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Jan 15

EDM ~Electronic Dance Madness~ 3
Release Date: 3/13/13
Price: 2190 yen

The third release in the EDM series arrives on schedule this March. Expect EDM hits from David Guetta, Deadmau5, Moby, and others.

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Jan 12
EDM Anthem – Pre-release Info
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EDM Anthem
Release Date: 2/27/13
Price: 2190 yen

Universal is the latest Japanese record label to jump on the EDM bandwagon. Their EDM compilation will be released in February and will feature artists like Avicii, Elsso, and David Guetta.

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Jan 11

EDM Compilation 2
Release Date: 12/26/12
Price: 900 yen

Full versions of songs from EDM 2. For some reason it’s still not up on iTunes yet, but it is up for sale on other sites like Mora.

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Jan 10

Kaji ga 100-bai Hakadoru High Tension Song Best
Release Date: 12/26/12
Price: 900 yen

Digital only release from EMI that’s somewhat related to their Drive ga 100-bai Tanoshiku Naru series. The first part of the title translates roughly to “Make Housework Go by 100 Times Faster,” hence the cover art. The track list consists of 80s and 90s eurodance hits. It’s also up on iTunes Japan, where it’s listed as Top Cheer Up Songs (House Keeping Edition).

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Jan 9

Drive ga 100-bai Tanoshiku Naru 90s Best
Release Date: 1/30/13 ? 2/27/13
Price: 1886 yen

Originally scheduled for release in late January, this has been delayed to late February. This entry in the Drive ga 100-bai series features 90s dance classics from the likes of Spice Girls, Me & My, Smile.dk, MC Hammer, Bellini, and a whole host of other names you’ve seen in Dancemania before.

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Jan 8

Drive ga 100-bai Tanoshiku Naru 80s Best
Release Date: 1/30/13 ? 2/27/13
Price: 1886 yen

The “Drive ga 100-bai” series rolls on next January February with another pair of releases. If there’s anything that EMI love to repeat more than AKBK Eurobeat, it’s 80s and 90s classics. This compilation has 80s mainstays from Culture Club, Kylie, Blondie, Duran Duran, and more.

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Dec 21

V.I.P. R&B/Party Trax
Release Date: 12/19/12
Price: 1200 yen

Full versions and dance remixes of songs from VIP 9.

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Dec 19

V.I.P. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop/Dance Trax IX
Release Date: 12/19/12
Price: 2171 yen

Ninth release in the V.I.P. series. Previous releases focused more on R&B/Hip-Hop, but lately they’ve been including more and more dance tracks. If I didn’t know any better I would’ve thought this was EDM 2. o_O

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Dec 15

J-Pop Cover Densetsu ~Anison Fever Best~
Release Date: 12/12/12
Price: 1714 yen

New spin-off release in FARM’s J-Pop Cover Densetsu series. Unfortunately, it’s all repeats. Not even one new song. 🙁

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Dec 13

EDM ~Electronic Dance Madness~ 2
Release Date: 12/5/12 ? 12/12/12
Price: 2190 yen

2nd release in the EDM series, featuring hit electronic dance music from artists like David Guetta, Swedish House Mafia, Kaskade, and more.

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Nov 29

V.I.P. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop/Dance Trax IX
Release Date: 12/19/12
Price: 2171 yen

Final list has been revealed for this 9th release in the V.I.P. series. As expected, it has quite a bit of EDM on it.

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Nov 28

Anim80s 2 ~Anime Hits in 80s Disco Style~
Release Date: 11/28/12
Price: 1886 yen

Hit anime themes remade in an 80s disco-pop style. Got my copy a few days ago and it’s mostly enjoyable. I’m not gonna lie, I don’t immediately recognize what served as the inspiration for most of the tracks. Many of the songs on the first Anim80s used rather distinctive synths or beats that made their inspirations clear. For example, “Cat’s Eye” was unmistakably modeled after “Beat It” while “Shuuketsu no Sono e” imitated the synths from “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.” The songs on Anim80s 2 don’t quite have the same recognizable hooks. However, there were many times when I was listening to the album and thought, “Wow, this sounds really familiar,” but couldn’t place the source material. In some ways it’s better that way in that it lets the productions stand on their own, but I kind of miss the fun in comparing the songs to the originals, so to speak.

Hopefully this will lead to Anim90s, as unpronounceable as that may be. I’d love to hear the themes in classic 90s eurodance style.

The album is available on iTunes JP and other Japanese download services, but as with the first Anim80s it’s mixed, so no full versions. 🙁

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Nov 22

Drive ga 100-bai Tanoshiku Naru 90s Best
Release Date: 1/30/13
Price: 1886 yen

This entry in the Drive ga 100-bai series features 90s dance classics from the likes of Spice Girls, Me & My, Smile.dk, MC Hammer, Bellini, and a whole host of other names you’ve seen in Dancemania before.

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Nov 21

Drive ga 100-bai Tanoshiku Naru 80s Best
Release Date: 1/30/13
Price: 1886 yen

The “Drive ga 100-bai” series rolls on next January with another pair of releases. If there’s anything that EMI love to repeat more than AKBK Eurobeat, it’s 80s and 90s classics. This compilation has 80s mainstays from Culture Club, Kylie, Blondie, Duran Duran, and more.

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Nov 18

EDM ~Electronic Dance Madness~ 2
Release Date: 12/5/12 ? 12/12/12
Price: 2190 yen

The album has been delayed a week, but the final track list is out. Almost all of the tracks on the early list have made their way onto the final one.

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