Just like in October of 2008, Deshima Sounds will bring the Japanese clubs to the Netherlands. On the 27th of March, from 20:00h till 01:00h de Bazart will be home to the second edition of Deshima Sounds.

Japanese culture is gaining a lot of popularity the last few years. Tv series and comics were already widely spread, and now it's time for Japanese music to take over. Deshima Sounds brings you a night filled with the latest and hottest tunes from clubs from the land of the rising sun.

Expect a lot of happiness, upbeat melodies and hard basskicks. Because these are the Sounds of Deshima.

The trip will start in Italy with eurobeat and hyper techno. After you've shown off your parapara skills we move on to trance tunes that'll blow your mind out. And if that's not enough, we'll finish it with a nice dish of hardcore with that special Japanese touch to it; weird.

So don't forget; Friday 27th of March, 20h till 01h, Bazart, The Hague.

Oh, and it's not a masquerade, so please leave your cosplays at home.

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halfway May, 2009

Sorry for the somewhat late update, but pictures are available at the Super Euro Flash forums, in the Deshima Sounds board.

30th of March, 2009

Deshima Sounds was held last Friday, and was awesome! Thanks everyone for showing up. We hope you'll be with us next time too! The photos that were made will be online on of these days, so keep checking back.

25th of March, 2009

We're sorry about being a tad bit late, but the hyper techno tracklist has been announced as well. We all hope to see you Friday.

21st of March, 2009

We've finally published the eurobeat tracklist, so you can practice your parapara moves. The hyper techno list will follow shorty.

19th of March, 2009

With only a week to go, we present you a lot of the eurobeat tracks we will be playing. These aren't all of them (actually, there's gonna be at least twice as much!), but the others will be posted this weekend!

3rd of March, 2009

Only a few weeks to go. We have now made a few tracks you can hear at Deshima Sounds public. Practice your parapara moves!

24th of February, 2009

Flyers are expected to arrive any day now. If you want to spread some too, send us a mail.

24th of February, 2009

For all of you who don't want to miss a thing, the doors will be opened at 19h30! You can have a chat with the djs before they start at 2000h.

17th of February, 2009

You can get your tickets for Deshima Sounds online via our partner EasyTicket.nl. Of course you can get them at the door too.

16th of February, 2009

We are pleased to let at least some of our visitors know that we have arranged Fristi and Chocomel. If you don't drink it all, it won't come back! ;)

1st of February, 2009

The new Deshima Sounds website is launched, and all the info is updated.

19th of January, 2009

Deshima Sounds will be back! On the 27th of March 2009, from 20:00 till 01:00 the party will be held in de Bazart, The Hague.

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Deshima Sounds will bring you the best and latest of eurobeat, hyper techno, trance and j-core, as heard in the biggest Japanese clubs. The Deshima Sounds resident DJs MK☆ and Neodash Zerox will make sure you'll have a night you won't easily forget.

Eurobeat

Even though eurobeat is actually from Italy, it's only popular in Japan. The legendary cd series Super Eurobeat has been running for almost 20 years now, and still sells like mad. What's so special about eurobeat? That has to be the so-called parapara routines. Instead of nice footwork parapara is mainly about using your arms. Every song has it's own dance to it, but there is no absolute need to actually dance it. Just, have a bit of fun! Deshima Sounds will feature eurobeat from today and yesteryear. A tracklist will be posted as soon as it's available.

Hyper Techno

Just like eurobeat, hyper techno can be danced to parapara-style. This time it's called techpara, but the main idea is the same. Hyper techno is based on the old eurodance style known from 2Unlimited, Cappella and Real McCoy. A lot harder than the usually happy eurobeat, but also perfect to freak out to.

Trance

Trance is coming to a big rise in Japan at the moment. Both the happy style called j-trance and the harder style handz up will be featured at Deshima Sounds. J-trance originates from Japan (wow, who could've guessed?), and contains a lot of happy melodies. Some of these songs too have a parapara routine to them, and if you know them, you're welcome to dance them. Handz up is a style that has been popular in both Japan and the rest of the world. You might know it from Cascada, Groove Coverage or even Basshunter, who also uses this style in his music. The name 'handz up' should say enough.

