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Mega Trance 09
Release Date: 7/9/08
Price: 1800-2100 yen

Mega Trance 09 downloads have been up on Music Master for a few weeks now, but Kingbeat just added the album today. The odd thing is that Kingbeat has a slightly different selection of tracks up for download. The two Groove Coverage tracks as well as the Sesto Sento tracks are exclusive to Kingbeat, while “Children” and “Shut Up and Drive” are exclusive to Music Master. Music Master tracks are all in 192kbps, while with Kingbeat you have a choice between 192 or 320. Kingbeat is quite a bit more expensive, however.

Here’s the album on Kingbeat: http://www.king-beat.com/g_album_detail.php?ps_alid=100003464

And on Music Master: http://www.music-master.tv/store/default.php?cPath=21_23_52_532

Exit Trance presents CM Trance
Release Date: 10/1/08
Price: 1905 yen

Quake continue their quest to make trance covers of everything. As its name implies, CM Trance will feature trance covers of popular television commercial songs. It seems to be limited to Japanese commercials, so a trance cover of the Big Mac jingle seems unlikely. Darn.

Tentative list after the jump.

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Neon Spread
Psychedelic Rave Perfect Best+
Release Date: 8/27/08
Price: 1900 yen

The sixth release in Victor Japan’s Psychedelic Rave series, which is a sister series to Trance Rave Best. As the name implies, it’s a best-of compilation featuring the most overexposed psychedelic tracks of the last few years as well as a few new tracks.

Final track list after the jump.

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Exit Trance presents UmaUma Dekiru Trance wo Tsukutte Mita 2 – Sakusha wa Byouki Series
Release Date: 8/20/08
Price: 1905 yen

The official release date is supposed to be August 20, but the digital download site Kingbeat jumped the gun and has full versions up for download now:

http://www.king-beat.com/index.php?main_url=%2Fg_album_detail.php%3Fps_alid%3D100003449%26

Edit: Kingbeat seem to have realized their mistake and have taken the tracks down for the time being. I’m sure they’ll put them back up on the 20th, however.

Super Best Trance 09
Release Date: 8/6/08
Price: 150 yen per track

Full versions of tracks from SBT 09 are now available for purchase on various Japanese download sites. The only viable option for those not living in Japan is Avex’s own mu-mo service:
http://music.mu-mo.net/album/?id=32835&subgenre=4&filetype=music

For info on how to buy from mu-mo, check out Mikaeru’s very informative thread on Eurobeat Prime. Keep in mind that the files up on mu-mo are mostly 128 kbps wma files that are DRM protected. The tracks are 150 yen each, and unfortunately there’s no option to buy the entire album, so if you want all of the tracks you’ll have to shell out 3300 yen.

Am I the only one pissed that Avex mostly put up radio edits? In some cases the edits on the actual nonstop CD are longer than the “full versions”!

Exit Trance presents TranceMaster 02
Release Date: 9/17/08
Price: 1905 yen

The first TranceMaster defied expectations by being 100% new material — a rarity in today’s market. It also managed to bring together some of Japan’s most popular trance DJs, including DJ Kaya and Delaction. The sequel promises to have an even more diverse lineup of DJs, with DJ U*Hey? and Yoji Biomehanika joining fray for the first time.

So far the tentative list has a total of 20 tracks. If Quake go through with the list, that means a full 6 tracks more than the first release.

Tentative list after the jump.

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Quake Trance Best.19
Release Date: 8/23/08
Price: 1905 yen

The final list has been revealed. It’s predictably Manian-heavy, though the new Mayumi Morinaga track is a surprise.

01. Come On (B.U.S. Remix) / Mayumi Morinaga
02. Booming Track (Raindropz! Remix) / Ekowrait
03. Godlike (Original Mix) / Deepforces
04. Tell Me Why I’m Crying Out (Rocco & Bass-T Remix) / Stylerockerz
05. Jump (Trance Mix) / Cerla vs. Manian
06. Because the Night (Manian Bootleg Cut) / Cascada
07. Hold Me Tonight (Freddy Hawk Remix) / Manian
08. Everytime You Need Me (Club Mix) / Kindervater feat. Nadja
09. Played-A-Live (Bootleg Mix) / The Real Booty Babes
10. Suddenly (Stevie B Mix) / Crush on Shristie
11. Walking a Line (De-Grees Remix) / Cane
12. Wish You Were Here (Handz Up Club Mix) / Jan Wayne & Scarlet
13. Something (Extended Mix) / Alex Megane
14. True Faith (Frisco Remix) / Liz Kay
15. Reborn (Phalanx Remix) / Allison
16. Sandra’s Song (DJ Space Raven Mix) / DJ Space Raven vs Wavetraxx
17. Paradise (Original Mix) / Thomas Petersen vs Gainworx
Bonus Tracks
18. Caramelldansen (Album Version) / Caramell
19. Caipirinha (Extended Version) / Carinho

