Dancemania EX × Trance Paradise

Piromu Party Mix mixed by DJ Piromu
Release Date: 12/4/13
Price: 900 yen

Yet another digital compilation from Star Music Entertainment, which can only mean one thing: REPEATS. What differentiates this one, however, is that they reached back and grabbed some repeats from the epic trance glory days. That means classic J-Trance from DJ Kaya, DJ Tora, Oriental Space, and DJ U*Hey?

There are also the same Power Music tracks they’ve been repeating for the last year, plus recent covers by DJ U*Hey? and Delaction. This will be the longest edit that Delaction’s “Butterfly” has gotten yet. Just release the full version already. 🙁

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V.I.P. Greatest R&B/Hip-Hop/Dance Trax
Release Date: 11/27/13
Price: 1200 yen

Full versions of songs from VIP X.

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Exit Trance presents Speed Anime Trance Best 20
Release Date: 12/4/13
Price: 1905 yen

A final list has been revealed for the 20th release in the SATB series. Thankfully, Acid=Stone Valley’s return back in SATB 19 wasn’t just temporary, though he still only has one track. Airportexpress has been allocated the most, with five total tracks. Other artists include Hommarju (3 tracks), plazma (3), kinoto (2), Flash back Dominant (2), MK (2), Dizzi Mystica (1), and Icon (1). It also appears that there’ll be some new vocalists/aliases present, like Yuuji and Goneko.

Bonus items include a cell phone strap shaped like an ornament, a poster, and a special item (most likely a clear file) if you send in the included survey card. The official website has also been updated with samples.

For SATB fans, I’ve compiled a list of chart performances of each of the previous 19 titles. The data come from Oricon, which track physical sales data from most, but not all, of Japan’s retailers.

More after the break.

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Drama
Artist: buzzG
Release Date: 12/4/13
Price: 1905 yen

New album from Vocaloid producer, buzzG. Bonus items include a cell phone strap, clear file, and poster. Visit the official website for samples and more info.

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Matsushita Shita Ue Ue ? ? A B
Artist: Matsushita
Release Date: 10/2/13 ? 12/4/13
Price: 1905 yen

New album from utaite, Matsushita. Bonus items includes a cell phone strap (1 of 5 designs), mouse pad (1 of 5 designs), clear file, and poster. Retailer-exclusive bonuses range from bonus CDs to pocket mirrors. Visit the official website for samples and more info.

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J-Pop Cover Best
Release Date: 1/15/14
Price: 2200 yen

A new J-Pop cover compilation from EMI. What’s interesting about this one is that it’ll feature western artists doing the covers. So far the only announced artist is Che’Nelle, which makes sense since she’s quite popular in Japan and already has a few J-Pop covers under her belt. I don’t know of many other foreign Universal/EMI artists who have done J-Pop covers, though, which makes me wonder if this could end up being another Saifam or Power Music showcase.

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