Paul Bazooka pulls a similar trick with “Raise me up,” swapping out his typical rock and electronic stylings for a poppy Korean vocal sound that comes off as more of a light rock track with a great melody.Īnd how about 3rd Coast? They’ve become somewhat of a tradition on the DJMAX artist roster, and they never fail to impress. NieN is known mainly for rock tracks, but “Mellow D Fantasy” is instead an 80s-style pop track with beautiful Korean vocals provided by Sanch (who you may recognize from PangYa Portable). Now, this is what I was alluding to before the jump. That gets me to one of my favorite tracks, “Mellow D Fantasy” by NieN. These come off as almost too commercial at first, as they sound like something you’d hear on the radio or in a club (in fact, there are 7-minute long extended mixes of both of these tracks found on the second disc), but there’s some Korean and instrumental trance to be had here too. We actually get started with two pop-oriented club tunes titled “Funky People” by Vespers Vs Miyagi and “Beautiful Girl” by DJ Keri. Most interesting of all, however, is the fact that these artists jump into genres that they’re not necessarily known for from their past work on the series.įind out what I mean in our review after the jump.

Funky, and my personal favorite, 3rd Coast.

It wasn’t too long ago that we checked out DJMAX Technika 2, and it should come as no surprise that a number of tracks from that game are found here, but there’s also an entire disc of new material from artists including NieN, Makou, Planetboom, XeoN, Mr. Time and time again we’ve been impressed by what Pentavision and PM Studios have been able to accomplish this series not only through their games, but through the amazing production values associated with their soundtracks. From Patrick’s positive review of DJMAX Portable 3, we already know that Korean game music maestros ESTi and Nauts are not involved with this title, but that doesn’t mean that other familiar names don’t surface.

Djmax portable 3 hs tracks