The Sampling Paradise

The Sampling Paradise

Song Information

The Sampling Paradise's jacket.

Artist: Mamonis
Composition/Arrangement: kors k
BPM: 150
Length: 1:58
Genre: HARD TRANCE
VJ: OTAS (overlays by Fukutomi WAVE)
First Music Game Appearance: beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle
Other Music Game Appearances:

• REFLEC BEAT limelight
• REFLEC BEAT plus MUSIC PACK 46

Lyrics

Various voice samples.

Song Connections / Remixes

• The Sampling Paradise's samples are taken from several of kors k's tracks and collaborations, which include FIRE FIRE, Now and Forever, Bad Maniacs, D, Flash Back 90's, THE DETONATOR, SigSig, The Gold, ICARUS, Clione, and SOLID STATE SQUAD.
• A long version of The Sampling Paradise appears on kors k's S2TB Files2:Activate album.
• A remix of The Sampling Paradise by Ryu☆, titled The Sampling Paradise(Ryu☆ Remix), appears on the kors k vs. Ryu☆ CD The 4th EP.
• A remix of The Sampling Paradise by N-Driver, titled The Sampling Paradise (N-Driver Style), appears in SOUND VOLTEX II -infinite infection-.

Trivia

• The Sampling Paradise is one of the boss songs of the first phase of the Lincle Kingdom event of beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle.
• The name Mamonis is a variation of Mammon, one of the seven princes of Hell, representing Greed.
  • In The Sampling Paradise's overlays, Mamonis appears as an old man in a golden suit with a black eyepatch, and with a shadowy aura.
    • When you miss a note, he will attack by throwing a waterfall of bills.
    • If you fail to Normal Clear The Sampling Paradise, Mamonis will turn into a black shadow and dissolve, leaving only the red eye which will turn into a red ring.
• When The Sampling Paradise is played as a boss stage in Lincle Kingdom, the arcade LED ticker displays, "<GREED>MAMONIS<AVARITIA>".
• The identity of Mamonis was first revealed by kors k during the Rainbow ☆ Rainbow Release Party held on 1/29/2012.
• The Sampling Paradise is the first song of Lincle Link 5 to be unlocked in REFLEC BEAT limelight. It becomes available once Glass Level 5 has been reached.
  • In REFLEC BEAT colette -All Seasons-, it has been automatically unlocked as of May 14th, 2014 by using an eAMUSEMENT PASS.
• On Mamonis' glyph, it is possible to read "Mammon", which is written with a very small font at the side of the glyph.

Song Production Information

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Video Production Information

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Difficulty & Notecounts

beatmania IIDX difficulty rated from 1 to 12.
REFLEC BEAT difficulty rated from 1 to 10+. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

beatmania IIDX

Game	SP Difficulty				DP Difficulty
	Beginner	Normal	Hyper	Another	Normal	Hyper	Another
Notecounts / Charge Notes / Backspin Scratches	-	438 / 0 / 1	940 / 1 / 2	1545 / 1 / 4	451 / 0 / 1	1191 / 1 / 4	1646 / 1 / 3
beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle→Present	-	5	9	12	5	10	12

REFLEC BEAT

Game	Level
	Basic	Medium	Hard	Special
Notecounts	170	338	630	—
REFLEC BEAT limelight→Present	3	7	10	—
REFLEC BEAT plus	3	7	10	—