DanceMaster | 
02 9th, 2010| 
Exit Trance presents Speed Anime Trance Best 9
Release Date: 4/7/10
Price: 1905 yen
The 9th release in the SATB series.
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Feb
9
Feb
7
Trance Rave presents Club atom -The Best-
Release Date: 2/10/10
Price: 1900 yen
STAY?! There are a few new songs and remixes, so it’s not a total loss. But for the life of me I can’t figure out why “Stay” has been on so many compilations lately. The song is almost a decade old at this point!
Feb
4
Hime Trance 4 EP – DJ Sampler
Release Date: 2/3/10
Price: $10.32
First a sales update. Hime Trance 4 debuted at #71 on the Oricon charts, with 2,439 copies sold. By comparison, Hime Trance Anime*Mix! debuted at #24 with ~6,000 copies and Hime Trance Best moved 16,000 units in its first week. So, yeah, not that great. I’m thinking that those numbers are decent enough for at least one more release, but even then I’m not so sure.
Still no word on whether EMI will release a download selection, but in the meantime, Shohei Matsumoto has released an EP on iTunes featuring 3 of his original songs from Hime Trance 4. The best news is that it appears to be available worldwide! It’s $1.29 per track, and unfortunately there’s no discount for buying the whole EP, so it’s $10.32 total. Remember, you don’t need a credit card to buy from your local iTunes. Just walk on over to the nearest supermarket and grab an iTunes gift card. This is your chance to support Hime Trance! Now let’s hope he releases a Hime Trance 3 EP so we can finally get the full version of MA*GI*CA*.
Feb
1
Hime Trance 4
Release Date: 1/27/10
Price: 1886 yen
It’s been a long 2+ years since Hime Trance 3. The wait was more than worth it, however. In addition to new songs from Hime Trance mainstays like Tsukasa, Kei, and Misa (who makes her return after being left off Anime*Mix), we also get brand new Saifam remixes and licensed songs from popular J-Pop artists. It all makes for an extremely satisfying CD that rivals Anime*Mix and perhaps even the first Hime Trance in terms of pure enjoyment.
The last entry in the main series, Hime Trance 3, was full of repeats and songs that weren’t trance. EMI have seemingly learned their lesson, as Hime Trance 4 contains only one true repeat (“Stay,” which was featured on Trance Paradise Best) and one non-trance song (“Miku Miku…”). Another problem with Hime Trance 3 was that it only had one Delaction song, and it was a repeat at that. Hime Trance 4 has four new Delaction songs, which automatically makes it the best album ever.
The bad news is that it’s not selling all that well at the moment. The last HT release, Anime*Mix!, debuted at number 24 on Oricon’s weekly sales chart, but it’s looking like HT4 won’t even break the top 30. Heck, right now Wa Euro Best 2 is outselling Hime Trance 4 on Amazon Japan. EMI actually put some effort into this release, so if you have any interest in seeing the series continue then do consider picking up a copy. It’s available at CDJapan, HMV, Amazon Japan, Yes Asia, and JPopHelp. No word yet on whether a Download Selection will be available, but I’m certainly hoping for it.
Full review after the jump.
Jan
28
Psychedelic Lover 08
Release Date: 2/3/10
Price: 2381 yen
Psychedelic Lover 08 will serve up the latest psychedelic trance hits, including covers of “I Gotta Feeling” and “Love Is Gone.”
Jan
25
Hime Trance 4
Release Date: 1/27/10
Price: 1886 yen
Preview videos are up! The first video exclusively features a few of the album’s Japanese-language tracks and has some adorable “Jasmine” art. The second video showcases a few other songs, but the sound quality isn’t all that great.
“Miku Miku ni Shite Ageru [Shiteyanyo] (Hime Mix)” sounds a lot like the original mix, which makes me worry that “Boy” won’t really be remixed, either. But they have to remix “Coconut,” right? Right!?
Jan
24
Sound Drive
Artist: N.O.-SYO
Release Date: 1/19/10
Price: 2.49 USD
Sound Drive is a new mini-album from N.O.-SYO that will be available worldwide. It’s actually already available on 7digital, but you’ll have to wait until January 27 to purchase it on Amazon or iTunes. 7digital is probably the best way to go, however, since you’ll get all 5 tracks in 320k mp3s for only $2.49.
