DanceMaster | 
07 20th, 2009| 
Exit Trance presents J-Pop Covers 90’s
Release Date: 8/5/09
Price: 1905 yen
Looks like the final title is “Exit Trance presents 90’s J-Covers.” Only one repeat. Not too shabby.
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Jul
20
Jul
11
Exit Trance presents Kids Trance Land 2
Release Date: 7/15/09
Price: 1905 yen
Most of the songs appear to be from children’s anime shows, with the exception of the theme from “Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends,” which looks completely out of place. Oh, and they’re also covering a BeForU song. o_O
I spot at least three repeats, which isn’t too bad, but there was a time when these compilations had no repeats. I fear the day when they end up being like EMI’s themed Speed releases, with 75% repeats.
Jul
10
Exit Trance presents Dramatic Trance ~Memorial~ Dai 2 Wa
Release Date: 7/15/09
Price: 1905 yen
Another Utada song gets tranceformed. Plus, “Pop Star” gets covered for the second time.
Jul
9
Exit Tunes presents Speed Anime Trance Bitter
Release Date: 8/19/09
Price: 1905 yen
Yup, another SATB sub-series. SATB Bitter will focus on “bittersweet” anime themes. No early list, unfortunately, so one can only imagine what Quake have in store for us. Somehow I get the feeling they’ll use this as an excuse to repeat “Beautiful World.” Any other guesses?
Pre-order at CDJapan.
Jul
1
Exit Trance presents UmaUma Dekiru Trance wo Tsukutte Mita Complete Best
Release Date: 7/15/09
Price: 2667 yen (Regular Edition) or 2857 yen (Limited Edition)
Oh, bloody hell. “Caramelldansen (Speedycake Remix)” again?! You’d think that Quake would commission a new remix for this special release, or at least use a remix that hasn’t already appeared a hundred times.
The album cover on the left is for the regular edition, while the one on the right is for the limited. The limited edition of the album comes with a special figure of “Miko Barusa.” Miko is apparently the name of the blue-haired character who was on the cover of the first two albums. Put the name in the traditional Japanese order and you get “barusamiko,” which I take it is a reference to a Nico Nico meme involving balsamic vinegar. Cute. The limited edition will be limited to only 20,000 copies. Meanwhile, the regular version comes with one trading card out of four total.
Jun
23
Exit Trance presents Zenbei No. 1 Cinema Covers 2
Release Date: 7/1/09
Price: 1905 yen
Oh. Em. Gee. Ghostbusters! Raiders’ March!! WONKA’s WELCOME SONG!!! The final list for Cinema Covers 2 looks simply amazing. There are plenty of obvious picks but also quite a few obscure themes. Along with the aforementioned Willy Wonka theme, we’ll also be getting songs from Home Alone(!), The Last Samurai, and even Dinosaur. Sadly, there’s nothing as potentially inappropriate as “Theme from Schindler’s List” this time around.
The usual gang of Exit Trance artists will once again be doing the covers. Ryu* gets two tracks this time, one of them being “Ghostbusters.” Meanwhile, Dizzi Mystica gets the largest share with three tracks under his belt. I loved what he did with “The Imperial March,” so it makes sense that he’ll be doing the main Star Wars theme. The themes from The Dark Knight, and Pretty Woman are pretty inspired choices, though.
The biggest and best surprise is the appearance of N.O.-SYO. He was strangely absent from the first release, but he’ll be making his Cinema Covers debut with two tracks. N.O.-SYO’s distinct brand of rock-trance is sure to spice up “Raider’s March,” but I’m very curious to hear how “The Way of the Sword” will turn out.
Cinema Covers 2 isn’t entirely flawless, unfortunately. “Axel F” is present. AGAIN. B.U.S. did a great job with the theme on the first release, and Ron Rockwell’s electro-house version is nothing special. And isn’t “Welcome to Jurassic Park” essentially the same as the main theme that was already on the first Cinema Trance? They even have Starving Trancer doing it again.
Jun
22
Exit Trance presents Speed Anime Trance Best 7
Release Date: 7/1/09
Price: 1905 yen
Shut Up and Explode! Not only does it have the best title ever, but it’s also a fantastic song that should make for an excellent trance cover. Interesting that they’re having Yuki do it, though, since the original had male vocals. (Edit: I’m an idiot. I was confusing Yurie with Yuki.)
