BLOCKS

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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 on 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.

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-styled 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 enough of 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, so it became inorganic 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 - - - - -