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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* EURO-ROMANCE marks Yoichiro Kitada's debut in BEMANI. | * EURO-ROMANCE marks Yoichiro Kitada's debut in BEMANI. | ||
* EURO-ROMANCE received a brand new Double ANOTHER chart in [[CS DistorteD|beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS]]. This chart was added to the arcade releases in [[AC DJ TROOPERS|beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS]]. | * EURO-ROMANCE received a brand-new Double ANOTHER chart in [[CS DistorteD|beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS]]. This chart was added to the arcade releases in [[AC DJ TROOPERS|beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS]]. | ||
* EURO-ROMANCE is unlocked in REFLEC BEAT limelight by reaching the final part of Glass Stage 2-2. | * EURO-ROMANCE is unlocked in REFLEC BEAT limelight by reaching the final part of Glass Stage 2-2. | ||
** In [[AC RB colette|REFLEC BEAT colette]], it is available by default. | ** In [[AC RB colette|REFLEC BEAT colette]], it is available by default. | ||
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I'm k-masera, who's participating here for the first time. | I'm k-masera, who's participating here for the first time. | ||
I had trouble approaching and creating a song with an "80's" sound concept, deciding on materials, and balancing it. I thought the sound would be too different if it was all 80's, so the key point was to find what extent to blend current sounds with an 80's taste. | I had trouble approaching and creating a song with an "80's" sound concept, deciding on its materials, and balancing it. I thought the sound would be too different from the current sound if it was all 80's, so the key point was to find what extent to blend current sounds with an 80's taste. | ||
As a result, | As a result, it was completed as a melodious and stylish dance track that I'm proud of. | ||
"EURO" | "EURO" doesn't refer to the so-called dance category, but rather to the geography of the early '80s, where new wave and new romanticism (an outdated word (laughs)) bloomed.<br> | ||
"romance" means a short lyric song, which includes nostalgia towards outdated words. The main beat creates the song's core with modern tones, while decorated with '80s synth techniques such as pads, melody, and effects. Particularly during the drum fill-in patterns and the sequence in the second half, don't you think many people were "satisfied" with it...!?(^-^) | The word "romance" means a short lyric song, which includes nostalgia towards outdated words. The main beat creates the song's core with modern tones, while decorated with '80s synth techniques such as pads, melody, and effects. Particularly during the drum fill-in patterns and the sequence in the second half, don't you think many people were "satisfied" with it...!?(^-^) | ||
A regret I have this time is not including a vocoder in the song.<br> | A regret I have this time is not including a vocoder in the song.<br> | ||
In terms of sound, this time, I chose a French female voice, but if I | In terms of sound, this time, I chose a French female voice, but if I'm able to participate in IIDX in the future, I'd like to create a song which fully uses the most important item in mainstream techno, the vocoder. | ||
I'd be happy if you enjoy playing this song, which is filled with various melancholy and nostalgia. | I'd be happy if you enjoy playing this song, which is filled with various melancholy and nostalgia. | ||
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This video resulted in the image of a rejuvenated Clé○○ntine in my own style. | This video resulted in the image of a rejuvenated Clé○○ntine in my own style. | ||
The more I listen to this song, the phrases become | The more I listen to this song, the phrases become gentler in my ears, more nostalgic, and irresistible.<br> | ||
This song seriously grows on me over time. By all means, please carefully listen to it. | This song seriously grows on me over time. By all means, please carefully listen to it. | ||