In even more exciting news, “Hatena de Wasshoi” finally makes its debut and it’s by Ryu*! Hooray for maximum Bemani synergy!
Also intriguing is a new collaboration by DJ Uto and Starving Trancer, with Mayumi Morinaga doing vocals. If all that wasn’t enough, there’s even a Ryu* remix! Quake uploaded it to Nico Nico to promote the album:
As far as I can tell, the version on the album won’t be the Ryu* remix, which raises the question of exactly when and where the Ryu* remix will appear.
And no, I’m not going to comment on the cover art.
Jun
17
Exit Trance presents Gakkou Trance 5 Jigenme
Release Date: 8/5/09
Price: 1905 yen
The fifth release in the Gakkou Trance series. The last one had graduation as a theme, so one can only wonder what this one will be about.
Jun
16
Exit Trance presents J-Pop Covers 90’s
Release Date: 8/5/09
Price: 1905 yen
This is also being listed as “R35 J Covers” or “R30 J Covers,” but I think “J-Pop Covers 90’s” is the final title.
Jun
13
Exit Trance presents UmaUma Dekiru Trance wo Tsukutte Mita 5 – Hyper Kenja Time
Release Date: 6/17/09
Price: 1905 yen
Run for cover! The Apocalypse is coming! At least, that’s the only possible explanation for “Caramelldansen” not being included on this fifth release in the UmaUma Trance series. Truthfully, I’m a bit disappointed that there won’t be another remix of the song that refuses to die. After the insanity of the IOSYS feat. Beat Mario remix I was kind of looking forward to see how they could possibly top it.
As for the tracks that will be appearing, I don’t recognize any of them at first glance. I must be really behind on my music games, though, because I had no idea The Idolm@ster started off as a video game. ^^;
Jun
3
Exit Trance presents Kids Trance Land 2
Release Date: 7/15/09
Price: 1905 yen
No early track list for this sequel, either. The first one supposedly had trance covers of songs popular among Japanese children. Really, though, it might as well have been named “Kids Anime Trance Best.”
Pre-order at CDJapan.
Jun
2
Exit Trance presents Dramatic Trance ~Memorial~ Dai 2 Wa
Release Date: 7/15/09
Price: 1905 yen
Quake didn’t provide an early track list for Dramatic Trance Episode 2 to retailers, but you can expect more trance covers of J-Drama theme songs.
Pre-order at CDJapan.
Jun
1
Exit Trance presents UmaUma Dekiru Trance wo Tsukutte Mita Complete Best
Release Date: 7/15/09
Price: 2667 yen (Regular Edition) or 2857 yen (Limited Edition)
Oh, joy, UmaUma Trance Best! 30 tracks will be included, with new remixes, vocals, and remasterings keeping things fresh. Why do I get the feeling that this’ll end up having 30 different remixes of “Caramelldansen”?
The limited edition of the album comes with a special figure of “Miko Barusa.” Miko is apparently the name of the blue-haired character who was on the cover of the first three albums. Put the name in the traditional Japanese order and you get “barusamiko,” which I take it is a reference to a Nico Nico meme involving balsamic vinegar. Cute. The limited edition will be limited to only 20,000 copies.
Pre-order the limited edition or the regular edition at CDJapan.
May
28
Exit Trance presents Speed Anime Trance Best The Movie
Release Date: 6/3/09
Price: 1905 yen
The latest SATB sub-series, this time focusing on anime movie themes. You gotta hand it to Quake for not simply using repeats. Yes, there are a few songs from older volumes, but they appear to be newly remixed.
May
27
Exit Trance presents Speed Anime Trance Best Ecstasy Second Season
Release Date: 6/3/09
Price: 1905 yen
More trance covers of bishoujo game themes. “Musou Uta” was covered way back on the first SATB, though this looks like an entirely new cover. Meanwhile, “You” and “Katayoku no Icarus” look to be new remixes of the versions featured on SATB 4. “Kirameku Namida wa Hoshi ni” seems to be the same version that was on SATB 5, however.
There sure is a lot of Acid=Stone Valley on this…
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