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=== beatmania IIDX ===
=== beatmania IIDX ===
==== SLAKE ====
==== SLAKE ====
The handsome old man's drum'n bass' full-throttled juice, with slightly too fast BPM, is just right.<br>
A handsome old man's drum'n bass with full-throttled juice, and a slightly too fast BPM that feels just right.<br>
Moog-like synth sounds intertwined with jazzy Rhodes riffs feels nice.<br>
Moog-like synth sounds intertwined with jazzy Rhodes riffs feels nice.<br>
The reason for having an old man with a sexy voice is a secret.
The reason for having an old man with a sexy voice is a secret.
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== Video Production Information ==
== Video Production Information ==
=== VJ GYO ===
=== VJ GYO ===
An old apartment with stairs installed on the outer wall line up along downtown... a never ending shadow hidden underneath a narrow alleyway... suddenly a black cat passes through there...<br>
Downtown, lined with an old apartment with stairs installed on the outer wall... a narrow alleyway covered a neverending shadow... suddenly a black cat passes through there...<br>
So is the life of the inner city that seems to always intercept the light.
This is life of the inner city, that always seems to be blocked from the light.


Throughout such a city, people have active, cool, and sometimes thrilling and speedy lives.<br>
In such a city, people have active, cool, and sometimes thrilling and speedy lives.<br>
Therefore, it conveys a freshly squeezed, cultivated real groove!
Therefore, it conveys a freshly squeezed, cultivated real groove!



Revision as of 16:33, 23 April 2023

CLOUDY MUSIC

Song Information

Artist: SLAKE
Composition/Arrangement: SLAKE
BPM: 190
Length: 1:46
Genre: DRUM'N'BASS
Movie: MORO (beatmania), VJ GYO (overlays by GOLI) (beatmania IIDX)
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 7th style
Other Music Game Appearances:

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

  • Some of the vocal samples in CLOUDY MUSIC are sampled from a song by A Tribe Called Quest.

Trivia

  • CLOUDY MUSIC marks SLAKE's first appearance in beatmania IIDX since I'M FOR REAL in beatmania IIDX 4th style.
  • CLOUDY MUSIC is the only beatmania IIDX song since beatmania IIDX 3rd style to ever appear in beatmania/beatmania III.
  • CLOUDY MUSIC received overlays in beatmania IIDX 7th style CS. These overlays never appeared in an arcade beatmania IIDX game.
  • CLOUDY MUSIC is a hidden revival in beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS. It can be unlocked by playing 70 rounds.
    • As of January 7th, 2009, it is available by default.
  • According to Takehiko Fujii himself, he did not know exactly what the vocals in CLOUDY MUSIC were saying until they were translated for him many years later.
  • CLOUDY MUSIC is unlockable in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS from May 6th, 2020, after purchasing its charts with BITs.

Song Production Information

beatmania

SLAKE

CLOUDY MUSIC from IIDX makes its way over to THE FINAL.
It's a musical drum'n bass track where a moog-esque synthesizer ties together with rushing breakbeats and a jazz-flavored electric piano.

beatmania IIDX

SLAKE

A handsome old man's drum'n bass with full-throttled juice, and a slightly too fast BPM that feels just right.
Moog-like synth sounds intertwined with jazzy Rhodes riffs feels nice.
The reason for having an old man with a sexy voice is a secret.

Video Production Information

VJ GYO

Downtown, lined with an old apartment with stairs installed on the outer wall... a narrow alleyway covered a neverending shadow... suddenly a black cat passes through there...
This is life of the inner city, that always seems to be blocked from the light.

In such a city, people have active, cool, and sometimes thrilling and speedy lives.
Therefore, it conveys a freshly squeezed, cultivated real groove!

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania difficulty rated from 1 to 9.
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 7 from 7th through 9th style, and 1 to 12 from 12 HAPPY SKY to present. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from KANI KANI CRAB and BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

beatmania

Game SP Difficulty DP Difficulty
Normal Hard Another Normal Hard Another
Notecounts 422 532 - 422 620 -
beatmania THE FINAL 5 6 - 5 7 -
beatmania III THE FINAL 5 6 - 5 6 -

beatmania IIDX

Game SP Difficulty DP Difficulty
BEGINNER NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts 229 422 620 - - 422 619 - -
beatmania IIDX 7th style→10th style - 4 6 - - 5 7 - -
beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS - ↑5 ↑7 - - 5 7 - -
beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS→20 tricoro - 5 7 - - 5 ↑8 - -
beatmania IIDX 7th style CS 2 4 6 - - 5 7 - -
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS - 5 7 - - 5 8 - -