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Jun. 24th, 2009

New indies! W.O.R.L.D, Der Zibet, Furil

New indie releases!

W.O.R.L.D (Rock)

New band from ex-LiN CLOVER and ex-GacktJOB bassist Ren!

HaKU (Rock)

Furil (Alternative)

Check Furil's page on JapanFiles for comments by hicalculator, The Aprils, Hazel Nuts Chocolate, and strawberry record.

Der Zibet (Rock)

Return album from goth/VK pioneers Der Zibet!

ketchup mania (Punk)

"Best of" indies edition from ketchup mania features their cover of Green Day's "Welcome to Paradise"

Dazzle Vision (Rock)

In case you missed our last newsletter, Dazzle Vision's 2-track single "METSU / All refused" is now available!

All of Dazzle Vision's albums are now available at 320 kbps, so if you've previously purchased these at 192 kbps, now's your chance to UPGRADE FOR FREE!

***click this link for more info: http://www.japanfiles.com/spotlight/320

All songs are 320 kbps and DRM-free!

Thank you for supporting Japanese artists on JapanFiles.com!

JAPANFILES.COM

Website: http://www.japanfiles.com

MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/japanfiles

LiveJournal: http://japanfiles.livejournal.com

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Tags: dazzle vision, ketchup mania, lin clover

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Jun. 22nd, 2009

Two New Songs from Dazzle Vision!

New Dazzle Vision - METSU / All Refused

Two new tracks are available from fan favorites Dazzle Vision!

Their 2-song single release "METSU / All Refused" is available for $0.99 each at 320 kbps. Both songs feature the band's raw live sound, including vocalist Maiko's fierce death-voice scream and Haru's (ex-Goofy Style) hard-driving drums. Fans of Dazzle Vision have been asking us for this single for months, and it's finally here.

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More Dazzle Vision news -- their debut album "Origin of Dazzle" has been upgraded to 320 kbps.

If you've previously purchased this album, you can re-download it again at no charge in higher quality audio.

For more info on our FREE 320kbps upgrade program, please visit this link:

http://www.japanfiles.com/spotlight/320

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You can see Dazzle Vision's latest video "HERE" --

Tags: dazzle vision

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Jun. 19th, 2009

"Hangry" of Hangry&Angry to appear at Anime Expo!

Half of the power duo Hangry & Angry will appear at Anime Expo to sign autographs on Friday, July 3 from 4:30-5:30 PM (immediately following the Morning Musume concert).

Limited amounts of Hangry & Angry CDs and merchandise will be available!

More information coming soon!

In the meantime, you can see photos from Hangry & Angry's USA debut concert at Sakura-Con on the JapanFiles.com spotlight page:

http://www.japanfiles.com/spotlight/sakura-con-2009

Tags: hangry and angry

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Jun. 11th, 2009

Three new interviews with exist trace!

Check out their new release VANGUARD -of the muses-!

Only 99 cents per track!

All songs are 320 kbps and DRM-free!

exist†trace Official Website

exist†trace Official MySpace page

exist†trace interview at purple SKY

exist†trace interview at JRock Revolution

exist†trace interview at JaME

Tags: exist trace

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Jun. 10th, 2009

New girugamesh single! "ALIVE"

New single from girugamesh!

Same day release as Japan!
Only 99 cents per track!
All songs are 320 kbps and DRM-free!

USA releases of Girugamesh and MUSIC are on sale direct at our CD store.

girugamesh - MUSIC (USA release) - $13.98
This CD features the exact same booklet and artwork as the Japanese standard release!

girugamesh - Girugamesh (USA release) - $13.98
This CD features the exact same booklet and artwork as the Japanese standard release!

Fresh Cuts from Japan - Hardcore Vol. 1 - $9.99
Japanese hardcore compilation featuring girugamesh, Dazzle Vision, and UNSLOW, plus newcomers like ZODIAQUE, MYPROOF, and NAMAZ

Thank you for supporting Japanese artists on JapanFiles.com!

JAPANFILES.COM
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Tags: girugamesh

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Jun. 6th, 2009

New indies! FLOPPY; Heaven's Hemp; HONDALADY; Dirty Old Men

New indie releases!

HEAVEN'S HEMP (Rock)

FLOPPY (Electronic)

Dirty Old Men (Rock)

Bite The Lung (Rock)

HONDALADY (Electronic)

All songs are 320 kbps and DRM-free!

Tags: dirty old men, floppy, heaven's hemp, hondalady

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Jun. 2nd, 2009

New Berryz Koubou! "Seishun Bus Guide / Rival"

New BERRYZ KOUBOU single! "Seishun Bus Guide / Rival"

Now available at 320 kbps!

( Read more... )

Tags: berryz koubou

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May. 8th, 2009

NITROPLUS SOUNDTRACKS NOW ON JAPANFILES.COM!

