China Discotica is the second single from new Electro-pop artist, Aira Mitsuki, and is actually her first major single. It was recorded in both Beijing and Japan, and is considered to be an “offering of respect” to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. It was released on the 5th of March, 2008. Sales information is unavailable.

Tracklisting
1. China Discotica
2. ROMANTIC ROPE
3. China Discotica (Substance Remix)
4. China Discotica (Digital MP3 Mastering Ver.)
5. China Discotica (Instrumental)

China Discotica has a much lighter, almost Dance feel to its music, and is considerably lighter when compared to Colorful Tokyo Sounds NO.9, her previous single. Aira’s voice sounds quite different in this song, too. Her voice is still under filters, but this time they make her voice sound much deeper, so it could be hard to tell it was even Aira singing if you didn’t have prior knowledge. They could try getting filters that don’t make her lisp so noticeable, too. Otherwise, I don’t get the whole “Plastic Fantastic” line that opens the song/chorus, and the title sounds a bit strange to me, including when she actually sings it. It’s a good song, definitely catchier than her debut, but overall it’s about even.

ROMANTIC ROPE isn’t as good. The song has an overall subdued sound to it, and the verses can be somewhat dull with how quiet they are after the lively China Discotica. The choruses don’t change the form of the song much, apart from tweaking the beat a bit. Her vocals are great in the song, though, but the lisp is still noticeable, even when she sings in Japanese, which hasn’t been present yet. It’s amazing that she won with the lisp. Not to offend anyone, but usually they don’t go for singers that have that problem.

The China Discotica Substance Remix tries to give the song a club vibe, which overall, doesn’t suit this song at all. The arrangement is extremely grating overall, and it overpowers Aira’s vocals constantly throughout the song. There are times when the arrangement can be at least somewhat bearable volume-wise, but it’s annoying how they insist on dragging the song on by basically cutting the first chorus entirely, and having the rest focus on the “Plastic Fantastic” line. Overall, it’s a skip-worthy track, which isn’t surprising, as remixes are barely ever any good.

Overall Grade
B-

Favorite Song
China Discotica

While I enjoyed the A-Side to this single, overall, it was a step back from her debut. I didn’t expect the remix to be any good, but I must admit, Candy Light Mode, the B-Side from the Colorful Tokyo Sounds NO.9 single, got my hopes up for the B-Side on this single, which ended up coming off as a bit boring. Not horrible overall, but they can do better. They might want to work on her lisp, too. At least changing the synth so it’s not as noticeable.