Spiral galaxy

spiral galaxy

Song Information

Artist: D.J.SETUP
Composition/Arrangement: D.J.SETUP
BPM: 154
Length: 2:11
Genre: PSYCHEDELIC TECHNO
VJ: HES
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED
Other Music Game Appearances: None

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

• An extended version of spiral galaxy appears on the beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED Internet Ranking prize album, RED TRAXX.
• A remix of spiral galaxy by サワサキヨシヒロ！, titled spiral galaxy (サワサキトランスmix), appears on the V-RARE SOUND TRACK 14 CD.
• Another remix of spiral galaxy by L.E.D., titled spiral galaxy -L.E.D. STYLE SPREADING PARTICLE BEAM MIX-, can be found on dj TAKA's first album, milestone.
  • A short version of spiral galaxy -L.E.D. STYLE SPREADING PARTICLE BEAM MIX- was later added to beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS.

Trivia

• spiral galaxy's video is the first part of the CORE ARENA series. All the CORE ARENA songs have related videos that tell a story over the course of the series.
• spiral galaxy is featured in beatmania IIDX 8th style CS as an unlockable preview song, along with Don't be afraid myself and 太陽 ～T・A・I・Y・O～.
• spiral galaxy received a Single Black ANOTHER chart in beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS CS.
  • This chart was later added to the arcades as a † chart, appearing as the final song of beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS's CLASSIC 九段 course (which is identical to beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS CS's Single Play 9th Dan course).
    • A brand-new Double † chart was added as well.
      • As of beatmania IIDX 26 Rootage, these charts are available by default.
• spiral galaxy is unlockable in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS from February 5th, 2018, after purchasing its NORMAL, HYPER, and ANOTHER charts for 5000, 9000, and 10500 BITs respectively.

Song Production Infomation

D.J.SETUP

I started this work as a representation of HES' existing visual materials. When he first showed me the theme for his design this time, a bass pattern began looping over and over in my mind; I decided to use it throughout the entire song, persistently driving it forward. (Actually, that phrase has been tucked away in the corner of my mind for some years now.) Normally the essence of the track would be done at that point, and it becomes sort of like a puzzle where I have to layer sounds to get the right mixture, but as is fitting for BEMANI techno, this song didn't go over that easily. That is, it's hard-boiled.

Video Production Infomation

HES

Introduction movie [EPISODE 1] -contact-

The core rushes in to attack the terminal. Before long, it begins to crumble ...

I did my best to make a video that works towards a peaceful conclusion.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated 1 to 7+ from 5th through 9th style, 1 to 8+ in IIDX RED, and 1 to 12 from HAPPY SKY onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	黒ANOTHER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	黒ANOTHER
Notecounts	275	545	1061	1310	1910	564	1038	1139	2070
beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED	1	5	8	N/A	-	5	8	N/A	-
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY	1	5	↑9	11	-	5	↑9	10	-
beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD→24 SINOBUZ	-	5	9	11	-	5	9	10	-
beatmania IIDX 25 CANNON BALLERS→Present	-	5	9	11	12	5	9	10	12
beatmania IIDX 8th style CS	-	5	7+	7+	-	5	7+	7+	-
beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED CS	2	5	8	8+	-	5	8	8+	-
beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS CS	2	5	9	11	-	5	9	10	-
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS	-	5	9	11	-	5	9	10	-

HES' CORE ARENA series of videos
spiral galaxy - ANDROMEDA - RESONATE 1794 - earth scape