Lower world

lower world

Song Information

Artist: D.J.SETUP
Composition/Arrangement: D.J.SETUP
BPM: 155
Length: 2:23 (game), 2:53 (OST)
Genre: TECHNO
VJ: mikoshiba
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 9th style
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

Several vocal samples and a laugh can be heard.

Song Connections / Remixes

  • The OST version of lower world is slightly longer than the game version.
  • The songwheel sound from beatmania IIDX 7th style can be heard about 1:33 into lower world.
  • A remix of lower world by SLAKE, titled lower world [FIND A WAY MIX], can be found on the V-RARE SOUND TRACK 10 CD.
  • A long version of lower world appears on dj TAKA's first album, milestone.

Trivia

None.

Song Production Information

D.J.SETUP

You can hear the voices of the dead echoing up from the "lower world". I wonder what the world of those who spent their life in misdeeds is like? I suppose some day we'll all find out.

Video Production Information

mikoshiba

It's been a while since I've gotten to help out here. It's me, mikoshiba. And then to have my material be used for more than just a movie! It's too much; I'm very grateful.

Even though we were all on a really tight schedule for production, a lot of people helped me out. I got a lot of really good advice about the video from the master, VJ GYO, and some great suggestions for the video material from GOLI, and D.J.SETUP was happy to leave everything to me with a smile, supporting me consistently from start to finish. Thanks to all their support, I was able to come through and have lots of fun on this project.

There's a lot of contrasting feelings in this song, "lower world", so I was really worried about how to try to portray that visually. I, personally, saw a few different themes in this song - a stoic search for truth, a sense of purity, one man's quiet, yet burning drama - so I managed to work them all into this movie. I wonder how it turned out?

Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 7+ in 9th style, 1 to 8 in 10th style, 1 to 8+ in 11 IIDX RED, and 1 to 12 from 12 HAPPY SKY onward.

Game SP Difficulty DP Difficulty
BEGINNER NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA NORMAL HYPER ANOTHER LEGGENDARIA
Notecounts 251 706 979 1144 705 981 1254 {{{8}}} {{{9}}}
beatmania IIDX 9th style - 6 7+ N/A 7 7+ N/A {{{9}}} {{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 10th style - 6 8 N/A 7 8 N/A {{{9}}} {{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED - 6 8 N/A 7 ↑8+ N/A {{{9}}} {{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY→Present - 6 ↑9 10 7 ↑10 12 {{{9}}} {{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 9th style CS - 6 7+ 7+ 7 7+ 7+ {{{9}}} {{{10}}}
beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED CS 2 6 8 8+ 7 8+ 8+ {{{9}}} {{{10}}}