Exit Trance is a compilation series released in Japan specializing in the Japanese J-Trance genre, a niche sub genre of J-Pop

J-pop

, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...

. The most prominent influence of J-Trance is to be found in Trance added to this are elements from Rave

Rave music

Rave music may either refer the late 1980s genre or any genre of electronic dance music that may be played at an electronic dance party such as a rave. Very rarely, the term is used to refer to less electronic related genres glam, powerpop, psychedelic rock and dub music parties...

, Drum and bass

Drum and bass

Drum and bass is a type of electronic music which emerged in the late 1980s. The genre is characterized by fast breakbeats , with heavy bass and sub-bass lines...

 and Speed core

Happy hardcore

Happy hardcore, also known as happycore, is a genre of music typified by a very fast tempo , often coupled with solo vocals and sentimental lyrics. Its characteristically 4/4 beat "happy" sound distinguishes it from most other forms of hardcore techno, which tend to be "darker". It is typically in...

.

It is regularly released by Quake Holdings

Quake Inc.

Quake Inc. is a Japanese media company for the purposes as the music publisher. The company was originally founded as a printer company in 2001 but it became a music company Quake Records in 2003. In 2005, the company was renamed to Quake Holdings. The company became a subsidiary of Pony Canyon in...

 and each volume is mixed by DJ UTO, a prolific DJ in the J-Trance music scene. Many of the albums are compilations of remixed Anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

music, while other albums feature remixed dance music. There are also some albums that feature music from anime, games or movies.

As of August 2010, Quake has released ten volumes of the series. Thanks to the success of DJ UTO and the compilation series, Quake introduced Exit Trance presents Aerodynamic (currently at four volumes) specializing in a more 'underground' and harder sound than that of the original Exit Trance series.

External links

• EXIT TUNES Label Site (Japanese text)
• EXIT TRANCE PRESENTS Label Site