11
Price: 2190 yen

Third release in the Geki Atsu! J-Euro series. From the looks of it this’ll be a best-of release, though there will be new tracks included as well as tracks taken off other Akiba Koubou compilations.

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Natsu Euro
Release Date: 6/29/11
Price: 1800 yen

Another new release from Akiba Koubou. Details are sparse at the moment, but it is known that DJ Mocchi will be producing. Hopefully this one will actually have new tracks. :/

Pre-order at CDJapan.

Dekiruhazu! Zenbu!
Release Date: 6/8/11
Price: 1800 yen

Greatest hits album from J-Euro queen, Nagisa. Includes full versions of her biggest hits plus a non-stop mix by DJ Mocchi. The cover art is strangely reminiscent of Hime Trance o.O

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Luv Euro
Release Date: 4/27/11
Price: 1800 yen

A J-Euro compilation produced by DJ Mocchi of Akiba Koubou. This being Akiba Koubou, you can expect tons of repeats including, of course, “Sousei” and “Zankoku.” It does look like there’ll be some new songs, however.

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Super Ponybeat Vol. 1
Artist: Eurobeat Brony
Release Date: 3/26/10
Price: Name Your Own

Travis Stebbins, aka Ken Blast aka Eurobeat Brony, takes on… My Little Pony?! Well, despite the source (or perhaps because of it), Mr. Stebbins has managed to turn out a rockin’, varied selection of eurobeat tracks. My personal favorite is the western-inspired “You Gotta Share.”

The album is currently available on Bandcamp.

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Toho Eurobeat Vol. 3 ~ The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
Release Date: 3/13/11
Price: 1400 yen

Doujin release featuring eurobeat covers of popular touhou songs.

DJ Command from Akiba Koubou returns, as does Travis Stebbins, better known to SEB fans as Ken Blast.

For fans outside of Japan, White Canvas is willing to ship overseas, and they’ll be carrying TEB 3: http://www.w-canvas.com/shopping/detail.php?item_id=44553 For more information on their service, go to their info page: http://www.w-canvas.com/html/information.html#info. In addition to the price of the CD and overseas shipping, there’s also a 1,000 yen commission per order, so it might be a good idea to pick up TEB 1-3 at the same time. Note that I haven’t used White Canvas, but I’ve read online that speak decent English, so it might be your best shot at acquiring these CDs.

CDJapan also have a new shopping service so you might be able to ask them to buy it for you.

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