DanceMaster | 
06 15th, 2012| 
House Flavor R&B ~Original Best~ Vol. 5
Release Date: 6/13/12
Price: 1200 yen
5th release in the digital series, which collects fulls versions of songs from various FARM compilations. Once again, it’s exclusive to iTunes Japan.
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Jun
15
Jun
14
Mori mix
Release Date: 6/13/12
Price: 1200 yen
iTunes release of Mori no Cover Densetsu with The Parents Project tracks removed.
Jun
14
Mori no Cover Densetsu
Release Date: 6/13/12
Price: 1619 yen
Spinoff of the popular J-Pop Cover Densetsu series, this time focusing mainly on Ghibli covers and “healing” songs. The title translates to “Forest Cover Legend.” Many of the songs were featured on Ghibli in the Mix, which was released all the way back in 2009.
Jun
13
Exit Tunes presents Kamikyoku o Utatte Mita 6
Release Date: 7/14/12
Price: 1905 yen
I’m a bit surprised to see a new release in this series. They used to have 2 releases a year, but it looks like this will be the only release in the series this year. Participating utaite include Glutamine, Sekihan, Shamuon, and Soraru. Pretty heavy with the male utaite, actually.
Jun
13
J-Rap Cover Densetsu
Release Date: 6/13/12
Price: 1429 yen
First album from the J-Rap duo who were first featured on FARM’s J-Pop Cover Densetsu Best.
Jun
12
Exit Trance presents Speed Anime Trance Best 16
Release Date: 9/5/12
Price: 1905 yen
16th release in the Speed Anime Trance Best series. In past years there were 3 main releases per year, usually around April, August and November. Either SATB 17 will come out in December or there’ll only be two releases in the series this year. :/
Pre-order at CDJapan.
Jun
12
V.I.P. presents Party Covers
Release Date: 8/1/12
Price: 2171 yen
In recent years the V.I.P. series has shifted from R&B/Hip-Hop to Dance/House songs, reflecting the increased popularity of dance music thanks in part to artists like Lady Gaga and David Guetta. There’s no doubt in my mind that those two artists’ songs will be heavily featured in this new compilation from EMI, but I’m very curious as to who will be providing the covers. A lot of Japanese labels have been licensing from US-based Power Music, but I’d love to see Saifam contribute.
Pre-order at CDJapan.
Jun
11
Saifam Speed – June 2012
Artist: Various Artists
June’s Speed releases bring us a Disko Warp remix of the Happy Paradise 2 classic, “Bang! Ready to Go,” to accompany the recent J-Mi & Midi-D remix. I kinda wonder why the chose that track out of all the Happy Paradise songs to remix. Anyway, this marks the first time Disko Warp have done a remix for Saifam. Perhaps Saifam will return the favor in the future?
Also out is a Speed cover of the Richard Marx 80s song, “Should’ve Known Better.”
SPE193 – [3:52] Bang! Ready to Go (Disko Warp remix) / Tipsy & Tipsy
SPE194 – [5:37] Should’ve Known Better (The Factory Team Speed remix) / Speedmaster
Jun
11
Dancemania Party ~ Best of 90s Dance Hits
Release Date: 8/1/12
Price: 2381 yen
Dancemania lives!!! I was beginning to think that the Dancemania brand would only be revived for occasional anniversary releases every 5 years, but Dancemania’s sweet 16 will be celebrated with another collection of 90s dance hits. EMI picked up the rights to Solid Base, Mr. President and T-Spoon last year with the release of Dancemania Sparkle. They even regained the AATW rights from Avex, so it would’ve been a waste not to put them to good use.
No track list yet, but I’m hoping it’s not a straight retread of Sparkle. They used most of the best-known songs in Sparkle already, though, so it’ll be interesting to see what else they consider to be 90’s dance hits.
Update! (6/12/12): Some artists have been revealed, and I think it’s safe to say it won’t simply be a copy of Dancemania Sparkle.
