Holic

Holic

Song Information

Artist: TaQ
Composition/Arrangement: TaQ
BPM: 154
Length: 1:27
Genre: HARD TECHNO
VJ: VJ GYO
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 3rd style
Other Music Game Appearances:

• DanceDanceRevolution 4thMIX

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• Holic is part of TaQ's "-ic" series of songs, which also includes:
  • stoic, which appears in beatmania IIDX 7th style.
  • symbolic, which appears in beatmania IIDX 8th style.
• A mix of Holic with stoic appears on TaQ's bounce-connected album.

Trivia

• Holic's overlays were removed from the IIDX arcade games as of beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro due to technical issues. They may be re-added with a later update.

Song Production Information

(The notes are a commentary by dj TAKA.)

Here is TaQ's latest production, the hard techno song Holic. By the way, a lot of people have been asking, "How do you pronounce TaQ?" The correct answer is "Taku". In German, Q is pronounced like "ku". TaQ spent his childhood years in Germany, and it looks like "TaQ" is a favorite nickname he picked up there. I think there are a lot of people who think TaQ's works have a certain German techno feel to them, including Holic; this may be why.

Video Production Information

(The notes are a commentary by VJ GYO.)

The catch copy for 3rd style is "CYBERbeatNATION"; it seems the songs that express this particular world view the best are probably dj TAKA's LEADING CYBER and this song, "Holic" from TaQ. If I had to say why, it's because they're songs that give you a very dark feeling with faltering or becoming depressing; they're both song that are overflowing with a violent energy that seems to suck you in.