BLOCKS
BLOCKS
Song Information
Artist: SPARKER
Composition/Arrangement: SPARKER
BPM: 141
Length: 1:39
Genre: TRANCE
Movie: VJ GYO (overlays by MAYA)
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED
Other Music Game Appearances: None.
Lyrics
None.
Song Connections / Remixes
- A remix of BLOCKS by SHU OKUYAMA (from S2TB), titled BLOCKS (SHU OKUYAMA Remix), can be found in the V-RARE SOUND TRACK 14 CD.
Trivia
- Typos made for BLOCKS can be considered an inside joke.
- BLOCKS was first playable as the first stage of 3-dan on beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED. This only allowed play of the 7KEYS chart.
- On December 22nd, 2004, it was unlocked for everyone to play.
- BLOCKS' Single ANOTHER chart is the first Level 12 chart to be bumped down a Level with a new series (Level 12 in beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY, Level 11 in beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD).
- BLOCKS' overlays were removed from the beatmania IIDX arcade games as of beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro due to technical issues.
- BLOCKS is unlockable in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS from September 4th, 2019, after purchasing its charts with BITs.
- From April 20th, 2022, it is available by default in beatmania IIDX INFINITAS (2020).
Song Production Information
SPARKER
It's been a while since I created a trance song with a sequel-like atmosphere to REFERENCE.
Does it feel quiet compared to my recent epic-like songs?
I'm anti against various things becoming excessively radicalized. (That's my excuse)
Anyways, I can't help but cry like a pure teenager.
If you're fascinated by the lovely ending, you're a narcissist.
Video Production Information
MAYA
Enclosed with blocks. Many things are stuffed, condensed, and form a shape.
This is my first animation.
Instead of having a vision which fit this song, I created this video by gathering colors which came to my mind.
Conversely, I had a vision when I heard the song, which it solidified as an inorganic object and consisted of puzzle-like parts.
It's sharp, cool, and beautiful, but... somehow adorable.
Even when I always listen to this song, I never get tired of it, maybe because it has many kinds of complicated aspects.
Difficulty & Notecounts
beatmania IIDX difficulty rated 1 to 8+ in IIDX RED, and from 1 to 12 from HAPPY SKY onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)
| Game | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEGINNER | NORMAL | HYPER | ANOTHER | LEGGENDARIA | NORMAL | HYPER | ANOTHER | LEGGENDARIA | |
| Notecounts | 219 | 417 | 675 | 1000 | - | 417 | 746 | 1001 | - |
| beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED | - | 5 | 7 | N/A | - | 4 | 7 | N/A | - |
| beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY | - | 5 | 7 | 12 | - | 4 | 7 | 12 | - |
| beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD→Present | - | 5 | 7 | ↓11 | - | 4 | 7 | 12 | - |
| beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED CS | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8+ | - | 4 | 7 | 8+ | - |
| beatmania IIDX INFINITAS | - | 5 | 7 | 11 | - | 4 | 7 | 12 | - |
| beatmania IIDX ULTIMATE MOBILE | - | 5 | 7 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - |