Takayuki Ishikawa

Infobox musical artist
Name = Takayuki Ishikawa


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Background = non_performing_personnel
Alias = dj Taka, TAKA, Lion MUSASHI, D.J.Setup, Risk Junk, D.J. Amuro
Origin = Japan
Genre = Trance, Progressive Electronic
Years_active = 1997 - Present
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Associated_acts = OutPhase, iconoclasm
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Takayuki Ishikawa (石川貴之 born June 4, 1975), also known as dj TAKA, is a Japanese musician, best known for his contribution to Konami's Bemani series. His productions are mainly trance music. He has worked with other Bemani artists, such as Taku Sakakibara and Jun Wakita, using the aliases OutPhase and iconoclasm, respectively. His other aliases include TAKA, Lion MUSASHI (used in House songs), D.J.Setup (used in Psychedelic songs), Risk Junk (used in Happy Hardcore songs), and D.J. Amuro (used in "A", "AA", and 冥).

Discography

Beatmania

4th Mix

* Logical Dash (later appeared in )

Core Remix

* e-motion (Romantic Style) (originally by e.o.s)
* Guilty (as D.J.Setup)

THE FINAL

* fellows (sung by Sanae Shintani)

Beatmania IIDX

1st Style

* Gradiusic Cyber (later appeared in Dance Dance Revolution Club Version)

2nd Style

* .59 (pron: "ten-go-ku", numerical pun for the Japanese word for heaven 天国, later appeared in Dance Dance Revolution 4th Mix)
* Get On Beat (sung by Aoki Misato and Hiyoshi Michiko)
* I'm In Love Again (sung by Brenda Faye Vaughn)
* PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME (for beatmania II) (remix of PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME by UZI-LAY from Dance Dance Revolution 2nd Mix)
* Second Style (HipHop Paradise) (sung by Day Breakers)
* SP-TRIP MACHINE (for beatmania II) (re-edit of SP-TRIP MACHINE ~JUNGLE MIX~ by DE-SIRE from Dance Dance Revolution 2nd Mix)

3rd Style

* Don't Stop! (sung by JP Miles)
* Leading Cyber (also appeared in Dance Dance Revolution 4th Mix)
* Tangerine Stream
* The Safari (as Lion Musashi)
* Reincarnation

4th Style

* ABSOLUTE (also appeared in Dance Dance Revolution 5th Mix)
* Final Count Down (sung by Jasmine, remix of The Final Countdown by Europe)
* Flowers for Albion
* Get on Beat (WILD STYLE) (Lion Musashi remix of Get on Beat)
* Small Waves
* ULTRA HIGH-HEELS (sung by ANGEL)

5th Style

* Abyss (also appeared in Dance Dance Revolution 5th Mix)
* Sync (as OutPhase, later appeared in Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME with "EXTREME version" as a subtitle)
* V (remix of Winter of The Four Seasons by Vivaldi, later appeared in Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME with "for EXTREME" as a subtitle)
* 天国のキッス ～D.J.TAKA'S STYLE～ (pron: Tengoku no Kiss. remix of 天国のキッス)

6th Style

* Blueberry Stream (remix of Tangerine Stream)
* Colors (sung by Sunny, later appeared in Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME with "for EXTREME" as a subtitle)
* Summer Vacation (CU mix) (as OutPhase)
* こっちを向いてよ (pron: kochi wo muiteyo, sung by vivi)
* Nemesis (as D.J.Setup)

7th Style

* Glorious Days (sung by Noria of Be For U, remix of GLORIA)
* Happy Wedding (sung by ASKA, later appeared in Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME)
* 革命 (pron: Kakumei, feat. NAOKI), remix of Revolutionary Etude by Chopin (debuted in )
* Tomorrow Perfume (debuted in 6th Style as 6th Style Theme, made playable in 7th Style, later appeared in DDRMAX2: Dance Dance Revolution (USA))
* A (as D.J.Amuro, later appeared in Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME)

8th Style

* Memories
* Rainbow Flyer (later appeared on Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX 3)
* thunder (as Lion MUSASHI)
* Giudecca (as D.J.Setup, produced by TaQ, Later appeared on Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX 3)

9th Style

* e-motion 2003 -romantic extra- (originally by e.o.s)
* lights (sung by Flare)
* quasar (as OutPhase)
* Silvia Drive (sung by Noria of Be For U)
* lower world (as D.J.Setup)

10th Style

* Baby Love (sung by Noria of Be For U)
* JAM (feat. Junpei)
* No.13 (Respect for J.S.B.) (remix of J. S. Bach's Two-part Invention no.13 in A minor, later appeared in Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA)
* One More Lovely (as Risk Junk)
* Pandora (sung by Erika Mochizuki)

11 - RED

* AA (as D.J.Amuro, later appeared in Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA)
* Earth Scape
* Spiral galaxy (as D.J.Setup)
* INORI (appeared on IIDX RED CS)

