Dancemania
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Dancemania is a series of remix compilation album
s by i-DANCE. The series deals primarily with dance music
, especially eurodance
. Despite its tracks have been made by various musicians from all over the world mainly from the European continent, the albums have been released exclusively in Japan.
The first issue, Dancemania 1, was released on April 10, 1996 with crews including E-Rotic
, Cut 'N' Move
, Me & My
, Maxx, Basic Element, Magic Affair
, Odyssey
, Captain Jack
, Interactive
, Space Pilots, and DJ Quicksilver
as the leading mixer. 1 debuted at number 14 on the Oricon
weekly album chart in April 1996 and reached number 4 in the same chart in May 1996 and ranked number 56 in the yearly Top 100 best-selling album chart in 1996 with 480,980 copies sold.
Dancemania has spawned many sub-series projects, such as Summers & Winters, Bass, Euro Mix, Super Techno, Classics, Delux, Game, Club, Zip Mania, Trance, Trance Paradise, Covers
and Speed
. Many of these sub-series have further spawned their each sub-series projects.
The series released approximately 50 volumes in its first four years and the label claims that over 10 million copies were sold by the end of the 20th century.
Many songs from the series have been licensed for use in Bemani
games by Konami
, such as Dance Dance Revolution
or Dance Maniax
.
. Winters mainly features handbag house, breakbeat
and big beat
.
Speed
and europop
.
/ Hi-NRG
/ R & B from the late 1970s - 1980s club scene.
features cover version
s of various famous songs remixed and covered by dance music acts.
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
s by i-DANCE. The series deals primarily with dance music
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
, especially eurodance
Eurodance
Eurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
. Despite its tracks have been made by various musicians from all over the world mainly from the European continent, the albums have been released exclusively in Japan.
The first issue, Dancemania 1, was released on April 10, 1996 with crews including E-Rotic
E-Rotic
E-Rotic is a German Eurodance project. They are mostly known for their use of sexual topics and innuendo in their music. Some of the female vocalists who fronted E-Rotic over the years also fronted Missing Heart vocals.-History:...
, Cut 'N' Move
Cut 'N' Move
Cut 'N' Move was a dance/hip hop group from Århus, Denmark.Their debut album was released on Epic Records in 1991, which was a moderate success in dance clubs in Europe. In 1994, their remix of the KC & the Sunshine Band song "Give it Up" went to No. 1 in Australia for 4 weeks. The track reached...
, Me & My
Me & My
Me & My are a Danish Eurodance-Bubblegum sister duo signed under the EMI record label. They are best known for their first international hit song "Dub-I-Dub" , which has been featured on many compilations including the Dancemania series albums...
, Maxx, Basic Element, Magic Affair
Magic Affair
Magic Affair is a German eurodance project founded in 1993 by Mike Staab.-History:Magic Affair originated with the band Mysterious Art, which in 1989 topped the German charts with their singles, "Das Omen - Teil 1" and "Carma - Omen 2"....
, Odyssey
Odyssey (band)
Odyssey was a New York, now UK-based dance music band. It grew out of the talent of the Connecticut-born Lopez sisters: Lillian Lopez , Louise Lopez , and Carmen Lopez , who left the group before Odyssey, as the group came to be known after her departure, was formed.-Career:Filipino singer Tony...
, Captain Jack
Captain Jack (band)
Captain Jack is a musical duo, specializing in Eurodance music, originating from Germany.- History :Its members were Francisco Alejandro Gutierrez , and Sunny...
, Interactive
Interactive (band)
Interactive is an German electronic music group, founded in 1990. They are best known for their single "Who is Elvis", and their cover version of Alphaville's, "Forever Young".-Members:Current*Andreas Geraldo Schneider*Jens Lissat*Ramon Zenker...
, Space Pilots, and DJ Quicksilver
DJ Quicksilver
Orhan Terzi , better known by his stage name DJ Quicksilver is a Turkish DJ and music producer.-Biography:Terzi moved to Germany with his family in the late 1960s...
as the leading mixer. 1 debuted at number 14 on the Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
weekly album chart in April 1996 and reached number 4 in the same chart in May 1996 and ranked number 56 in the yearly Top 100 best-selling album chart in 1996 with 480,980 copies sold.
Dancemania has spawned many sub-series projects, such as Summers & Winters, Bass, Euro Mix, Super Techno, Classics, Delux, Game, Club, Zip Mania, Trance, Trance Paradise, Covers
Dancemania Covers
Dancemania Covers is a sub-series of the Dancemania compilation series, with various famous songs remixed and covered by various dance music acts.-Dancemania Covers:Dancemania Covers was released on July 16, 1997.-Dancemania Covers 2:...
and Speed
Dancemania Speed
Dancemania Speed is a sub-series of Toshiba EMI's Dancemania compilation series. This series features faster, further remixed versions of recordings from previously released Dancemania albums or faster remixed covers of various famous songs...
