cyber beatnation 2 -Hi Speed conclusion-

eeeh, i didn't realise the whole album was gonna be Ryu-related.
this will be.... interesting...

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I will pre-order this like I did rainbow☆rainbow.
Not that I'm a Ryu☆ junkie or something... >_>

I mean, come on, two Fly Above remixes in one year that's gotta be something fun not to mention the fact that I love when Ryu☆ remixes Sota's songs. Actually most of those songs are sure to be amazing if not amazing...er.

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So amazing...

Everything looks fantastic, but I'm looking forward most to tracks 2-4 (because I actually really like Yoshitaka's work, I'm so happy is great and rather fits in with Yoshitaka's style, and FLOWER is worthy of multitudes of superlatives), 11 (because JAKAZiD remixes make everything better and the last hardcore remix of waxing and wanding was the best remix on its album), 12 (because DJ Max Steroid and the last Ryu+Sota collab was not unexceptional) and 16 (because mwaah Thunderbolt).

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I dunno about 11. Waxing and washing -"washing machine" mix- will be pretty hard to top.

Personally, I'm looking forward to Mind Mapping -kors k mix-, SigSig (Ryu* Remix), & Thunderbolt (Extended ver.). Ignited Night (REDALiCE Remix) looks interesting.

JAKAZiD talked about Cyber Beatnation 2 on the latest Maniac Mode podcast, and mentioned that his remix of Waxing and Wanding is nothing at all like the existing happy hardcore remix, so it'll be interesting to hear what genre it even is.

I wanna pre-order this but I can't find any web stores that have it available.

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washing machine? lol

itll sound like gigadelic

Samples are up on http://www.youtube.com/user/konamistyle573

I have to say, the speed versions are all incredibly rote and generic. They all literally sound like the original sped up, with almost no re-interpretation or additional flair. Yawn. I'm so Happy just has DJ YOSHITAKA singing over it.

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Why do we agree on everything.

But really, this album sounds like a sad sequel to the quite brilliant first album.

I kinda like the Fly Above remix and maybe the FLOWER remix from what I hear. Indifferent to the rest though. Not exactly looking forward to this album.

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To be honest, basing an album like this around one artist is not the best route to take. This album should be showcasing the entire beatnation label, not one guy's songs/remixes of other songs.

Looking at the tracklist, what is really stopping this from simply being another Ryu album?

I'm so Happy: I like this. Enough said. It's pretty much I'm so Happy -Try to sing Vers.- / Ryu☆ rejected by DJ Yoshitaka and I actually like that idea. I must be the only one though.

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Mind Mapping -kors k mix- sounds pretty good. The FLOWER remix sounds okay.

Disappointing to say the least. Not as epic as the first cyber beatnation.

Second Heaven (Risk Junk Remix) is pretty good. Mind Mapping (kors k mix) is sexy. Everything else in the previews are pretty meh.

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As per usual with anything Ryu* related, I guess I am resuming my position in the "easily-satisfied" corner and look forward to the album since all of the previews sounded great to me. ._.

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It's uh.. Really fast. Not "Happy Hardcore fast" or "Dancemania Speed fast". It's "Dance Express hi-speed fast".

Loving Follow Tomorrow Neulakyussra mix. Pretty much the only song from the album in my iTunes right now.

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I'm not really a fan of Ryu to be honest, so most of this album ranged from 'unmemorable' to 'meh' for me.

I liked kors k's remix of Mind Mapping and JAKAZiD's waxing and wanding, though.

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is the actuall cd on itunes

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