01. Spice Girls
02. Smile.dk
03. Aqua
04. The Real McCoy
05. Robert Miles
06. Funky Diamonds
07. A*Teens
As far as I know only the Spice Girls and Smile.dk back catalogs are owned by EMI, so there seems to be a pretty heavy emphasis on non-EMI artists (unless EMI have since bought the rights to them as well). “Another Night,” “Children,” and “Get It On,” will probably be the Real McCoy, Robert Miles, and Funky Diamonds tracks, respectively. “Barbie Girl” was already on Sparkle, so the Aqua track may be “Roses Are Red” or “Cartoon Heroes” instead. A*Teens are an odd choice since they popped up in the late 90s. If they stick strictly to the 90s theme that leaves only ABBA covers. However, if they’re a bit more lenient we may hear “Halfway Around the World” again.
I think the track list is shaping up pretty nicely so far, but for the love of god, please include Bus Stop and Saifam. And ditch the annoying euro-reggae.
Pre-order at CDJapan.
Jun
10
R40 Premium Dance Mix
Release Date: 5/28/12
Price: 1905 yen
Dance covers of R40 J-Pop hits. Produced by Drive Music Entertainment. Appears to have a few tracks licensed from FARM’s Geki Love J-Euro as well as J-Pop Cover Densetsu.
Jun
9
Magic ~ A Collection of Black Disco Classics mixed by DJ Kawasaki
Release Date: 7/25/12
Price: 2381 yen
A new compilation from EMI mixed by DJ Kawasaki. The album will include Disco and Salsoul classics from artists like A Taste of Honey, Chaka Kahn, Quincy Jones, and Diana Ross.
Jun
8
Moshi Moshi (Single)
Artist: Smile.dk
Release Date: 6/5/12
American Smile.dk fans rejoice! After switching distributors, Smile.dk have finally made the song available on US iTunes! Smile.dk recently returned to the studio as well, so hopefully Makeup Collection is still on track for a 2012 release.
Jun
8
Soraai
Artist: Soraru
Release Date: 3/7/12
Price: 1905 yen
First major release from utaite, Soraru. Bonus items include a cellphone strap, mousepad (1 of 5 designs), clear file, and poster. There are also retailer-exclusive bonuses available. Visit the official website for samples and more info.
Jun
7
Utattemita J-Pop Speed
Release Date: 7/4/12
Price: 1905 yen
This has 11 songs in common with the original Utattemita J-Pop, so I’m thinking it’s less likely that they’ll be straight repeats. In fact, “Return to Myself” was originally done by Sumijun, but here’s it’s listed as a Beat Charger production.
Edit: Apparently it was just a typo, as AKBK’s official site still lists “Return to Myself” as a Sumijun production.
Jun
7
Glitter/Kamiuta
Artist: Mayumi Morinaga
Release Date: 6/6/12
Price: 2381 yen (CD+DVD Edition) or 1905 yen (CD Only Edition)
Five years after the release of her debut song, “One Million Miles,” Mayumi Morinaga finally comes out with her first album! Oddly, the tracklist differs slightly depending on whether you get the CD+DVD version or the CD only version. The CD+DVD version features “Fairy Tale” anime cover art and has “Glitter (Starving Trance Remix)” as the lead track and “Kamiuta” as track 10. The CD only version has those two tracks switched and has cover art that focuses on the new 164 song, “Kamiuta.”
The rest of the track list contains new songs as well as her Bemania repertoire and Exit Trance back catalog. It also includes some rare songs that were once exclusive to Comiket singles. Worth nothing is that “No Challenge, No Success (MK Remix)” FINALLY sees the light of day. MK has had it listed on his website since 2010, so it’s nice to finally hear it.
The CD+DVD version will also include a DVD featuring the “Glitter” music video as well as the “Fairy Tail” ending video w/o credits. Each version of the album comes with a fake credit card, B2 poster, clear file and strap featuring that version’s cover art. There are also retailer-exclusive bonuses for each version, ranging from key holders to tote bags. If all that weren’t enough, there’s also a special Ryu* CD that will be offered exclusively at the launch event.
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