Deep Clear Eyes

Deep Clear Eyes

Song Information

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Artist: QUADRA
Composition: Hiroshi Takeyasu
Arrangement: QUADRA
BPM: 155
Length: 1:18 (game), 1:30 (OST)
Genre: DRUM'N BASS
VJ: MiZKiNG (beatmania, beatmania IIDX (generic video and overlays))
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania 2ndMIX
Other Music Game Appearances:

• beatmania IIDX
• beatmania III
• DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX CLUB VERSiON 2

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• Deep Clear Eyes shares similarities with Deep screen mix, an earlier song by Hiroshi Watanabe under the QUADRA alias that can be found on the album BEAT MANIA -REMIXES- WITH beatmania ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK.
• The OST version of Deep Clear Eyes is different from the game version, being longer and mixed slightly different.
• Deep Clear Eyes' ANOTHER charts sound different to the other charts' version of the song.
  • This version was later titled Deep Clear Eyes (CLUB ANOTHER VER.) on DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX CLUB VERSiON 2.
• A remix of Deep Clear Eyes, titled Deep Clear Eyes ～THE BLEEPING UP MIX～, can be found in beatmania CORE REMIX.
• A long version of Deep Clear Eyes, titled Deep Clear Eyes (Long Mix), appears on the beatmania 2nd MIX complete, beatmania BEST SOUNDTRACK and beatmania THE BEST PROMINENT albums.
  • The same long version, titled DEEP CLEAR EYES, appears on the beatmania HIROSHI WATANABE beat indication album.

Trivia

• In beatmania 2ndMIX, Deep Clear Eyes' genre is referred to internally by the game's code as "B-BTS MIX".
  • Furthermore, on the song select screen, the song is listed as a remix of 2 gorgeous 4U from beatmania.
  • However, in a response to a (now-deleted) question from a fan on Twitter, Hiroshi Watanabe has stated that Deep Clear Eyes is an original song under the QUADRA alias.
• Deep Clear Eyes' charts were moved up to the HARD difficulty in beatmania 3rdMIX.
  • It also received brand-new NORMAL charts in beatmania 3rdMIX.
• Deep Clear Eyes received ANOTHER charts in beatmania completeMIX 2. These charts were carried over to the beatmania III series in beatmania III APPEND CORE REMIX.
  • Strangely enough, these charts were not present in beatmania CORE REMIX.
• Deep Clear Eyes received ANOTHER charts in beatmania IIDX substream.
  • Curiously, Deep Clear Eyes' ANOTHER charts have less notes than its 7KEY/14KEY charts.
• Deep Clear Eyes has never appeared on a CS beatmania IIDX release.
• In beatmania completeMIX 2, beatmania BEST HITS, and beatmania APPEND ClubMIX, Deep Clear Eyes' title is capitalized as DEEP CLEAR EYES.
• Deep Clear Eyes is the only song without foot ver. Double charts when playing with two players.
• In the DanceDanceRevolution series, Deep Clear Eyes' title is capitalized as Deep clear eyes.

Song Production Information

beatmania 2ndMIX

The song is poppy and requires a high level of scratch and button timing, but it feels very good to play once you're able to clear it. During the scratches in particular, you'll want to be careful of your timing when going back.

beatmania completeMIX English site

You can't resist the hard drum beats and tingling keyboard sounds.

beatmania CS / APPEND YebisuMIX Music Column site

Hiroyuki Togo

"Drum'n bass... what the heck is that? A bass drum? A percussive bass instrument!?"
Back when the genre name "drum'n bass" emerged, I was completely clueless. Being the old coelacanth I am, I asked one of my junior colleagues who's into new things about what it is. "Hmmm, right... I'll give it a listen."
... I'm already too stubborn to chase after popular things or new trends, though; all I really want to do is relax, listen to some Okinawan folk music or Hawaiian music, and drink beer or something while watching the sunset. But it's my job, so I gotta listen to it. And with that, I whipped my old body into shape (not S&M) and ran down to the CD rental shop (cheap-ass).

That preface was long, but here are the characteristics in terms of sound...