JapanFiles.com announces an ongoing partnership with Japanese game studio NITROPLUS, producers of such titles as PHANTOM OF INFERNO, DEUS MACHINA DEMONBANE, TOGAINU NO CHI (True Blood), "Hello, world." and the recent hit STAR MINE GIRL (SUMAGA).

NITROPLUS celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2009, having established a solid reputation with gaming fans worldwide for quality storylines and professional-level soundtracks for its games on PC, XBOX 360, and PS2 platforms.

Soundtracks for 16 NITROPLUS titles are now available on JapanFiles.com, DRM-free and 320 kbps. For music fans unfamiliar with NITROPLUS works, game summaries and videos have been provided for each title.

In addition, we've added albums by many of the artists from Nitroplus's mainstream label GEORIDE, including fan-favorite Kanako Ito (CHAOS;HEAD NOAH, DEMONBANE, TRUE BLOOD, LAMENTO).

Visit the Nitroplus spotlight page for more info:
http://www.japanfiles.com/spotlight/nitroplus

Kanako Ito

Kazuhiro Watanabe

DJ Sadoi

Pale Green

CURRICULUMACHINE

W.K.T.B.

Tags: demonbane, nitroplus, phantom of inferno, star mine girl, sumaga, togainu no chi, true blood

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Apr. 27th, 2009

LM.C full digital catalog + USA CD releases!

LM.C full digital catalog plus two USA CD releases!

JapanFiles partners with Pony Canyon to present the full digital catalog of LM.C, plus two USA CD releases in May 2009.

The USA CD releases of SUPER GLITTER LOUD BOX and GIMMICAL IMPACT!! are available now for pre-order at the JapanFiles.com online CD store. Both CDs will include the original Japanese-language booklet and artwork (GIMMICAL IMPACT!! will also include a LM.C sticker).

SUPER GLITTER LOUD BOX and GIMMICAL IMPACT!! will be available at Hot Topic stores nationwide and online at www.hottopic.com at the end of May (individual store dates will vary).

LM.C's digital tracks are available on JapanFiles.com at 320 kbps (DRM-free).

LM.C will perform live in May 2009 at A-Kon in Dallas, TX.

Links!

LM.C on JapanFiles.com - http://www.japanfiles.com/lmc

LM.C Official Website - http://www.lovely-mocochang.com

LM.C Official MySpace page - http://www.myspace.com/lmcofficial

( ***Read LM.C's official profile (from Pony Canyon) )

Tags: lm.c

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Apr. 23rd, 2009

new album from exist†trace! Plus KARA, GUARDIAN HACKER

exist trace (Rock)

GUARDIAN HACKER (Rock)

KARA (Rock)

Emu (Pop)

BERRYDRUG (Rock)

HEAVEN'S CROW (Rock)

All songs are 320 kbps and DRM-free!

Thank you for supporting Japanese artists on JapanFiles.com!

Tags: exist trace, guardian hacker, kara, rampant

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Apr. 20th, 2009

Morning Musume Anime Expo theme song + USA CD releases!

Morning Musume’s “3,2,1 – BREAKIN’ OUT!” Announced As Official Anime Expo® 2009 Theme Song

Nation’s Largest Anime and Manga Convention Announces Official 2009 Theme Song With Up Front Agency and JapanFiles.com

Anaheim, California and Tokyo, Japan (April 20, 2009) — “3,2,1 Breakin’ Out!” by Anime Expo® 2009 Guests of Honor MORNING MUSUME, is announced as the official convention theme song for this year’s event held July 2-5, 2009 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. More information can be found on the website www.anime-expo.org.

Written and produced by prolific music producer TSUNKU♂, this “3-2-1 Breakin’ Out!” will appear on all Anime Expo® 2009 media campaigns. “Hello, How do you do? I am TSUNKU♂！”, states the legendary producer, writer and musician, “I am a producer of MORNING MUSUME I am happy to hear that there are many anime fans in America. I think Anime culture is universal and I’m glad to hear American people are so into it. I believe good anime remains a masterpiece forever. At the same time, there is a very important element: music. I think music is a universal language, and music should be enjoyable from generation to generation. I am proud that MORNING MUSUME has made the theme song for Anime Expo® 2009. The concept of this song is positive power even during hard times.

I wrote this song just for Anime Expo® 2009. I imagined everybody’s smile when I wrote it, and I’m looking forward to seeing you guys at the MORNING MUSUME concert. I hope new great energy will be born at the convention from this collaboration between Japanese and US culture, and that it will last into the future.”

A :30 second preview sample of this song will be available on the Anime Expo® 2009 website and on JapanFiles.com’s MySpace page (www.myspace.com/japanfiles).

