Taku Sakakibara

Taku Sakakibara

Artist Information

General Information

  • Name: Taku Sakakibara (榊原琢)
  • Full name: Taku Isaac Sakakibara
  • Birthdate: August 5th, 1975
  • Web Site: http://www.ongaq.com/taq/

Taku Sakakibara is one of the biggest names in IIDX despite his long absence from the series. Friends with both dj TAKA and Osamu Kubota, his music is known for its full sound and more complex rhythms compared to some other IIDX artists. He left IIDX in 2004 shortly after 10th style to focus on other musical endeavors outside of video game music, some of which are available to listen to on his website listed above. He has, however, provided a few pop'n music songs with German lyrics since his departure.

Trivia

  • Born in Germany, TaQ is notable for being fluent in German, as shown with his singing in Distress in German, as well as his lyrics for various pop'n music songs in German.
  • TaQ and dj TAKA have been friends since middle school.
  • TaQ is rumored to be in pop'n music Sunny Park, as his ongaq website notes pop'n music 21 on the list of music he's worked on.

Aliases

Bemani Songs

Song Artist Game Genre Composition Arrangement Lyrics Vocals
RELEASE YOUR MIND TaQ beatmania complete MIX2 TRANCE - - -
TetraQ TaQ beatmania complete MIX2 ACID BEATS - - -
Digital MinD (A/T Libra mix) TaQ beatmaniaIIDX 2nd style MINIMAL - - -
Electro Tuned (the SubS mix) TaQ beatmaniaIIDX 2nd style BIG BEAT - - -
Indigo Vision (full flavour hide around mix) TaQ beatmaniaIIDX 2nd style GOA TRANCE - - -
era (nostalmix) TaQ beatmaniaIIDX 3rd style DRUM'N'BASS - - -
era (Step Remix) TaQ beatmaniaIIDX 3rd style DRUM'N'BASS - - -
Holic TaQ beatmaniaIIDX 3rd style HARD TECHNO - - -
Schlagwerk TaQ beatmaniaIIDX 3rd style BIG BEAT - - -
Schlagwerk (Terror-mix) TaQ beatmaniaIIDX 3rd style BIG BEAT - - -
DXY! TaQ beatmaniaIIDX 4th style TECHNO - - -
empathy TaQ beatmaniaIIDX 4th style DRUM'N'BASS - - -
era (step mix) TaQ beatmaniaIIDX 4th style DRUM'N'BASS - - -
Voltage (feat. Hidemaru) TaQ beatmaniaIIDX 4th style BIG BEAT - - -
QQQ TaQ beatmaniaIIDX 5th style TECHNO - - -
Radical Faith TaQ beatmaniaIIDX 5th style BIG BEAT - - -
still my words TaQ feat. Meg beatmaniaIIDX 5th style AMBIENT - - -
sync OutPhase beatmaniaIIDX 5th style TRANCE - - -
Summer Vacation (CU mix) OutPhase beatmaniaIIDX 6th style TRIP HOP - - -
Gravity TaQ beatmaniaIIDX 7th style BIG BEAT - - -
stoic TaQ beatmaniaIIDX 7th style TECHNO - - -
traces TaQ beatmaniaIIDX 7th style TRANCE - - -
abstract TaQ beatmaniaIIDX 8th style BIG BEAT - - -
symbolic TaQ beatmaniaIIDX 8th style TECHNO - - -
Distress dj TAKA/remixed by TaQ beatmaniaIIDX 9th style MIXTURE -
Karma TaQ beatmaniaIIDX 9th style DRUM'N'BASS - - -
quasar OutPhase beatmaniaIIDX 9th style TRANCE - - -
Changes TaQ beatmaniaIIDX 10th style PSYCHEDELIC TRANCE - - -
Innocent Walls TaQ beatmaniaIIDX 10th style TECHNO - - -
sync(EXTREME version) OutPhase DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME - - - -
stoic(EXTREME version) TaQ DanceDanceRevolution EXTREME - - - -
Jack DesQ pop'n music 10 MIXTURE - -
Der Wald エレハモニカ pop'n music 13 カーニバル DARK OPERA - - -
Geiselhaus Sarastro pop'n music 17 THE MOVIE METALLIC OPERA - - -

Discography

    1. bounce connected
    2. ongaq:stromatolite
    3. visible:stromatolite (DVD)