HELL SCAPER
HELL SCAPER
Song Information
Artist: L.E.D.LIGHT-G
Composition/Arrangement: Toshiyuki Kakuta
BPM: 190-200
Length: 1:32 (beatmania GOTTAMIX, REFLEC BEAT), 1:18 (arcade beatmania)
Genre: GABBAH
Movie: KAERU (arcade beatmania)
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania APPEND GOTTAMIX
Other Music Game Appearances:
- beatmania 5thMIX -Time to get down-
- beatmania III
- REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper
- REFLEC BEAT plus BEMANI MUSIC FOCUS PACK 06
Lyrics
None.
Song Connections / Remixes
- Some of HELL SCAPER's soundbites are taken from The Brain from Planet Arous.
- A long version of HELL SCAPER appears on the beatmania GOTTAMIX Original Soundtracks album.
- A shorter version of HELL SCAPER is used on the arcade beatmania titles.
- In beatmania BEST HITS, the Single ANOTHER chart version of HELL SCAPER sounds different compared to the OST version. This ANOTHER chart is labelled as a KCE Japan ANOTHER and an ORIGINAL, as opposed to from GOTTAMIX.
- A remix of HELL SCAPER by DJ TECHNORCH fw.GUHROOVY, titled HELL SCAPER -Last Escape Remix-, can be found on L.E.D.'s first album, 電人K.
- A short edit of HELL SCAPER -Last Escape Remix- appears in beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS CS.
- An extended version of HELL SCAPER, titled HELL SCAPER beatmania-DA!! Special Version, can be found in beatmania BEST打!! and beatmania打打打!!.
- Another remix of HELL SCAPER by DEPROGRAM MAN, titled HELL SCAPER ～SLASHING MIX～, appears in beatmania completeMIX 2 as the ANOTHER chart of HELL SCAPER.
- A remix of HELL SCAPER by kors k, titled HELL SCAPER(kors k Remix), can be found on the REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK album.
- A short version of HELL SCAPER(kors k Remix) appears in REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper.
- HELL SCAPER shares the vocal sample Im mad from the Xtortion library by e-LAB with IT'S A SMALL WORLD (Ducking Hardcore MIX), from Dancing Stage featuring Disney's RAVE.
Trivia
- HELL SCAPER marks Toshiyuki Kakuta's first use of the -G suffix.
- According to Toshiyuki Kakuta, HELL SCAPER was planned to appear in the beatmania IIDX series for a long time, but the original music data has been lost, meaning new keysounds cannot be created and stopping it from being added to the series.
- According to DJ TECHNORCH, HELL SCAPER is what sparked his interest in being a musician.
- In the beatmania / beatmania III series, HELL SCAPER's artist was L.E.D. LIGHT-G.
- HELL SCAPER placed eighth at the popularity poll as to what songs should be included in beatmania BEST HITS [1].
- HELL SCAPER received brand-new NORMAL charts in beatmania THE FINAL.
- HELL SCAPER could be unlocked in REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper as part of the 6th Set (kors k's SELECTION) of the BEMANI MUSIC FOCUS unlocking system.
- It was also in consideration by Ryu☆ to be added to his BEMANI MUSIC FOCUS set [2].
- From September 17th, 2015 onwards, it could be purchased from the REFLEC Shop for 3800 Refle.
- In REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA, it could be purchased in the Garage for 20 VOLZZA KEYs.
- In REFLEC BEAT VOLZZA 2, it was playable by default.
- The moai head in HELL SCAPER's jacket is based on its beatmania APPEND GOTTAMIX animations.
- After being removed from the initial release of REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア, HELL SCAPER was revived on March 22nd, 2018.
- HELL SCAPER appears as selectable background music in CHASE CHASE JOKERS (チェイスチェイスジョーカーズ).
Song Production Information
beatmania Append GOTTAMIX
Toshiyuki Kakuta aka L.E.D. Light
Hello to all of you visiting the KONAMI homepage. Are you enjoying GOTTAMIX?
This time, I'd like to talk about about an evil track that currently boasts the fastest BPM in beatmania history, 'GABBAH'.
Are you familiar with the genre "Rotterdam techno"? It spawned long ago in the Rotterdam region of the Netherlands, and rages with a fierce sound.
When I first listened to Rotterdam techno, my feeling was, "This sounds like music that very stupid people would make," a sentiment probably echoed by most people who've listened to it. But it turns out that this was no mere gathering of stupid people. Honestly speaking, the track was full of impact, burning itself into the minds of many and never to leave. The genre's fierce sound was definitely not pop (rather, the complete antithesis of it), and the ample amount of negative power it wielded led it to be used as background music in a lot of TV shows at the time.
Having been moved emotionally by its impact at the time, I went and bought a bunch of compilation CDs of the very music I thought was made by very stupid people. It probably wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the word "stupid" is a compliment to its negative power (laughs).