In connection with the MORNING MUSUME performance at Anime Expo® 2009, JapanFiles.com will produce physical and digital USA CD releases of both PLATINUM 9 DISC and “Shouganai Yumeoibito” (which includes “3,2,1 - Breakin’ Out!”). Both CDs will be identical to the regular Japanese releases, and PLATINUM 9 DISC will also include random member photo cards.

( Read more... )

Tags: morning musume

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Apr. 17th, 2009

HOOVER'S OOOVER, mark muffin, Samurai Dynamites

New indie releases!

HOOVER'S OOOVER (Rock)

mark muffin (Rock)

Samurai Dynamites (Ska)

All songs are 320 kbps and DRM-free!

Tags: hoover's ooover, mark muffin, samurai dynamites

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New Releases from Hangry&Angry and C-ute!

New single from C-ute! "Bye Bye Bye!"

Track list:

1. Bye Bye Bye!

2. Go Go Go!

3. Bye Bye Bye! (instrumental)

--only $2.97!

New single from Hangry & Angry! "SadisticDance"

(digital single only -- not available on CD!)

Track list:

1. SadisticDance

--only $0.99!

Tags: c-ute, hangry and angry

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Apr. 11th, 2009

New digital-only single from Hangry&Angry! "SadisticDance"

International stars Hangry&Angry release their new digital-only single today on JapanFiles.com, titled "SadisticDance."

The single is available at the same time as Hangry&Angry's appearance at Sakura-Con in Seattle, WA. The artists make their North American performance debut this weekend at the yearly Japanese cultural event, held April 10-12, 2009, at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in downtown Seattle.

LINKS!
Hangry&Angry on JapanFiles.com - http://www.japanfiles.com/hangryangry
Hangry&Angry official MySpace page - http://www.myspace.com/hangryandangry
Hangry&Angry official USA MySpace page - http://www.myspace.com/hangryandangryusa
Sakura-Con official website - http://www.sakuracon.org/

Tags: hangry and angry

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Mar. 28th, 2009

girugamesh in-store event at Hot Topic in Seattle

Following their Friday night concert on April 10 at Sakura-Con in Seattle, Japanese rock band girugamesh will make a special in-store appearance at the Hot Topic store in Southcenter Mall on Saturday, April 11.

Hot Topic has been a major supporter of girugamesh's USA CD releases, with over 3000 girugamesh CDs sold by the nationwide chain since October 2008. The albums "Girugamesh" and "MUSIC" are available at Hot Topic stores and at Hot Topic's website, with the same artwork and booklet as the Japanese releases.

girugamesh's appearance at Hot Topic is sponsored by JapanFiles.com and Sakura-Con.

From HOT TOPIC's MySpace page:

girugamesh will be signing autographs at the Southcenter Mall Hot Topic located at 2676 Southcenter Mall, Tukwila, WA 98188 on Saturday, April 11th at 6:30 PM.

Beginning Friday, March 27th, purchase any girugamesh CD or T-shirt from the Southcenter Mall Hot Topic location ONLY and receive a wristband that guarantees the opportunity to meet the band on April 11th!* Need more info? Call the Southcenter Mall Hot Topic at 206.244.5021. We'll see you there!

*Available while supplies last. Space is limited. Offer not valid online. Limit one wristband and one autograph per person. See associate for further details.

girugamesh on JapanFiles.com - http://www.japanfiles.com/girugamesh
Hot Topic MySpace page - http://myspace.com/ht
Sakura-Con website - http://www.sakuracon.org/

Tags: girugamesh

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Hello!Blog's 2009 HELLO! PROJECT Readers Poll!

Our friends at HELLO! BLOG are running their annual readers poll.

You can select your Top 10 favorite H!P members!

(And the voting system is really fun, too -- take a look for yourself!)

PLUS! You get a really cool graphic of your picks when you're done voting to post on your MySpace/Facebook/blog!

(Here's one from one of our staff:)

HELLO! BLOG serves as JapanFiles.com's advisor website.

The community of posters there is super-positive, and Paul Thomas continues to be a great help as we work on our next phase of H!P releases.

(And the UFA offices have personally checked out the site's H!P birthday calendar... also highly recommended.)

In case you haven't checked out the 150+ Hello! Project albums/singles on JapanFiles.com, click the link below:

http://www.japanfiles.com/spotlight/hello-project

All tracks are 320 kbps and DRM-free!

Fan support is as important as ever as H!P and UFA start to make plans for expanded activity in the West. So please VOTE and please check out the H!P releases on JapanFiles.com!

Tags: hello! project, morning musume

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Mar. 22nd, 2009

Special high-school and college newspaper interview session w/ girugamesh at Sakura-Con

Special high-school and college newspaper interview session w/ Japanese hard rock band girugamesh at Sakura-Con.

JapanFiles.com is arranging a special interview press session ONLY for high-school and college newspapers in the Seattle area.
Schools who participate will also receive free CDs and digital download codes for their readers.

