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IIDX at its most cyberfocused. strictly vector graphics, unshaded polygons, cycling hexadecimal counters, and four-on-the-floor. trance refers to the state of repetitive bliss that practioners experience under the blinding lights, and no other IIDX theme highlights that endless repetition like DistorteD. bitcrushed vocals, compressed and gated kicks, anything that saturates the amplitude and quanitizes the rhythm is fair game here. the mascots here succumb to the Distortion, mutating their bodies and armor into hardened voxel sheets of white and grey.

I've noticed the more I play IIDX that it truly is the platonic ideal of rhythm as unconscious intuitive action. watching the notes scroll down the screen triggers movement in my fingers that I often am not quite able to comprehend, especially as charts continue to get more and more complex. there simply isn't enough time for me to process and dissect upcoming structures; it's all raw instinct.

admittedly whenever I sit down with this set it can sometimes be a bit of struggle to find songs/charts I enjoy. there's plenty of great tracks here but perhaps my 6*-8* range isn't as well represented here as I would like... my 9*s are limited and I'm not necessarily too keen on any of the ones I can play. I can't not mention how amazing dj TAKA's unlockable music select BGM is though. the three Vs. tracks are also excellent CS additions, and will be listed below.

favorite tracks:
DJ YOSHITAKA - Bloody Tears(IIDX EDITION) (HARD RENAISSANCE)
SADA - Broadbanded (TRANCE)
朱雀 - CONTRACT (SUBLIME TECHNO)
DJ MURASAME - D.C.fish (TECHNO)
Ryu☆ - Harmony and Lovely (PROGRESSIVE HOUSE)
AKIRA YAMAOKA - Heavenly Sun (IIDX VERSION) (TECHNO)
HHH (Ryu☆ & Dai) - So Fabulous !! (BUCHIAGE TRANCE)
dj REMO-CON - Tonight? (ELECTROCK)
kors k vs teranoid - tripping contact (FREEFORM)
DJ Yoshitaka feat.杉村ことみ - wish (CUTE POPS)
橙色特別室 - カゴノトリ~弐式~ (和式電子音楽)
Ryu☆ Vs. Sota - Go Beyond!! (TRANCE CORE)
dj TAKA Vs. DJ YOSHITAKA - quell ~ the seventh slave ~ (TRANCE)
kors k Vs. L.E.D. - SOLID STATE SQUAD (HARDSTYLE)
Manabu Namiki - Shoot'Em All (DETROIT TECHNO)
L.E.D. - QUANTUM TELEPORTATION (TECHNO)

Reviewed on May 11, 2022


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