Dancemania EX × Trance Paradise

Y.M.C.A. (Single)
Artist: Jumping Dog feat. Jason Champion
Release Date: 6/22/11
Price: 300 yen

Single released in conjunction with Go! Go! Trax.

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Hold It Against Me (Single)
Artist: Alkaloid
Release Date: 6/10/11
Price: $2.49

A psychedelic trance cover of Britney’s “Hold It Against Me” produced by popular Psychedelic Lover producer, Alkaloid. Make sure to at least check out Beatport’s redesigned site. It’s much easier to navigate than the old one.

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The Carnivore Box Vol. 1
Artist: Minimum Cox
Release Date: 5/26/11
Price: $12.99

Beatport exclusive (for now) featuring full versions of Minimum Cox’s biggest hits. Although many of these tracks have already been released on the House Flavor R&B digital releases, the versions here are all extended.

Please no comments about the cover art.

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Text Me Too Much (Single)
Artist: Lucky Princess
Release Date: 4/19/11
Price: $2.99

Lucky Princess’s follow-up to her debut single, “Deadbeat Boyfriend.” TMTM is a hyper techno tune about the dangers of over-texting. I wasn’t overly fond of Disko Warp’s previous attempt at hyper techno on Speedisko 2, but this does a really good job of capturing the sound. Make sure to check out the music video, a nod to all sorts of early 90s atrocities:

The video edit can be found on iTunes, but you can get additional bonus tracks by buying the single at Bandcamp.

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Bubblegum Dancer (Single)
Artist: Hanna Stockzell
Release Date: 5/25/11
Price: $3

Fantastic new solo single from Hanna Stockzell of Smile.dk. The single is dedicated to Bubblegum Dancer, the world’s premier bubblegum dance site. The original mix includes some awesome bubblegum synths and guitars, not to mention Hanna’s bubbly vocals. Meanwhile, speed fans will take an instant liking to the J-Mi & Midi-D remix. To make things even sweeter, 50% of profits go to UNICEF. Grab the single off Hanna’s official website.

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All Night Long (Single)
Artist: J-Mi & Midi-D feat. Hanna Stockzell
Release Date: 5/7/11
Price: $7.99

New single from J-Mi and Midi-D with additional vocals provided by Hanna Stockzell, formerly of Smile.dk. Remixes are provided by United Forces and Disko Warp, among others. I’m most fond of the speedy Panik mix, but the original and Disko Warp Hearling Aura remixes are also quality tracks. I wish they didn’t autotune the vocals so much though 🙁

Samples can be found on their official website. The single is available for download at Amazon or iTunes.

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Super Ponybeat Vol. 1 [Alternate Versions]
Artist: Eurobeat Brony
Release Date: 5/22/11
Price: Name Your Own

Must…resist…giving grammar lesson. Anyway, T. Stebbins revisits the world of MLP with new songs and updated remixes.

The album is currently available on Bandcamp.

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House Flavor R&B ~Original Best Vol. 3~
Release Date: 5/4/11
Price: 1200 yen

Full versions of house-flavored R&B covers that have appeared on various FARM compilations in the past year.

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Club:Luvin’ Volume 1
Release Date: 1/10/11
Price: 6.99 USD

Dance compilation from C3 Recordings, a label started by Chris Bucknall of CJ Crew fame. Included is Eternity’s version of “Another Way,” which previously appeared in speed form on Dancemania Speed G4.

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Super Ponybeat Vol. 1
Artist: Eurobeat Brony
Release Date: 3/26/10
Price: Name Your Own

Travis Stebbins, aka Ken Blast aka Eurobeat Brony, takes on… My Little Pony?! Well, despite the source (or perhaps because of it), Mr. Stebbins has managed to turn out a rockin’, varied selection of eurobeat tracks. My personal favorite is the western-inspired “You Gotta Share.”

The album is currently available on Bandcamp.

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Party Hits R&B, Vol. 3 – House / Electro
Artist: Party Hits Project
Release Date: 3/30/11
Price: 900 yen

Another special digital release featuring full versions of songs from Party Hits ~R&B House~ as well as new productions.

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Supereurobeat
Artist: Vibration All Stars
Price: $6.99 per album; $1.29 per track

I seem to be a bit late to the party, but Vibration/LED are back and have apparently been releasing tons of compilations on iTunes. The Supereurobeat series is of particular interest to Dancemania fans as it has full versions, instrumentals, a cappella versions of Dancemania tracks. A lot of these were released years ago on Juno Download, but there are two surprise tracks that have never before been made available.

First is “Super Super Hero” by Fireman, which made an appearance on Happy Paradise 2 but has never been made available on vinyl or any other media. “Super Super Hero” was a licensed track, but Davide Di Marcantonio did work on the Fireman project, so its inclusion on Supereurobeat Vol. 03 isn’t that inconceivable.

The real shocker is the “Euro Remix” of Deja Vu’s “My Heart Will Go On,” which originally appeared on Dancemania Euro*Mix Happy Paradise. Although it was available on a promo vinyl issued by EMI, I always assumed LED would never be able to release it themselves since it was licensed from Almighty. I’m honestly wondering if Almighty know about this, so you may want to grab it off Supereurobeat Vol. 01 in case Almighty ever decide to pull it.

I believe the only LED Dancemania tracks still not available are the ones from Natsu Monogatari 2009. With any luck they’ll appear on an upcoming release.

Full list of available albums and Dancemania-related tracks after the jump.

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Saifam Speed – March 2011
Artist: Various Artists

Another month, another batch of Speed tracks from Saifam.

SPE163 – [3:42] Greased Lightning (Speedomix) / Speedmaster
SPE164 – [4:00] Bang Bang (Speedomix) / Speedogang
SPE165 – [4:15] Kids in America (The Factory Speedo Remix) / Speedmaster

Saifam Speed – February 2011
Artist: Various Artists

Another batch of Speed tracks from Saifam. “Just a Dream” is 180 BPM!

SPE160 – [3:42] Just Like Paradise / Speedogang
SPE161 – [4:17] Firework (The Factory Speedo Mix) / Speedogang
SPE162 – [4:40] Just a Dream (Factory Speedo Mix) / Speedmaster

20th Century Boy (Single)
Artist: Rew
Release Date: 3/2/11
Price: 600 yen

Previously only available at Beaport, FARM have now put up the new remixes on iTunes Japan along with full versions of some older remixes.

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