Abyss

Song Information

 
Abyss' jacket.

Artist: dj TAKA
Composition/Arrangement: Takayuki Ishikawa
BPM: 142
Length: 1:58 (beatmania IIDX) 1:44 (DanceDanceRevolution)
Genre: INTELLIGENCE
VJ: VJ YUZ
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 5th style
Other Music Game Appearances:

Lyrics

Some soundbites can be heard.

Song Connections / Remixes

Trivia

Song Production Information

dj TAKA

During the production of 5th style, I had to replace the sampler I used for the brunt of my tracking work; you can say that this song, Abyss, is a posthumous work created by the original.

From the rhythm parts to the voices, piano, and strings, many sounds are all combined into one vehicle, as is appropriate for its final work. Still, the old machine didn't have enough memory for all of the instruments playing at once, so I used it to get a basic arrangement of the piece, and then switched to the ripply version you hear for the new hardware.

CS Information Data

DDRMAX -DanceDanceRevolution-

You have unlocked the song "Abyss" by dj. TAKA. This song will take you on a journey through atmospheric melodies and driving house beats.

Video Production Information

VJ YUZ

I'm paying dj TAKA back for a favor (he also wrote Frozen Ray for KEYBOARDMANIA 3rdMIX). Well, so I say. I just wanted to make a special video for a dj TAKA song...

So, the imagery for the video flows freely from the atmosphere of the song; it definitely isn't meant to stand alone! Engrossed in thoughts like these, I was able to, after some difficulty, bring this project to its end. I listened to Abyss while going to sleep all the time so I could get a proper feel for how the imagery should work...

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX to 10th style difficulty rated from 1 to 7+ (up to 9th style) or 8 (10th style), from 1 to 8+ in IIDX RED, and from 1 to 12 from HAPPY SKY onwards.
DanceDanceRevolution difficulty from 2ndMIX CLUB VER. through 5thMIX (and the Solo games) rated from 1 to 9, 1 to 10 from DDRMAX2 to SuperNOVA2, and 1 to 20 from X 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 317 639 817 945 771 889 964 {{{8}}} {{{9}}}
beatmania IIDX 5th style→11 IIDX RED - 5 6 N/A 6 7 N/A {{{9}}} {{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY→Present - 5 ↑7 8 ↑7 ↑8 9 {{{9}}} {{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 5th style CS 3 5 6 6 6 7 7 {{{9}}} {{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 7th style CS 3 5 6 6 6 7 7 {{{9}}} {{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST 3 5 7 8 7 8 9 {{{9}}} {{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX INFINITAS - 5 7 8 7 8 9 {{{9}}} {{{10}}}

DanceDanceRevolution

Game Single Double
Beginner Basic Difficult Expert Challenge Basic Difficult Expert Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows 117 / 0 168 / 0 234 / 0 309 / 0 - / - / - 171 / 0 233 / 0 309 / 0 - / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX - 2 5 7 - 3 5 7 -
DDRMAX2 - 2 5 7 - 3 5 7 -
DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME→SuperNOVA 1 2 5 7 - 3 5 7 -
DanceDanceRevolution SuperNOVA2 1 ↑3 5 7 - 3 5 7 -
DanceDanceRevolution X→Present 3 4 7 10 - 5 8 11 -
DanceDanceRevolution 5thMIX CS - 2 5 7 - 3 5 7 -
DDRMAX CS US - 2 5 7 - 3 5 7 -
DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX / Dancing Stage Unleashed DLC - 2 5 7 - 3 5 7 -
DDR FESTIVAL 1 2 5 7 - 3 5 7 -
DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX2 / Dancing Stage Unleashed2 DLC N/A 2 5 7 - 3 5 7 -
DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX3 / Dancing Stage Unleashed3 DLC N/A 2 5 7 - 3 5 7 -
DanceDanceRevolution ULTRAMIX4 DLC N/A 2 5 7 - 3 5 7 -