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Q-Code records release third album of solo dark electronic freestyle project by a famous DJ NEGATIVE Roppongi Inc. Project Hard Times No Future? Roppongi Inc. Project (R.I.P.) was created in 2002 in Moscow but the main acknowledgement received outside Russia. R.I.P. tracks are frequently played on alternative radio stations in Europe and USA. Moreover in spring 2007 R.I.P. with its composition Nothing took part in electro-industrial compilation Vol.IV by a German label VAWS. In the beginning of 2008 R.I.P. made the remixes for the bands DIVERJE (USA) and NECRO STELLAR (RUS). The both remixes will be released on the forthcoming albums of these bands. Abbreviation Inc. in the name of the project changes its meaning from album to album: on the first release R.I.P.(2003) it was Inconsistent, on the second, Till The End(2005), Incorrect. This time on the Hard Times No Future? it has a usual meaning of Incorporated. DJ Fomin played an active role in recording of the album and contributed a considerable share to the sound of many compositions and also made professional mastering of the release. Roppongi Inc. Project style is hard to describe as well as it is hard to compare it to some of other existing projects: the sound of R.I.P. is very individual and well recognized, and also it is stylistically diverse. The new album has amplitudes in styles from tbm, ebm and dark electro to synth/future, psy, trance and techno. There is place for depression, melancholy, fear (by using many samples from different horror films) and explosive dancing in Hard Times No Future?. Theres quite lot more dance in the Hard Times No Future? which was missing on the previous releases. Bonus tracks to the album are: remix by a French electro project SEVERIN24 and vocal remix by a well known Moscow formation DBS. Albums art-work was developed together with DJ Hellen (RGP, Gothic.ru) and Nazar aka 54r from DBS. Live-debut of Roppongi Inc. Project happened 16th of September 2007 on one stage with Melotron, Head-less and Diorama in club Tochka in Moscow. The performance generated considerable public excitement and new interest towards creativity of R.I.P.!