How to apply:

Go to Sakura-Con's website and register for a press pass:
http://www.sakuracon.org/press/application.php

Deadline for online applications is 12 noon on April 3.
(The website says Feb. 28 but we have special approval for this.)

All applicants must list a teacher contact for verification.

All applicants must follow Sakura-Con's minors policy (if under 18):
https://secure.sakuracon.org/registration/index.php

Tags: girugamesh

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Mar. 17th, 2009

JapanFiles.com releases 150+ Hello! Project albums/singles

March 18, 2009

Japanfiles.com is proud to announce an expanded partnership with Up Front Works and Hello! Project.

Fans of Hello! Project artists can directly support their favorite past/present Hello! Project artists with 320 kbps downloads of over 150 albums and singles from:

Morning Musume。

Aya Matsuura

Berryz Koubou

°C-ute

Country Musume。

GAM

Melon Kinenbi

Natsumi Abe

Ongaku Gatas

Pucchi Moni

Yuko Nakazawa

JapanFiles.com is releasing Morning Musume's new album "PLATINUM 9 DISC" for digital download on March 18, 2009, the same day as the Japanese release. JapanFiles.com will continue simultaneous digital releases for the artists listed above, plus more Hello! Project artists to be announced in the coming months.

Still available! Hangry&Angry - "Kill Me Kiss Me" CD

w/ Japanese booklet!

Morning Musume will perform at Anime Expo in Los Angeles, CA, held July 2 - 5, 2009 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Anime Expo Official Website: http://www.anime-expo.org

Special thanks to JapanFiles.com's advisor website: Hello! Blog

http://www.helloblog.co.uk/

Tags: aya matsuura, berryz koubou, c-ute, country musume, gam, melon kinenbi, morning musume, natsumi abe, ongaku gatas, pucchi moni, yuko nakazawa

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Mar. 13th, 2009

Morning Musume's new album "PLATINUM 9 DISC"

March 13, 2009 - JapanFiles.com will release Morning Musume's new album "PLATINUM 9 DISC" for digital download on March 18, 2009, the same day as the Japanese release.

The album will be available at 320 kbps for under $10.00.

Track list:
1. SONGS
2. Resonant blue
3. Ame no furanai hoshide wa aisenai darou
4. Take off is now!
5. Naichau kamo
6. Watashi no miryoku ni kidukanai donkanna hito
7. Gurguru JUMP
8. Mikan
9. Jounetsu no kiss wo hitotsu
10. It's You
11. Onna ni sachi are
12. Kataomoi no owari ni
13. Kanashimi twilight

Morning Musume will perform at Anime Expo in Los Angeles, CA, held July 2 - 5, 2009 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Anime Expo Official Website: http://www.anime-expo.org

Links!
Morning Musume on JapanFiles.com - http://www.japanfiles.com/morningmusume
Morning Musume official website - http://www.helloproject.com/artist/01/index.html

Tags: morning musume

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New 320 kbps bit rate for JapanFiles.com downloads!

Almost 5 years ago, JapanFiles.com started the first digital download service focusing exclusively on Japanese music.

Back in 2004, 192 kbps was our standard.

Our downloads have always been DRM-free, and our customers have been able to play their music on any device.

But over the years, our customers needs have changed -- their iPods and hard drives hold more music. So it's time for us to step up and deliver higher-quality MP3s.

We've worked hard over the past few months to expand our contracts with major labels and indies alike, and we're happy to say that we've been able to get across-the-board cooperation from our Japanese partners to increase our digital bit rate to 320 kbps for all music downloads!

All new releases since January 1, 2009 have already been available at 320 kbps.</b>

We've begun the process of retro-fitting our catalog as well -- some of our best-selling artists have already had their music converted in our system, like girugamesh, Dazzle Vision, Hangry&Angry, ketchup mania, Head Phones President, etc..

In the coming weeks, we'll continue this process and your favorite artists will have the higher-quality files as soon as possible.

Q: How do I know if an album is available at 320 kbps or 192 kbps?

A: Every album now displays

directly under the album jacket.

Q: Wlll every album be converted to 320 kbps?

A: We'd love to say "Yes" -- but unfortunately some of the material from our early indies partners isn't available to us at the present time. We'll do our best to track everyone down, but some artists may take a bit longer.

Q: What if I already bought music at the 192 kbps bit rate? Can I download the album again for free?

A: YES.

Any users who have purchased music that's been upgraded to 320 kbps can replace their music tracks for free.

Users can contact us at any time through the *Contact Us* tab in the top menu.

Simply tell us which album(s) you'd like to re-download and we'll credit your account after we've verified your purchase.

Thanks to all of our users who have joined us these past years in supporting Japanese artists!

--JapanFiles.com

Tags: 192 kbps, 320 kbps, dazzle vision, girugamesh, ketchup mania

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