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Imademo… (The Way It Is) (Single)
Artist: pua
Release Date: 2/16/11
Price: 150 yen

The first single from pua, a new artist from FARM’s J-Pop sub-label, Nextline. The song is produced by Piano Master and contains the piano melody from “The Way It Is” by Bruce Hornsby and the Range, which was also sampled by 2pac for his song, “Changes.” The song is now available on iTunes Japan.

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I Love Disko Warp ~ Singles Collection Vol. 2
Release Date: 1/6/11
Price: $9.90+

Another collection of Disko Warp’s best songs, including some of the most popular remixes. The album is available in a variety of file formats at Bandcamp for 10 bucks. Strangely, it doesn’t seem to be up at Amazon, but you can buy it from iTunes for $9.90 if you’re looking for a slightly cheaper alternative.

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I Love Disko Warp ~ Singles Collection Vol. 1
Release Date: 1/6/11
Price: $8.99+

Collection of Disko Warp’s best songs, including some of the most popular remixes. The album is available in a variety of file formats at Bandcamp for 10 bucks. However, it is cheaper at Amazon, where it’s only $8.99.

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Saifam Speed – December 2010, January & February 2011
Artist: Various Artists

Saifam have clearly been working overtime since I last posted about Speed releases, with 9 new songs added to the catalog. SPE150 is oddly unavailable at Saifam’s website, but it’s up for sale at Juno Download. SPE158 and SPE159, however, are currently only available at Saifam’s website.

SPE150 – [4:38] J’Adore Hardcore (RN remix) / DJ Kee
SPE151 – [4:09] Like A G6 (Speed mix) / Speedmaster
SPE152 – [3:50] Hip to Be Square (Factory Speedo Mix) / The Band
SPE153 – [4:37] Stop the Rock (AR Speedo remix) / DJ Hush
SPE154 – [4:38] Danger Zone (Speedo mix) / DJ Space’C
SPE155 – [4:50] We Didn’t Start The Fire (AR Speedo mix) / Speedogang
SPE156 – [4:43] Cradle Of Love (The Factory Speed mix) / Speedmaster
SPE157 – [4:02] Whip It (Speed mix) / Speedmaster
SPE158 – [3:45] Born to Boogie (The Factory Speedo Mix) / Speedmaster
SPE159 – [5:17] Pretty Girl Rock (The Speedo Mix) / Speedmaster

Mega Trance presents Glutton Boyz Selection Vol. 3
Release Date: 2/2/11
Price: 1200 yen

Quite a few new songs on this year’s edition. In addition to a new Glutton Boyz song, there’s also a new remix of their first track, “Jackknife.” There are also new tracks from MSG and new artists like U’time, Climbceasar and Grand Chance. Perhaps some of these new tracks will appear on Mega Trance 12?

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20th Century Boy (Single)
Artist: Rew
Release Date: 1/19/11
Price: $4.98

A Beatport-exclusive release featuring a new 2011 remix of “20th Century Boys” as well as a remix by Psychedelic Lover mainstay, InterSys.

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Party Hits R&B, Vol. 2 – House / Electro
Artist: Party Hits Project
Release Date: 12/15/10
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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Psychedelic Lover presents RebeL compiled & mixed by DJ Yagi
Release Date: 1/26/11
Price: 1200 yen

New digital compilation mixed by DJ Yagi.

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Party Hits R&B, Vol. 1 – House / Electro
Artist: Party Hits Project
Release Date: 12/15/10
Price: 900 yen

A special digital release featuring full versions of songs from Party Hits ~R&B House~.

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V.I.P. presents Ultimate Hit Trax
Release Date: 12/22/10
Price: 1500 yen

Full-lengths versions of tracks from V.I.P. VII. Only 15 of the 27 tracks from the CD are here, namely the EMI tracks.

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Mother Ocean Remix EP
Release Date: 12/14/10
Price: 4.45 USD

The Mother Ocean Remix EP is now available for download at multiple download services, including iTunes and Beatport. Amazon has it for only $4.45, so I’d recommend buying it from there.

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R&B Boutique -in the house- 2nd Collection EP
Release Date: 12/8/10
Price: 600 yen

4 tracks from the second release in the R&B Boutique series.

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Psychedelic Lover presents Slangy mixed By DJ-Ichiro & Vit
Release Date: 12/1/10
Price: 1200 yen

Slangy (pronounced with a soft “g”) is a brand of men’s clothing in Japan, and they’ve teamed up with FARM Records to release a psychedelic trance compilation. The album is split into two parts, with the first 8 tracks mixed by Vit, a DJ unit comprising Slangy members. The remaining 9 tracks are mixed by DJ Ichiro, a Slangy model. The compilation is available for download now on iTunes Japan.

A very limited amount of CDs were also pressed, containing DJ Ichiro’s mix only. The first 100 customers who order The Best of Psychedelic Lover from the Accel Spunky shop will get the Slangy CD for FREE.

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J-Pop Cover Densetsu II no Ichibu
Release Date: 12/1/10
Price: 1200 yen

A limited selection of songs from J-Pop Cover Densetsu II.

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Mother Ocean Remix EP
Release Date: 12/14/10
Price: ??? USD

Remix EP featuring remixes of “Mother Ocean” by Nish, e-kawa and Fiber Tek, as well as a new remix by Shohei Matsumoto himself.

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