Afterwards, Rotterdam techno would branch off and evolve in two different directions. One direction was "happy hardcore," which somewhat suppresses the fierce, radical sounds, and overlays pop melodies. The other direction was "gabbah," the faster, louder, natural progression (?) of Rotterdam techno. On a side note, 'GABBAH' from GOTTAMIX and 'HAPPY' from 4thMIX could be considered distant relatives in terms of their genres.
By the way, were you able to clear 'HELL SCAPER'?
You aren't going to give because it's too hard...are you? Not a chance.
On the other side of the song's desperate difficulty, that indescribable feeling of elation should be within your sight. As far as advice I can give,
"Do your best and make it through somehow!!"
Until next time, have a happy "BEAT PLAY LIFE"!
beatmania 5thMIX
This is another long-awaited port from GOTTAMIX.
If you can play along to this high-speed, explosive gabber breaks track and ask for more, you're pretty good.
Video Production Information
The backgrounds can't keep up with the speed of the song... Regardless, I sought to have dim-witted, broken backgrounds.
And the Moai heads? By the time you finish playing, you should only be able to speak in hiragana. Jan~
Difficulty & Notecounts
beatmania difficulty rated from 1 to 9.
REFLEC BEAT to groovin'!! Upper difficulty rated from 1 to 10+, 1 to 13 in VOLZZA/VOLZZA 2, and 1 to 15 in 悠久のリフレシア. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from KANI KANI CRAB and BEMANIWiki 2nd.)
beatmania
GOTTAMIX Charts
| Game | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Hard | Another | Normal | Hard | Another | |
| Notecounts | 577 | - | 684 | 666 | - | 666 |
| beatmania APPEND GOTTAMIX | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| beatmania BEST HITS | 6 | - | N/A | 6 | - | N/A |
5thMIX Charts
| Game | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Hard | Another | Normal | Hard | Another | |
| Notecounts | 495 | 495 | - | 549 | 549 | - |
| beatmania 5thMIX | 7 | 7 | - | 7 | 7 | - |
| beatmania completeMIX 2 | ↓6 | 7 | - | ↓6 | 7 | - |
| beatmania III | 6 | 6 | - | 6 | 6 | - |
| beatmania III APPEND CORE REMIX→III THE FINAL | ↑7 | ↑7 | - | ↑7 | ↑7 | - |
| beatmania APPEND 5thMIX | 7 | 7 | - | 7 | 7 | - |
THE FINAL Charts
| Game | SP Difficulty | DP Difficulty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | Hard | Another | Normal | Hard | Another | |
| Notecounts | 361 | 495 | - | 424 | 549 | - |
| beatmania THE FINAL | 6 | 7 | - | 5 | 7 | - |
REFLEC BEAT
Old Charts
| Game | Level | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Medium | Hard | Special | |
| Notecounts | 200 | 440 | 626 | - |
| REFLEC BEAT groovin'!! Upper→VOLZZA 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | - |
| REFLEC BEAT plus | 5 | 8 | 10 | - |
New Charts
| Game | Level | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Medium | Hard | White Hard | |
| Notecounts | 200 | 440 | 626 | - |
| REFLEC BEAT 悠久のリフレシア | 7 | 10 | 12 | - |
| BEMANI MUSIC FOCUS | |
|---|---|
| 1st Set (DJ TOTTO's SELECTION) | ABSOLUTE - CHOCOLATE PHILOSOPHY - LOGICAL DASH - era (nostalmix) |
| 2nd Set (TAG's SELECTION) | DROP THE BOMB - AXIS - fellows - MAD BLAST |
| 3rd Set (Des-ROW's SELECTION) | 大見解 - Funky sonic World - BE LOVIN - CURUS |
| 4th Set (Ryu☆'s SELECTION) | GENOM SCREAMS - Presto - JET WORLD - Go Beyond!! |
| 5th Set (TOMOSUKE's SELECTION) | I'M GONNA GET YOU! - the keel - LOVE IS ORANGE - Gamelan de Couple |
| 6th Set (kors k's SELECTION) | Flash Back 90's - White Eve - HELL SCAPER - starmine |
| 7th Set (Users' SELECTION) | 明鏡止水 - Pink Rose - sync - Beyond The Earth |
| 8th Set (PHQUASE's SELECTION) | COSMIC COWGIRL - BOBBY SUE AND SKINNY JIM - 男々道 - Spica |
| 9th Set (wac's SELECTION) | PULSE - GRADIUSIC CYBER - Nova emoção - 踊るフィーバーロボ |
| 10th Set (dj TAKA's SELECTION) | ♥Love²シュガ→♥ - Lucy - GUILTY - V - V₂ |
| CONTENTS SELECTION | ZERO-ONE - MAKE A JAM! - Ping×Pong×Dash - DAY DREAM |