Pre-order at CDJapan

Exit Trance presents Pagal! Trance
Release Date: 9/17/08
Price: 2000 yen

So, I googled “pagyaru” and discovered that it’s a fashion statement in Japan. It seems to be aimed at the equivalent of the US “tween” market, which should give you an idea of what this CD will be about. Pagal! is also a comic book illustrated by female illustrator Britney Hamada. Ms. Hamada will be the one producing the CD, and will also be drawing the cover art.

Tentative list full of repeats after the jump. Warning: It contains both “Sousei no Aquarion” and “Caramelldansen.”

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Quake Trance Best.19
Release Date: 8/23/08
Price: 1905 yen

Quake Trance has been somewhat neglected in recent months in favor of the more lucrative Exit Trance series. The 19th release in the series was originally supposed to come out in July, but was delayed to August, making it a full 5 months since the last release. In the past, new releases would come out every 3 months, so it’s clear that DJ Uto has new priorities.

Only a few tracks have been announced so far:

01. Yozora (Trance Cover) / Originally by Miliyah Kato
02. Come On (Trance Cover) / Originally by Charlie
03. Caipirinha / Carinho
04. Undecided / Cascada
05. Undecided / Liz Kay
06. Caramelldansen / Caramell

I think “Caramelldansen” just surpassed “Sousei no Aquarion” as the most overexposed song of the year. We’ll know for sure if other labels start commissioning their own covers, or if it somehow shows up on TranceMaster 2.

As always, the album will be mixed by the original trance gansta, DJ Uto.

Pre-order at CDJapan

Exit Trance presents R25 Speed Anime Trance Best 2
Release Date: 9/3/08
Price: 1905 yen

Second release in the R25 sub-series of the main Speed Anime Trance Best series. My understanding is that the R25 releases focus only on anime songs older than 25 years, whereas the main series deals with more recent songs. Thankfully, that means no “Sousei no Aquarion”!

Tentative list after the jump.

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Exit Trance presents Speed Anime Trance Best Box
Release Date: 8/20/08
Price: 9524 yen

It’s exactly what you think it is: a boxed set of the four main SATB releases as well as the first R25 release. You’re not really saving any money by buying the box, but you do get exclusive box art, plus a mobile phone screen cleaner and 5 postcards. The set is also extremely limited, likely because few people are crazy/stupid enough to buy it. 😛 Keep in mind that you won’t be getting R25 2, which comes out a month after the box.

Pre-order at CDJapan

Exit Trance presents UmaUma Dekiru Trance wo Tsukutte Mita 2 – Sakusha wa Byouki Series
Release Date: 8/20/08
Price: 1905 yen

Is it wrong that I’m kinda disappointed that the final list is much different than the tentative list? Most of these songs seem to come from anime and are mostly saner than what Quake originally had in mind.

Full list after the jump.

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Super Best Trance 09
Release Date: 8/6/08
Price: 1886 yen

Avex have updated the official Super Best Trance website with SBT 09 info. Samples are available here: http://www.avexnet.or.jp/SBT/disco/index.html.

“Tokyo, Go” is basically the same as before, except it has new percussion and the familiar “Viva la Revolution” sample that Shohei has used many times in the past. “Who Knew” sounds really good, though.

For more info on the release, check out my previous blog post:
https://www.dancemania-ex.com/2008/07/16/super-best-trance-09-final/

Exit Trance presents CyberDrift
Release Date: 8/20/08
Price: 1905 yen

A final track list has been announced for N.O.-SYO’s upcoming album. Even I’m surprised by how many new tracks there are, though it remains to be seen if the new remixes will actually be new.

Judging by the track lengths, this will be a nonstop mix, but expect full-length versions to be up on iTunes. The final list after the jump.

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Delaction, DJ Kaya, DJ U*Hey?, DJ Uto, Nish, Remo-Con, and Yoji Biomehanika are all scheduled to appear on TranceMaster 2. There’s still no word on what tracks they may be doing.