. Many of these sub-series have further spawned their each sub-series projects.
The series released approximately 50 volumes in its first four years and the label claims that over 10 million copies were sold by the end of the 20th century.
Many songs from the series have been licensed for use in Bemani
Bemani
is Konami's music video game division. Originally named the Games & Music Division, or simply G.M.D., it changed its name in honor of its first and most successful game, Beatmania, and expanded into other music-based games.-Bemani video games:...
games by Konami
Konami
is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games...
, such as Dance Dance Revolution
Dance Dance Revolution
Dance Dance Revolution, abbreviated DDR, and previously known as Dancing Stage in Europe and Australasia, is a music video game series produced by Konami. Introduced in Japan in 1998 as part of the Bemani series, and released in North America and Europe in 1999, Dance Dance Revolution is the...
or Dance Maniax
Dance Maniax
Dance Maniax is a game from the Bemani series of rhythm games, published by Konami, with songs mostly from the Dancemania series of music, and shares many songs with Dance Dance Revolution...
.
Releases
| No. | Release date | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 10, 1996 | |
| 2 Dancemania 2 Dancemania 2 is the second set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in 1996 by EMI Music Japan.The megamix album was mixed by Bob Salton, a popular DJ from Italy, and debuted at #11 on Oricon's weekly album chart in July 1996.-Tracks:-Further details:The album's... |
July 17, 1996 | |
| 3 Dancemania 3 Dancemania 3 is the third set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in 1996 by EMI Music Japan.The non-stop mixing was done by Flex Records, a Danish dance label.-Tracks:-Further details:... |
October 9, 1996 | |
| 4 Dancemania 4 Dancemania 4 is the fourth set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in early 1997 by EMI Music Japan.With its 23 tracks and one bonus track, the album debuted at #6 on Oricon's weekly album chart in January 1997 and reached #3 the next week, appearing on the yearly... |
January 16, 1997 | |
| 5 Dancemania 5 Dancemania 5 is the fifth set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in 1997 by EMI Music Japan.The album debuted at #16 on Oricon's weekly album chart in May 1997 and reached #5 the next week, appearing on the yearly best-selling album chart at #98 in 1997 with... |
April 28, 1997 | |
| 6 Dancemania 6 Dancemania 6 is the sixth set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in mid-1997 by EMI Music Japan.The album debuted at #10 on Oricon's weekly album chart in July 1997 and remained within the top 20 positions on the chart for 4 consecutive weeks.Several tracks on the... |
July 16, 1997 | |
| 7 Dancemania 7 Dancemania 7 is the seventh set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in 1997 by EMI Music Japan.The album debuted at #10 on Oricon's weekly album chart in October 1997 and remained within the top 20 positions on the chart for 3 consecutive weeks, peaking at #8.The... |
October 16, 1997 | |
| 8 Dancemania 8 Dancemania 8 is the eighth set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in 1998 by EMI Music Japan.The album debuted at #9 on Oricon's weekly album chart in January 1998 and remained within the top 20 positions on the chart for 4 consecutive weeks, peaking at #8.The... |
January 16, 1998 | |
| 9 Dancemania 9 Dancemania 9 is the ninth set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in 1998 by EMI Music Japan.The album debuted at #12 on Oricon's weekly album chart in May 1998 and remained within the top 20 positions on the chart for 4 consecutive weeks, peaking at #10.The... |
April 29, 1998 | |
| 10 Dancemania 10 Dancemania 10 is the tenth set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in 1998 by EMI Music Japan.The album debuted at #13 on Oricon's weekly album chart, reached #9 the next week, and appeared on the yearly best-selling album chart at #84 in 1998 with 254,870 copies... |
July 16, 1998 | |
| X1 Dancemania X1 Dancemania X1, a.k.a. Dancemania 11, is the eleventh set in the Dancemania series of dance music compilation albums, released in 1999 by EMI Music Japan.... |
January 13, 1999 | |
| X2 | April 9, 1999 | |
| X3 | July 23, 1999 | |
| X4 | October 20, 1999 | |
| X5 | January 13, 2000 | |
| X6 | April 12, 2000 | |
| X7 | July 19, 2000 | |
| X8 | January 17, 2001 | |
| X9 | April 18, 2001 | |
| 20 | November 21, 2001 | |
| 21 | January 30, 2002 | |
| 22 | April 26, 2002 |
Main series
- Nonstop Megamix Dancemania 1 – 10, 20 – 22
- Nonstop Megamix Dancemania X1 – X9 (a.k.a. 11 – 19)
- Nonstop Megamix Dancemania EX 1 – EX 9
- Nonstop Megamix Dancemania Best Yellow
- Nonstop Megamix Dancemania Best Red
- Dancemania Tre*Sure 10th Anniversary Special Edition
- Dancemania Sparkle – Best of 90s Dance Pop
Summers & Winters
Summers mainly features latin dance and reggaeReggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
. Winters mainly features handbag house, breakbeat
Breakbeat
In 1992, a new style called "jungalistic hardcore" emerged, and for many ravers it was too funky to dance to. Josh Lawford of Ravescene prophesied that the breakbeat was "the death-knell of rave" because the ever changing drumbeat patterns of breakbeat music didn't allow for the same zoned out,...
