Small Waves
Small Waves
Song Information
Artist: dj TAKA
Composition/Arrangement: Takayuki Ishikawa
BPM: 126
Length: 2:06
Genre: CLUB MIX
Movie: VJ GYO
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 4th style
Other Music Game Appearances: None.
Lyrics
None.
Song Connections / Remixes
- Small Waves' rap originates from Female Rap 2, a vocal track found on the sample CD Climax 9 Rapsody (vocal II) by Masterbits.
- Other segments of this track are used in LET THEM MOVE, from DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX, CELEBRATE NITE, from Dancing Stage featuring TRUE KiSS DESTiNATiON, and Try 2 Luv. U, from DDRMAX2 -DanceDanceRevolution-.
Trivia
- "Small Waves" is the English translation of the Japanese "小波", which is read as "KONAMI".
- In addition, Small Waves's 7KEYS chart has a max combo of 573, a reference to the KONAMI number.
Song Production Information
dj TAKA
The song title's origin is "a gathering of small waveforms" as an analogy for beatmania gameplay. However, there's another meaning that's not related to the song's contents (Is there also a hint in the number of notes used?).
I combined two separate house tracks with a crossfader in order to create the atmosphere of a DJ game, ranging from hardware to music. I'd be happy if you can identify in which part the song completely changes at.
Video Production Information
VJ GYO
I personally really like the song's latter-half.
I was hooked on club music when I heard it for the first time, and it was this song's groove which attracted me to the genre.
Having said that, when I returned home and listened to those songs from that era, I strangely felt sad to find that they sounded very old or dull...
This genre really makes you feel like your age, doesn't it?
Since it's electronic music, maybe it signifies the evolution of the equipment used? I'm not quite sure.
Anyways, it's strange that this groove has re-emerged despite the latest sounds being used.
As expected of dj TAKA, it's a fine song.
Difficulty & Notecounts
beatmania IIDX to 10th style difficulty rated from 1 to 7 in 4th style, and from 1 to 7+ from 5th through 7th style.
| Game | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEGINNER | NORMAL | HYPER | ANOTHER | LEGGENDARIA | NORMAL | HYPER | ANOTHER | LEGGENDARIA | |
| Notecounts | - | 411 | 573 | 585 | - | 547 | 584 | - | - |
| beatmania IIDX 4th style→7th style | - | 4 | 5 | N/A | - | 4 | 5 | - | - |
| beatmania IIDX 4th style CS | - | 4 | 5 | N/A | - | 4 | 5 | - | - |