J-core

Sharpnel is probably one of the best known acts in the j-core scene. J-what? J-core is short for Japanese hardcore. A lot of basskicks, a happy melody here and there, some more basskicks, killer breaks and even more basskicks. What starts as a bit of bouncing around, ends up with the entire building shaking.

MK☆ and Neodash Zerox

These two fellows have been in the Dutch j-music scene for quite a while now. They're well known from various disco events at anime conventions, and are promoting eurobeat and parapara (and whatever comes with it) wherever they can. Responsible for the last Deshima Sounds, MK☆ and Neodash Zerox will return and present you the best in Japanese club music. As they always do.

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Parapara is the somewhat strange dance done to eurobeat and hyper techno, and even to some trance tunes too. Don't freak out if you see everyone swinging their arms from side to side all of a sudden. Instead, try to copy them! Because these are parapara routines.

Each eurobeat and hyper techno song has their own dance, or routine, to it. And unlike most dances it's not about your feet, but about your arm movements. While simply stepping from side to side, your arms will make the most extreme movements, and all in time with the music.

If you don't know these dances, don't be ashamed to try something else. You don't have to parapara dance, but we can assure you it's great fun doing the same dance together.

For more information you should check out Super Euro Flash.

We are presenting you the complete eurobeat tracklist, and a part of the techno tracklist.

Eurobeat

• Ace - Power of Sound
• Alphatown - Harajuku Nights
• Bazooka Girl - Campus Summit
• Bazooka Girl - Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu
• Bazooka Girl - Velfarre 2000
• Cherry - Round 'n Round
• Chris Stanton - A Perfect Hero
• Christine - Yeah!!
• Christine feat. Elvis El Latino - Viva La Noche
• CJ Crew feat. Robin - Batman Theme
• Daniel - Frontal Impact
• Dave - Pride
• Dave Rodgers - Deja Vu
• Dave Rodgers - Livin' La Vida Mickey
• Dave Rodgers - Space Boy (Grand Mix)
• Dave Rodgers - Stay The Night
• Doki Doki - Baby Besame
• Domino - Para Girl
• Domino & Kaioh - Nack 5
• Energy Man - Bad Bad Bad
• Eri - Inspiration
• Fastway - Big Brother
• Fastway - Go Beat Crazy
• Fastway feat. Christine - Number One
• Franz Tornado and The Akihabara Maids - Maid Attack
• Garcon - Velfarre 2006
• Go 2 - Funky Funlover
• Go 2 - NRG
• Go Go Girls - I Wanna Be Fat
• Go Go Girls - My Sweet Banana
• Groove Twins - Viva The Night
• Irene - Love Is The Name Of Love
• Jeff Driller - Russian Girl
• Ken Martin - Alamo
• Kiki & Fancy - Roly Poly Rock
• Krystal feat. David Dima - 1 Week
• Laurie - P.S. I Love You
• Lolita - Try Me (Platinum Mix)
• Lupin - Black UFO
• Mad Cow & The Royal Eurobeat Orchestra - Discow Moscow
• Mad Cow & The Royal Eurobeat Orchestra - Vodka
• Mad Cow & The Tverskaya Str. Girls - Balalaika Vodka & Rock n Roll
• Madison - You Can Light My Fire
• Makkeroni - Can Can World
• Manuel - Adrenaline
• Manuel - Gas Gas Gas
• Mara Nell - Hot Gal
• Mara Nell - Pagal
• Maria Short - Bambino
• Mark Farina - Sexy Sexy Lady
• Mark Foster - Kong
• Marko Polo - Money Go
• Matt Land - Night Clubbin
• Maximum Power - Rocking Love
• MC Thunder - Iron Man
• Me & My - Dub-I-Dub (Eurobeat Remix)
• Mickey B - Let the Rain
• Milk & Coffea - Yellow Butterfly
• Neo - Midnight Love
• Neo - Takumi
• Niko - Pilot Is The Hero
• Pamsy - Once Upon A Time
• Pretty Woman - Cherry Girl
• Queen Regina - Lucky Boy
• Scream Team - Horror Fantasy
• Scream Team - Kooky Spooky
• The Factory Team - Gun Boy
• Tipsy & Tipsy - Mister Go
• Tri-Star - Dancing At TwinStar
• Tsubasa - Magic To Love
• Virginelle - Lucky Tango
• Yuki Kimura - Unbalance
• Zippers - Go Speed Racer Go

