Eurobeat Prime :: Forum

Bonkers wrote: 14 Dec 2017, 00:45 Well Matteo Rizzi just hinted

Probably. But surely they will be great remixes!

#Infinity wrote: 14 Dec 2017, 02:15 Okay, so I'm really sorry to spoil the mood, but I feel more relieved that the series is finally ending than anything else. It would of course be great to see eurobeat commercially survive, which maybe it still could depending on the right circumstances and actions, but this compilation series in particular was really on its last legs for quite a while, and it deserves its dignified ending so that we can all celebrate it for its size legacy. It's very clear to me that the majority of labels still active had mostly run out of new ideas and that Avex was mostly just beating on a dead horse that had grown unprofitable eons ago. I feel very much the same about Super Eurobeat as I do about The Simpsons, which ironically has also been ongoing since the very turn of the 1990s.

It's bittersweet to see the conclusion of a series of much that was so heavily formative to my adolescent years, but I'm happy that these albums continued being released as long as the were. I just really hope that, now that no more entries are coming out, all of the unreleased music we've been desperate to hear for a long while will finally make its way out of the former labels' back catalogues.

WNight wrote: 14 Dec 2017, 10:30

#Infinity wrote: 14 Dec 2017, 02:15 Okay, so I'm really sorry to spoil the mood, but I feel more relieved that the series is finally ending than anything else. It would of course be great to see eurobeat commercially survive, which maybe it still could depending on the right circumstances and actions, but this compilation series in particular was really on its last legs for quite a while, and it deserves its dignified ending so that we can all celebrate it for its size legacy. It's very clear to me that the majority of labels still active had mostly run out of new ideas and that Avex was mostly just beating on a dead horse that had grown unprofitable eons ago. I feel very much the same about Super Eurobeat as I do about The Simpsons, which ironically has also been ongoing since the very turn of the 1990s.

It's bittersweet to see the conclusion of a series of much that was so heavily formative to my adolescent years, but I'm happy that these albums continued being released as long as the were. I just really hope that, now that no more entries are coming out, all of the unreleased music we've been desperate to hear for a long while will finally make its way out of the former labels' back catalogues.

I actually agree with this. Don't get me wrong, I love my eurobeat as much as the next guy and it's sad seeing the genre I've continuously listened to for over a decade now come to an end, but the direction the genre has been taken in as of late is just painful for me as a huge fan. Aside from the bi-monthly release change, which already means that we're getting WAY lesser songs than in the past especially when there's a non-stop mix present, the long breaks here and there are also really demoralizing to say the least. Eurobeat isn't profitable anymore, and it's clear as day Avex doesn't have any intentions to make it great again either so I welcome this decision wholeheartedly. It's not only Avex as well, like what Infinity said, you can kind of see that some of the label's hearts aren't in this anymore. If it really ends at 250, Avex and the producers who no longer wish to do eurobeat anymore can go focus on other things and I as a long time consumer no longer have to put up with the crap anymore. It's a win win situation for both.

That being said, I still see some labels like SCP/SinclaireStyle (there's a Bon and Tora song coming up apparently)/Hi-NRG etc posting on social media about preparing new songs for future releases, there's also the Dave X Dima collab not released as well so maybe, just maybe, there's interesting news to come?