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Jun 24

Quake News 5
Quake Trance presents Quake News #05
Release Date: 7/1/09
Price: 999 yen

The latest tracks picked by Helios. Unlike previous releases in the series, it looks like this one will have full-length versions instead of radio edits. Bravo, Quake!

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Jun 18

Quake Trance presents Quake News #06
Release Date: 8/5/09
Price: 999 yen

The series will no longer be limited to trance alone, and will start including electro-house as well.

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Jun 14

QTB 21Quake Trance Best 21
Release Date: 6/17/09
Price: 1905 yen

Almost half of the album is taken from the Quake News releases. o_O Not everything on the early list made it (no Axel F!!), and there’s a surprising lack of DJ Gollum despite his dominance on QTB 20.

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May 29

Quake News 4Quake Trance presents Quake News #04
Release Date: 6/3/09
Price: 999 yen

The monthly series rolls on with the latest trance tracks.

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May 14

Quake Trance presents Quake News #05
Release Date: 7/1/09
Price: 999 yen

The latest tracks picked by Helios.

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May 7

QTB 21Quake Trance Best 21
Release Date: 6/17/09
Price: 1905 yen

Axel F 🙁

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May 1

Quake News #03Quake Trance presents Quake News #03
Release Date: 5/8/09
Price: 951 yen

I’m pretty sure Helios, who selects the tracks for this series, is an unabashed fan of Smile.dk, so I’m kind of surprised that he hasn’t found a way to include them yet. The actual list is mostly the same old Handz Up (do people still use that term anymore?) from the same old artists.

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Apr 15

Quake Trance presents Quake News #04
Release Date: 6/3/09
Price: 999 yen

The latest tracks picked by Helios.

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Feb 11

QTB 20Quake 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.
Trance Gangsta

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Jan 19

QTB 20Quake 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.

Trance Gangsta

And yes, I love any excuse to pull that DJ Uto picture out.

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Aug 5

Quake Trance Best 19Quake Trance Best.19
Release Date: 8/23/08
Price: 1905 yen

The final list has been revealed. It’s predictably Manian-heavy, though the new Mayumi Morinaga track is a surprise.

01. Come On (B.U.S. Remix) / Mayumi Morinaga
02. Booming Track (Raindropz! Remix) / Ekowrait
03. Godlike (Original Mix) / Deepforces
04. Tell Me Why I’m Crying Out (Rocco & Bass-T Remix) / Stylerockerz
05. Jump (Trance Mix) / Cerla vs. Manian
06. Because the Night (Manian Bootleg Cut) / Cascada
07. Hold Me Tonight (Freddy Hawk Remix) / Manian
08. Everytime You Need Me (Club Mix) / Kindervater feat. Nadja
09. Played-A-Live (Bootleg Mix) / The Real Booty Babes
10. Suddenly (Stevie B Mix) / Crush on Shristie
11. Walking a Line (De-Grees Remix) / Cane
12. Wish You Were Here (Handz Up Club Mix) / Jan Wayne & Scarlet
13. Something (Extended Mix) / Alex Megane
14. True Faith (Frisco Remix) / Liz Kay
15. Reborn (Phalanx Remix) / Allison
16. Sandra’s Song (DJ Space Raven Mix) / DJ Space Raven vs Wavetraxx
17. Paradise (Original Mix) / Thomas Petersen vs Gainworx
Bonus Tracks
18. Caramelldansen (Album Version) / Caramell
19. Caipirinha (Extended Version) / Carinho

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Aug 3

Quake Trance Best 19Quake Trance Best.19
Release Date: 8/23/08
Price: 1905 yen

Quake Trance has been somewhat neglected in recent months in favor of the more lucrative Exit Trance series. The 19th release in the series was originally supposed to come out in July, but was delayed to August, making it a full 5 months since the last release. In the past, new releases would come out every 3 months, so it’s clear that DJ Uto has new priorities.

Only a few tracks have been announced so far:

01. Yozora (Trance Cover) / Originally by Miliyah Kato
02. Come On (Trance Cover) / Originally by Charlie
03. Caipirinha / Carinho
04. Undecided / Cascada
05. Undecided / Liz Kay
06. Caramelldansen / Caramell

I think “Caramelldansen” just surpassed “Sousei no Aquarion” as the most overexposed song of the year. We’ll know for sure if other labels start commissioning their own covers, or if it somehow shows up on TranceMaster 2.

As always, the album will be mixed by the original trance gansta, DJ Uto.
Trance Gangsta

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