Small Waves

Small Waves

Song Information

Artist: dj TAKA
Composition/Arrangement: Takayuki Ishikawa
BPM: 126
Length: 2:06
Genre: CLUB MIX
Movie: VJ GYO
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 4th style
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

None.

Song Connections / Remixes

None.

Trivia

• "Small Waves" is the English translation of the Japanese "小波", which is read as "KONAMI".
  • In addition, Small Waves's 7KEYS chart has a max combo of 573, a reference to the KONAMI number.

Song Production Information

dj TAKA

The song title's origin is "a gathering of small waves", which is compared to the beatmania gameplay. However, there's another meaning that's not related to the song's contents (Is there also a hint in the number of notes used?).
I combined two separate house tracks with a crossfader in order to create the atmosphere of a DJ game, ranging from hardware to music. I'd be happy if you can identify which part the song completely changes at.

Video Production Information

VJ GYO

I personally really like the song's latter-half and title.
I was hooked on club music when I heard it for the first time, and it was this song's groove which attracted me to the genre.
Having said that, when I returned home and listened to those songs from that era, I strangely felt tired and sad over how old they were...
This genre really makes you feel like your age, doesn't it?
Since it's electronic music, does this song signify the evolution of equipment used? I'm not quite sure.
Anyways, it's strange that this groove has re-emerged despite the latest sounds being used.
As expected of dj TAKA, it's a fine song.

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX to 10th style difficulty rated from 1 to 7 in 4th style, and from 1 to 7+ from 5th through 7th style.

Game	SP Difficulty					DP Difficulty
	BEGINNER	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA	NORMAL	HYPER	ANOTHER	LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts	-	411	573	585	-	547	584	-	-
beatmania IIDX 4th style→7th style	-	4	5	N/A	-	4	5	-	-
beatmania IIDX 4th style CS	-	4	5	N/A	-	4	5	-	-