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Exit Trance presents UmaUma Dekiru Trance wo Tsukutte Mita 4 – Goran no Arisama Dayo
Release Date: 4/1/09
Price: 1905 yen
There is no god. Or, if there is, he’s a very vengeful one. What else could possibly explain yet another remix of “Caramelldansen”? It’s surprising that it’s taken Quake this long to cover “Airman ga Taosenai” and “Cutie Honey,” though.
Exit Trance presents Speed Anime Trance Best 6
Release Date: 3/18/09
Price: 1905 yen
Hot on the heels of FARM, Quake will also be doing their own cover of “Hatena de Wasshoi.” Hopefully they’ll get Ryu* to do it for maximum Bemani synergy.
Exit Trance presents Sagyouyou BGM Electro House
Release Date: 2/18/09
Price: 1905 yen
A spin-off of Working BGM Trance. A number of the tracks on this are also appearing on Quake Trance Best 20, with different remixes, of course.
Quake Trance Best 20 ~Anniversary~
Release Date: 2/18/09
Price: 1905 yen
Someone must really like DJ Gollum, as he’s on no less than 1/4 of the album. Otherwise, the usual suspects apply. The only notable absentee is Cascada. Although, really, what’s the difference between Cascada, Liz Kay, Dyce, etc.?
For those wondering, “I Turn to You” and “All the Things She Said” are indeed covers. However, “Surrender” is not a cover of the Lasgo song. That’s probably for the best, as needless trance covers of songs that were trance to begin with annoy the heck out of me. Remember when Manian and about a dozen other DJs kept covering “Heaven”? The worst part was that they all somehow appeared on Quake/Exit Trance!
As always, Quake Trance Best 20 will be mixed by DJ Uto.
Exit Trance presents Dramatic Trance #01 ~Memorial~
Release Date: 2/18/08
Price: 1905 yen
More Ouendan goodness! Dramatic Trance Episode 1 features Oendan 2’s end song, “Sekai wa Sore o Ai to Yobundaze.” I wonder how long before they cover all of the songs that ever appeared in the Ouendan series?
For J-pop fans, I also spot the Hikaru Utada song, “Prisoner of Love.”
Exit Trance presents CM Trance 2
Release Date: 2/18/09
Price: 1905 yen
Ooh, there are a few noteworthy covers on this one. The one that should be of most interest is “Romance no Kamisama,” better known to Dancemania and DDR fans as “God of Romance.” Also of note are “Kibun Jojo” and “Zenyroku Shounen,” both of which made appearances on Ouendan 2.
Exit Tunes presents pixiv no Dendou
Release Date: 3/4/09
Price: 2500 yen
Quake’s first DVD release. pixiv is the Japanese equivalent of DeviantArt, where users can upload their illustrations for other users to view and critique. pixiv no Dendou will collect the best illustrations out of the 2 million already uploaded, and will present them with songs from Exit Tunes as background music. Yeah, I don’t get it either. DVD is hardly the best way to showcase high-resolution artwork.
On a side note, months ago Quake were actually planning a Caramelldansen DVD with official videos, interviews, and even the best fan-made videos from Nico Nico. It never came out for some reason.
Pre-order at CDJapan.
Quake Trance presents Quake News #01
Release Date: 3/4/09
Price: 951 yen
A new series from Quake. And it’s not about anime! Years ago, Quake News was a series of promo vinyls released to promote Quake Trance Best CDs. The vinyls typically contained 4 full-length tracks, but this new CD series will have 8 tracks per release. It appears that the CDs will be released monthly for the low price of 951 yen each.
Pre-order at CDJapan.
Exit Trance Best #09
Release Date: 3/4/09
Price: 1905 yen
Here we go again. More repeats taken from Exit Trance albums released in the past year. That means tons of anime, “Caipirinha,” and other random songs from their other series. Mixed by DJ Yoshinori.
Exit Trance presents Zenbei No. 1 Cinema Trance
Release Date: 3/4/09
Price: 1905 yen
SFX Trance. Zenbei (All-American) No. 1 Cinema Trance will have nothing but covers of American movie themes. Half of the tracks announced so far were also covered on EMI’s Speed SFX, so you should have an idea of where this album is headed.
Exit Trance presents R25 Speed Anime Trance Best 3
Release Date: 2/4/08
Price: 1905 yen
Ponyo Ponyo Ponyo sakana no ko… Get ready to hear those lyrics. A LOT. “Ponyo” is set to be this year’s “Sousei no Aquarion” in that it’s sure to be covered a million times and appear on every other Japanese dance compilation. It’s no surprise, then, that it’s the lead track on Quake’s tribute to the films of Studio Ghibli.
ET R25 SATB 3 ~GS~, quite possibly the longest acronym ever, does include a few repeats, including the aforementioned “Ponyo.” Most of the covers are new, however, so this should be a treat for Ghibli fans.
Exit Trance presents Kids Trance Land
Release Date: 3/4/09
Price: 1905 yen
From what I can tell, this is mostly trance covers of children’s songs. I suppose in a way that it’s a sequel to Akachan (Baby) Trance. Lots of anime songs will be included yet again, mostly from anime that’s targeted at younger audiences.
Seriously, Quake, enough anime stuff. Give us VGM Trance!
Quake Trance Best 20 ~Anniversary~
Release Date: 2/18/09
Price: 1905 yen
Quake Trance returns! Last year saw only 2 Quake Trance Best releases, whereas at the height of the trance boom there were 4 releases a year. I was starting to think that Quake Trance was down for the count, but it’s coming back this February with even more of the latest Handz Up tunes. Once again, it’ll be mixed by the legendary DJ Uto.
And yes, I love any excuse to pull that DJ Uto picture out.
Exit Trance presents CM Trance 2
Release Date: 2/18/09
Price: 1905 yen
CM Trance 2 will include songs featured prominently in Japanese TV commercials. Aside form “Kibun Jojo” (yay, Ouendan) I can’t say I’m familiar with the rest of the early track list, but that’s probably because I don’t follow J-pop.
Exit Trance presents UmaUma Dekiru Trance wo Tsukutte Mita 3 – Samune de Yoyuu de Shita (Digital Version)
Release Date: 1/7/08
Price: 1800 yen
The CD is now out, and full versions are available on various download services. It looks like Quake encountered some licensing problems, however, so full versions of tracks 1 and 20 on the CD are not available online. To make up for this, they put two bonus tracks on the iTunes release. For no reason at all, one of the bonus tracks is Cascada’s “Bad Boy.” Slightly more interesting is “Caramelldansen (Special Christmas Remix).” It’s not the Christmas version that I wrote about before, but an altogether different remix with English vocals. o_O
But it at iTunes. For Japanese iTunes cards, check out Gateway to Japan.
DanceMaster | 
02 16th, 2009| 
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