Traces

traces

Song Information

Artist: TaQ
Composition/Arrangement: TaQ
BPM: 152
Length: 2:13
Genre: TRANCE
Movie: shiro (overlays by GOLI)
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 7th style
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• A 2step, vocal remix of traces by kors k feat.U, titled traces -tracing you mix-, can be found in beatmania IIDX 9th style.
• An extended version of traces appears on TaQ's album, bounce connected.

Trivia

• The "single compilation album" TaQ refers to in the production info is likely a tape given to him by his friend SubSimon in 1994 containing the Sven Väth song "Accident in Paradise", which he says is one of the songs that helped get him into electronic music during that period. "Of course", he goes on to say, "since I've always been into music, and I've considered computers and electronics one of my fortés, you could say that getting into techno was a natural thing."
• traces' overlays were removed from the IIDX arcade games as of beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro due to technical issues.

Song Production Information

TaQ

Everything started with that single compilation album.
I was drawn into the free, kind world with a strong core which expanded from that sound I never heard before.
I yearned for that sound and pursued it for a bit.
I began to realize that even my journey for self-expression began with a desire to recreate that kind of scenery.
I wandered many times and lost sight of where I was going.
Seven years have passed since then.
I'm now starting to understand what I'm aiming for, and where I should go.
I took a small detour, but by tracing my path, I feel I've gotten just a little bit closer to that place.

Video Production Information

GOLI

I think this kind of song is said to be the real deal. I was happy. German. Trance. Welcome, everyone in the streets. It's certainly nice to listen to trance, but there are few good songs that allow you to immerse yourself without feeling any worries. I've only listened to this song once, but I get this feeling like, "Here it comes.".... Hey, you'll also be immersed in it....

A sea of light and a scale of darkness. Conflict and peace. Elegance and manliness. Self and duality.

Welcome to TaQ WORLD.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 7+ in 7th through 9th style, 1 to 8 in 10th style, 1 to 8+ in 11 IIDX RED, and 1 to 12 in 12 HAPPY SKY.

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	-	778	982	1083	-	762	901	1071	-
beatmania IIDX 7th style→9th style	-	6	7	N/A	-	7	7+	N/A	-
beatmania IIDX 10th style	-	6	7	N/A	-	7	8	N/A	-
beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED	-	6	↑8	N/A	-	7	8	N/A	-
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY→Present	-	6	↑9	10	-	7	↑9	10	-
beatmania IIDX 7th style CS	-	6	7	7	-	7	7+	7+	-
beatmania IIDX 10th style CS	-	6	8	8	-	7	8	8	-