and big beat
Big beat
Big beat is a term employed since the mid-1990s by the British music press to describe much of the music by artists such as The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, The Crystal Method, and Propellerheads typically driven by heavy breakbeats and synthesizer-generated loops and patterns in...
.
- Nonstop Megamix Dancemania Summers 1 – 3
- Nonstop Megamix Dancemania Summers 2001
- Nonstop Megamix Dancemania Winters 1 – 2
- Nonstop Megamix Dancemania Winters Rock Groove
SpeedDancemania SpeedDancemania Speed is a sub-series of Toshiba EMI's Dancemania compilation series. This series features faster, further remixed versions of recordings from previously released Dancemania albums or faster remixed covers of various famous songs...
- Nonstop Megamix Dancemania Speed 1 – 10
- Classical SpeedClassical SpeedClassical Speed is a sub-series of the Dancemania Speed compilation series, with uptempo dance remixes of famous classical music compositions.-History:...
1 – 2 - Hyper Nonstop Megamix Dancemania Speed G1 – G5
- Happy Speed The Best of Dancemania Speed G
- Hyper Nonstop Megamix Dancemania Speed Best 2001Dancemania Speed Best 2001Dancemania Speed Best 2001 Hyper Nonstop Megamix, or simply Dancemania Speed Best 2001, is a greatest hits compilation album of Dancemanias Speed series, released by EMI Music Japan in 2000...
- Nonstop Megamix Dancemania Speed Presents Happy RaversDancemania Speed Presents Happy RaversDancemania Speed Presents Happy Ravers is a compilation album of Dancemanias Speed series, released by EMI Music Japan in the early 2001...
- Nonstop Megamix Dancemania Speed Presents Trance RaversDancemania Speed Presents Trance RaversDancemania Speed Presents Trance Ravers is a compilation album of Dancemanias Speed series, released by EMI Music Japan in the late 2001....
- Dancemania Speed Presents Best of HardcoreBest of HardcoreDancemania Speed Presents : Best of Hardcore, or simply Best of Hardcore, is a compilation album of Dancemanias Speed sub-series, released by Toshiba EMI in the early 2003....
- Nonstop Megamix Dancemania Speed SFXSpeed SFXSpeed SFX is a compilation album of Dancemanias Speed series, released by EMI Music Japan in the late 2003.As a special edition in the Speed G series, the album features uptempo remixes of popular theme songs for various films, mainly those of science fiction.Different remixes of the album's...
- Hyper Nonstop Megamix Christmas Speed
- Hyper Nonstop Megamix Dancemania Speed TV
- Nonstop Megamix Speed Deka
- Nonstop Megamix Anime SpeedAnime SpeedAnime Speed is a megamix compilation album of Dancemanias Speed series, released by EMI Music Japan in 2005. The album features uptempo cover remixes of popular theme songs for various anime works such as Dragon Ball Z, Slam Dunk and Neon Genesis Evangelion...
- Anime Speed Newtype Edition
- Speedrive
- Nonstop Megamix Speed Buyuuden
Euro Mix
In this sub-series, "euro" means eurobeatEurobeat
Eurobeat is a form of italo-disco/hi-NRG music that developed in the late 1980s.In the United States, Eurobeat was sometimes marketed as Hi-NRG and for a short while shared this term with the very early freestyle music hits....
and europop
Europop
Europop refers to a style of pop music that first developed in today's form in Europe, throughout the late 1970s. Europop topped the charts throughout the 1980s and ’90s...
.
- Nonstop Megamix Dancemania Euro Mix Happy Paradise 1 – 2
- Dancemania Presents J:Paradise
Super Techno
- Nonstop Megamix Dancemania Super Techno I – II
- Nonstop Megamix Dancemania Super Techno Best
Classics
Classics features vintage tracks of eurobeatEurobeat
Eurobeat is a form of italo-disco/hi-NRG music that developed in the late 1980s.In the United States, Eurobeat was sometimes marketed as Hi-NRG and for a short while shared this term with the very early freestyle music hits....
