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PAC-MAN 40th Anniversary Album}

Let’s dance! PAC-MAN 40th-anniversary compilation!

The commemorative compilation album to celebrate the 40th-anniversary of Japan’s world-famous character with music! Album also includes the official 40th-anniversary theme track for world-renowned techno artist KEN ISHII, a 30th-anniversary song by TOWA TEI and Schadaraparr. To go along with the album, new tracks by Buffalo Daughter, PASOCOM MUSIC CLUB, sasakure.UK, Takeshi Nakatsuka, DiAN (Seidenba Saku, A-bee, immi), and other artists from various genres, both domestic and international, have been created with PAC-MAN sound as a motif. Furthermore, the song “PAC-MAN (Original Full Version)” by “Power-Pill” (which is Aphex Twin’s other name) will be included on the album!

The artists active in Japan and around the world in a variety of genres will be creating music inspired by the PAC-MAN sound to celebrate the 40th anniversary of PAC-MAN!

The bonus disc contains all 82 sounds of the original songs from the arcade versions of PAC-MAN, SUPER PAC-MAN, PAC & PAL, and PACMANIA. All songs are recorded from the actual game arcade board, including all the sound effects. That’s the first time they’ve been released on CD.

CD jacket design will be handled by The Designers Republic™, known for their artwork for Warp Records, Aphex Twin, and other artists, and for their intense visual expressions that have gained a worldwide following since the 90s.

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