''Neon Future II'' is the third studio album by American DJ and

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Steve Aoki Steven Hiroyuki Aoki (, ; born November 30, 1977), best known as Steve Aoki, is an American DJ, record producer, music programmer, and record executive.

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Background

The second installment was finished around the same as the first. While ''Neon Future I'' contains more party-themed/club-styled songs, ''Neon Future II'' is supposed to show a "darker", more "emotional" side of the ''Neon Future'' theme. It was announced to feature collaborations such as

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, Harrison, Matthew Koma, Tony Junior, Snoop Lion, and many more on the album. The songs with DJ Fresh and Tinie Tempah did not make the final cut of the album.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at No. 2 on Dance/Electronic Albums, and No. 66 on ''Billboard'' 200, selling 7,000 copies in its first week.

Singles

The lead single with Moxie Raia, "I Love It When You Cry (Moxoki)", was released January 23, 2015. Ten days after Aoki had already uploaded the radio edit to YouTube, the music video for the single was released on February 24, 2015. The second single " Darker Than Blood", which features American rock band

, was released on April 14, 2015. The song is their second collaboration after " A Light That Never Comes", which was featured on the band's second remix album '' Recharged''. The single was first revealed in an interview with ''

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'' June 27, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014. It can also be heard on Steve Aoki's official SoundCloud page. The third single "Lightning Strikes", with NERVO and Tony Junior, was released on May 4, 2015. Steve Aoki released this song early for streaming on his SoundCloud page.

Track listing

Credits and personnel

* Steve Aoki –

;Additional musicians * J. J. Abrams – spoken word in "Warp Speed" * Kip Thorne – spoken word in "TARS" * Gianni "Luminati" Nicassio – drums, guitar, percussion and ukulele in "Home We'll Go (Take My Hand)" * Nicholas "RAS" Furlong – backing vocals in "Light Years" ;Other personnel * Brian Roettinger –

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, design * Jamie Stuart – art direction, design * Brian Ziff – photography

Chart history

Release history

References

External links

Neon Future, Vol. 2 – Steve Aoki
, AllMusic
Neon Future ll by Steve Aoki
, SoundCloud {{Authority control 2015 albums Steve Aoki albums Electronic dance music albums by American artists