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Hatsune Miku Dance Remix vol. 1
Release Date: 12/7/11
Price: 1886 yen
New Vocaloid dance compilation series from Victor Japan. Features new dance remixes of popular Vocaloid songs. Remix artists include Rocketman and Sexy-Synthesizers, among others. Visit the official website for more details and samples.
Dance Dance Revolution 2nd MIX Original Soundtrack Deluxe Edition presented by Dancemania
Release Date: 11/9/11 ? 11/30/11
Price: 3619 yen (2 CD+DVD Version) or 3048 yen (2 CD Only Version)
Update (12/20/11): The entire OST, including bonus tracks and non-stop mix, is now available on iTunes Japan. It’s 150 yen per track or 2,400 yen for the whole album.
J-Pop in the House Vol. 2
Artist: Party*Rockers
Release Date: 11/23/11
Price: 900 yen
Digital release featuring house J-Pop covers from Party*Rockers, whose tracks have appeared on releases such as J-Pop Cover Densetsu II and Age Mix.
Saturday Night (Single)
Artist: Captain Jack
Release Date: 11/23/12
Second single from the new Captain Jack’s latest album. It’s available at Juno Download as well as iTunes and other online music stores.
J-Pop in the House Vol. 1
Artist: House Popper
Release Date: 11/16/11
Price: 900 yen
Digital release featuring house J-Pop covers from House Popper. Their tracks have appeared on a number of FARM compilations such as J-Pop Cover Densetsu IV and Age Mix.
Bemanistyle have an update on the recently released DDR X3 vs. 2nd MIX. 2nd MIX mode has all of the 2nd MIX licenses playable with the exception of “Strictly Business,” which I suppose shouldn’t be a surprise. So far 6 of these licenses are also playable in X3 mode. Interestingly, all of this wouldn’t have been possible just a year or two ago since EMI lost the AATW license (necessary for the Bus Stop song) to Avex and only recently reacquired it. I’m sure they probably would’ve worked something out, but getting the license back no doubt made things easier.
X3 has some others songs by artists I frequently cover here. “Come Back to My Heart” by Another Infinity feat. Mayumi Morinaga makes a surprise appearance, and there’s also a J-Mi and Midi-D song, “Wings of an Angel (Fly with Me).” Also licensed is Yuki Kimura’s “Love & Joy,” which is about 5 years too late since it was most popular during the Hime Trance era.
Shout out to my friend, Tyma, repository of obscure DDR trivia. Make sure to check out his podcast at http://www.maniacmode.com/ for a nostalgic trip back in time as he, Max, and special guest JAKAZiD look back at the history of DDR 2nd MIX. It’s kind of like The Ricky Gervais Show, except about DDR. And funny. Oh, I kid, I kid. Neither is very funny.
Francfranc presents Starlight Xmas Party
Release Date: 11/9/11
Price: 2381 yen
Another Christmas dance cover album from Francfranc, following last year’s Snow Crystal -The Best of Christmas Party Mix-. All of the tracks are licensed from the US label, Power Music. You can listed to samples on Francfranc’s official website.
Android
Artist: DJ Miya
Release Date: 11/15/11
Price: 3619 yen
First album from DJ Miya, who has been a frequent N.O.-SYO collaborator in the past and has made numerous appearances on Quake albums. It doesn’t appear that CDJapan will be carrying this, but Amazon Japan has it up for order. There’s a chance that the album will also be available internationally, as most of her singles are up on Amazon MP3.
Dancemania Sparkle Classics – Best of 80s Disco Pop
Release Date: 1/18/12 ? 1/25/12
Price: 2381 yen
Update (12/27/11): Final track list has been revealed. There are seven “new” tracks, meaning that they’ve never appeared on Dancemania before. The bonus track is Wink’s Japanese cover of “Turn It into Love.”
Now get to work on Dancemania Speed Sparkle, EMI.
J-Pop Cover Densetsu ~Yuru Uta Selection
Release Date: 11/9/11
Price: N/A
Exclusive 4-track CD available only if you order J-Pop Cover Densetsu IV from Village Vanguard. To be honest, it’s nothing special, as the tracks are taken from other FARM releases, but that orange cover sure is nice. Plus, ordering from VV also gets you a special magnet sheet featuring the cover art of J-Pop Cover Densetsu IV.
J-Pop Cover Densetsu IV
Release Date: 11/9/11
Price: 1905 yen
Fourth release in FARM’s hugely popular J-Pop cover series mixed by DJ Fumi*Yeah!
V.I.P. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop/Dance Trax DVD Mix 2
Release Date: 12/14/11
Price: 2171 yen
A special “DVD mix” of music videos from V.I.P. artists. It’s a shame they didn’t release a special Dancemania DVD this year. 🙁
V.I.P. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop/Dance Trax VIII
Release Date: 12/14/11
Price: 2171 yen
Eighth release in the V.I.P. series. It’s mostly a showcase for EMI’s artists, but they do license tracks from other labels.
Let’s Dance -Super 80s Disco Hits-
Release Date: 12/7/11 ? 12/21/11
Price: 2857 yen
2-disc compilation from EMI celebrating Roppongi disco hits.
Mogra Mix
Release Date: 12/7/11 ? 12/21/11
Price: 2476 yen
New compilation from EMI, done in collaboration with Club Mogra. Club Mogra frequently plays Vocaloid, game music, and anime songs, so expect a rather eclectic mix. The album will be mixed by DJ Wild Party. If I’m not mistaken, this will be EMI’s first foray into the world of Vocaloid.
DanceMaster | 
12 2nd, 2011| 
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