Waxing and wanding

waxing and wanding

Song Information

waxing and wanding's REFLEC BEAT jacket.

waxing and wanding's SOUND VOLTEX NOVICE jacket.

waxing and wanding's SOUND VOLTEX ADVANCED jacket.

waxing and wanding's SOUND VOLTEX EXHAUST jacket.

waxing and wanding's SOUND VOLTEX MAXIMUM jacket.

Artist: 青龍
Composition/Arrangement: Seiryu
BPM: 191
Length: 2:05
Genre: DANCE SPEED
Movie: ? (overlays by GOLI)
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD
Other Music Game Appearances:

• REFLEC BEAT limelight
• REFLEC BEAT plus MUSIC PACK 46
• REFLEC BEAT + KONAMI MUSIC PACK 34
• SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• A long version of waxing and wanding appears in the CARDINAL GATE conclusion album, included with beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS's special edition.
  • Another long version of waxing and wanding appears in starmine 青龍 DISC, the bonus disc of Ryu☆'s first album, starmine.
  • Yet another long version, titled waxing and wanding (BD MIX), appears in 青龍's first album, BLUE DRAGON. This version removed the intro.
• A remix of waxing and wanding by kors k, titled waxing and wanding (kors k mix), also appears in Ryu☆'s first album, starmine.
• Another remix of waxing and wanding by JAKAZiD, titled waxing and wanding (JAKAZiD's 新月 Remix), appears in the cyber beatnation 2 -Hi Speed conclusion- album.
• Another remix of waxing and wanding by しま兄, titled waxing and wanding (SS Remix), appears in SOUND VOLTEX IV HEAVENLY HAVEN.
• waxing and wanding's high-pitched vocal samples are taken from Franca Acapella 1, a vocal track found in the sample CD Techno Trance Essentials by Ueberschall.

Trivia

青龍's CARDINAL GATE title card.

• waxing and wanding is one of the four CARDINAL GATE EXTRA STAGE songs.
• waxing and wanding's title refers to two phases of the moon, "waxing" (when it changes from new moon to full moon) and "waning" (from full moon to new moon).
  • The song was intended to be called "waxing and waning", but was accidentally submitted as "waxing and wanding" [1] [2].
• Seiryu (青龍) is the Japanese name of Qinglong, a Chinese god that represents the east and the spring season.
• The video features two embodiments of Seiryu, one being a blue dragon, and the other being a woman in kimono, resembling the woman in the video of 雪月花 (another Ryutaro Nakahara song with a GOLI video).
• waxing and wanding is the second song of Lincle LINK 5 to be unlocked in REFLEC BEAT limelight. It becomes available once Glass Level 25 has been reached.
  • In REFLEC BEAT colette -All Seasons-, it has been automatically unlocked as of May 14th, 2014 by using an eAMUSEMENT PASS.
• waxing and wanding's jacket illustration is taken from the starmine 青龍 DISC CD.
• In REFLEC BEAT +, waxing and wanding's artist was romanized as SEIRYU.
• waxing and wanding is unlockable in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS from November 2nd, 2017, after purchasing its charts with BITs.
  • From April 20th, 2022, it is available by default in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020).
• After being removed from the initial release of REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア, waxing and wanding was revived on December 28th, 2017.
• waxing and wanding received LEGGENDARIA charts in beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS. These charts can be unlocked from September 13th, 2018 by clearing the CARDINAL EXPERT course.
  • As of beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage, these charts are available by default.
  • These charts are available in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020) since July 26th, 2023.
• waxing and wanding was added to SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR on March 7th, 2024.
• waxing and wanding received new jackets in the SOUND VOLTEX series.

Song Production Information

Seiryu

I love the moon.

When I traveled to Europe, while flying over Siberia, there was just a perfectly round moon floating in the empty, truly empty sky.
It looked just like a smooth and polished pearl.
The clear atmosphere above the clouds also helped draw an arc with an extremely high resolution.
When I stared at this shining universe, it felt like the whimsical light surrounded and healed my tired self from daily life.

The images from that time are deeply etched in my eyes.

Such lovely trip occurred four months after I completed this song.
Huh?! Oh, yeah. It was four months later. Nearly four months later.
The previous sentence was just to be cool. I'm sorry. I regret it.
When I created this song, I had vague thoughts such as "oh~, the moon. It's great~! So fabulous!".

Huh. That's right. It was four months later. I just extended it a bit.
Please don't make me say it again.

Well then, thank you very much for also checking it out today. I'm obviously Seiryu.

Also, person T somehow called this song "wowow".
I don't know why it's not abbreviated at all, so I added it.

I'm obviously Sei,,, huh?! No, that's because it was four months later!
1cm is also entirely four months later! I'm quite angry!

Video Production Information

GOLI

I was able to participate in a song which is part of the Four Heavenly Kings, so I seriously drew a dragon. Dragon motifs are very well-known in manga and TV, so many people might feel that they're commonly used.
But from an artist's perspective, it's unusual to find something very interesting as this.
It looks like a snake, but it's not a snake. It has antlers, but it's not a deer.
Dragons, wyverns, sea dragons... these are endless fantasies created by humans. They're very strange.

And this Seiryu song is labeled in my favorite genre that I listen to, and I listened to it quite frequently while creating this video.

I still can't hear what the vocals are saying in the opening.
It sounds like "awanao". I like this catchy song.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.
REFLEC BEAT to groovin'!! Upper difficulty rated from 1 to 10+, 1 to 13 in VOLZZA/VOLZZA 2, and 1 to 15 in 悠久のリフレシア.
SOUND VOLTEX difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from IV HEAVENLY HAVEN onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

beatmania IIDX

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	281	658	997	1457	2000	647	966	1399	2000
beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD→14 GOLD	-	7	10	11	-	7	10	12	-
beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS→24 SINOBUZ	-	7	10	11	-	7	10	↓11	-
beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS→Present	-	7	10	11	12	7	10	11	12
beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD CS	3	7	10	11	-	7	10	11	-
beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST	3	7	10	11	-	7	10	11	-
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS	-	7	10	11	-	7	10	11	-
beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE	-	7	10	11	-	-	-	-	-
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020)	-	7	10	11	12	7	10	11	12

REFLEC BEAT

Old Charts

Game	Level
	Basic	Medium	Hard	Special
Notecounts	144	381	678	-
REFLEC BEAT limelight→VOLZZA 2	3	7	10	-
REFLEC BEAT plus	3	7	10	-
REFLEC BEAT +	3	7	10	-

New Charts

Game	Level
	Basic	Medium	Hard	White Hard
Notecounts	158	409	706	-
REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア	5	9	12	-

SOUND VOLTEX

Game	Level
	NOVICE	ADVANCED	EXHAUST	MAXIMUM	EXCEED
Max Chain (EXCEED GEAR→Present)	780	1275	1606	2042	-
Effected By	レッドホットスクリューズ	レッドホットスクリューズ	レッドホットスクリューズ	レッドホットスクリューズ	-
Jacket Artists	GOLI	GOLI	GOLI	GOLI	-
SOUND VOLTEX EXCEED GEAR→Present	6	13	16	18	-

CARDINAL GATE
EXTRA STAGEs	CONTRACT - Ganymede - waxing and wanding - 華蝶風雪
ONE MORE EXTRA STAGE	嘆きの樹

Lincle LINK #5
beatmania IIDX songs	ビューティフル レシート - Flip Flap - Castle on the Moon - TITANS RETURN - quaver♪
REFLEC BEAT songs	The Sampling Paradise - waxing and wanding - EXUSIA - 灼熱Beach Side Bunny - 天空の夜明け
Both games	HAERETICUS