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SHADOW DANCER: THE SECRET OF SHINOBI

Completing our trilogy of classic Shinobi scores from the Mega Drive/Genesis era, we are pleased to announce this vinyl edition of Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi.

Originally released in 1990, Shadow Dancer combined elements of its arcade predecessor and the methodical hack and slash gameplay of The Revenge of Shinobi to create a different and grittier take on the Shinobi series, set in a New York City devastated and overrun by a demonic lizard worshipping cult. The score, composed by Keisuke Tsukahara, largely replaces the Japanese influences of The Revenge of Shinobi with an occasionally darker, more chaotic tone to compliment the dystopian western setting, alongside a few funkier, bass-focused tracks for which the series has become known.

Shadow Dancer is presented as a 180g vinyl edition, with audio sourced from a Japanese Mega Drive console, remastered in-house and cut at 45RPM. It is packaged in a heavyweight matt laminated sleeve and accompanied by a double-sided lithographic print of archival artwork and an obi strip. It is available in the following editions:

180g Translucent Teal with White Splatter (Limited Edition)
180g Translucent Teal
180g Classic Black

AVAILABLE TO BUY FROM SATURDAY 22ND JANUARY (data-discs.com)

Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi

Shadow Dancer - Burning Downtown 1 (Remastered)

Shadow Dancer - Statue of Liberty (Remastered)

DATA009: THE REVENGE OF SHINOBI

Collaborating once again with legendary composer Yuzo Koshiro, Data Discs is thrilled to present one of the most revered and timeless soundtracks of the 16bit era: The Revenge of Shinobi. Composed in 1989, the music for the Mega Drive game (known as The Super Shinobi in Japan) blended Western dance music with Japanese overtones, to create something truly unlike anything else before. The soundtrack was Koshiro’s first commissioned work for SEGA and served as a forerunner to his seminal Streets of Rage trilogy, where the concepts and styles he founded with Shinobi would be expanded upon to astonishing effect. Koshiro’s work on The Revenge of Shinobi remains a testament to the ingenuity of early game composers who, when given enough creative freedom, found the means of drawing new and unexpected sounds from extremely limited hardware.

The Revenge of Shinobi is presented as a 180g LP, cut at 45rpm and packaged in a 425gsm outer sleeve, with heavyweight inner sleeve and double-sided lithographic print, featuring original artwork sourced from the SEGA archives in Japan. The release also includes exclusive liner notes written by Koshiro himself. 

Available in the following editions:

•	180g bone and black vinyl (limited edition, available exclusively from the Data Discs site)

•	180g bone coloured vinyl

•	180g classic black vinyl

Available from SATURDAY 3RD DECEMBER from www.data-discs.com. Note this is a pre-order item with an expected shipping date of January 2017.

The Revenge of Shinobi - China Town (Remastered)

DATA014: STREETS OF RAGE 3

One of the most unique, ambitious and experimental game soundtracks ever made. Now on vinyl for the very first time.

Similar to the task of condensing Yuzo Koshiro and Motohiro Kawashima’s abundance of ideas into a Mega Drive cartridge in 1994, it feels impossible to convey the influences, technical achievements and sheer ambition of their masterpiece into a single paragraph today. By combining automatic composition methods, custom programming languages and a complete sense of artistic freedom, Koshiro and Kawashima transcended their medium and created something so incomparable that it’s hard to believe it came from any games console, let alone a 16bit one. Streets of Rage 3 is urgent, demanding and a complete rejection of the notion that video game music is either pedestrian or predictable. We are honoured to be releasing it.

Streets of Rage 3 is presented as a double 180g LP in a heavyweight single pocket sleeve, with accompanying lithographic print featuring artwork from the SEGA archives in Japan. The audio was sourced from original hardware and carefully remastered in collaboration with Yuzo Koshiro, who also supplied exclusive liner notes for this release.

In addition, to celebrate the completion of our trilogy of Streets of Rage releases, initial orders placed through the Data Discs site will also include a set of three matt-laminated postcards, based on the original artwork used on the Japanese “Bare Knuckle” cartridges (while stocks last).

This release is available in the following editions:

- 2 x 180g Translucent Orange w/ Black Smoke (Limited Edition)
- 2 x 180g Translucent Orange
- 2 x 180g Classic Black

AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER FROM SATURDAY 16TH DECEMBER (www.data-discs.com)

Streets of Rage 3

Streets of Rage 3 - Fuze (Remastered)

All Composed & Arranged by:
Yasunori Iwasaki [03, 04]
Takanobu Masuda [02, 05, 07-10]
Takashi Masuzaki [11]

Dragon's Heaven

Ikuru's Dance on the Battlefield

Orion's March

Walled City

DATA DISCS is proud to announce, in partnership with CAPCOM, the original soundtrack to one of the most beautiful and singularly artistic games ever made: OKAMI™. A selection of sublime and reflective orchestral tracks from the BAFTA-winning score, newly remastered and pressed on vinyl for the first time to coincide with the game’s re-release on Nintendo Switch.

Originally released in 2006 and composed by Masami Ueda, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Rei Kondoh and Akari Groves, the music of OKAMI perfectly embodies the creative beauty of the game and its recurring themes of restoration and resolve. Using traditional Japanese instruments and inspired by distant folklore, the score moves between peacefulness and danger, colour and darkness, echoing the dualities of the natural world and transporting the listener to an ancient Nippon that never existed, yet feels like a half-remembered dream. OKAMI is one of the most contemplative, unique and unequivocally beautiful game scores ever made.

OKAMI is presented as a quadruple LP boxset, comprising over two hours of newly remastered music and packaged in a spot-varnished hardboard slipcase. It is accompanied by a 40-page artbook and double-sided lithographic print, featuring original illustrations from the CAPCOM archives in Japan. A download code for the album in both lossless and lossy formats is also included.

Available in the following editions:

• 4 x 180g Frosted Clear with “Cherry Blossom Pink” and “Amaterasu White” splatter (LIMITED EDITION)
• 4 x 180g Frosted Clear
• 4 x 180g Classic Black

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Okami

Okami - Kamiki Village (Remastered)

Meu escritório fica no centro da cidade. Por algum motivo, entre um prédio comercial e uma clínica odontológica e em frente a uma concessionária de automóveis, há a casa de um cidadão que cria patos e galinhas no quintal.

Hoje o galo do terreiro deve ter tomado alguma coisa, porque tá até agora gritando Ê DOIDÔ sem parar. Escute.

Galo gritando Ê DOIDÔ!

DATA018: THUNDER FORCE IV

The complete score to Technosoft’s classic shooter, newly remastered and pressed on vinyl for the first time.

Originally released on the Mega Drive in 1992 and featuring some of the most ingeniously complex and heaviest compositions to ever be squeezed through an FM sound chip, the music of THUNDER FORCE IV is relentlessly creative and uncompromising throughout; a real technological marvel and a triumph of metal against the odds. It thoroughly deserves the cult status it now holds and we are thrilled to be releasing it.

THUNDER FORCE IV is presented as a triple 180g LP, featuring 38 in-game tracks and 10 unused bonus tracks, all of which were sourced from the original console. It is packaged in a heavyweight single pocket sleeve, accompanied by a lithographic print of the original 1992 US artwork and a foldout poster of the newly-commissioned illustration for the game’s 2018 re-release on Nintendo Switch. 

Available in the following editions:

3 x 180g Blue, Black & Grey Swirl Combo (LIMITED EDITION)
3 x 180g Opaque Blue
3 x 180g Classic Black

On sale SATURDAY 6th APRIL at data-discs.com

Galo gritando Ê DOIDÔ!

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