12 - HAPPY SKY

* INAZUMA (The word Inazuma in Japanese means lightning; a remix of Thunder from IIDX 8th Style)
* LESSON 5 (sung by Erika Mochizuki)
* Recollection (Vocalist: Noria)
* rage against usual (with Gt. Shintaro)
* 冥 (pron: Mei, in collaboration with Tatsh)

13 - DistorteD

* Samba de Janeiro (Remixed as Lion MUSASHI)
* Melody Life (Vocalist: Noria)
* 嘆きの樹 (Pron: Nageki no Ki, Alias 金獅子)
* quell -the seventh slave- (in collaboration with DJ YOSHITAKA as dj TAKA Vs. DJ YOSHITAKA, appeared on DistorteD CS)

14 - GOLD

* snow storm
* Candy Galy (as Risk Junk-G)
* never... (Kanako Hoshino on vocals)
* TRANOID (in collaboration with Seiya Murai as T&S seq factory)
* GOLDEN CROSS (in collaboration with dj REMO-CON, appeared on GOLD CS)

15 - DJ TROOPERS

* four pieces of heaven (as Lion)
* Freeway Shuffle
* Blue Rain (dj TAKA VS Ryu☆ feat.vocal AiMEE)
* 走馬灯 -The Last Song- (pron: Soumatou)

16 - EMPRESS

* V2

Keyboardmania

3rd Mix

* Frozen Ray (later appeared in DDR EXTREME with "for EXTREME" as subtitle)

pop'n music

pop'n music 5

* ウルトラハイヒール～I JUST WANNA TELL YOU (Pron:Ultra High heel ～I JUST WANNA TELL YOU, sung by Angel, also appeared in IIDX 4th Style)

pop'n music 6

* Foundation of our love (sung by Asako, later appeared in IIDX 8th Style)

pop'n music 8

* LOVE² シュガ→ (Pron: Love Love Sugar, sung by Noria of Be For U, later appeared on Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME)
* Late Riser (feat. good-cool)

pop'n music 9

* ABSOLUTE (Ultimate Mix) (feat. good-cool)
* White Eve (sung by Sanae Shintani)

pop'n music 10

* Votum stellarum (with Jun Wakita, as Iconoclasm, later appeared in IIDX 12 - HAPPY SKY)

pop'n music 13 Carnival

* MOON (sung by Erika Mochizuki, later appeared in IIDX 13 - DistorteD and Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA)

pop'n music 14 FEVER!

*Übertreffen (Respect for J.S.B.)(later appeared in IIDX 15th Style: DJ TROOPERS)

pop'n music 15 Adventure

* Votum stellarum -forest #25 RMX- (with Jun Wakita, as Iconoclasm, later appeared in Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA2 on a slightly arranged version)

Dance Dance Revolution

Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA 2

*Freeway Shuffle (later appeared in IIDX 15th Style: DJ TROOPERS)

Dance Maniax

* Quickening (later appeared in IIDX 9th Style)

Rumble Roses

* Crimson Shadow (with Maria)

olo Albums

Milestone

Release Date: June 29, 2007

Disc 1: Original Album

1. Quickening
2. Tomorrow Perfume -vocal version- (feat.vocal AiMEE)
3. Votum stellarum -forest #25 RMX-
4. ABSOLUTE 2007
5. V -conclusion-
6. pandora -English version- (feat.vocal Erika Mochizuki)
7. Inazuma
8. snow storm -original mix-
9. AA
10. INORI
11. Blue Rain (dj TAKA VS Ryu☆ feat.vocal AiMEE)
12. lower world
13. Frozen Ray
14. One More Lovely -after hours-

Disc 2: beatnation Records presents REMIXes

1. L.E.D. - spiral galaxy -L.E.D. STYLE SPREADING PARTICLE BEAM MIX-
2. Ryu☆ - THE SAFARI -Ryu☆remix-
3. kors k - Don't Stop! -kors k mix-
4. DJ YOSHITAKA - I'm In Love Again -DJ YOSHITAKA REMIX-
5. Sota Fujimori - Rainbow Flyer -In The Dream Mix-
6. Remo-con - Giudecca -Remo-con RMX size M-
7. 少年ラジオ (wac) - A -少年A-
8. AKIRA YAMAOKA - MOON -Sun Mix-
9. TOMOSUKE - こっちを向いてよ -midnight jazzin' mix-
10. Tatsuya "good-cool" Furukawa - memories -still remain mix-
11. Osamu Kubota - 嘆きの樹 Arbre triste -a la viennoise-
12. dj nagureo - GRADIUSIC CYBER -Vic Viper born duv-
13. NAOKI underground - Tangerine Stream -The Catastrophe-
14. TaQ - Colors -InPhase mix-

Citations and References

* [http://www.konamistyle.jp/customfactory/djtaka_1st/index.html Information about DJ Taka's new album (in Japanese)]
* [http://www.ocremix.org/composer/id/210/dj-amuro/ Composer profile] at OverClocked ReMix