Namco Taiko Blog (23 February 2012) - Danba Danba Din Dan

Another slow news week and Namco are using it to highlight another of their 10th anniversary songs. After the Red Rose/Blue Rose article in January, the focus turns now onto the YMCK song, Danba Danba Din Dan.

The theme for the song is a simple one revolving around Japanese matsuri, explored in tons of other Namco Originals but a first for YMCK. The complex rhythm is inspired by a special small Taiko, and the challenge in the notechart is specially aimed at experts of the game. They even mentioned the slowdown part in the middle as being troublesome!

This song can be played on all systems, on Wii4, Taiko 0 and downloaded for free on PSP DX. Now the only 10th anniversary song left to cover with a description is Hatsune Miku no Shoushitsu -Gekijouban-. But that's for another week!

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Variety Showcase: YMCK Songs

A series started in Taiko Wii 2, featuring songs composed by the Japanese chiptune band, YMCK.
Formed on May 2003, YMCK has published six albums, sold from Japan to Korea and USA. The band is comprised of three members: Midori Kurihara (栗原みどり; vocal), Yokemura Takeshi (除村武志; music, lyrics, arrangement) and Nakamura Tomoyuki (中村智之; music video) and their primary specialty is songs that sounds like they come from 8-bit or 16-bit videogames of old. YMCK's name is based on a subtractive color model: Yellow, Magenta, Cyan and Black. Aside from their own discography, they also composed the retro NES-style soundtrack for DSiWare game ArtStyle: PiCTOBiTS.

In Taiko, the songs created by YMCK have not been seen on any of their albums (which means they were composed specially for Taiko), and all feature the YMCK members and Don-chan, in 8-bit form, dancing on the bottom of the screen.