Hyper Techno

• Black List feat. Juicy - Highlight
• Blacklist feat. Black Opera - Vincero
• Cappella - U & Me (B4 Za Beat remix)
• Christine feat. Mr. Fang - Yeah! (wlt Version)
• Crazy Fruit ft. QT - Moe Gals (Mission "HMX" Remix)
• Dirty Roses - Hyper Techno Waros
• DJ Sick feat. Dr. D.O.P.E. & Wild - Hypercondriac
• DJ Zorro - Bandido
• DJ Zorro - Esto Es La Vida
• Gramorous Pafait - Hyper Techno Jewelry
• Harseniko - Tekno Shok
• Independence Day - Electro Violence
• King Dale - Utter
• La Cima - Amigos
• L.A. Style - James Brown Is Dead
• Maximum Factor - Hard Body Baby
• Metal Minded Maniacs - F.A.Y.
• Platinum Saber - Lo Squalo
• Rain Drop Shower - Fairy Dust
• Rich Island feat. Kam - Kam's Quest For Glory
• Shanghai Shanshimai - Shanghai Rave
• The Program - Gangsta
• The Prophet - Crazy Train
• Torero Sombrero - El Sonido Del Diablo
• Water Queen - Rocket Man
• Water Queen - Spaceman

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De Bazart

Just like last time, Deshima Sounds will be held at de Bazart. A nice stage just outside the centre of The Hague.

Getting there

Tram

From The Hague Central Station (Den Haag Centraal Station) it's a short ride by tram. Just take tram 2 (to Kraaijenstein) and get off at stop Nieuwendamlaan. The big blue building should be in sight. If not, just walk the in same direction as the tram was going for a good 100 metres, and there it is! Should you be coming from trainstation Den Haag Holland Spoor, you'll have to take tram 12 and switch to tram 2 at Loosduinseweg.

Nightbus

Should you keep partying till the end, then the trams probably won't be going anymore. But that's no problem! You can take the nightbus. Every hour bus 3 stops right in front of de Bazart.

By car

Not recommended for people who aren't really familiar with The Hague, but not impossible! You can find directions on the website of de Bazart. In Dutch!

Staying there

Should you need a place to stay, then there are enough hotels nearby. Just pick any in the centre of The Hague, and you should be fine. If you need any help, just contact us!

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Marcello d'Azzurro (also known as Marc B., part of the NRG Boys), from I Venti d'Azzurro, is helping us out a lot with publicity via his radio programme. Check it out every Sunday from 22:00, on Fresh FM.

Do you want to sponsor Deshima Sounds, and have your logo featured here too? Send us a mail, and we'll see what we can do.

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Tickets will be sold at the door at a price of €8,50. You can also pre-order tickets online at our partner EasyTicket. You can get them now! The tickets are €7,50 during the pre-sale period, but that's excluding any administration costs which are beyond our control.

With each ticket comes one free drink. Yes, you read that correct; one free drink.

For our international visitors we have a special deal. Contact us via a simple mail, and we'll arrange something.

To buy your ticket online, please go to EasyTicket.nl, and follow their instructions. Pre-order tickets are available until the 26th of March. After that you will have to buy them at the door. Don't worry, there will be enough tickets for everyone.

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For more information you should take a look at the Super Euro Flash forums. You can ask your questions there in either Dutch or English, and someone will reply as soon as possible!

If you want to mail the Deshima Sounds staff, just drop a message at info @ deshimasounds.com. If you're a foreign visitor, this is the address you mail to for your discount ticket.

You can also find us at Hyves, Last.fm and FaceBook.

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