• Takes sampled breakbeats (see VOL. 1 for more details), chops them up even more, then edits them and creates complex rhythm patterns.

• A low bass sound that buzzes (what an awkward expression) to the point where the pitch feels low.

In dance music up until now, the bass drum plays the lowest sound, and the sound of the bass goes on top of it, which is your typical sound image, but for drum'n bass it's the opposite, where the bass supporting the very bottom, which is quite strange... it turns into an unconventional and unusual sound image...
(If I start writing too much in-depth, it'll be like an article in a sound specialist magazine, so I'll omit the details.)

The DRUM'N BASS MIX song in beatmania, Deep Clear Eyes, is cool!
It's one of my favorite songs.
If you asked me to recommend other songs with a drum'n bass sound, I wouldn't know because I'm not studious about in-depth stuff (I'm stubborn, remember?).
The only thing I can recommend with confidence is an album called Rough and Ready (1997) by the artist Ram Jam World.
Do you know Hirofumi Asamoto? He's also the producer of UA (pronounced "ooh-ah").
It stylishly incorporates elements of drum'n bass, but I think it's a top-notch "pop album" (has universal appeal). Give it a listen!

Until next time, have a wonderful BEAT PLAY LIFE.
(Hiroyuki Togo, Composer & Sound Director for beatmania on PlayStation)

Video Production Information

None.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania difficulty rated from 1 to 9.
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 5 in 1st style and substream, 1 to 7 in 2nd style.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from 2ndMIX CLUB VER. through 5thMIX (and the Solo games) rated from 1 to 9. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from KANI KANI CRAB.)

beatmania

Original Charts

Game	SP Difficulty			DP Difficulty
	Normal	Hard	Another	Normal	Hard	Another
Notecounts	236	276	294	267	307	296
beatmania 2ndMIX	※6	-	-	※6	-	-
beatmania 3rdMIX	5	↓5	-	5	↓5	-
beatmania completeMIX	↓4	5	-	↓4	5	-
beatmania completeMIX 2	↑5	5	7	↑5	5	7
beatmania CORE REMIX	↓4	5	-	↓4	5	-
beatmania THE FINAL	↓3	5	↓6	↓3	5	7
beatmania III	4	5	-	4	5	-
beatmania III APPEND CORE REMIX→THE FINAL	4	5	6	4	5	6
beatmania CS	※6	-	-	※6	-	-
beatmania APPEND 3rdMIX	-	5	-	-	5	-
beatmania for WonderSwan	※6	-	-	-	-	-
beatmania BEST HITS	-	5	-	-	5	-
beatmania APPEND ClubMIX	-	-	7	-	-	7

※ Denotes charts are different from later NORMAL charts:

• Single NORMAL chart: total notes: 276.
• Double NORMAL chart: total notes: 307.

foot ver. Charts

Game	SP Difficulty			DP Difficulty
	Normal	Hard	Another	Normal	Hard	Another
Notecounts	276	276	-	-	-	-
beatmania III→beatmania III THE FINAL	5	5	-	-	-	-

beatmania IIDX

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	-	-	276	247	-	-	307	247	-
beatmania IIDX	-	-	4	-	-	-	4	-	-
beatmania IIDX substream→2nd style	-	-	4	N/A	-	-	4	N/A	-

DanceDanceRevolution

Original Version

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	- / -	169 / 0	221 / 0	227 / 0	- / - / -	167 / 0	214 / 0	- / -	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX CLUB VERSiON 2	-	6	7	8	-	6	7	-	-
DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX APPEND CLUB VERSiON vol.1	-	6	7	8	-	6	7	-	-
DanceDanceRevolution CLUB VERSiON (DC)	-	6	7	8	-	6	7	-	-

CLUB ANOTHER Version

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	- / -	189 / 0	228 / 0	232 / 0	- / - / -	185 / 0	224 / 0	- / -	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX CLUB VERSiON 2	-	6	7	8	-	6	7	-	-
DanceDanceRevolution 2ndMIX APPEND CLUB VERSiON vol.1	-	6	7	8	-	6	7	-	-
DanceDanceRevolution CLUB VERSiON (DC)	-	6	7	8	-	6	7	-	-