Crystal House -R&B Party- mixed by Daiki × ZK
Release Date: 7/11/12
Price: 1714 yen
This album just dropped today and the new songs are glorious. If you’ve never heard of Daiki × ZK before, make sure to check out my Artist Spotlight on the duo. To put it briefly, they’re the second coming of J-Trance. They use a variety of styles on their covers, including house and electro, but there’s no denying the strong trance influence due to ZK’s background. After all, ZK (Kazuhisa Hirota) was a frequent contributor to Trance Paradise, Mega Trance, and Trance Rave series under the pseudonyms Ace Closer, Cannon Cracker, Floorbreaker, and others. The funny thing is that I wasn’t always a fan of the synths he used in his trance days — “Carlito” in particular grated on my nerves — but as ZK he’s been nothing short of amazing. If you’ve been missing that J-Trance sound, definitely give Daiki × ZK a listen.
The mixed album is also available digitally on iTunes Japan for 1,200 yen.
01. [1:49] Intro Mega Mix / Daiki × ZK
02. [3:00] Starships / Daiki × ZK
03. [1:48] Party Rock Anthem / Daiki × ZK
04. [2:15] Yeah x3 / Daiki × ZK
05. [2:44] Turn Up the Music / Daiki × ZK
06. [2:00] We Found Love / Daiki × ZK
07. [1:18] Back in Time / Daiki × ZK
08. [1:15] Barbara Streisand / Daiki × ZK
09. [1:29] Sexy and I Know It / Daiki × ZK
10. [1:37] Born This Way (Daiki × ZK Remix) / D’Mixmasters
11. [2:00] Turn Me On / Daiki × ZK
12. [2:30] The Time (Dirty Bit) / Daiki × ZK
13. [2:29] DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love / Daiki × ZK
14. [4:02] What the Hell / Daiki × ZK
15. [2:35] The Lazy Song / Daiki × ZK
16. [3:00] Sex on the Beach / Daiki × ZK
17. [2:29] I Like It / Daiki × ZK
18. [2:30] Higher / Daiki × ZK
19. [1:11] Like a G6 / Daiki × ZK
20. [1:30] ET / Daiki × ZK
21. [1:54] I Wanna Go / Daiki × ZK
22. [3:22] Mr. Saxobeat / Daiki × ZK
23. [3:37] Where Them Girls At / Daiki × ZK
24. [3:45] What’s My Name / Daiki × ZK
25. [3:03] Moves Like Jagger / Daiki × ZK
26. [4:14] Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) / Daiki × ZK
27. [2:30] Best Thing I Never Had / Daiki × ZK
28. [1:37] Teenage Dreams / Daiki × ZK
29. [2:52] If We Ever Meet Again / Daiki × ZK
30. [2:30] Firework / Daiki × ZK
Pre-order at CDJapan.