FullOriginal writeup for SEB FanMade Megamix Best of EB 2017

EDIT: FEB. 1, 2021
Apparently the word "L0l1t@" are offensive by the new Pastebin filters... So I had to 'censor' Elena Gobbi Frattini.

It's here! And two mixes in one! (Note: Separate videos will be uploaded in two weeks! Explanations below.)

Artwork: Shutterstock stock pic (first half), yuber.x (Character from Fate/GrandOrder) (PixivID: 13460314) (Second half)
Link to 2nd picture: https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=61535126

Original release date: January 1st, 2018
The Good Records - TGCD-0029/30

Tracklist:
--Traditional Italian Eurobeat (SEB 242 to 244)--
01. [    0:00 ] Gallop / Chai & Roberta
02. [    2:39 ] Dollars Go / Lucky Boy
03. [    5:51 ] Give A Stop To Mind Burnouts / Pimky
04. [    8:54 ] Burning Inside Out / Seastar
05. [   11:24 ] Rocket To New Planet / Bon
06. [   13:48 ] Time Goes By / Setphy Martin
07. [   16:03 ] Under The Power Of My Heart / Tipsy & Tipsy
08. [   19:18 ] Love & Diamonds / Cherry
09. [   21:45 ] Ring My Bells / J-Stark
10. [   24:33 ] A Bit Of Eurobeat / Manuel
11. [   27:42 ] King Of The Road / Kaioh & Domino
12. [   30:21 ] Gojira Comes Again / Chai
13. [   33:00 ] Don't Wanna Love You Tonight / Dream Fighters
14. [   35:38 ] Turn Me On / Ace
15. [   38:02 ] I'm Not Dreaming / Pamsy
16. [   40:38 ] Foxy Love / Manuel & L0l1t@
17. [   43:11 ] Really Love Ya / Nathalie
18. [   46:09 ] One Night Driller / Claudia VIP
19. [   48:57 ] Twist And Shake / Dee Dee Wonder
20. [   51:29 ] Unforgettable Unbelievable / Bliss
21. [   53:57 ] New Dirty Road / Ace
22. [   56:33 ] The Spirit Of The Night / Deemo
23. [   59:17 ] Tiger Mask / Nick Festari
24. [ 1:02:21 ] My Exit: Heaven / Bamboo Bimbo
25. [ 1:04:45 ] Love Is In The Air / Nuage
26. [ 1:07:11 ] Fall In Love / Norma Sheffield
27. [ 1:09:41 ] Break Into The Music / Dave Rodgers
28. [ 1:12:11 ] Free Into The Sky / Stephy Martin
29. [ 1:14:59 ] Across The Rainbow / Louise
30. [ 1:17:14 ] Set My Love In Flames / Tora

