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Co3 album review

Well the first thing you notice when loading Co3 into iTunes is that it is classified as Dance/House music. Yeah. This isn’t typical FACT. It’s more of an extension of FACT, that delves into club music, metal/synth loops, drum & bass,  the love of video games and chiptune sound effects. Can you really dance to … Continue reading »

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Hiromi Sato The Best 店頭用 PV

Hiromi Sato is releasing 2 best of CDs The Best Ever Green and The Best Sky Blue out 9.22.2010. Cdjapan.co.jp gives us some more distinguishing features for each best of CD. The Sky Blue edition contains opening intros to a few PC games such as “Mizuiro,” “Eternal Lovers” and more. The Ever Green edition gives … Continue reading »

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Plugnet press “Select”

Pull out your NES controllers and join Plugnet in a multiplayer game. I’m totally in! Yukkey, Forest and Mayamusi (the members of Plugnet) are ready to bash you over the head with their best Beastie Boys 8-bit rap battle. And it is pretty damn good. Their first single “Excube Me!” is on youtube and is … Continue reading »

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Kaori Asoh sings RIZ-ZOAWD theme song

I am now finally playing The Wizard of Oz Beyond the Yellow Brick Road for the Nintendo DS. XSEED brought this gem of a game over from Japan, which was originally titled RIZ-ZOAWD. This is a simplistic RPG that is deceptively battle tough on certain enemies. I’m having some fun with it and really enjoying … Continue reading »

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Sayuri Sugawara- “Because I have You” Final Fantasy XIII

Sayuri Sugawara is releasing a Maxi-single 君がいるからwhich translates to “Because I have You” on December 2nd, 2009. And this single as well as the song “Eternal Love” are both part of the Final Fantasy XIII soundtrack, and both are on this maxi-single as well as a christmas song called “Christmas Again”. I expect major sales … Continue reading »