“Swan Lake” sounds like the track from TranceMaster 02, yet the version here is about 15 seconds shorter than the full version.
Jan
23
Anime Nitro 2 ~ANiRe:MATiON EGGs~
Release Date: 1/27/10
Price: 1905yen
Originally titled Anime Nitro*Itaoto Mix! vol. 2, the CD has since undergone a name change. Many of the artists from the first release make return appearances, including Redalice and kors k. The official website has samples up as well as a preview video.
Jan
22
Exit Trance presents UmaUma Dekiru Trance wo Tsukutte Mita 7
Release Date: 2/3/10
Price: 1905 yen (Regular Edition) or 3143 yen (Limited Edition)
I think I see at least 4 direct repeats from other Exit Trance series. It also appears that B.U.S. and Acid=Stone Valley will once again be M.I.A..
Jan
16
Hime Trance 4
Release Date: 1/27/10
Price: 1886 yen
Track lengths have been announced and it looks like most of the tracks got healthy edits. The Lil’B song gets the distinction of being the longest track on the album, though Tsukasa’s “Shin Ai” isn’t far behind. Some songs got the short end of the stick, however. While I’m happy that I’ll only have to endure ~2 minutes of “Santa Maria,” the new remix of “Coconut” is the shortest track on the CD, coming in at a paltry 1:22. Hopefully EMI will release a Download Selection so we can hear full versions of these songs.
It’s still unknown who’ll be doing the “Hime” remixes of “Boy” and “Coconut.” However, Shohei Matsutmoto has been confirmed as the producer of the Gavin and ari tracks. Also, making his Hime Trance debut is the one and only king of Rock-Trance, N.O.-SYO!!! He’s collaborated with Kei for the original song, “Somebody’s Voice.” I know Kei has been itching to sing another original song for a while now, so it’s great to see her get her wish.
Jan
14
Exit Trance presents Speed Anime Trance Complete Best 2
Release Date: 1/20/10
Price: 2667 yen (Regular Edition) or 2857 yen (Limited Edition)
Just a quick reminder that this comes out next week. It doesn’t look like the track list has changed.
Edit: Quake have a preview video up now: http://anitra.jp/title/comp2.php
Oddly, the preview video has “Kimi Shinitamou Koto Nakare” from SATB 7 as track 14 (shifting everything after by one track) and “Zutto Mitsumeteite (Ryu* Remix)” gone completely. However, the web page still has the old track list up. I’ll update this post when there’s confirmation that the track list has changed.
Jan
10
Anime Nitro 2 ~ANiRe:MATiON EGGs~
Release Date: 1/27/10
Price: 1905yen
An updated track list has been revealed for Anime Nitro 2. Punk Dirty Channel are back, but the producers of the other tracks aren’t yet known. The list looks pretty solid so far, avoiding the usual anime standards (“Aquarion,” “Zankoku,”). Okay, it does have “Tamashii no Refrain,” but most of the other tracks aren’t too overplayed.
Jan
8
Pachi*Dance Collection ~Ichi no Mai~
Release Date: 12/16/09
Price: 2000 yen
A new collection of anime theme covers from the makers of P-Trance. It appears to be a digital only release. And yes, it has “Zankoku na Tenshi no These.”
Jan
7
Psychedelic Lover 08
Release Date: 2/3/10
Price: 2381 yen
Mega Trance seems to be dead at the moment, so I figured I’d start covering some of FARM’s other series. Psychedelic Lover 08 will serve up the latest psychedelic trance hits, including covers of “I Gotta Feeling” and “Love Is Gone.”
Jan
6
Rock This Party!!
Release Date: 12/23/09
Price: 1900 yen
This psychedelic compilation from FARM came out last month. It’s almost all repeats, but I have to admit the list has some of my favorite psyche tracks. The Texas Boys vs. Akai mix of “He’s a Pirate” in particular is psychedelic swashbuckling fun. I’m also quite fond of Sesto Sento’s “Lift Me Up.”
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