3rd Coast gets a remix with “Jealousy (2Step Mix)” which is super funky and very nice, while “PDM (Original Version)” is much more spacious and emphasizes the vocals more than the BLACK SQUARE version. This is really a great ballad, and the classic version features a choir and is quite epic. Tracks that do stand out, however, are “Proposed, Flower, Wolf” by Rex with both an acoustic and classical version featured. While I was most excited by this disc, I have to say that most of the alternate versions and remixes don’t stray too far from their original source (STi’s English version of “Fate” is downright bad), so I’ll just refrain from mentioning those. The fourth disc is dedicated to alternate versions and remixes of songs. The standouts include “Fever Pitch Girl,” “Lovely Hands,” “Secret World,” and “Lover (BS Style).” The third disc features extended versions of a number of tracks, mostly from the cross-overs, but also from the exclusive tracks as well. There is also “Jealousy” by 3rd Coast and “Ask to Wind Live Mix,” both from DJMAX Trilogy. Interestingly, “Honeymoon” by Humming Urban Stereo is actually the hidden track from the DJMAX Technika soundtrack. These include “STOP” by 3rd Coast, “Remember” and “I Want You” by Ling, “Melody” by bermei.inazawa, “Voyage” by Lin, and “SON OF SUN” by Shinji Hosoe. There are a lot of great tracks from other DJMAX titles as well, mainly from the aforementioned DJMAX Technika. They make a third guest appearance on Croove’s “Get Up,” a deep, dreamy funk track. “Ruti’n” by Bexter for example brings a funky fresh sound with guitar and vocals by 3rd Coast while “Fever Pitch Girl” by Nikacha offers super catchy synth pop, again with vocals by 3rd Coast. One of our favorite contributors, 3rd Coast is featured extensively not only through returning tracks from other games, but also through their vocal work on other’s compositions. He effectively combines orchestral strings and piano with electronic sounds, similar in style to Granado Espada, starting with the playful “Heart of Witch” and moving into the spooky “Proposed, Flower, Wolf Part 2” with rolling orchestral percussion. Some of my favorite contributions come courtesy of artist Rex. Finally, “Relation Again” by Tsukasa once against shows off this artist’s versatility, this time by highlighting an ultra-poppy tune that I swore was ESTi on first listen. I dig the groovy female vocals in “Beat U Down” by Makou, the Asian-influenced happy hardcore “Super Lovely” by EarBreaker, and the clean and almost-cheesy Sonic the Hedgehog-flavored rock track, “River Flow” by Planetboom. “Lovely Hands” by Planetboom is a dreamy pop track sounding like a gentle breeze across a warm, sunny beach, while “Fermion” by Makou is a high-tension electronic track sounding like something out of F-Zero, making it one of my favorites. There’s everything from hot dance floor tunes with “Get Down” by BBJ, shred metal with “In My Dream” by ND Lee and “Real Over Drive” by NieN, and tons of pop, electronic, and hip-hop. Starting with the new tracks, there is, as usual, a pretty eclectic mix of styles. Since we’ve previously covered the Technika series, I’ll instead delve into the new tracks presented here, discuss some of the cross-overs with links to our past reviews, and then look at the extended and special remix discs. Why this is important is because rather than rehashing a lot of material from past titles, BLACK SQUARE and Technika both introduced fresh song lists, with lots of cross-over between the two.
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These followed 2006’s DJMAX Portable and 2007’s DJMAX Portable 2.
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To start with some background on the release, it came out on the PSP around the same time DJMAX Technika hit arcades. With some of the most amazing packaging of all time and a whopping four discs of music, is BLACK SQUARE worth visiting? While we’ve been on top of releases as they’ve come along, we thought with the re-release of DJMAX Portable BLACK SQUARE in Japan this month (it was released in 2008 in Korea), it’d be a good time to dig into this collection of music that we never previously covered. We’ve covered a lot of DJMAX over the years, enjoying its unique blend of Korean-infused electronic and pop music.