--New Generation Independant Eurobeat--
31. [ 1:19:52 ] 劫火の華 (nmk Eurobeat Mix) / 橘花音 (Kouka No Hana / Tachibana Kanon)
32. [ 1:22:31 ] Break You!! / 越田Rute隆人 (Break You!! / Koshida Rute Takahito)
33. [ 1:24:41 ] Crazy Crazy Girl! / Nu-Ko
34. [ 1:27:08 ] Burning My Heart (Tohru Kanai Remix) / Haseko Feat. 橘花音 (Haseko Feat. Tachibana Kanon)
35. [ 1:29:34 ] Every Color / 築山さえ (Every Color / Tsukiyama Sae)
36. [ 1:32:39 ] Super Speed Way / Re-II
37. [ 1:35:31 ] 少女サイコパス / 花たん (Shoujo Psychopath / Hanatan)
38. [ 1:37:36 ] Wanna Be Crazy Princess / Nana Takahashi
39. [ 1:39:38 ] Summer Energy / あき (Summer Energy / Aki)
40. [ 1:42:06 ] Brand New Sky / A-One
41. [ 1:44:23 ] 愛の蜃気楼 / 橘花音 (Ai No Shinkirou / Tachibana Kanon)
42. [ 1:46:19 ] 永遠のLast Word / Setuna (Eien No Last Word / Setuna)
43. [ 1:48:50 ] Winter Fire / 越田Rute隆人 (Winter Fire / Koshida Rute Takahito)
44. [ 1:51:10 ] Eye To Eye / Odyssey
45. [ 1:53:36 ] Judgement Arrows / Setuna
46. [ 1:56:03 ] Princess Of The Reich / 薛南 (Princess Of The Reich / Setsunan)
47. [ 1:59:28 ] Drive Your Fire / 越田Rute隆人 & あき (Drive Your Fire / Koshida Rute Takahito & Aki)
48. [ 2:03:01 ] Rising Summer Breeze / Cocoa
49. [ 2:05:40 ] One's Identity / 越田Rute隆人 & あき (One's Identity / Koshida Rute Takahito & Aki)
50. [ 2:08:02 ] Mind Distortion / 橘花音 (Mind Distortion / Tachibana Kanon)
51. [ 2:10:40 ] Night Anagram / Shironegi
52. [ 2:12:55 ] Holy World / Yurica
53. [ 2:16:14 ] Spotlight / Francisco
54. [ 2:19:20 ] Magic / Mike Trace
55. [ 2:22:43 ] My Only Star / Shironegi
56. [ 2:25:40 ] Lost Promise / うちゅの鞠衣 (Lost Promise / Uchuu No Marie)
57. [ 2:28:48 ] Far In2 The Night (Haseko Remix) / 早川美音 (Far In2 The Night (Haseko Remix)) / Hayakawa Mio)
58. [ 2:31:25 ] Emergency / Tekondo
59. [ 2:34:01 ] More Than A Night / Mortimer
60. [ 2:36:56 ] Festival On The Fire / Rin★

After two months of hard work, it's finally here: Super Eurobeat Fan-Made Megamix -Best Of Eurobeat 2017-! We have the usual best tracks from the Italian labels, voted by the community (there was only 49 votes but whatever lol). And then, we have what I think what was the best Eurobeat from independant artists. Most of it is from doujin CDs, but we have some tracks from outside Japan: the Travis Stebbins tracks and the slower tracks from Axis Mundi Studio! Unfortunately, due to timing, SEB 246, the last one with new italian material (since it's the last SEB volume with such), is not included. Also, I totally forgot to include material from December 2016. Like, it totally escaped my mind. And I had such trouble choosing 30 tracks for the New Generation side that, well, it doesn't really matter anymore haha.

Now, some people will probably raise a fit over as to why I had to include the second portion. The idea is simple: like The Best Eurobeat Of 2016, I wanted people to listen to what independant eurobeat can do; what it sounds like and give it a fair listen. That's why I'm posting separate videos later: So that you can discover independant eurobeat. If you want to acquire any of these tracks, let me know, I'll help ya out. Also, four of these track, the Haseko tracks, can be acquired for free on his bandcamp:
https://haseko.bandcamp.com
Go check 'em out!

Mix-wise, I'm much much prouder of the New Generation side. Everything fits in pretty snuggily and especially the slower tracks after Holy World / Yurica. There's some much energy in this mix! The Traditional side can sound more forced although there quite a bit of good transitions. And also, it's more laidback... I mean, WHY DID "FALL IN LOVE" WON A SPOT?! Come on...

Also, why did this took 2 months of work you say? the mix themselves took 1-2 weeks at best. However, you see, I'm also offering a full download of these mixes in FLAC on my website (find it! In fact, it's easy to find) and it includes a 26-pages booklet with Japanese lyrics and all that. Yeeeaaah... I spent a LOT of time OCR'ing Japanese from booklets, romaji'ing everything to make sure everything is correct and that I have the right kanjis. Then, I spent a lot of time making said artwork. Then, make the videos and this description. Lots and lots of hours.

Anyway, hope you enjoy! And play this mix loud while doing some drifts on the race track!

Cheers!