/ Hi-NRG
Hi-NRG
Hi-NRG describes a form of high-tempo disco music as well as a genre of electronic dance music originating in the United States during the late 1970s...
/ R & B from the late 1970s - 1980s club scene.
- Dancemania Classics
- Nonstop Megamix Dancemania Euro Classics
- Nonstop Megamix Dancemania Club Classics 1 – 2
- Nonstop Megamix Dancemania SuperClassics 1 – 3
- Nonstop Megamix Dancemania SuperClassics Best
- Nonstop Megamix Dancemania 80's
- Non-stop Essential Mix Dancemania 80's Two
Trance Paradise
- Trance Paradise The Best
- Hime Trance 1 – 4
- Himetra Best
- Himetra Speed
- Himetra Presents Tsukasa Mix
- Himetra Anime*Mix
- Hostrance 1 – 2
- Auto Gallery Tokyo 2006
- Kabatra
Others
- Non-stop Megamix Dancemania Sports
- Dancemania presents Disco Groove
- Nonstop Megamix Disco Viking
- Nonstop Megamix Disco Viking Megamix
- Dancemania Presents Summer Story 2007 Supported by 9LoveJ
- Dancemania Presents Summer Story 2008 Supported by Club J
Special series
- Dancemania Delux 1 – 5
- Nonstop Megamix Dancemania Hyper Delux
- Nonstop Megamix Dancemania Extra
- Nonstop Megamix Dancemania Diamond
- Dancemania Diamond Complete Edition
D.D.R.
- Dance Dance Revolution 2nd Mix Original Soundtrack Presented by Dancemania
- Dance Dance Revolution 3rd Mix Original Soundtrack Presented by Dancemania
- Dance Dance Revolution Solo 2000 Original Soundtrack Presented by Dancemania
- Dance Dance Revolution 4th Mix Original Soundtrack Presented by Dancemania
- Dance Dance Revolution 5th Mix Original Soundtrack Presented by Dancemania
- DDRMAX Dance Dance Revolution 6th Mix Original Soundtrack Presented by Dancemania
- DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution 7th Mix Original Soundtrack Presented by Dancemania
- Original Soundtrack Dance Dance Revolution Extreme
- Original Soundtrack Dance Dance Revolution Party Collection
- Dance Dance Revolution Festival & Strike Original Soundtrack Presented by Dancemania
- Dance Dance Revolution 2nd Mix Original Soundtrack Presented by Dancemania (re-release)
Dance Maniax
- Original Soundtrack Dance Maniax
- Original Soundtrack Dance Maniax 2nd Mix
Beatmania
- Beatmania 5th Mix Original Soundtrack Presented by Dancemania
- Beatmania 6th Mix Original Soundtrack Presented by Dancemania
Club
- Non-stop Mix Fura Mania
- Dancemania Presents Club The Earth I – II
- Dancemania Presents Club The Earth Disco Classics
- Dancemania Presents Two Face
Zip Mania
- Dancemania featuring Nagoya-based radio station Zip-FM.
- Nonstop Megamix Zip Mania 1 – 7
Trance
- The Best of World Trance FantasiA 1 – 3
- Trance Mania 1 – 3
- Nonstop Megamix Dancemania Trance Z 1 – Z 2
- Nonstop Megamix Dancemania Super Trance Best
Covers
CoversDancemania Covers
Dancemania Covers is a sub-series of the Dancemania compilation series, with various famous songs remixed and covered by various dance music acts.-Dancemania Covers:Dancemania Covers was released on July 16, 1997.-Dancemania Covers 2:...
features cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
s of various famous songs remixed and covered by dance music acts.
Artist
- Dancemania Presents E-Rotic MegamixDancemania presents E-ROTIC MegamixDancemania Presents E-Rotic Megamix, or simply called E-Rotic Megamix is a remix album released in 2000 by German eurodance band E-Rotic. The album contains 20 remixes of previously released songs, 5 new songs and 1 remix of a new song. Tracks 1-25 are mixed into a non-stop megamix and Track 26,...
- Dancemania Presents Scorccio Super Hit Mix
- Dancemania Presents Cartoons Toontastic!
- Dancemania Presents Captain Jack Captain's Best - Best Hits and New Songs -
- The Very Best of E-Rotic
- Dancemania Presents Captain Jack Party Warriors
External links
- Official Dancemania website (in Japanese)
- Easy to read songtrack list for the Dancemania series (English and partial Japanese)