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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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Rock Cover Densetsu mixed by DJ Fumi*Yeah!
Release Date: 7/20/11
Price: 1886 yen

Rock covers of classic J-Pop songs as well as Western hits. Produced by Aqua Production and mixed by DJ Fumi*Yeah! Samples sound great, so this is definitely one to look out for.

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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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K-Pop Cover Compilation
Release Date: 7/20/11
Price: 1886 yen

K-Pop kover kompilations seems to be all the rage in Japan. This one comes from D-Topia, the same label behind Bukkomi Gachi Renchan Mix ~Age Oto Euro~.

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Bukkomi Gachi Renchan Mix ~Age Oto Euro~
Release Date: 7/13/11
Price: 1524 yen

Yup, another J-Euro Pachislot compilation. It’s unclear if it’ll be Akiba Koubou producing, but all of the announced songs have been covered by AKBK in the past (repeatedly, in some cases).

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Diamond ~Celebrity Style~
Release Date: 5/11/11
Price: 1600 yen

From the makers of Party Hits R&B House. Also available on iTunes Japan.

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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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No. 1 Hits R&B Covers ~House Flavor~
Release Date: 4/20/11
Price: 6.99 USD

House covers of overexposed R&B songs. Produced by Rambling Records of Japan and released on CD under the title 1 Flavor of Muzic Life. Surprisingly, it’s available internationally on Amazon US and iTunes.

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Luv Euro
Release Date: 4/27/11
Price: 1800 yen

J-Euro compilation produced and mixed by DJ Mocchi of Akiba Koubou. There are a few songs on this that have yet to appear on any other J-Euro compilations.

It’s available as a digital download at Amazon and iTunes, but I believe the digital version is the same as the CD release so don’t expect full versions.

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Natsu Euro
Release Date: 6/29/11
Price: 1800 yen

Another new release from Akiba Koubou. Details are sparse at the moment, but it is known that DJ Mocchi will be producing. Hopefully this one will actually have new tracks. :/

Pre-order at CDJapan.

Dekiruhazu! Zenbu!
Release Date: 6/8/11
Price: 1800 yen

Greatest hits album from J-Euro queen, Nagisa. Includes full versions of her biggest hits plus a non-stop mix by DJ Mocchi. The cover art is strangely reminiscent of Hime Trance o.O

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Luv Euro
Release Date: 4/27/11
Price: 1800 yen

A J-Euro compilation produced by DJ Mocchi of Akiba Koubou. This being Akiba Koubou, you can expect tons of repeats including, of course, “Sousei” and “Zankoku.” It does look like there’ll be some new songs, however.

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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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