Dancemania EX × Trance Paradise

Pop the Track (Single)
Artist: J-Mi & Midi-D feat. Hanna Stockzell
Price: $2

The spiritual successor of “Top the Charts” from DDR. Apparently Konami wouldn’t allow J-Mi & Midi-D to release “Top the Charts” commercially, but this is a more than adequate substitute. In fact, I think it’s their best work yet. Hanna Stockzell does a marvelous job as usual, but the real star here is the fantastic music production. The synths have a great, brassy sound, and I love the breakdown in the middle of the extended version. Really well done, guys. Disko Warp also contribute a Hyper Techno remix with classic Juliana techno synths.

To be honest, though, I’m not quite sure I understand the lyrics. How exactly does one “pop the track”?

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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