Kecak

Kecak

Song Information

Artist: John Robinson
Composition/Arrangement: John Robinson
BPM: 139
Length: 2:07
Genre: TRANCE
VJ: kjk@tksd / 東京食堂
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

Several tribal samples can be heard in the song.

Song Connections / Remixes

None.

Trivia

• Kecak marks John Robinson's debut in BEMANI.
• Kecak is a form of Balinese dance and music drama that developed in the 1930s in Bali, Indonesia.
• Kecak received a brand-new Double ANOTHER chart in beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED CS. This chart was carried to the arcade releases in beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD.
• Kecak's video is the first to feature the digital stick man, which would later appear in all other videos by kjk@tksd (LESSON 5, DUE TOMORROW and Come On).

Song Production Information

John Robinson

The idea of Kecak came from the traditional tribal dance performed by the Balinese in Indonesia.
It actually translates to "trance dance" so it seemed somehow appropriate. The tribesmen work themselves up into a frenzy, all the while chanting the "chak chak chak" sounds that you can hear in Kecak.
I was extremely happy and relieved after I performed this song with 50 tribesmen in Bali.....
I wonder what would have happened to me if they had not liked it!!!!!!!!!

Video Production Information

Untranslated.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 8+ in beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED, and from 1 to 12 from HAPPY SKY onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

Game	SP Difficulty				DP Difficulty
	Beginner	Normal	Hyper	Another	Normal	Hyper	Another
Notecounts	176	511	854	1234	488	847	1319
beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED	1	5	7	N/A	4	7	—
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY	1	5	7	11	4	7	—
beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD	—	5	7	11	4	7	10
beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED CS	1	5	7	8+	4	7	8+